R. M. Dharmadasa Banda
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Rathnayaka Mudiyanselage Dharmadasa Banda (7 February 1938 - 23 October 2010) (known as R. M. Dharmadasa Banda) was a Sri Lanka
n politician, a member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka
and a former cabinet minister. He was ex Basnayaka Nilame (Lay Custodian) of the Ruhunu Maha Kataragama devalaya.
Chief Organizer for the Bibile
Electorate. In 1965 General Elections, he contested from the United National Party and was elected as Member of Parliament
for Bibile Electorate defeating Ronnie de Mel
.
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka, officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka is a country off the southern coast of the Indian subcontinent. Known until 1972 as Ceylon , Sri Lanka is an island surrounded by the Indian Ocean, the Gulf of Mannar and the Palk Strait, and lies in the vicinity of India and the...
n politician, a member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka
Parliament of Sri Lanka
The Parliament of Sri Lanka is the 225-member unicameral legislature of Sri Lanka. The members of Parliament are elected by proportional representation for six-year terms, with universal suffrage. Parliament reserves the power to make all laws...
and a former cabinet minister. He was ex Basnayaka Nilame (Lay Custodian) of the Ruhunu Maha Kataragama devalaya.
Political career
Dharmadasa Banda entered active politics in late 1960s as the United National PartyUnited National Party
The United National Party, often referred to as the UNP ), , is a political party in Sri Lanka. It currently is the main opposition party in Sri Lanka and is headed by Ranil Wickremesinghe...
Chief Organizer for the Bibile
Bibile
Bibile is a town in Sri Lanka in the Bibile Divisional Secretariat, of Uva Province, Sri Lanka. Bibile's land is important to Sri Lankan agriculture. It was well known for oranges, though still oranges grown there the original variety 'Bibile Sweet is no longer in existence...
Electorate. In 1965 General Elections, he contested from the United National Party and was elected as Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...
for Bibile Electorate defeating Ronnie de Mel
Ronnie De Mel
Ronald Joseph Godfrey de Mel, CCS is a Sri Lankan politician, civil servant and currently Senior Adviser to President. He was Cabinet Minister of Finance from 1977 to 1988 and was instrumental in the establishment of the free market economy in Sri Lanka...
.