Karuppiah Kumaravelu Explained

Karuppiah Kumaravelu
Constituency Mp:Kotagala
Parliament:Ceylon
Term Start:1947
Term End:1952
Predecessor:seat created
Successor:Ukku Banda Unamboowe
Birth Name:Karuppiah Kumaravelu
Birth Date:3 September 1921
Nationality:Ceylonese
Profession:politician

Karuppiah Kumaravelu (born 3 September 1921) was a Ceylonese politician.[1] [2]

Kumaravelu was elected at the 1st parliamentary election, held between 23 August 1947 and 20 September 1947, representing the Ceylon India Congress in the Kotagala electorate,[3] securing 53.5% of the total vote, 3,543 votes ahead of his nearest rival.[4] [5]

Kumaravelu, the nephew of Savumiamoorthy Thondaman,[6] a founding member of the Ceylon India Congress, was one of seven CIC members elected to parliament in 1947.[7]

In 1948 the Parliament passed the Ceylon Citizenship Act and subsequently in 1949 passed the Ceylon (Parliamentary Elections) Amendment Act No.48, whereby Indian citizens were unable to contest for parliamentary seats or vote; as a result Kumaravelu was unable to contest his seat at the next parliamentary elections.[3] [8] [9]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Hon. Kumaravelu, Karuppiah, M.P.. Parliament of Sri Lanka. 22 September 2017.
  2. Book: Members of the Legislatures of Ceylon: 1931-1972. Jātika Rājya Sabhāva. Pustakālaya. National State Assembly Library. 1972. 157.
  3. Book: Seneviratna, Anuradha. Sunset in a Valley: Kotmale. Sarasavi Publishers. 2001. 75–76. 9789555731485.
  4. Web site: Result of Parliamentary General Election 1947. Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. 21 September 2017.
  5. Book: Members of the Legislatures of Sri Lanka, 1931-83: Record of Service. Goonetilleke, T. V. (Ed). Library of Parliament. 1983. 203.
  6. Book: India-Sri Lanka relations and Sri Lanka's ethnic conflict documents, 1947-2000, Volume 3. Avtar Singh Bhasin. Indian Research Press. 2001. 1,441.
  7. News: Indian Tamils and Prabakaran's Eelam: Seeking Tamil Nadu's refuge after its betrayal. Lakshmi. de Silva. Daily News. 2 June 2009. 22 September 2017.
  8. Web site: Statelessness in Sri Lanka . https://archive.today/20091023063136/http://www.unhcr.lk/protection/statelessness/ . dead . 23 October 2009 . UNHCR in Sri Lanka . 20 June 2009.
  9. http://www.ices.lk/sl_database/ethnic_conflict/time_line.shtml Ethnic Conflict of Sri Lanka: Time Line - From Independence to 1999

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