Gayashan Nawananda

Hon.
Gayashan Nawananda
MP
ගයාශාන් නවනන්ද
கயஷன் நவானந்தா
Member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka
Incumbent
Assumed office
2020
ConstituencyMonaragala District
Personal details
Born (1990-03-25) 25 March 1990 (age 34)
Political partySri Lanka Podujana Peramuna
Other political
affiliations		Sri Lanka People's Freedom Alliance
Alma materRajarata University of Sri Lanka
OccupationPhysician

Gayashan Nawananda (Sinhala: ගයාශාන් නවනන්ද; born 25 March 1990) is a Sri Lankan physician, politician and Member of Parliament.[1]

Nawananda was born on 25 March 1990.[1] He has a degree in medicine from the Rajarata University of Sri Lanka.[2] He was Chief Medical Officer at Hambegamuwa Regional Hospital.[2]

Nawananda contested the 2020 parliamentary election as a Sri Lanka People's Freedom Alliance electoral alliance candidate in Monaragala District and was elected to the Parliament of Sri Lanka.[3][4][5]

Electoral history of Gayashan Nawananda
Election Constituency Party Alliance Votes Result
2020 parliamentary[4] Monaragala District Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna Sri Lanka People's Freedom Alliance 45,384 Elected

References

  1. ^ a b "Directory of Members: Gayashan Nawananda". Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte, Sri Lanka: Parliament of Sri Lanka. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
  2. ^ a b "Get to know your new parliamentarians". The Sunday Times. Colombo, Sri Lanka. 9 August 2020. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
  3. ^ "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. 9A. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
  4. ^ a b "Shasheendra leads Monaragala District". The Daily Mirror. Colombo, Sri Lanka. 7 August 2020. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
  5. ^ Parasuraman, Lakshme (9 August 2020). "Over 60 new faces in Parliament". Sunday Observer. Colombo, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 9 August 2020.


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