Nipuna Ranawaka

Nipuna Ranawaka (born 1 November 1990) is a Sri Lankan businessman, politician and Member of Parliament.^[1]

Hon. Nipuna Ranawaka MP
නිපුණ රණවක நிபுனா ரணவக்க
Member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka
In office 20 August 2020 – 24 September 2024
Constituency	Matara District
Personal details
Born	(1990-11-01) 1 November 1990 (age 34)
Political party	Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna
Other political affiliations	Sri Lanka People's Freedom Alliance

Ranawaka was born on 1 November 1990.^[1][2] He is a nephew of former President Gotabaya Rajapaksa and former Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa.^[3][4] He was educated at Royal College, Colombo and has degree in business management.^[2] He owns several businesses in the tourism sector.^[2] He is a member of Nilwala Neluma Foundation.^[2]

Ranawaka contested the 2020 parliamentary election as a Sri Lanka People's Freedom Alliance electoral alliance candidate in the Matara District and was elected to the Parliament of Sri Lanka.^[5][6][7]

Electoral history of Nipuna Ranawaka

Election	Constituency	Party		Alliance		Votes	Result
2020 parliamentary[6]	Matara District		Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna		Sri Lanka People's Freedom Alliance	131,010	Elected
2024 parliamentary	Matara District		Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna		Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna		Not elected[8]

References

1. "Directory of Members: Nipuna Ranawaka". Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte, Sri Lanka: Parliament of Sri Lanka. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
2. "Get to know your new parliamentarians". The Sunday Times. Colombo, Sri Lanka. 9 August 2020. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
3. Padmasiri, Ranjith (9 August 2020). "Politics runs in their blood". The Sunday Times. Colombo, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
4. "Mahinda Rajapaksa sworn in as Sri Lanka's PM after record victory". Al Jazeera. Doha, Qatar. 9 August 2020. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
5. "Part I : Section (I) — General - Government Notifications - Parliamentary Elections Act, No. 1 of 1981" (PDF). The Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka Extraordinary. No. 2187/26. Colombo, Sri Lanka. 8 August 2020. p. 4A. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
6. "Nipuna Ranawaka tops in Matara". The Daily Mirror. Colombo, Sri Lanka. 7 August 2020. Retrieved 13 August 2020.
7. de Silva, Priyan (8 August 2020). "Top performers in four districts at election". Daily News. Colombo, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
8. "Prominent former MPs lose out as 2024 General Election results roll in". www.adaderana.lk. Retrieved 27 November 2024.

External links

• The Rajapaksa Ancestry