NPP’s National List released
October 11, 2024 04:26 pm
The National People’s Power (NPP) has released its list of candidates nominated as national list members of parliament (National List MPs) for the 2024 General Election.
See the full 29-member list below:
1. Bimal Rathnayake
JVP Politburo Member, National Executive Member of NPP, Former Member of Parliament
2. Professor Wasantha Subasinghe
Department of Sociology, University of Kelaniya,
National Executive Member of the NPP, Member of the Policy Making Committee on Social Empowerment
3. Dr. Anura Karunathilake
Senior Lecturer of Department of Mathematics, Kelaniya University.
National Executive Member of NPP, Member of the Policy Making Committee
04. Professor Upali Pannilage
Former Dean at the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Ruhuna.
National Executive Member of NPP, Member of Policy Making Committee
05. Eranga Udesh Weeraratne
Company CEO, IT Engineer, Member of Policy Making Committee on IT
06. Aruna Jayasekara
Retired Major General
07. Dr. Harshana Suriyapperuma
Company Director, Member of National People’s Power Economic Council
08. Janitha Ruwan Kodituwakku
Assistant Naval Engineer
Committee Member of NPP Engineering Forum
09. Punya Sri Kumara Jayakody
Engineer, Project Manager, NPP National Executive Member
10. Ramalingam K. Chandrasekar
Former Member of Parliament, NPP National Executive Member, Jaffna District Organiser
11. Dr. Najith Indika
Social Activist, former Convenor of the Inter-University Students’ Federation
12. Sugath Thilakaratne
Olympic Athlete
13. Lakmali Hemachandra – Attorney-at-Law
NPP Lawyers’ Association – Executive Member
14. Sunil Kumara Gamage
Chartered Accountant, former Deputy GM of Water Board,
NPP Economic Council Member
15. Gamini Rathnayake
Former Member of Parliament, Convener of the National Center for Free Trade Zone Workers
16. Professor Ruwan Chaminda Ranasinghe
Dean of Faculty of Management, Uva Wellassa University,
President of Uva Province Tourism Board
17. Sugath Wasantha De Silva
Retired Social Service Officer
18. Keerthi Welisarage
Award-winning author, NPP Operations Committee Member
19. Chamila Kumudu Peiris
Popular Actress
20. Abdul Fatha Mohamed Ikram
Managing Director of clothing brand ‘Emerald’
21. Ranjan Jayalal Perera
General Secretary of CEB Workers Union, National Trade Union Centre – National Committee Member
22. Mohamed Nazeer Ikram
Teaching Professional, NPP Operations Committee Member
23. Martin Nelson
Veteran Dramatist, social and fisheries trade union activist
24. Romesh Mohan De Mel
Company Director
25. Benita Prishanthi Hettithanthri
Company Director
26. Pubudu Nuwan Samaraweera
Veterinarian, NPP’s Australia Coordinator and Melbourne City Organiser
27. Sarath Lal Perera
Former Treasurer of All Ceylon Trade Union Federation,
Secretary of Retired Teacher-Principal Collective
28. Anura Hettigoda Gamage
Accountant, NPP Qatar Organiser
29. Hemathilaka Gamage
Journalist
