Hon.
Selvam Adaikalanathan
Adaikalanathan in August 2015
Incumbent
Assumed office 1986Preceded by Sri Sabaratnam In office 1 September 2015 – 2 March 2020Preceded by Murugesu Chandrakumar Succeeded by Angajan Ramanathan Incumbent
Assumed office 2000Constituency Vanni District
Born Amirthanathan Adaikalanathan
(1962-06-10 ) 10 June 1962 (age 59) Political party Tamil Eelam Liberation Organization Other political affiliations Tamil National Alliance
Amirthanathan Adaikalanathan (Tamil : அமிர்தநாதன் அடைக்கலநாதன் , romanized: Amirtanātaṉ Aṭaikkalanātaṉ ; born 10 June 1962), commonly known as Selvam Adaikalanathan , is a Sri Lankan Tamil militant turned politician and Member of Parliament .[1] He was the Deputy chairman of committees of the Parliament of Sri Lanka from September 2015 to March 2020.[2] He is the leader of the Tamil Eelam Liberation Organization , a member of the Tamil National Alliance .
Early life [ ]
Adaikalanathan was born 10 June 1962.[1] He hails from Mannar in northern Sri Lanka .[3] At the age of 15 he joined the Tamil Eelam Liberation Organization (TELO), a Tamil militant group fighting for an independent state of Tamil Eelam in northern and eastern Sri Lanka.[3] He took on the nom de guerre Selvam'. Adaikalanathan took on the leadership/presidency of TELO following the killing of Sri Sabaratnam by the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam on 5 May 1986.[3]
Political career [ ]
Adaikalanathan contested the 1989 parliamentary election as a ENDLF /EPRLF /TELO /TULF electoral alliance candidate in Vanni District but failed to get elected after coming 3rd amongst the alliance candidates.[4] [5] He contested the 2000 parliamentary election as one of the TELO's candidates in Vanni District and was elected to the Parliament of Sri Lanka .[6]
On 20 October 2001 the All Ceylon Tamil Congress , Eelam People's Revolutionary Liberation Front , TELO and Tamil United Liberation Front formed the Tamil National Alliance (TNA).[7] [8] Adaikalanathan contested the 2001 parliamentary election as one of the TNA's candidates in Vanni District and was re-elected to Parliament.[9] He was re-elected at the 2004 , 2010 and 2015 parliamentary elections.[10] [11] [12] [13] [14] He as elected Deputy chairman of committees of the Parliament of Sri Lanka when the new parliament met on 1 September 2015.[15] [16]
Adaikalanathan was re-elected at the 2020 parliamentary election .[17] [18] [19]
Electoral history [ ]
References [ ]
^ a b "Directory of Members: Selvam Adaikkalanathan" . Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte, Sri Lanka: Parliament of Sri Lanka . Retrieved 24 September 2020 .
^ "Handbook of Parliament: Deputy Chairpersons of Committees" . Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte, Sri Lanka: Parliament of Sri Lanka . Retrieved 24 September 2020 .
^ a b c "We are on the correct path' " . Frontline . Vol. 21, no. 21. Chennai, India. 9 October 2004. Retrieved 24 September 2020 .
^ a b de Silva, W. P. P.; Ferdinando, T. C. L. 9th Parliament of Sri Lanka (PDF) . Colombo Sri Lanka: Associated Newspapers of Ceylon Limited . p. 184. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 June 2015.
^ "Results of Parliamentary General Election – 1989" (PDF) . Rajagiriya, Sri Lanka: Election Commission of Sri Lanka . p. 33. Retrieved 18 September 2020 .
^ a b "Parliamentary General Election - 2000 - Preferences" (PDF) . Rajagiriya, Sri Lanka: Department of Elections . p. 5. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2010.
^ Jeyaraj, D. B. S. (27 March 2010). "Tamil National Alliance enters critical third phase – 1" . The Daily Mirror . Colombo, Sri Lanka. Archived from the original on 4 April 2010.
