Vino Noharathalingam

Honourable
Vino Noharathalingam
MP
வினோ நோகராதலிங்கம்
Member of the Sri Lankan Parliament
for Vanni District
In office
2000–2001
In office
2004–2015
Personal details
Born (1963-06-07) 7 June 1963
Political party Tamil Eelam Liberation Organization
Other political
affiliations		 Tamil National Alliance
Religion Hindu
Ethnicity Sri Lankan Tamil

Subramanyam Noharathalingam (Tamil: சுப்பிரமணியம் நோகராதலிங்கம்; born 7 June 1963; commonly known as Vino Noharathalingam) is a Sri Lankan Tamil politician and former Member of Parliament.

Early life

Noharathalingam was born on 7 June 1963.[1]

Career

Noharathalingam was one Tamil Eelam Liberation Organization's (TELO) candidates for Vanni District at the 2000 parliamentary election. He was elected and entered Parliament.[2] On 20 October 2001 the All Ceylon Tamil Congress, Eelam People's Revolutionary Liberation Front, TELO and Tamil United Liberation Front formed the Tamil National Alliance (TNA).[3][4] Noharathalingam contested the 2001 parliamentary election as one of the TNA's candidates in Vanni District but failed to get re-elected. He was one TNA's candidates for Vanni District at the 2004 parliamentary election. He was elected and re-entered Parliament.[5] He was re-elected at the 2010 parliamentary election.[6] He failed to get re-elected at the 2015 parliamentary election after coming sixth amongst the TNA candidates.[7]

Electoral history

Electoral history of Vino Noharathalingam
Election Constituency Party Votes Result
2000 parliamentary[2] Vanni District TELO 10,959 Elected
2001 parliamentary Vanni District TNA Not elected
2004 parliamentary[5] Vanni District TNA 28,252 Elected
2010 parliamentary[6] Vanni District TNA 12,120 Elected
2015 parliamentary[7] Vanni District TNA 17,721 Not elected

References

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