All Candidates – UPFA

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Political Party	Podujana Eksath Peramuna
Name	Kanthi Lanka Warusavithana
District	Galle
Electorate	Hikkaduwa
National Identity Card Number
Age	35 yrs
Education Level	GCE(A/L), Human Rights Degree
Profession	Teacher
Registered year with the party  and positions held (if any)	1994 Secretary of the party youth organization Executive member of the Zonal committee
Activities done within the party
Activities done for the community	Assisting the community in situations where human rights are violated Working to get the road to the village Working at the forefront when donating Tsunami homes Working to get necessary things to the village through women’s organizations Encouraging farmers by giving them carbonic fertilizer

 

 

 

 

Political Party	Podujana Eksath Peramuna
Name	A.A. Malanee
District	Galle
Electorate	Benthara
National Identity Card Number
Age	55 years
Education Level	GCE(A/L) Pass
Profession	Sales Representative
Registered year with the party  and positions held (if any)	2003 Active member
Activities done within the party	Organizing meetings and acting as a active member
Activities done for the community	Health programs, giving reading glasses to the elders and to children, providing loans for self-employment in order to improve the economic condition of the people, getting cloths for poor children through Ministry of social Welfare, working to get a road through community based organizations

 

 

 

Political Party	United People’s Freedom Alliance
Name	D. Ajantha Nilani De Silva
District	Galle
Electorate	Balapitiya
National Identity Card Number
Age	50 years
Education Level	GCE(A/L) Pass
Profession	Working in a NGO (PPC)
Registered year with the party  and positions held (if any)	1983 Secretary of Branch Society Secretary of Women’s Wing
Activities done within the party	Active member in the party
Activities done for the community	Working as a Dhaham School teacher President and treasurer at the Village Development Society Committee member of the Funeral Assistance Society Justice of Peace Women’s organization activist Have given leadership for common work in the village Have developed roads and given books to libraries by coordinating with members of Parliament and getting the funds allocated to the area.

 

 

 

 

Political Party	United People’s Freedom Alliance
Name	Hinidumage Champa Janaki
District	Galle
Electorate	Dodanduwa
National Identity Card Number
Age	42 years
Education Level	GCE(O/L)
Profession	business woman
Registered year with the party  and positions held (if any)	1987 Membership
Activities done within the party	Going from house to house with candidates Checking polling booth representatives
Activities done for the community	Helping community work Disaster management work (Tsunami) Advocating the community from the trainings received

 

 

 

 

Political Party	Sri Lanka Freedom Party
Name	Hetti Kankanamge Kanthimathi
District	Galle
Electorate	Bope-Poddala
National Identity Card Number
Age	61 years
Education Level	GCE(O/L)
Profession	Self employment
Registered year with the party  and positions held (if any)	1970 Member, Secretary of the Village society Secretary of the party women’s wing in Akmeemana
Activities done within the party	Have helped Akmeemana organizer Mr. Senapala Samarasekara and former minister Richard Pathirana in election work
Activities done for the community	Providing self employment for the people in Anangoda village and training them on it freely.

 

 

 

Political Party	United People’s Freedom Alliance
Name	Hema Karunanayakage Nandawathie
District	Galle
Electorate	Bope-Poddala
National Identity Card Number
Age	51 years
Education Level	GCE(A/L)
Profession	Provincial Management Assistant
Registered year with the party  and positions held (if any)	1980 Secretary of the Women’s wing Secretary and Treasurer of Women’s Society
Activities done within the party	Working to get victory to the candidate in the party Establishing a branch office
Activities done for the community	Helping in solving the problems as transfers, promotions, problems of the officers in the Management service by serving as the vice president of the management Assistant Union. Helping the people who are come to the provincial council since 28 years Discussing about violence against women and helping by directing to necessary sections.

