Sri Lanka

The National Peoples Power (NPP) has released its list of candidates nominated as national list members of parliament (National List MPs) for the 2024 General Election.See the full 29-member list below:1.
Bimal RathnayakeJVP Politburo Member, National Executive Member of NPP, Former Member of Parliament2.
Professor Wasantha SubasingheDepartment of Sociology, University of Kelaniya,National Executive Member of the NPP, Member of the Policy Making Committee on Social Empowerment3.
Dr.
Anura KarunathilakeSenior Lecturer of Department of Mathematics, Kelaniya University.National Executive Member of NPP, Member of the Policy Making Committee04.
Professor Upali PannilageFormer Dean at the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Ruhuna.National Executive Member of NPP, Member of Policy Making Committee05.
Eranga Udesh WeeraratneCompany CEO, IT Engineer, Member of Policy Making Committee on IT06.
Aruna JayasekaraRetired Major General07.
Dr.
Harshana SuriyapperumaCompany Director, Member of National Peoples Power Economic Council08.
Janitha Ruwan KodituwakkuAssistant Naval EngineerCommittee Member of NPP Engineering Forum09.
Punya Sri Kumara JayakodyEngineer, Project Manager, NPP National Executive Member10.
Ramalingam K.
ChandrasekarFormer Member of Parliament, NPP National Executive Member, Jaffna District Organiser11.
Dr.
Najith IndikaSocial Activist, former Convenor of the Inter-University Students Federation12.
Sugath ThilakaratneOlympic Athlete13.
Lakmali Hemachandra Attorney-at-LawNPP Lawyers Association Executive Member14.
Sunil Kumara GamageChartered Accountant, former Deputy GM of Water Board,NPP Economic Council Member15.
Gamini RathnayakeFormer Member of Parliament, Convener of the National Center for Free Trade Zone Workers16.
Professor Ruwan Chaminda RanasingheDean of Faculty of Management, Uva Wellassa University, President of Uva Province Tourism Board17.
Sugath Wasantha De SilvaRetired Social Service Officer18.
Keerthi WelisarageAward-winning author, NPP Operations Committee Member19.
Chamila Kumudu PeirisPopular Actress20.
Abdul Fatha Mohamed IkramManaging Director of clothing brand Emerald21.
Ranjan Jayalal PereraGeneral Secretary of CEB Workers Union, National Trade Union Centre National Committee Member22.
Mohamed Nazeer IkramTeaching Professional, NPP Operations Committee Member23.
Martin NelsonVeteran Dramatist, social and fisheries trade union activist24.
Romesh Mohan De MelCompany Director25.
Benita Prishanthi HettithanthriCompany Director26.
Pubudu Nuwan SamaraweeraVeterinarian, NPPs Australia Coordinator and Melbourne City Organiser27.
Sarath Lal PereraFormer Treasurer of All Ceylon Trade Union Federation, Secretary of Retired Teacher-Principal Collective28.
Anura Hettigoda GamageAccountant, NPP Qatar Organiser29.
Hemathilaka GamageJournalist





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