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Hon.
P. Selvarasa
பொன். செல்வராசா
Member of Parliament
for Batticaloa District
In office
1994–2000
In office
2010–2015
Personal details
Born (1946-07-25) 25 July 1946 (age 77)
Political partyIllankai Tamil Arasu Kachchi
Other political
affiliations		Tamil National Alliance
OccupationRetired government officer
EthnicitySri Lankan Tamil
ReligionHindu

Ponnambalam Selvarasa (Tamil: பொன்னம்பலம் செல்வராசா; born 25 July 1946) is a Sri Lankan Tamil politician and former Member of Parliament.

Early life

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Selvarasa was born on 25 July 1946.[1]

Career

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Selvarasa was one of the Tamil United Liberation Front's candidates for Batticaloa District at the 1994 parliamentary election. He was elected and entered Parliament.[2] He failed to get re-elected at the 2000 parliamentary election.

On 20 October 2001 the All Ceylon Tamil Congress, Eelam People's Revolutionary Liberation Front, Tamil Eelam Liberation Organization and TULF formed the Tamil National Alliance (TNA).[3][4] Selvarasa contested the 2010 parliamentary election as one of the TNA's candidates in Batticaloa District. He was elected and re-entered Parliament.[5] He failed to get re-elected at the 2015 parliamentary election.[6]

Electoral history

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Electoral history of P. Selvarasa
Election Constituency Party Votes Result
1994 parliamentary[2] Batticaloa District TULF 17,450 Elected
2000 parliamentary Batticaloa District TULF Not elected
2010 parliamentary[5] Batticaloa District TNA 18,485 Elected
2015 parliamentary Batticaloa District TNA Not elected

References

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  1. ^ "Directory of Members: Pon. Selvarasa". Parliament of Sri Lanka.
  • ^ a b "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1994" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 October 2010.
  • ^ Jeyaraj, D. B. S. "Tamil National Alliance enters critical third phase - 1". The Daily Mirror (Sri Lanka). Archived from the original on 4 April 2010.
  • ^ "Tamil parties sign MOU". TamilNet. 20 October 2001.
  • ^ a b "Parliamentary General Election - 2010 Batticaloa Preferences" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 May 2010.
  • ^ Santiago, Melanie (18 August 2015). "General Election 2015: Several former MPs will not return to parliament". News First.

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