 

 

 

 

Political Party	United People’s Freedom Alliance
Name	Hettiarachchi Dolie Hemalatha
District	Galle
Electorate	Rathgama
National Identity Card Number
Age	54 years
Education Level	GCE(O/L)
Profession	business woman
Registered year with the party  and positions held (if any)	1977 President of No. 67 Thelawaththa branch society Secretary of the Weragama zone Secretary of the Rathgama Women’s organization Committee member of Rathgama electorate
Activities done within the party	Getting the support of all the opponents in the village, educating them to strengthen the women’s organization in the village, putting up posters and banners, opening women’s societies in the electorate and giving membership, organizing election campaigns, providing strength to the organizer
Activities done for the community	Freely distributing 1000 Coir machines within the electorate to the women in the coir production. Providing houses, food and clothes at the time of the Tsunami destruction Cleaning roads Working with the Sri Lanka Sothern Authority Giving 50 lenses through Central Sinha Scoiety Secretary of the temple’s patronage board

 

 

 

 

Political Party	Sri Lanka Freedom Party
Name	Galmangoda Guruge Kusumawathie
District	Galle
Electorate	Hikkaduwa
National Identity Card Number
Age
Education Level	GCE(A/L)
Profession	Registrar of marriage, births and deaths – Dodanduwa
Registered year with the party  and positions held (if any)	1970 Member of the Urban council – Hikkaduwa Urban Council President of the party womne’s organization in Rathgama Committee member of the all island women’s organization in Rathgama President of the party women’s organization in the no.62 Grama Seva Division
Activities done within the party	Attending all high level meetings in the Rathgama electorate, actively working in the Ampara electorate during the North East elections, working hardly at the 2005 and 2009 presidential elections, provincial council elections and local government elections. Receiving appraisals form the party, going from house to house at the Wayamba Provincial council election
Activities done for the community	Distributing 300 coir machines in the Rathgama electorate, constructing houses with Happychart organization, assisting to get housing loans for fishermen, sending people to Korea for foreign employment, concreting all roads, continuing the channel project in Gammawaththa Grama Niladhari division, concreting roads under Jathika Saviya and Gama Naguma, establishment of Civil Security Committee, taking people on pilgrimages, getting a children’s park to Kumarakanda
Political Party	Sri Lanka Freedom Party
Name	G.S. Dalsi Geethika
District	Galle
Electorate	Habaraduwa
National Identity Card Number
Age	40 years
Education Level	GCE(O/L)
Profession	Cloths business
Registered year with the party  and positions held (if any)	1993 Secretary of the branch society
Activities done within the party	Starting branch societies at election times
Activities done for the community	Solving the problems of Samurdhi receivers by being the president of the Samurdhi Society in the Habaraduwa divisional secretariat. Concreting village roads Providing fishing equipment for free Giving self-employment trainings for women and providing loans for self-employment

 

 

 

 

 

Political Party	United People’s Freedom Alliance
Name	Salwathura Acharige Nishamali Dewinie
District	Galle
Electorate	Habaraduwa
National Identity Card Number
Age	30 years
Education Level	B A Degree
Profession	Program Cordinator – Sewa Lanka Foundation
Registered year with the party  and positions held (if any)	2002
Activities done within the party	Have supported the candidates within the Grama Niladhari Division and within the local government area
Activities done for the community	Dhaham school teacher (from 1988, exam hall head, question paper invigilator, organizing meetings and events) Coordinating with government officers during the Tsunami period and until they got houses Empowering people through community based organizations Helping to strengthen the women’s organizations in the village Encouraging saving

 

 

 

 

Political Party	Sri Lanka Freedom Party
Name	Geetha Samanmalee Ranatunga
District	Galle
Electorate	Benthota
National Identity Card Number
Age	37 years
Education Level	GCE(O/L)
Profession	business woman
Registered year with the party  and positions held (if any)	1990 President of Women’s Action origination  Benthota President of Women’s action organization in the Galle district
Activities done within the party	Coming forward as a candidate for the 1997 local government election Assisting in all party activities and all election work of the party
Activities done for the community	Making wells and ponds Developing roads Providing equipment for farmers Providing glass and lenses Developing play grounds Training women for self-employment and giving loans Doing the work in the Lionel Premasiri Foundation Providing agricultural equipment

 

 

 

