Saroja Savithri Paulraj Explained

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]

Electoral history

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Matara District[5]

Notes and References

  1. News: Saroja Savithri appointed as Child and Women Affairs minister . 18 November 2024 . www.dailymirror.lk . 18 November 2024 . English.
  2. Web site: The Gazette Extraordinary – No.2410/07 – Friday, November 15, 2024 – Parliamentary Elections Act, No. 1 of 1981 . Election Commission of Sri Lanka . 15 November 2024 . 16 November 2024 . 16 November 2024 . https://archive.today/20241116163059/http://www.documents.gov.lk/files/egz/2024/11/2410-07_E.pdf . live.
  3. Web site: What is jathika Jana Balawegaya NPP Sri Lanka Who are the members . www.npp.lk . 17 November 2024.
  4. Web site: You are being redirected... . 2024-11-18 . dailynews.lk.
  5. News: List of candidates and preferential votes in Sri Lanka 2024 election . 17 November 2024 . EconomyNext . 15 November 2024 . en.