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N. R. Rajavarothiam
Member of the Ceylonese Parliament
for Trincomalee
In office
1952–1963
Preceded byS. Sivapalan
Succeeded byS. M. Manickarajah
Personal details
Born(1908-10-08)8 October 1908
Died27 August 1963(1963-08-27) (aged 54)
Political partyIllankai Tamil Arasu Kachchi
Alma materSt. Joseph's College
Ananda College
Ceylon University College
EthnicityCeylon Tamil

Navaratnasingam Ratnavarothiam Rajavarothiam (8 October 1908 – 27 August 1963; commonly known as N. R. Rajavarothiam) was a Ceylon Tamil politician and Member of Parliament.

Early life

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Rajavarothiam was the son of Navaratnasingam, from Trincomalee in eastern British Ceylon. He was educated at St. Joseph's College, Trincomalee and Ananda College, Colombo. He later entered Ceylon University College. He was chief trustee of Muttucumarswamy Temple.

Rajavarothiam married to Sivayohanayaki and had two sons.

Political career

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Rajavarothiam joined the Illankai Tamil Arasu Kachchi (Federal Party) and became an active member of the party. He became vice president of the party. He was ITAK's candidate for Trincomalee at the 1952 parliamentary election. He won the election and entered Parliament,[1] where he was one of only two ITAK MPs. He was re-elected at the 1956, March 1960 and July 1960 parliamentary elections.[2][3][4]

References

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  1. ^ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1952" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 February 2016.
  • ^ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1956" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 February 2016.
  • ^ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1960-03-19" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 July 2015.
  • ^ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1960-07-20" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 February 2016.

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