C. Chandrakanthan Explained

Honorific-Prefix:	Hon.
C. Chandrakanthan
Honorific-Suffix:	MP
Constituency Mp:	National List
Parliament:	Sri Lankan
Term Start1:	2006
Term End1:	2010
Predecessor1:	Joseph Pararajasingam
Birth Date:	12 April 1970
Party:	Tamil National Alliance
Occupation:	Marine Officer

Chandranehru Chandrakanthan (Tamil: சந்திரநேரு சந்திரகாந்தன்; born 12 April 1970) is a Sri Lankan Tamil politician and former Member of Parliament.

Early life and family

Chandrakanthan was born on 12 April 1970.^[1] He is the son of assassinated Tamil National Alliance (TNA) MP A. Chandranehru.^[2]

Career

Chandrakanthan was appointed as a TNA National List MP in the Sri Lankan Parliament in September 2006, replacing Joseph Pararajasingam who had been assassinated in December 2005.^{[2] [3]} He contested the 2010 parliamentary election as one of the TNA's candidates in Ampara District but failed to get elected after coming second amongst the TNA candidates.^[4]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Directory of Past Members: Chandranehru, Chandrakanthan. Parliament of Sri Lanka.
2. News: Chandrakanthan sworn in as TNA national list parliamentarian. TamilNet. 27 September 2006.
3. News: Ferdinando. Shamindra. National List MPs, replacements – certainly not the people’s choice. The Island (Sri Lanka). 15 February 2008.
4. Web site: Parliamentary General Election - 2010 Digamadulla Preferences . https://web.archive.org/web/20100513034732/http://www.slelections.gov.lk/pdf/GE2010_preferences/Digamadulla_pref_GE2010.pdf . dead . 2010-05-13 . Department of Elections, Sri Lanka .