Vijayakala Maheswaran

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The Honourable
Vijayakala Maheswaran
MP
விஜயகலா மகேசுவரன்
State Minister of Child Affairs
Assumed office
9 September 2015
Deputy Minister of Women’s Affairs
In office
12 January 2015 – 17 August 2015
Member of the Sri Lankan Parliament
for Jaffna District
Assumed office
8 April 2010
Personal details
Born (1972-11-23) 23 November 1972 (age 52)
Political party United National Party
Other political
affiliations		 United National Front for Good Governance
Spouse(s) T. Maheswaran
Religion Hindu

Vijayakala Maheswaran (Tamil: விஜயகலா மகேசுவரன்; born 23 November 1972) is a Sri Lankan Tamil politician and state minister.

Early life and family

Maheswaran was born on 23 November 1972.[1] She is the daughter of Markandu from the village of Kalapoomy on the island of Karainagar in northern Sri Lanka.[2] She was educated at Dr. A. Thiyagarajah Madhya Maha Vidyalayam (Karainagar Hindu College).[2][3]

Maheswaran is the widow of T. Maheswaran, a Member of Parliament who was assassinated by the Eelam People's Democratic Party, a government backed paramilitary group, in January 2008.[4][5] They had three children - two daughters and one son.[2]

Career

Maheswaran contested the 2010 parliamentary election as one of the United National Front's candidates in Jaffna District and was elected to Parliament.[6] After the 2015 presidential election she was appointed Deputy Minister of Women’s Affairs by newly elected President Maithripala Sirisena.[7][8]

Maheswaran was one of the United National Front for Good Governance’s candidates in Jaffna District at the 2015 parliamentary election. She was elected and re-entered Parliament.[9][10][11] She was sworn in as State Minister of Child Affairs on 9 September 2015.[12][13][14]

Electoral history

Electoral history of Vijayakala Maheswaran
Election Constituency Party Votes Result
2010 parliamentary[6] Jaffna District UNF 7,160 Elected
2015 parliamentary[15] Jaffna District UNFGG 13,071 Elected

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