M. Velu Kumar

Hon.
M. Velu Kumar
MP
வேலு குமார்
වේලු කුමාර්
Member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka
Incumbent
Assumed office
August 2020
ConstituencyKandy District
In office
August 2015 – March 2020
ConstituencyKandy District
Member of the Central Provincial Council
In office
2013–2015
ConstituencyKandy District
Personal details
Born (1973-01-16) 16 January 1973 (age 51)
Political partyDemocratic People's Front
Other political
affiliations		Samagi Jana Balawegaya
Alma materUniversity of Colombo

M. Velu Kumar (born 16 January 1973) is a Sri Lankan politician, former provincial minister and Member of Parliament.[1]

Early life

Velu Kumar was born on 16 January 1973.[1] He was educated at Thalathuoya Tamil Maha Vidyalayam, Asoka Vidyalayam, Kandy and St. Sylvester's College, Kandy.[2] He graduated with a B.B.A. degree from the University of Colombo.[2]

Career

Velu Kumar is a member of the Democratic People's Front.[3][4] He was elected as one of the vice-presidents of the Tamil Progressive Alliance in June 2015.[5]

Velu Kumar contested the 2013 provincial council election as one of the United National Front electoral alliance's candidates in Kandy District and was elected to the Central Provincial Council.[6][7] He contested the 2015 parliamentary election as one of the United National Front for Good Governance electoral alliance's candidates in Kandy District and was elected to the Parliament of Sri Lanka.[8][9][10] He was re-elected at the 2020 parliamentary election.[11][12]

Electoral history

Electoral history of M. Velu Kumar
Election Constituency Party Alliance Votes Result
2013 provincial[7] Kandy District Democratic People's Front United National Front 18,159 Elected
2015 parliamentary[9] Kandy District Democratic People's Front United National Front for Good Governance 62,556 Elected
2020 parliamentary[12] Kandy District Democratic People's Front Samagi Jana Balawegaya 57,445 Elected

References

  1. ^ a b "Directory of Members: Velu Kumar". Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte, Sri Lanka: Parliament of Sri Lanka. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
  2. ^ a b "New members of Parliament". The Sunday Times. Colombo, Sri Lanka. 30 August 2015. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
  3. ^ "Tamil Progressive Alliance Ties Up With UNP In Lankan Polls". Asian Mirror. 11 July 2015. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
  4. ^ "I will visit Valigamam North high security zone if army shoot me. I'm proud to die on this land: Wigneswaran". Lankasri News. 6 December 2013. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016.
  5. ^ "Tamil Progressive Alliance elects working committee". Eye Sri Lanka. 5 June 2015. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
  6. ^ "Part I : Section (I) — General - Government Notifications - Provincial Councils Elections Act, No. 2 OF 1988 - Central Province Provincial Council" (PDF). The Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka Extraordinary. No. 1829/33. Colombo, Sri Lanka. 25 September 2013. p. 2A. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
  7. ^ a b "PROVINCIAL COUNCIL ELECTIONS 2013 – Results and preferential votes: Central Province". The Daily Mirror. Colombo, Sri Lanka. 25 September 2013. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
  8. ^ "Part I : Section (I) — General - Government Notifications - The Parliamentary Elections Act, No. 1 of 1981" (PDF). The Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka Extraordinary. No. 1928/3. Colombo, Sri Lanka. 19 August 2015. p. 3A. Retrieved 20 August 2015.
  9. ^ a b "Ranil tops with over 500,000 votes in Colombo". The Daily Mirror. Colombo, Sri Lanka. 19 August 2015. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
  10. ^ Jayakody, Pradeep (28 August 2015). "The Comparison of Preferential Votes in 2015 & 2010". The Daily Mirror. Colombo, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
  11. ^ "Part I : Section (I) — General - Government Notifications - Parliamentary Elections Act, No. 1 of 1981 3" (PDF). The Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka Extraordinary. No. 2187/26. Colombo, Sri Lanka. 8 August 2020. p. 3A. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
  12. ^ a b "General Election 2020: Preferential votes of Kandy District". Ceylon Today. Colombo, Sri Lanka. 7 August 2020. Retrieved 13 September 2020.

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