^ "Tamil parties sign MOU" . TamilNet . 20 October 2001. Retrieved 25 September 2020 .
^ a b "Parliamentary General Election - 2001 - Preferences" (PDF) . Rajagiriya, Sri Lanka: Department of Elections . p. 5. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2010.
^ a b "Parliamentary General Election - 2004 - Preferences" (PDF) . Rajagiriya, Sri Lanka: Department of Elections . p. 199. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2010.
^ "Part I : Section (I) — General - Government Notifications - The Parliamentary Elections Act, No. 1 of 1981" (PDF) . The Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka Extraordinary . No. 1649/2. Colombo, Sri Lanka. 12 April 2010. p. 4A. Retrieved 25 April 2010 .
^ "General Elections 2010 -- Preferential Votes" (PDF) . The Sunday Times . Colombo, Sri Lanka. 11 April 2010. Retrieved 25 September 2020 .
^ "Part I : Section (I) — General - Government Notifications - The Parliamentary Elections Act, No. 1 of 1981" (PDF) . The Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka Extraordinary . No. 1928/3. Colombo, Sri Lanka. 19 August 2015. p. 5A. Retrieved 20 August 2015 .
^ "Ranil tops with over 500,000 votes in Colombo" . The Daily Mirror . Colombo, Sri Lanka. 19 August 2015. Retrieved 25 September 2020 .
^ "Thilanga appointed Deputy Speaker" . The Daily Mirror . Colombo, Sri Lanka. 1 September 2015. Retrieved 25 September 2020 .
^ "Thilanga appointed Deputy Speaker" . Ceylon Today . Colombo. Sri Lanka. 1 September 2015. Archived from the original on 23 September 2015.
^ "Part I : Section (I) — General - Government Notifications - Parliamentary Elections Act, No. 1 of 1981" (PDF) . The Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka Extraordinary . No. 2187/26. Colombo, Sri Lanka. 8 August 2020. p. 5A. Retrieved 9 August 2020 .
^ "General Election 2020: Preferential votes of Vanni District" . Ceylon Today . Colombo, Sri Lanka. 7 August 2020. Retrieved 25 September 2020 .
^ Jeyaraj, D. B. S. (8 August 2020). "TNA suffers electoral setback in North and East polls" . The Daily Mirror . Colombo, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 25 September 2020 .
^ "Parliamentary General Election - 2010 - Vanni Preferences" (PDF) . Rajagiriya, Sri Lanka: Department of Elections . Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 May 2010.
^ Jayakody, Pradeep (28 August 2015). "The Comparison of Preferential Votes in 2015 & 2010" . The Daily Mirror . Colombo, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 25 September 2020 .
^ "General Election Preferential Votes" . Daily News . Colombo Sri Lanka, Sri Lanka. 8 August 2020. p. 2. Retrieved 25 September 2020 .
