NPP’s National List released

The National People’s Power (NPP) has released its list of candidates nominated as national list members of parliament (National List MPs) for the 2024 General Election.

See the full 29-member list below: 

1. Bimal Rathnayake

JVP Politburo Member, National Executive Member of NPP, Former Member of Parliament

2. Professor Wasantha Subasinghe

Department of Sociology, University of Kelaniya, 

National Executive Member of the NPP, Member of the Policy Making Committee on Social Empowerment

3. Dr. Anura Karunathilake

Senior Lecturer of Department of Mathematics, Kelaniya University. 

National Executive Member of NPP, Member of the Policy Making Committee

04. Professor Upali Pannilage

Former Dean at the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Ruhuna.  

National Executive Member of NPP, Member of Policy Making Committee

05. Eranga Udesh Weeraratne

Company CEO, IT Engineer, Member of Policy Making Committee on IT

06. Aruna Jayasekara

Retired Major General

07.  Dr. Harshana Suriyapperuma

Company Director, Member of National People’s Power Economic Council

08. Janitha Ruwan Kodituwakku

Assistant Naval Engineer

Committee Member of NPP Engineering Forum

09. Punya Sri Kumara Jayakody 

Engineer, Project Manager, NPP National Executive Member

10. Ramalingam K. Chandrasekar

Former Member of Parliament, NPP National Executive Member, Jaffna District Organiser

11. Dr. Najith Indika 

Social Activist, former Convenor of the Inter-University Students’ Federation 

12. Sugath Thilakaratne

Olympic Athlete 

13. Lakmali Hemachandra – Attorney-at-Law

NPP Lawyers’ Association – Executive Member

14. Sunil Kumara Gamage

Chartered Accountant, former Deputy GM of Water Board,

NPP Economic Council Member

15. Gamini Rathnayake 

Former Member of Parliament, Convener of the National Center for Free Trade Zone Workers

16. Professor Ruwan Chaminda Ranasinghe

Dean of Faculty of Management, Uva Wellassa University,
President of Uva Province Tourism Board

17. Sugath Wasantha De Silva

Retired Social Service Officer 

18. Keerthi Welisarage

Award-winning author, NPP Operations Committee Member

19. Chamila Kumudu Peiris

Popular Actress 

20. Abdul Fatha Mohamed Ikram

Managing Director of clothing brand ‘Emerald’ 

21. Ranjan Jayalal Perera

General Secretary of CEB Workers Union, National Trade Union Centre – National Committee Member

22. Mohamed Nazeer Ikram

Teaching Professional, NPP Operations Committee Member 

23. Martin Nelson

Veteran Dramatist, social and fisheries trade union activist 

24. Romesh Mohan De Mel

Company Director

25. Benita Prishanthi Hettithanthri

Company Director

26. Pubudu Nuwan Samaraweera

Veterinarian, NPP’s Australia Coordinator and Melbourne City Organiser

27. Sarath Lal Perera

Former Treasurer of All Ceylon Trade Union Federation,
Secretary of Retired Teacher-Principal Collective 

28. Anura Hettigoda Gamage 

Accountant, NPP Qatar Organiser

29. Hemathilaka Gamage

Journalist 

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