Praba Ganesan

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Honourable
Praba Ganesan
MP MPC
பிரபா கணேசன்
Deputy Minister of Telecommunication & Information Technology
In office
2014–2015
Member of the Sri Lankan Parliament
for Colombo District
In office
2010–2015
Member of the Western Provincial Council for Colombo District
In office
2004–2010
Personal details
Born (1964-01-04) 4 January 1964 (age 61)
Political party Democratic People's Congress
Other political
affiliations		 United People's Freedom Alliance
Religion Hindu

Adawan Amal Praba Ganesan (Tamil: பிரபா கணேசன்; born 4 January 1964) is a Sri Lankan politician and former Member of Parliament. He is the current leader of the Democratic People's Congress (DPC), a member of the United People's Freedom Alliance (UPFA).[1]

Early life and family

Ganesan was born on 4 January 1964.[2] He is a son of V. P. Ganesan, trade unionist and film producer, and brother of Mano Ganesan, Member of Parliament.[3][4]

Career

Ganesan contested the 2004 provincial council election as one of the Western People's Front's candidates in Colombo District and was elected to the Western Provincial Council.[5] He was re-elected at the 2009 provincial council election, this times as a United National Front (UNF) candidate.[6]

Ganesan contested the 2010 parliamentary election as one of the UNF candidates in Colombo District. He was elected and entered Parliament.[7] In August 2010 Ganesan defected to the governing United People's Freedom Alliance (UPFA).[8] He was suspended from the Democratic People's Front.[9] He subsequently founded a political party called the Democratic Peoples Congress.[10]

Ganesan was appointed Deputy Minister of Telecommunication and Information Technology on 21 August 2014.[11][12] At the 2015 presidential election, whilst other Indian Tamil politicians flocked to support common opposition candidate Maithripala Sirisena, Ganesan remained loyal to President Mahinda Rajapaksa, leader of the UPFA. Following Sirisena's victory Ganesan lost his ministerial position.

Ganesan did not contest the 2015 parliamentary election but was instead placed on the UPFA's list of National List candidates.[13][14] However, after the election he was not appointed to the National List.[15][16]

Electoral history

Electoral history of Praba Ganesan
Election Constituency Party Votes Result
2004 provincial[5] Colombo District WPF 6,459 Elected
2009 provincial[6] Colombo District UNF 45,899 Elected
2010 parliamentary[7] Colombo District UNF 42,851 Elected

See also

References

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