Central Province
Eastern Province
Northern Province
North Central Province
Anuradhapura
Duminda Dissanayake
W. B. Ekanayake
P. Harrison
Chandrani Bandara Jayasinghe
Tissa Karalliyadde
Polonnaruwa
Earl Gunasekara
Rukman Senanayake
Maithripala Sirisena
North Western Province
Kurunegala
Rohitha Bogollagama
Salinda Dissanayake
Johnston Fernando
Jayarathna Herath
Sarath Munasinghe
S.B. Nawinne
Gamini Jayawickrama Perera
Amara Piyaseeli Ratnayake
Somakumari Tennakoon
Anura Priyadharshana Yapa
Puttalam
Sabaragamuwa Province
Kegalle
Jagath Balasuriya
Lalith Dissanayake
Mahipala Herath
Champika Premadasa
Athauda Seneviratne
Ranjith Siyambalapitiya
Mano Wijeyeratne
Ratnapura
Gamini Atukorale
Surangani Ellawala
Susantha Punchinilame
Jayatissa Ranaweera
Mahinda Ratnatilaka
W. D. J. Senewiratne
Dharmadasa Wanniarachchi
Pavithra Wanniarachchi
Southern Province
Galle
Vajira Abeywardena
Amarasiri Dodangoda
Piyasena Gamage
Sarath Gunawardena
Gayantha Karunathilaka
Hemakumara Nanayakkara
Richard Pathirana
Hambantota
Siri Alexander Andrahennady
Nihal Galappaththi
Ananda Kularatne
Sajith Premadasa
Chamal Rajapaksa
Mahinda Rajapaksa
Dilip Wedaarachchi
Matara
Lakshman Yapa Abeywardena
Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena
Dullas Alahapperuma
Chandrasiri Gajadeera
Jinadasa Kitulagoda
Sagala Ratnayaka
Mangala Samaraweera
Mahinda Wijesekara
Uva Province
Badulla
Nimal Siripala De Silva
W. J. M. Lokubandara
Lakshman Senewiratne
Ravindra Samaraweera
Dilan Perera
Monaragala
Ranjith Madduma Bandara
Sumedha Jayasena
Ananda Kumarasiri
Gamini Vijith Vijithamuni Soysa
Western Province
National List (29)
JVP PA
Somaweera Chandrasiri
Raja Collure
Basheer Segu Dawood
Ronnie de Mel
Monty Gopallawa
Leslie Gunawardana
Lakshman Kadirgamar
Wijayapala Mendis
Alavi Moulana
R. Yogarajan
UNP
Central Province
Eastern Province
Northern Province
North Central Province
Anuradhapura
S. M. Chandrasena
Duminda Dissanayake
W. B. Ekanayake
Lal Dharmapriya Gamage
P. Harrison
Chandrani Bandara Jayasinghe
K. D. Lalkantha
Polonnaruwa
Earl Gunasekara
Maithreepala Sirisena
North Western Province
Kurunegala
Indika Bandaranayake
Rohitha Bogollagama
Salinda Dissanayake
T. B. Ekanayake
Johnston Fernando
Jayarathna Herath
S. B. Nawinne
Gamini Jayawickrama Perera
Bimal Rathnayake
Amara Piyaseeli Ratnayake
Soma Kumari Tennakoon
Anura Priyadarshana Yapa
Puttalam
Sabaragamuwa Province
Kegalle Ratnapura
Gamini Atukorale
Achala Jagodage
Asoka Jayawardena
Premalal Jayasekara
Susantha Punchinilame
John Seneviratne
Pavithra Wanniarachchi
A. A. Wijethunga
Southern Province
Galle
Vajira Abeywardena
Baddegama Samitha Thero
Amarasiri Dodangoda
Piyasena Gamage
Gayantha Karunathilaka
Hemakumara Nanayakkara
Richard Pathirana
Hambantota
Siri Alexander Andrahennady
Nihal Galappaththi
Ananda Kularatne
Sajith Premadasa
Mahinda Rajapaksa
Chamal Rajapaksa
Dilip Wedaarachchi
Matara
Lakshman Yapa Abeywardena
Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena
Mallika de Mel
Jinadasa Kitulagoda
Sagala Ratnayaka
Mangala Samaraweera
Mahinda Wijesekara
Uva Province
Badulla
Nimal Siripala de Silva
W. J. M. Lokubandara
Ravindra Samaraweera
Lakshman Senewiratne
K. Velayudam
Monaragala
R. M. Ranjith Madduma Bandara
Sumedha G. Jayasena
Ananda Kumarasiri
Gamini Vijith Vijithamuni Soysa
Western Province
National List (29)
JVP
Ramalingam Chandrasekar
Anura Kumara Dissanayaka
S. K. Subasinghe
PA TNA
M. Sivasithamparam (K. Thurairetnasingam )
UNF/UNP
Central Province (24)
North Central Province (13)
North Eastern Province (31)
North Western Province (24)
Kurunegala
Indika Bandaranayake
Bandula Basnayake
Rohitha Bogollagama
Anura Kumara Dissanayaka
Salinda Dissanayake
T. B. Ekanayake
Johnston Fernando
Jayarathna Herath
Dayasiri Jayasekara
Akila Viraj Kariyawasam
M. D. Namal Karunaratne
S. B. Nawinne
Gamini Jayawickrama Perera
Bimal Rathnayaka
Amara Piyaseeli Ratnayake
Anura Priyadharshana Yapa
Puttalam
Sabaragamuwa Province (19)
Kegalle
Kabir Hashim
Maheepala Herath
Champika Premadasa
R. M. Gamini Rathnayake
Rukman Senanayake
Athauda Seneviratne
Ranjith Siyambalapitiya
Mano Wijeyeratne
Ratnapura
Thalatha Atukorale
Dunesh Gankanda
Deepal Gunasekara
Achala Jagodage
Premalal Jayasekara
Susantha Punchinilame
Jayatissa Ranaweera
Mahinda Ratnatilaka
John Seneviratne
Pavithra Devi Wanniarachchi
Southern Province (25)
Galle
Vajira Abeywardena
Amarasiri Dodangoda
Piyasena Gamage
Gayantha Karunathilaka
Ajith Kumara
Hemakumara Nanayakkara
Lionel Premasiri
Gunaratna Weerakoon
Chandrasena Wijesinghe
Thilakaratne Withanachchi
Hambantota
Mahinda Amaraweera
Nihal Galappaththi
Sajith Premadasa
Chamal Rajapaksa
Mahinda Rajapaksa
Vijitha Ranaweera
Dilip Wedaarachchi
Matara
Lakshman Yapa Abeywardena
Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena
Chandrasiri Gajadeera
Jinadasa Kitulagoda
Pemasiri Manage
Sagala Ratnayaka
Mangala Samaraweera
Mahinda Wijesekara
Uva Province (13)
Badulla Monaragala
Dharmadasa Banda
R. M. Ranjith Madduma Bandara
R. M. Padma Udhaya Shantha Gunasekera
Sumedha G. Jayasena
Western Province (47)
National List (29)
JHU
Ellawala Medhananda Thero
SLMC TNA UNF UPFA
Western
Central
Kandy Matale
Wasantha Aluwihare
Rohana Dissanayake
Nandimithra Ekanayake
Lakshman Wasantha Perera
Janaka Bandara Tennakoon
Nuwara Eliya
Southern
Galle Matara
Lakshman Yapa Abeywardena
Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena
Wijaya Dahanayake
Chandrasiri Gajadeera
Hemal Gunasekara
Sanath Jayasuriya
Buddhika Pathirana
Mangala Samaraweera
Hambantota
Mahinda Amaraweera
Wehella Kankanamge Indika
Sajith Premadasa
Chamal Rajapaksa
Namal Rajapaksa
Nirupama Rajapaksa
Dilip Wedaarachchi
Northern
Eastern
Batticaloa
Pakkiyaselvam Ariyanethiran
Alim Mohamed Hisbulla
Basheer Segu Dawood
Pon Selvarasa
Seeniththamby Yogeswaran
Digamadulla Trincomalee
