Kanagasabai Pathmanathan
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Kanagasabai Pathmanathan was a Sri Lankan Tamil politician and Member of Parliament
.
Pathmanathan was one of the Tamil National Alliance
's candidates in Ampara District
at the 2004 parliamentary election
. He was elected and entered Parliament.
Pathmanathan died on 21 May 2009 after a brief illness.
Member of Parliament
A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...
.
Pathmanathan was one of the Tamil National Alliance
Tamil National Alliance
The Tamil National Alliance is a powerful minority Sri Lankan Tamil political alliance in Sri Lanka. It was formed as an amalgamation of moderate Tamil parties as well as number of former rebel groups...
's candidates in Ampara District
Ampara Electoral District
Ampara Electoral District was an electoral district of Sri Lanka between March 1960 and February 1989. The district was named after the town of Ampara in Ampara District, Eastern Province. The 1978 Constitution of Sri Lanka introduced the proportional representation electoral system for electing...
at the 2004 parliamentary election
Sri Lankan parliamentary election, 2004
Parliamentary elections were held in Sri Lanka on 2 April 2004. The ruling United National Party of Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe was defeated, winning only eighty two seats in the 225-member Sri Lankan parliament. The opposition United People's Freedom Alliance won 105 seats...
. He was elected and entered Parliament.
Pathmanathan died on 21 May 2009 after a brief illness.