S. M. Subbaiah Explained

Sangaralingam Muniandi Pillai Subbaiah
Honorific-Suffix:MP
Constituency Mp:Badulla
Parliament:Ceylon
Term Start:1947
Term End:1952
Predecessor:seat created
Successor:J. C. T. Kotelawala
Birth Date:19 October 1912
Nationality:Sri Lankan
Party:Ceylon Indian Congress
Profession:trade unionist, politician

Sangaralingam Muniandi Pillai Subbaiah (19 October 1912  - ?) was a Ceylonese politician, trade unionist and Tamil activist.[1] [2]

Subbaiah was elected to parliament at the 1st parliamentary election held between 23 August 1947 and 20 September 1947, representing the Ceylon Indian Congress, as the first member for the Badulla electorate. Subbaiah received 27,121 votes (50% of the total vote), which was 10,467 votes more than the Lanka Sama Samaja Party candidate, J. C. T. Kotelawala.[3] [4] The Badulla electoral district was one of five multi-member constituencies, with two members, the others were Ambalangoda-Balapitiya, Balangoda, Colombo Central and Kadugannawa.[4] [5]

Subbaiah was one of seven Ceylon India Congress candidates who were elected to that first parliament.[6] [7]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Hon. Subbiah, Sangaralingam Muniandi Pillai, M.P.. Directory of Past Members. Parliament of Sri Lanka. 23 October 2017.
  2. Book: Peebles, Patrick. Historical Dictionary of Sri Lanka. Rowman & Littlefield. 2015. 9781442255852. 157.
  3. Web site: Result of Parliamentary General Election 1947. Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. 23 October 2017 .
  4. University of Ceylon Review. 6-8. 1948. University of Ceylon. 193.
  5. News: First parliamentary elections. Gaveshaka. Sunday Times. 19 August 2007. 18 October 2017.
  6. News: Indian Tamils and Prabakaran's Eelam: Seeking Tamil Nadu's refuge after its betrayal. Lakshmi. de Silva. Daily News. 2 June 2009. 23 October 2017.
  7. Book: Out of Bondage: A Biography. Sabaratnam, T.. 1990. Sri Lanka Indian Community Council. 35.