North Western
Kurunegala
Ashoka Abeysinghe
K. W. Shantha Bandara
Indika Bandaranayake
Tharanath Basnayaka
Salinda Dissanayake
T. B. Ekanayake
Johnston Fernando
Jayarathna Herath
Dayasiri Jayasekara
Akila Viraj Kariyawasam
S.B. Nawinne
Gamini Jayawickrama Perera
Neranjan Wickramasinghe
Nimal Wijesinghe
Anura Priyadharshana Yapa
Puttalam
North Central
Anuradhapura
Chandrani Bandara Jayasinghe
S. M. Chandrasena
Duminda Dissanayake
P. Weerakumara Dissanayake
W. B. Ekanayake
P. Harrison
Tissa Karalliyadde
Sarath Chandrasiri Muthukumarana
Asanka Shehan Semasinghe
Polonnaruwa
Uva
Badulla Monaragala
Vijitha Berugoda
Sumedha G. Jayasena
R.M. Ranjith Madduma Bandara
Gamini Vijith Wijithamuni De Zoysa
Sabaragamuwa
Ratnapura
Thalatha Atukorale
Dunesh Gankanda
Premalal Jayasekara
Vasudeva Nanayakkara
Ranjan Ramanayake
Sanee Rohana Kodithuvakku
W. D. J. Senewiratne
Ranjith de Zoysa
Pavithra Devi Wanniarachchi
Janaka Wakkumbura
Kegalle
National List
UPFA
Dullas Alahapperuma
A.H.M. Asvar
Malini Fonseka
Achala Jagodage
D. M. Jayaratne
D. E. W. Gunasekera
Gitanjana Gunawardena
Ellawala Medhananda Thero
Vinayagamoorthy Muralitharan
G. L. Peiris
Janaka Priyantha Bandara
Kamala Ranathunga
Muthu Sivalingam
J. R. P. Suriyapperuma
Ratnasiri Wickremanayake
Rajiva Wijesinha
Tissa Vitharana
UNF DNA
Tiran Alles
Anura Kumara Dissanayaka
TNA
Central (25)
Eastern (16)
Ampara (7)Batticaloa (5)
Seyed Ali Zahir Moulana
Ameer Ali Shihabdeen
G. Sirinesan
S. Viyalendiran
S. Yogeswaran
Trincomalee (4)
Northern (13)
North Central (14)
Anuradhapura (9)
S. M. Chandrasena
Duminda Dissanayake
Weerakumara Dissanayake
Chandima Gamage
P. Harrison
Ishak Rahuman
Chandrani Bandara Jayasinghe
Sarath Chandrasiri Muthukumarana
Asanka Shehan Semasinghe
Polonnaruwa (5)
Siripala Gamalath
Sidney Jayarathna
Nalaka Kolonne
Roshan Ranasinghe
Wasantha Senanayake
North Western (23)
Kurunegala (15)
Ashoka Abeysinghe
J. C. Alawathuwala
Indika Bandaranayake
Tharanath Basnayaka
Salinda Dissanayake
T. B. Ekanayake
Johnston Fernando
Thushara Indunil
Nalin Bandara
Dayasiri Jayasekara
Akila Viraj Kariyawasam
S. B. Nawinne
Gamini Jayawickrama Perera
Mahinda Rajapaksa
Anura Priyadharshana Yapa
Puttalam (8)
Sabaragamuwa (20)
Kegalle (9)Ratnapura (11)
Thalatha Atukorale
Ranjith de Zoysa
Dunesh Gankanda
Premalal Jayasekara
Vasudeva Nanayakkara
Karu Paranawithana
John Seneviratne
Janaka Wakkumbura
Pavithra Devi Wanniarachchi
A. A. Wijethunga
Ankumbura Withanage
Southern (25)
Galle (10)
Vajira Abeywardena
Bandula Lal Bandarigoda
Mohan de Silva
Wijepala Hettiarachchi
Gayantha Karunathilaka
Geetha Kumarasinghe
Nishantha Muthuhettigamage
Manusha Nanayakkara
Ramesh Pathirana
Chandima Weerakkody
Hambantota (7)Matara (8)
Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena
Dullas Alahapperuma
Chandrasiri Gajadeera
Buddhika Pathirana
Niroshan Premaratne
Sagala Ratnayaka
Mangala Samaraweera
