Nipuna Ranawaka

Nipuna Ranawaka (born 1990) is a Sri Lankan businessman, politician and Member of Parliament.[1]

Hon.

Nipuna Ranawaka

MP
Member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka
Assumed office
2020
ConstituencyMatara District
Personal details
Born1990 (age 29–30)
Political partySri Lanka Podujana Peramuna
Other political
affiliations		Sri Lanka People's Freedom Alliance

Ranawaka was born in 1990.[2] He is a nephew of President Gotabaya Rajapaksa and Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa.[3][4] He was educated at Royal College, Colombo and has degree in business management.[2] He owns several businesses in the tourism sector.[2] He is a member of Nilwala Neluma Foundation.[2]

Ranawaka contested the 2020 parliamentary election as a Sri Lanka People's Freedom Alliance electoral alliance candidate in the Matara District and was elected to the Parliament of Sri Lanka.[5][6][7]

Electoral history of Nipuna Ranawaka
Election Constituency Party Alliance Votes Result
2020 parliamentary[6]Matara DistrictSri Lanka Podujana PeramunaSri Lanka People's Freedom Alliance131,010Elected

References
  1. "Directory of Members: Nipuna Ranawaka". Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte, Sri Lanka: Parliament of Sri Lanka. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
  2. "Get to know your new parliamentarians". The Sunday Times. Colombo, Sri Lanka. 9 August 2020. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
  3. Padmasiri, Ranjith (9 August 2020). "Politics runs in their blood". The Sunday Times. Colombo, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
  4. "Mahinda Rajapaksa sworn in as Sri Lanka's PM after record victory". Al Jazeera. Doha, Qatar. 9 August 2020. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
  5. "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. 4A. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
  6. "Nipuna Ranawaka tops in Matara". The Daily Mirror. Colombo, Sri Lanka. 7 August 2020. Retrieved 13 August 2020.
  7. de Silva, Priyan (8 August 2020). "Top performers in four districts at election". Daily News. Colombo, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
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