NPP appoints two defeated candidates as NL MPs

NPP appoints two defeated candidates as NL MPs

They are Abubakar Adambawa and Ranthnayake Hettige Upali Samarasinghe, who unsuccessfully contested from the Digamadulla and Vanni Districts, respectively.

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 The Island 2024/11/18

The NPP yesterday released the names of its National List (NL) MPs and they include two of its candidates who failed to secure enough votes to enter Parliament in last week’s general election.They are Abubakar Adambawa and Ranthnayake Hettige Upali Samarasinghe, who unsuccessfully contested from the Digamadulla and Vanni Districts, respectively.

The NPP obtained 18 out of 29 NL seats. Other NPP NL MPs are as follows: Bimal Niroshan Rathnayake, Dr. Anura Karunathilake, Prof. Upali Pannilage, Eranga Udesh Weerarathna, Aruna Jayasekara, Dr. Harshana Sooriyapperuma, Janitha Ruwan Kodithuwakku, Punya Sri Kumara Jayakody, Ramalingam Chandrasekar, Dr. Najith Indika, Sugath Thilakaratne, Lakmali Kanchana Hemachandra, Sunil Kumara Gamage, Gamini Rathnayake, Prof. Ruwan Chaminda Ranasinghe and Sugath Wasantha de Silva.

The NPP original list contained those 16 names along with Dr. Wasantha Subhasinghe, Keerthi Walisarage, Chamila Kumudu Peris, Abdul Fatah Mohammad Ikram, Ranjan Jayalal Perera, Mohomed Mohammadu Nazeeer Ikram, Clomet Martin Nelson, Romesh Mohan De Mal, Benita Prishanthi Hettithantri, Pubudu Nuwan Samaraweera, Sarath Lal Perera, Anura Hettigoda Gamage and Hemathilaka Gamage.⍐