Sri Lankan politician
Hon.
Ajith Mannapperuma
MP
Incumbent
Assumed office 9 April 2021Preceded by Ranjan Ramanayake In office 4 June 2013 – 3 April 2020Preceded by Jayalath Jayawardena
Born 25 June 1963 Nationality Sri Lankan Political party Samagi Jana Balawegaya Profession Civil Engineer
Ajith Mannapperuma (Born 25 July 1963) is a Sri Lankan politician . A current Member of Parliament from Gampaha District , he was a former state minister of Mahaveli Development and Environment.
Education [ ]
Educated at Holy Cross College, Gampaha; Bandaranayake College and Ananda College ; he graduated from the Faculty of Engineering of the University of Moratuwa and became a Civil Engineer . And also He ranked island 9th in Advance Level exam in year 1982 in math stream and entered to University of Moratuwa Sri Lanka. He is a prestigious alumni from University of Moratuwa.
Political career [ ]
Mannapperuma joined the United National Party and entered local government politics. He served as the first mayor of Gampaha from 2002 to 2009, before being elected to the Western Provincial Council in 2009. He entered parliament in 2013 from the Gampaha District following the unexpected demise of Jayalath Jayawardena . Mannapperuma was returned to parliament in 2015 from the Gampaha District.[1] [2] In 2021, he failed to gained the required preferential votes to be elected to parliament, however was appointed to parliament to succeed Ranjan Ramanayake after the latter lost his parliamentary seat following his imprisonment with his conviction of contempt of court .
Personal life [ ]
In 2014 Mannapperuma lost a limb following an accident on the Southern Expressway .
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Members of the Sri Lankan Parliament from Gampaha
One–member (1947 – 1989) Multi–member (1989 – Present)
(2000 – 2001): Karu Jayasuriya
Susil Premajayantha
Jeyaraj Fernandopulle
Anura Bandaranaike
Felix Perera
Pandu Bandaranaike
Jayalath Jayawardena
Reggie Ranatunga
John Amaratunga
Edward Gunasekara
Joseph Michael Perera
Neil Rupasinghe
Suranimala Rajapaksha
Vijitha Herath
(2004 – 2010): Vijitha Herath
Karu Jayasuriya
Anura Bandaranaike (Until 2008)
Replaced by Sarana Gunawardena
(Until 2006)
Anjan Umma
Joseph Michael Perera
Jayalath Jayawardena
Jeyaraj Fernandopulle (Until 2008)
Lasantha Alagiyawanna
John Amaratunga
Sripathi Sooriyarachchi (Until 2008)
Replaced by Reggie Ranatunga (Until 2008)
Replaced by Neil Rupasinghe
Felix Perera
Pandu Bandaranaike
Sarathchandra Rajakaruna
Edward Gunasekara
(Until 2004)
Replaced by Alawwe Nandaloka Thero
Aparekke Punnananda Thero