Kandiah Sivanesan | |
|---|---|
க. சிவநேசன் | |
| Minister of Agriculture and Agrarian Services, Animal Husbandry, Irrigation, Fisheries, Water Supply and Environment, Northern Province | |
| Assumed office 23 August 2017 | |
| Preceded by | C. V. Vigneswaran |
| Member of the Northern Provincial Council for Mullaitivu District | |
| Assumed office 30 April 2015 | |
| Preceded by | K. Swami Veerabahu |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | People's Liberation Organisation of Tamil Eelam |
| Other political affiliations | Tamil National Alliance |
| Ethnicity | Sri Lankan Tamil |
Kandiah Sivanesan (Tamil: கந்தையா சிவநேசன், romanized: Kantaiyā Civanēcaṉ) is a Sri Lankan Tamil politician and provincial minister.
Career
Sivanesan, also known by the Bavan , is a member of the People's Liberation Organisation of Tamil Eelam and has been linked to the murder of journalist Taraki Sivaram, a charge he has denied.[1][2][3]
Sivanesan was one of the Democratic People's Liberation Front's (DPLF) (the political wing of PLOTE) candidates in Vanni District at the 2004 parliamentary election but the DPLF failed to win any seats in Parliament.[4][5][6] He contested the 2010 parliamentary election as one of the DPLF's candidates in Vanni but again the DPLF failed to win any seats in Parliament.[7][8] He was one of the Tamil National Alliance's (TNA) candidates in Vanni District at the 2015 parliamentary election but failed to get elected after coming seventh amongst the TNA candidates.[9]
Sivanesan contested the 2013 provincial council election as one of the TNA's candidates in Mullaitivu District but failed to get elected.[10][11] However, following the death of K. Swami Veerabahu in February 2015 he was appointed to the Northern Provincial Council in April 2015.[12][13]
Sivanesan was sworn in as Minister of Agriculture and Agrarian Services, Animal Husbandry, Irrigation, Fisheries, Water Supply and Environment in front of Governor Reginald Cooray on 23 August 2017.[14][15][16]
Electoral history
| Election | Constituency | Party | Votes | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 parliamentary[6] | Vanni District | DPLF | 1,394 | Not elected |
| 2010 parliamentary | Vanni District | DPLF | Not elected | |
| 2013 provincial | Mullaitivu District | TNA | Not elected | |
| 2015 parliamentary[9] | Vanni District | TNA | 13,069 | Not elected |
References
- ^ Ayub, M. S. M. (7 July 2017). "War Within: Ceasefire breached". The Daily Mirror. Colombo, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 3 September 2017.
- ^ Ayub, M. S. M. (1 September 2017). "Wigneswaran's ever opened can of worms". The Daily Mirror. Colombo, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 3 September 2017.
- ^ Rajasingham, K. T. (23 August 2017). "Two New Ministers Sworn In, Despite Deniswaran Threat Of Legal Action Against The Governor". Asian Tribune. Retrieved 3 September 2017.
- ^ "Ten groups compete in elections for Vanni district". TamilNet. 23 February 2004. Retrieved 3 September 2017.
- ^ "Parliamentary General Election 2004 Districts Results by Polling Division and All Island Results" (PDF). Election Commission of Sri Lanka. p. 169. Retrieved 3 September 2017.
- ^ a b "General Election 2004 Preferences". Department of Elections, Sri Lanka.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|url=(help) - ^ "PART I : SECTION (I) — GENERAL Government Notifications THE PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS ACT, No. 1 OF 1981 Notice Under Section 24(1)" (PDF). The Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka Extraordinary. 1643/7. Colombo, Sri Lanka: 227A. 2 March 2010.
- ^ "Parliamentary General Election 2010 Districts Results by Polling Division and All Island Results" (PDF). Election Commission of Sri Lanka. p. 200. Retrieved 3 September 2017.
- ^ a b "Ranil tops with over 500,000 votes in Colombo". The Daily Mirror. Colombo, Sri Lanka. 19 August 2015. Retrieved 3 September 2017.
- ^ "PART I : SECTION (I) — GENERAL Government Notifications PROVINCIAL COUNCILS ELECTIONS ACT, No. 2 OF 1988 Notice under Section 22(1)" (PDF). The Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka Extraordinary. 1822/6. Colombo, Sri Lanka. 6 August 2013.
- ^ "PROVINCIAL COUNCIL ELECTIONS 2013 – Results and preferential votes: Northern Province". The Daily Mirror. Colombo, Sri Lanka. 26 September 2013. Archived from the original on 16 January 2014.
- ^ "PART I : SECTION (I) — GENERAL Government Notifications PROVINCIAL COUNCILS ELECTIONS ACT, No. 2 OF 1988 Filling of a Vacancy in The Northern Province Provincial Council" (PDF). The Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka Extraordinary. 1912/33. Colombo, Sri Lanka. 30 April 2015.
- ^ "Performance Appraisal Report of the Department of Elections / Election Commission for the Year 2015" (PDF). Parliament of Sri Lanka. p. 66. Retrieved 27 August 2017.
- ^ "PART IV (A) - PROVINCIAL COUNCILS Appointments & C., by the Governors NORTHERN PROVINCE PROVINCIAL COUNCIL Appointments made by the Governor of Northern Province" (PDF). The Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka Extraordinary. 2033/48. Colombo, Sri Lanka. 24 August 2017.
- ^ "New Northern Province Ministers appointed". Daily FT. Colombo, Sri Lanka. 24 August 2017. Retrieved 27 August 2017.
- ^ Dias, Keshala (23 August 2017). "Two Northern Provincial Councillors sworn in as NPC ministers". News First. Colombo, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 27 August 2017.
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