| T. B. Poholiyadde | |
| Honorific-Suffix: | Disawwa, |
| Constituency Mp: | Horowpothana |
| Parliament: | Ceylon |
| Term Start: | 1947 |
| Term End: | 1956 |
| Predecessor: | seat created |
| Successor: | E. L. B. Hurulle |
| Birth Date: | 10 July 1890 |
| Birth Name: | Wasala Bandaranayake Herat Mudiyanse Ralahamillage Tikiri Banda Poholiyadde |
| Death Date: | 1956 |
| Death Place: | Ceylon |
| Nationality: | Ceylonese |
| Occupation: | Politics |
Wasala Bandaranayake Herat Mudiyanse Ralahamillage Tikiri Banda Poholiyadde, (10 July 1890 - 1956), commonly known as T. B. Poholiyadde Dissawa , was a Ceylonese colonial-era headman and politician.[1]
Poholiyadde was educated at Trinity College, Kandy.[2]
In 1947 Poholiyadde was elected to the Parliament of Ceylon at the 1st parliamentary election, in the Horowpothana electorate, representing the United National Party. He secured 44% of the total vote, defeating the Lanka Sama Samaja Party candidate, P. M. K. Tennakoon, by 2,179 votes.[3]
He was re-elected at the 2nd parliamentary elections in 1952, winning by 1,510 votes over Tennakoon, receiving 4,766 votes (48% of the total vote).[4]
He was awarded the honorary title of Dissawa, appointed Justice of the Peace and in the 1953 New Year Honours Poholiyadde was appointed as a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) Civil Division.[5]
Poholiyadde died in 1956, at the age of 66, following the dissolution of parliament and before nominations were called. He was successfully replaced by E. L. B. Hurulle.[6]