Nanda Ellawala
Hon. Nanda Ellawala | |
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Member of Parliament for Ratnapura | |
In office 1970–1977 | |
In office 1989–1994 | |
Personal details | |
Born | 13 November 1939 |
Died | 1994(1994-00-00) (aged 54–55) |
Nationality | Sri Lankan |
Political party | Sri Lanka Freedom Party |
Spouse | Surangani Ellawala |
Relations | Sirimavo Bandaranaike |
Children | Nalanda Ellawala |
Occupation | Politics |
Nanda Sydney Ellawala (13 November 1939 – 1994) was a Ceylonese politician. He was a Member of Parliament from the Ratnapura electorate.
Early life and family
Born to Robert Sydney Ellawala and Mallika Kobbekaduwa of the Radala Ellawala family. A descended of William Ellawala, he was a cousin of Sirimavo Bandaranaike who would become Prime Minister of Ceylon.
Political career
Nanda Ellawala contested the Ratnapura electorate from the Sri Lanka Freedom Party in the 1970 parliamentary elections winning against P.B. Wijesundara gaining 42,004 votes to 22,633 votes and entered parliament.[1] He was defeated in the 1977 parliamentary elections by the United National Party candidate G. V. Punchinilame by 23,525 votes to 16,002 votes.[2] He was again re-elected to parliament from Ratnapura in the 1989 parliamentary elections and held the seat until his death in 1994, when it was succeeded by his son Nalanda Ellawala who was elected to parliament in the 1994 parliamentary elections, who held the seat until his death in 1997.
Family
He married Surangani Tennekoon. They had two children, Nalanda Ellawala and Visaka Ellawala.
See also
References
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- Speaker: Stanley Tillekeratne
- Prime Minister: Sirimavo Bandaranaike
- Leader of the Opposition: J. R. Jayewardene
- M. S. Aluthgamage
- P. G. Ariyatillake
- Gamini Dissanayake
- A. G. Fernando
- Monty Gopallawa
- Abdul Cader Shahul Hameed
- T. B. M. Herath
- Tamara Kumari Ilangaratne
- D. M. Jayaratne
- T. B. Jayasundera
- U. P. Y. Jinadasa
- Hector Kobbekaduwa
- R. Kulatillake
- H. M. Navaratne
- E. L. Senanayake
- Hemachandra Sirisena
- Piyasena Tennakoon
- T. B. Tennekoon
- Richard Udugama
- P. B. Unantenne
- J. D. Weerasekera
- Noel Wimalasena
- S. B. Yalegama
- T. B. Herath
- A. M. Jinadasa
- R. B. Ratnamalala
- K. B. Ratnayake
- Maithripala Senanayake
- Ratna Deshapriya Senanayake
- P. M. K. Tennakoon
- Leelaratne Wijesinghe
- S. M. Asenkudhoos
- M. H. Naina Marikkar
- Tissa Balalla
- Augustheenu Fonseka
- Maithripala Herath
- S. B. Herat
- S. D. R. Jayaratne
- L. B. Jayasena
- G. W. Samarasinghe
- Tikiri Banda Subasinghe
- Mudiyanse Tennakoon
- Protus Tissera
- P. B. Wettewa
- D. P. Wickramasinghe
- M. A. J. Wijesinghe
- P. Wijesinghe
- S. Wijewardena
- B. A. P. B. Balasuriya
- Nanda Ellawala
- Piyadasa Harischandra
- P. B. G. Kalugalla
- V. T. G. Karunaratne
- Sarath Muttetuwegama
- Vasudeva Nanayakkara
- N. M. Perera
- P. R. Ratnayake
- Mallikka Ellawala Ratwatte
- Seetha Seneviratne
- Dudley Senanayake
- Athauda Seneviratne
- W. A. A. Sirisena
- Dharmadasa Wanniarachchi
- Dhanapala Weerasekera
- P. O. Wimalanaga
- Sumanapala Dahanayake
- Wijeyananda Dahanayake
- Neal de Alwis
- Ronnie de Mel
- L. C. de Silva
- Weerasinghe de Silva
- Henry William Dissanayake
- Prins Gunasekera
- Panini Ilangakoon
- Albert Kariyawasam
- M. G. Mendis
- Aelian Mahanaga Nanayakkara
- George Rajapaksa
- Mahinda Rajapaksa
- Don Roy Rajapakse
- Senapala Samarasekera
- Edirisuriya Tennyson
- B. Y. Tudawe
- S. A. Wickramasinghe
- R. M. Appuhamy
- W. P. G. Ariyadasa
- K. Y. M. Wijeratne Banda
- B. H. Bandara
- R. M. Bandara
- W. M. R. S. B. Delungahawatta
- A. M. Jayawardena
- S. A. S. Somapala
- Raja Welegama
- D. D. E. Wickremaratne
- Kusala Abhayawardana
- Felix Dias Bandaranaike
- Sirimavo Bandaranaike
- A. T. Basnayake
- I. A. Cader
- Falil Caffoor
- Somaweera Chandrasiri
- Wimalasiri de Mel
- Colvin R. de Silva
- K. C. de Silva
- Denzil Fernando
- Cholomondeley Goonewardene
- Leslie Goonewardene
- Vivienne Goonewardene
- Chandra Gunasekera
- T. B. Ilangaratne
- Lakshman Jayakody
- Bonnie Jayasuriya
- J. R. Jayewardene
- Pieter Keuneman
- A. D. J. L. Leo
- Mangala Moonesinghe
- S. Obeyesekera
- Dayasena Pasqual
- Paris Perera
- R. S. Perera
- Ranasinghe Premadasa
- Wilfred Senanayake
- M. P. de Z. Siriwardena
- Bernard Soysa
- V. A. Sugathadasa
- S. K. K. Suriarachchi
- Stanley Tillekeratne
- Herbert Wickramasinghe
- Ratnasiri Wickremanayake
- Abdul Aziz
- M. D. S. Jayawardene
- S. S. Kulatileke
- Badi-ud-din Mahmud
- J. E. J. Rodrigo
- M. C. Subramaniam
- Chelliah Kumarasuriyar
*Appointed MPs were abolished in 1972 by the First Republican Constitution
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