Sivasakthy Ananthan

Honourable
Sivasakthy Ananthan
MP
சிவசக்தி ஆனந்தன்
Member of the Sri Lankan Parliament
for Vanni District
Assumed office
2001
Personal details
Born (1964-07-29) 29 July 1964
Political party Eelam People's Revolutionary Liberation Front
Other political
affiliations
Tamil National Alliance
Religion Hindu
Ethnicity Sri Lankan Tamil

Annamalai Nadesu Sivasakthy Ananthan (born 29 July 1964) is a Sri Lankan Tamil politician and Member of Parliament.

Early life

Ananthan was born on 29 July 1964.[1]

Career

Ananthan is a member of the Eelam People's Revolutionary Liberation Front (EPRLF). On 20 October 2001 the All Ceylon Tamil Congress, EPRLF, Tamil Eelam Liberation Organization and Tamil United Liberation Front formed the Tamil National Alliance (TNA).[2][3] Ananthan contested the 2001 parliamentary election as one of the TNA's candidates in Vanni District. He was elected and entered Parliament.[4] He was re-elected at the 2004, 2010 and 2015 parliamentary elections.[5][6][7][8][9]

Electoral history

Electoral history of Sivasakthy Ananthan
Election Constituency Party Votes Result
2001 parliamentary[4] Vanni District TNA 14,023 Elected
2004 parliamentary[5] Vanni District TNA 29,801 Elected
2010 parliamentary[6] Vanni District TNA 11,674 Elected
2015 parliamentary[10] Vanni District TNA 25,027 Elected

References

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