Political Party	Sri Lanka Freedom Party
Name	P.D.V. Chandrani
District	Galle
Electorate	Benthota
National Identity Card Number
Age	54 years
Education Level	GCE(O/L) Pass
Profession	Selling cloths
Registered year with the party  and positions held (if any)	1997
Activities done within the party	Working as the main organizer at the Madumulla Grama Niladhari Division and the Lionel Premasiri Foundation since 2009
Activities done for the community	Providing loans for self employment for women through Wadumulla women’s organization from 1991 Directing for training programs through the divisional secretariat Working as the secretary and the treasurer of it. Working as the auditing officer at the Bodimaluwa Sanasa Society Acting as the secretary of children’s development society in Hungangoda/Madumulla President of the Meththa Society in the Grama Niladhari division on Hungangoda/ Madulla Providing glasses/cloths and school books through Lionel Premasiri Foundation Providing sewing machines and electrical items to women at  a reduced rate Doing self employment trainings for women and awareness raising activities

 

 

 

 

Political Party	United People’s Freedom Alliance
Name	Kananke Liyanage Rupika
District	Galle
Electorate	Imaduwa
National Identity Card Number
Age	33 yrs
Education Level	GCE(A/L)
Profession	Business woman
Registered year with the party  and positions held (if any)	1998 Active Member
Activities done within the party
Activities done for the community	Doing social work to the village as the president of women’s active organization of Pubudu Ellegoda Society. Secretary of the Sanasa Development Band Educating young girls and directing them for sewing courses Assisting social work like distribution of reading glasses.

 

 

 

 

Political Party	Sri Lanka Freedom Party
Name	Hettiarachchige Sriyani
District	Galle
Electorate	Bope – Poddala
National Identity Card Number
Age	55 years
Education Level	GCE(A/L)
Profession	Retired
Registered year with the party  and positions held (if any)	1973 Treasurer, Secretary, Committee member of the Central board of authority Secretary of the women’s wing in Akmeemana
Activities done within the party	Educating people at every election, collecting women in the district and educating them, participating for party rallies

 

 

 

Political Party	Sri Lanka Freedom Party
Name	Soma Iddagoda
District	Galle
Electorate	Benthota
National Identity Card Number
Age	56 years
Education Level	GCE(A/L)
Profession	Business woman
Registered year with the party  and positions held (if any)	1970 Working as the Secretary, President and Treasurer of the branch society of the party President of the women’s wing of the Benthara electorate
Activities done within the party	Organizing women for May Day rallies from the date the membership was given Participating at women’s day meetings Participating at meetings Participating at Pada Yathra
Activities done for the community	Donating 88 mamotees to farmers through party members when  acting as the secretary of eth Farmer Organization Giving clay cookers to women as the president of Praja Sathkara Working as the Samurdhi President Assisting to get roofing sheets

 

 

 

 

Political Party	Sri Lanka Freedom Party
Name	K.W. Padmani
District	Galle
Electorate	Hikkaduwa
National Identity Card Number
Age	49 years
Education Level	GCE(O/L)
Profession
Registered year with the party  and positions held (if any)	1982 President of Branch Society
Activities done within the party	President of the women’s society, president of the village society, participating at election monitoring activities
Activities done for the community	Assisting to build the road to the area Working for fishermen’s rights Looking in to people’s problems Member of the Civil Security Committee President of Samurdhi Scoiety Advocating the officers about the drinking water problem and being able to find a solution to it.

 

 

 

 

Political Party	Sri Lanka Freedom Party
Name	P.A. Champika Niranjalee
District	Galle
Electorate	Niyagama
National Identity Card Number
Age	39 years
Education Level	Higher Diploma in Local Government First year undergraduate
Profession	Samurdhi Development officer
Registered year with the party  and positions held (if any)	1983 Secretary of Branch society in Poddala West Secretary of Niyagama authority President of Women’s wing of Niyagama
Activities done within the party	Actively working at the above positions and involve in all party activities at election times
Activities done for the community	Organizing health clinics Organizing educational programs and seminars for school children Developing roads for infrastructure development  Organizing education and attitude development programs for the community Establishing women’s organizations at 34 vilage development divisions in Niyagama and doing awareness raising work and talking about their problems Organizing programs on women’s political representation and directing women to it Have served the community for 10 years
Activities to be done in the future	Providing welfare services for roads, health and education Organizing programs to develop attitudes, knowledge Starting programs to identify women’s problems and executing them. Starting a program at the village level to stop alcoholism

