C. Chandrakanthan

Chandranehru Chandrakanthan (Tamil: சந்திரநேரு சந்திரகாந்தன்; born 12 April 1970) is a Sri Lankan Tamil politician and former Member of Parliament.

Hon. C. Chandrakanthan MP
Member of Parliament for National List
In office 2006–2010
Preceded by	Joseph Pararajasingam
Personal details
Born	(1970-04-12) 12 April 1970 (age 54)
Political party	Tamil National Alliance
Occupation	Marine Officer

Early life and family

Chandrakanthan was born on 12 April 1970.^[1] He is the son of assassinated Tamil National Alliance (TNA) MP A. Chandranehru.^[2]

Career

Chandrakanthan was appointed as a TNA National List MP in the Sri Lankan Parliament in September 2006, replacing Joseph Pararajasingam who had been assassinated in December 2005.^[2][3] He contested the 2010 parliamentary election as one of the TNA's candidates in Ampara District but failed to get elected after coming second amongst the TNA candidates.^[4]

References

1. "Directory of Past Members: Chandranehru, Chandrakanthan". Parliament of Sri Lanka.
2. "Chandrakanthan sworn in as TNA national list parliamentarian". TamilNet. 27 September 2006.
3. Ferdinando, Shamindra (15 February 2008). "National List MPs, replacements – certainly not the people's choice". The Island (Sri Lanka).
4. "Parliamentary General Election - 2010 Digamadulla Preferences" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 May 2010.