Nanda Gunasinghe

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Kaluarachchige Nandadasa Gunasinghe (15 March 1944 – 2 March 2006) was a Sri Lankan politician.[1][2] A member of the Sri Lanka Freedom Party, Gunasinghe represented the Sri Lankan parliament for Galle district from 1994 to 2001.[3] Gunasinghe later entered the Southern Provincial Council as a Provincial Councillor. He also served as the Chairman of the Dhakshina Sanwardena Adhikariya (Southern Development Authority) and as a Director of the Water Board.[4]

Nanda Gunasinghe
Member of Parliament
for Galle District
In office
August 1994 – December 2001
Personal details
Born
Kaluarachchige Nandadasa Gunasinghe

(1944-03-15)15 March 1944
Galle
Died2 March 2006(2006-03-02) (aged 61)
Political partySri Lanka Freedom Party
ChildrenThisara gunasinghe and wathsala gunasinghe
Residence(s)448, Girisewana, wanchawala, galle
EducationMaster of art
Alma materVidyaloka College
University of Colombo
ProfessionTeacher

Formerly a school teacher who joined the Sri Lanka Freedom Party in 1977, he subsequently became the chief organiser of the Habaraduwa electorate.[4] Gunasinghe had his education at Vidyaloka College, Galle and Faculty of Arts, University of Colombo.[citation needed] He died on 2 March 2006 at the age of 62. His son Thisara is also involved in politics. He is currently working as a Habaraduwa chief organiser of the Sri Lanka Freedom Party.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Hon. Gunasinghe, Kaluarachchige Nandadasa, M.P." Parliament of Sri Lanka. Retrieved 15 February 2017.
  2. ^ a b Politicians’ children, actresses in the fray, Ranil Wijayapala, Sunday Observer [1]
  3. ^ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1994" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 October 2010.
  4. ^ a b "Death of Nanda Gunasinghe". Daily News. Retrieved 15 February 2017.
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