Sri Lankan businessman, politician and Member of Parliament
Hon.
Nipuna Ranawaka
MP
නිපුණ රණවක நிபுனா ரணவக்க
Member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka
Incumbent
Assumed office 2020
Constituency
Matara District
Personal details
Born
(1990-11-01) 1 November 1990 (age 33)
Political party
Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna
Other political affiliations
Sri Lanka People's Freedom Alliance
Nipuna Ranawaka (born 1 November 1990) is a Sri Lankan businessman, politician and Member of Parliament.[1]
Ranawaka was born on 1 November 1990.[1][2] He is a nephew of former President Gotabaya Rajapaksa and former 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 District
Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna
Sri Lanka People's Freedom Alliance
131,010
Elected
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^Padmasiri, Ranjith (9 August 2020). "Politics runs in their blood". The Sunday Times. Colombo, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
^"Mahinda Rajapaksa sworn in as Sri Lanka's PM after record victory". Al Jazeera. Doha, Qatar. 9 August 2020. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
^"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.
^ ab"Nipuna Ranawaka tops in Matara". The Daily Mirror. Colombo, Sri Lanka. 7 August 2020. Retrieved 13 August 2020.
^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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