Podiappuhamy Piyasena
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| Honourable Podiappuhamy Piyasena MP |
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| பொடியப்புகாமி பியசேன | |
| Member of the Sri Lankan Parliament for Ampara District |
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| In office 2010–2015 |
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| Born | 3 April 1961 |
| Political party | United People's Freedom Alliance |
| Religion | Buddhist |
Podiappuhamy H. P. Piyasena (born 3 April 1961) is a Sri Lankan politician and former Member of Parliament.
Early life
Piyasena was born on 3 April 1961.[1]
Career
Piyasena was one of the Tamil National Alliance's candidates in Ampara District at the 2010 parliamentary election. He was elected and entered Parliament.[2] Piyasena was the first Sinhalese to be elected parliament from a Tamil political party (his father is Sinhalese and his mother is Tamil).[3][4]
In September 2010 Piyasena defected to the ruling United People's Freedom Alliance (UPFA).[5] He was one of the UPFA's candidates in Ampara District at the 2015 parliamentary election but failed to get re-elected after coming eighth amongst the UPFA candidates.[6]
Electoral history
| Election | Constituency | Party | Votes | Result |
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| 2010 parliamentary[2] | Ampara District | TNA | 11,139 | Elected |
| 2015 parliamentary[6] | Ampara District | UPFA | 4,901 | Not elected |
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