Honorific-Prefix: | Hon. |
Saroja Savithri Paulraj | |
Native Name: | |
Honorific-Suffix: | MP |
Office: | Minister of Women and Child Affairs |
Term Start: | 18 November 2024 |
President: | Anura Kumara Dissanayake |
Primeminister: | Harini Amarasuriya |
Predecessor: | Harini Amarasuriya |
Constituency Mp1: | Matara District |
Parliament1: | Sri Lanka |
Term Start1: | 21 November 2024 |
Majority1: | 148,379 Preferential votes |
Nationality: | Sri Lankan |
Party: | National People's Power |
Spouse: | Dr. Asitha Ramith Amarakoon |
Saroja Savithri Paulraj is a Sri Lankan politician currently serving as the Minister of Women and Child Affairs of the Government of Sri Lanka since November 2024.[1] She is a member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka from Matara Electoral District since November 2024 as a member of the National People's Power.[2] She is also a national executive committee Member of NPP.[3] Saroja made history by becoming the first Tamil Member of Parliament elected from the Matara District and first from Southern Province.[4]
Constituency | scope=col colspan="2" | Party | scope=col | Votes | scope=col | Result | scope=col | Ref |
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Matara District | [5] |