 

 

 

 

Political Party	United People’s Freedom Alliance
Name	Balage Thilini Suranji
District	Galle
Electorate	Imaduwa
National Identity Card Number
Age	23 years
Education Level	Diploma in English
Profession	Doing higher studies
Registered year with the party  and positions held (if any)	2005
Activities done within the party	Organizing election meetings Going from house to house to educate people Organizing political campaigns
Activities done for the community	Supporting every social village in the village Assisting school programs Serving as a Dhaham school teacher since 3 years Assisting the work of Rantharu Children’s Society Have worked with the community for 5 years
Activities to be done in the future	Involving with local government activities and voluntary organizations to provide a better service for the community Raising a voice on women’s rights in the Local government Organizing spiritual programs for the people to change their attitudes Working against injustice without considering party politics

 

 

 

 

 

Political Party	Sri Lanka Freedom Party
Name	Uthpala Karunarathna
District	Galle
Electorate	Habaraduwa
National Identity Card Number
Age	36 years
Education Level	GCE(A/L)
Profession	Samurdhi Development Officer
Registered year with the party  and positions held (if any)	1992 Vice Secretary of the branch society
Activities done within the party	Giving support to all activities within the party and working actively at every election
Activities done for the community	Making 4 houses through Diri Piyasa Program Installing street lamps Concreting secondary roads Participating at all voluntary programs as a member of Sarvodaya society Organizing health programs and events through the village development society Organizing work done through the Buddhist society Assisting the displaced people during the Tsunami period. Have worked for the community for 10 years
Activities to be done in the future	Using the provisions received to the local government for the welfare of the people Initiating a program to stop violence against women Doing economic, social and educational programs Creating a local government free from corruption and injustice.

 

 

 

 

Political Party	Sri Lanka Freedom Party
Name	A.P. Dinusha Saman Kumari
District	Galle
Electorate	Akmeemana
National Identity Card Number
Age	28 years
Education Level	Degree
Profession	Land owner and a planter
Registered year with the party  and positions held (if any)	2003 Secretary of the branch society Secretary of the youth society
Activities done within the party	Working at every election to get victory to the party Working as a polling booth representative
Activities done for the community	Conducting events and trainings with Sanasa society Working as a teacher for 12 years at the Shri Sumana Dhaham school Working to get a medical clinic to the village through the Health Ministry Have served the community for 12 years
Activities to be done in the future	Developing roads in the area Working for women’s needs Initiating a program to eradicate poverty Trying to make a good political culture by changing the present corrupted social system

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Political Party	Sri Lanka Freedom Party
Name	A.G. Lakshmi Hemantha De Silva
District	Galle
Electorate	Ambalangoda
National Identity Card Number
Age	45 years
Education Level	LLB Law degree
Profession	Lawyer
Registered year with the party  and positions held (if any)	1993 Active member of the SLFP lawyers society in the Galle district
Activities done within the party	Working as an active member in the party
Activities done for the community	Looking in to the problems of the public as a lawyer Have served the public for 11 years
Activities to be done in the future	Working for the betterment of the people by providing the allocated provisions to the public in a correct manner Initiating a program to find solutions to women’s problems

 

 

 

Political Party	Sri Lanka Freedom Party
Name	Bhashini Menuka Wijesuriya
District	Galle
Electorate	Ambalangoda
National Identity Card Number
Age	29 years
Education Level	Higher Diploma (Hotel Mgt.)
Profession	Business woman
Registered year with the party  and positions held (if any)	2011 Member of the party’s board of authority Secretary of the branch society
Activities done within the party	Helping at all levels in order to get victory at the elections
Activities done for the community	Assisting Tsunami affected people with money, labor and equipment Providing dry rations to a few selected families Providing self-employment for young women by giving them beauty culture courses Have serves for 5 years
Activities to be done in the future	Giving self-employment by conducting beauty culture courses Introducing a market for the self-employed women. Using the received money for women’s welfare activities Initiating a program to find out the capacities of the children and trying to develop those capacities Doing traditional and cultural programs.