Kanchana Wijesekera
Uva (13)
Badulla (8)
A. Aravind Kumar
Chamara Sampath Dassanayake
Nimal Siripala de Silva
Harin Fernando
Ravindra Samaraweera
Vadivel Suresh
Amith Thenuka Vidanagamage
Chaminda Wijesiri
Monaragala (5)
Ranjith Madduma Bandara
Vijitha Berugoda
Padma Udayashantha Gunasekara
Sumedha G. Jayasena
Ananda Kumarasiri
Western (47)
National List (29)
JVP (2)TNA (2)
Shanthi Sriskantharajah
K. Thurairetnasingam
UNFGG (13)UPFA (12)
Lakshman Yapa Abeywardena
Sarath Amunugama
S. B. Dissanayake
A. H. M. Fowzie
M. L. A. M. Hizbullah
Malith Jayathilake
Faiszer Musthapha
Dilan Perera
Angajan Ramanathan
Mahinda Samarasinghe
Gamini Vijith Vijithamuni Soysa
Thilanga Sumathipala
Central (25)
Eastern (16)
Ampara (7)
Wimalaweera Dissanayake
D. Weerasingha
Thilak Rajapaksha
H. M. M. Harees
Cassim Faizal
Muszhaaraff Muthunabeen
Lebbe Marikkar
Batticaloa (5)
Rahul Rajapuththiran
Kovinthan Karunakaram
Sivanesathurai Chandrakanthan
Zenulabdeen Naseer
Sathasivam Viyalendiran
Trincomalee (4)
Shariff Thowfeek
Imran Maharoof
Kapila Athukorala
R. Sampanthan
M. A. M. Maharoof
Susantha Punchinilame
Northern (13)
Jaffna (7)
S. Sritharan
M. A. Sumanthiran
D. Siddarthan
Gankesar Ponnambalam
Angajan Ramanathan
Douglas Devananda
Vishwalingam Vickneshwaran
Vanni (6)
North Central (14)
Anuradhapura (9)
S. M. Chandrasena
Channa Jayasumana
Uddika Premarathna
Asanka Shehan Semasinghe
Duminda Dissanayake
K. H. Nandasena
K. P. S. Kumarasiri
Ishak Rahuman
Rohana Bandara
Polonnaruwa (5)
Maithripala Sirisena
Roshan Ranasinghe
Siripala Gamalath
Amarakeerthi Athukorala
Kins Nelson
North Western (24)
Kurunegala (15)
Mahinda Rajapaksa
Johnston Fernando
Gunapala Rathnasekara
Dayasiri Jayasekara
Asanka Navarathna
Samanpriya Herath
D. B. Herath
Anura Priyadharshana Yapa
Jayarathna Herath
Shantha Bandara
Sumith Udukumbura
Nalin Bandara
J. C. Alawathuwala
Ashoka Abeysinghe
Thushara Indunil
Puttalam (9)
Sabaragamuwa (20)
Kegalle (9)
Kanaka Herath
Ranjith Siyambalapitiya
Tharaka Balasuriya
Rajika Wickramasinghe
Dushmantha Mithrapala
Udayakantha Gunathilaka
Sudath Manjula
Kabir Hashim
Sujith Sanjaya Perera
Ratnapura (11)
Pavithra Devi Wanniarachchi
Premalal Jayasekara
Janaka Wakkumbura
Gamini Waleboda
Akila Ellawala
Vasudeva Nanayakkara
Muditha Prishanthi
John Seneviratne
Ankumbura Withanage
Priyantha Liyanage
Thalatha Atukorale
Southern (25)
Galle (9)Hambantota (7)
Namal Rajapaksa
Chanaka Dinushan
Mahinda Amaraweera
Chamal Rajapaksa
Upul Galappaththi
Ajith Rajapakse
Dilip Wedaarachchi
Matara (7)
Nipuna Ranawaka
Karunadasa Kodithuwakku
Dullas Alahapperuma
Kanchana Wijesekera
Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena
Weerasumana Weerasinghe
Buddhika Pathirana
Uva (13)
Western (47)
National List (29)
SLPP (17)SJB
Harin Fernando
Tissa Attanayake
Ranjith Madduma Bandara
Mayantha Dissanayake
Eran Wickramaratne
Imthiaz Bakeer Markar
Diana Gamage
JJB ITAK ACTC OPPP UNP