K. Jeyakody Explained

Honorific-Prefix:	Hon.
K. Jeyakody
Native Name:	க. ஜெயக்கொடி
Native Name Lang:	ta
Honorific-Suffix:	MP
Constituency Mp1:	Udupiddy
Parliament1:	Ceylonese
Term Start1:	1970
Term End1:	1977
Predecessor1:	M. Sivasithamparam
Successor1:	T. Rasalingam
Birth Date:	29 August 1913
Party:	Illankai Tamil Arasu Kachchi
Blank1:	Ethnicity
Data1:	Sri Lankan Tamil

Kandappa Jeyakody (Tamil: கந்தப்பா ஜெயக்கொடி; born 29 August 1913) was a Sri Lankan Tamil politician and Member of Parliament.

Jeyakody was born on 29 August 1913.^[1]

Jeyakody stood as the Illankai Tamil Arasu Kachchi's (Federal Party) candidate in Udupiddy at the March 1960, July 1960 and 1965 parliamentary elections but on each occasion was defeated by the All Ceylon Tamil Congress candidate M. Sivasithamparam.^{[2] [3] [4]} He however won the 1970 parliamentary election and entered Parliament.^[5]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Directory of Past Members: Jeyakkody, Kandappa. Parliament of Sri Lanka.
2. Web site: Result of Parliamentary General Election 1960-03-19 . Department of Elections, Sri Lanka . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150712194326/http://www.slelections.gov.lk/pdf/Results_1960_03_19%20GENERAL%20ELECTION.PDF . 2015-07-12 .
3. Web site: Result of Parliamentary General Election 1960-07-20 . Department of Elections, Sri Lanka . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150924115611/http://www.slelections.gov.lk/pdf/Results_1960_07_20%20GENERAL%20ELECTION.PDF . 2015-09-24 .
4. Web site: Result of Parliamentary General Election 1965 . Department of Elections, Sri Lanka . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150713003440/http://www.slelections.gov.lk/pdf/Results_1965%20GENERAL%20ELECTION.PDF . 2015-07-13 .
5. Web site: Result of Parliamentary General Election 1970 . https://web.archive.org/web/20091209231958/http://www.slelections.gov.lk/pdf/Results_1970%20GENERAL%20ELECTION.PDF . dead . 2009-12-09 . Department of Elections, Sri Lanka .