Thanmanpillai Kanagasabai
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Thanmanpillai Kanagasabai is a Sri Lankan Tamil politician
and former Member of Parliament
.
In 2004 Kanagasabai was selected by the Tamil Tigers as a Tamil National Alliance
(TNA) parliamentary candidate. Kanagasabai represented the Batticaloa
multi-member electoral district
for the TNA in the Sri Lankan Parliament between April 2004
and February 2010.
Kanagasabai declined re-nomination for the 2010 parliamentary election
.
Politician
A politician, political leader, or political figure is an individual who is involved in influencing public policy and decision making...
and former 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,...
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In 2004 Kanagasabai was selected by the Tamil Tigers as a Tamil National Alliance
Tamil National Alliance
The Tamil National Alliance is a powerful minority Sri Lankan Tamil political alliance in Sri Lanka. It was formed as an amalgamation of moderate Tamil parties as well as number of former rebel groups...
(TNA) parliamentary candidate. Kanagasabai represented the Batticaloa
Batticaloa Electoral District
Batticaloa Electoral District is one of the 22 multi-member electoral districts of Sri Lanka created by the 1978 Constitution of Sri Lanka. The district is conterminous with the administrative district of Batticaloa in the Eastern province...
multi-member electoral district
Electoral districts in Sri Lanka
The 1978 Constitution of Sri Lanka provides for the election of members of Parliament from 22 multi-member electoral districts through the proportional representation electoral system....
for the TNA in the Sri Lankan Parliament between April 2004
Sri Lankan parliamentary election, 2004
Parliamentary elections were held in Sri Lanka on 2 April 2004. The ruling United National Party of Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe was defeated, winning only eighty two seats in the 225-member Sri Lankan parliament. The opposition United People's Freedom Alliance won 105 seats...
and February 2010.
Kanagasabai declined re-nomination for the 2010 parliamentary election
Sri Lankan parliamentary election, 2010
The 2010 Sri Lankan parliamentary election was held on April 8 and April 20, 2010, to elect 225 members to Sri Lanka's 14th Parliament. 14,088,500 Sri Lankans were eligible to vote in the election at 11,102 polling stations...
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