Gamini Waleboda (born 28 October 1967) is a Sri Lankan politician and Member of Parliament.[1]

Gamini Waleboda
ගාමිණි වලේබොඩ
காமினி வலேபோடா
Member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka
Assumed office
2020
ConstituencyRatnapura District
Personal details
Born (1967-10-28) 28 October 1967 (age 57)
Political partyNational Freedom Front
Other political
affiliations
Supreme Lanka Coalition (since 2022)
Sri Lanka People's Freedom Alliance (2019–2022)
Alma materUniversity of Colombo

Waleboda was born on 28 October 1967.[1] He has bachelor and postgraduate degrees from the University of Colombo.[2] He was served on the Board of Investment of Sri Lanka and worked for the Inland Revenue Department where he was deputy commissioner.[2] He has been an external lecturer at several universities.[2] He is a member of the National Freedom Front.[3][4]

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

Electoral history of Gamini Waleboda
Election Constituency Party Alliance Votes Result
2020 parliamentary[6] Ratnapura District National Freedom Front Sri Lanka People's Freedom Alliance 85,840 Elected

References

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  1. ^ a b "Directory of Members: Gamini Waleboda". Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte, Sri Lanka: Parliament of Sri Lanka. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
  2. ^ a b c "Meet your new parliamentarians". The Sunday Times. Colombo, Sri Lanka. 23 August 2020. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
  3. ^ "Six NFF members to enter Parliament". Ceylon Today. Colombo, Sri Lanka. 10 August 2020. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
  4. ^ Ferdinando, Shamindra (12 August 2020). "Erstwhile comrade urges Anura Kumara, Tilvin to quit like Ranil". The Island. Colombo, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
  5. ^ "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. 9A. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
  6. ^ a b "General Election 2020: Preferential votes of Ratnapura District". Ceylon Today. Colombo, Sri Lanka. 7 August 2020. Archived from the original on 29 September 2020. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
  7. ^ Parasuraman, Lakshme (9 August 2020). "Over 60 new faces in Parliament". Sunday Observer. Colombo, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 9 September 2020.