A. Aravind Kumar Explained
Arunchalam Aravind Kumar (Tamil: அருணாசலம் அரவிந்தகுமார்; born 17 November 1954) is a Sri Lankan trade unionist, politician and Member of Parliament.
Early life
Aravind Kumar was born on 17 November 1954.[1] He was educated at St. Joseph's College, Gampola and St. Anthony's College, Katugastota.[2]
Career
Aravind Kumar is a member of the Up-Country People's Front (UCPF) and served as its finance secretary.[3] [4] He was elected one of the vice-presidents of the Tamil Progressive Alliance in June 2015.[5]
Aravind Kumar contested the 2004 provincial council election as one of the UCPF's candidates in Badulla District and was elected to the Uva Provincial Council (UPC).[6] He was re-elected at the 2009 provincial council election.[7]
Aravind Kumar contested the 2010 parliamentary election as one of the UCPF's candidates in Badulla District but the UCPF failed to win any seats in Parliament.[8] [9] He was one of the United National Front for Good Governance's candidates in Badulla District at the 2015 parliamentary election. He was elected and entered Parliament.[10] [11] [12] [13] [14]
Electoral history
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| 2015 parliamentary[15] | | | | | Elected |
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Notes and References
- Web site: Directory of Members: A. Aravindh Kumar. Parliament of Sri Lanka.
- News: More than 50 new faces in House. The Sunday Times (Sri Lanka). 23 August 2015.
- News: Rathakrishnan elected as Leader of Upcountry People's Front. Tamil Diplomat. 10 September 2015.
- News: Kithsiri. Piyal. Nearly 3,000 estate workers denied EPF and ETF. Ceylon Today. 20 March 2013. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304094158/http://www.ceylontoday.lk/51-27565-news-detail-nearly-3000-estate-workers-denied-epf-and-etf.html. 4 March 2016.
- News: Tamil Progressive Alliance elects working committee. Eye Sri Lanka. 5 June 2015.
- Web site: Results of Provincial Council Elections 2004 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090107101529/http://www.slelections.gov.lk/pdf/2004Provincial.pdf . dead . 2009-01-07 . Department of Elections, Sri Lanka .
- Web site: Preferences Badulla . https://web.archive.org/web/20091210031151/http://www.slelections.gov.lk/pdf/PrefBadulla2009.pdf . dead . 2009-12-10 . Department of Elections, Sri Lanka .
- PART I : SECTION (I) — GENERAL Government Notifications THE PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS ACT, No. 1 OF 1981 Notice Under Section 24(1) GENERAL ELECTIONS OF MEMBERS OF THE PARLIAMENT . 2 March 2010 . The Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka Extraordinary . 1643/07 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20141101220555/http://www.documents.gov.lk/Extgzt/2010/PDF/Mar/1643_7/1643_7%28E%29.pdf . 1 November 2014 .
- Web site: Parliamentary General Election - 2010 Badulla District . https://web.archive.org/web/20100414131621/http://www.slelections.gov.lk/parliamentary_elections/BADULLA.html . dead . 2010-04-14 . Department of Elections, Sri Lanka .
- PART I : SECTION (I) — GENERAL Government Notifications PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS ACT, No. 1 OF 1981 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150923223730/http://www.documents.gov.lk/Extgzt/2015/PDF/Aug/1928_03/1928_03%20E.pdf . dead . 23 September 2015 . 19 August 2015 . The Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka Extraordinary . 1928/03 .
- News: Ranil tops with over 500,000 votes in Colombo. The Daily Mirror (Sri Lanka). 19 August 2015.
- News: Preferential Votes . https://archive.today/20150820025307/http://www.dailynews.lk/?q=political/preferential-votes-2 . dead . 20 August 2015 . . 19 August 2015 .
- Web site: PM Ranil receives highest Preferential votes with 500,566 . hirunews.lk . 18 August 2015 . 19 August 2015.
- Web site: Preferential votes- General Election 2015 . adaderana.lk . 18 August 2015 . 19 August 2015.
- News: Jayakody. Pradeep. The Comparison of Preferential Votes in 2015 & 2010. The Daily Mirror (Sri Lanka). 28 August 2015.
