M. Thilakarajah

Mylvaganam Thilakarajah (born 29 September 1973) is a Sri Lankan trade unionist, politician and Member of Parliament.


M. Thilakarajah

Member of the Sri Lankan Parliament
for Nuwara Eliya District
Assumed office
17 August 2015
Personal details
Born (1973-09-29) 29 September 1973
Political partyNational Union of Workers
Alma materUniversity of Colombo
OccupationTrade unionist

Early life

Thilakarajah was born on 29 September 1973.[1] He was educated at Highlands College, Hatton and St. Theresa's Girls College, Kilinochchi.[2] After school he joined the University of Colombo, graduating with a B.Com. degree.[2] He also holds a diploma in journalism from the university and is currently studying for a LL.B. from the Open University of Sri Lanka.[2]

Career

Thilakarajah is general-secretary of the Workers' Nation Front and deputy general-secretary of the National Union of Workers.[2]

Thilakarajah was one of the United National Front for Good Governance's (UNFGG) candidates in Nuwara Eliya District at the 2015 parliamentary election. He was elected and entered Parliament.[3][4][5]

Electoral history

Electoral history of M. Thilakarajah
Election Constituency Party Alliance Votes Result
2015 parliamentary[6]Nuwara Eliya DistrictNational Union of WorkersUnited National Front for Good Governance67,761Elected

References

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