Shanthi Sriskantharajah

Honourable
Shanthi Sriskantharajah
MP
Member of the Sri Lankan Parliament
for National List
Assumed office
2015
Personal details
Born (1965-10-28) 28 October 1965
Political party Illankai Tamil Arasu Kachchi
Other political
affiliations
Tamil National Alliance
Occupation Civil servant
Ethnicity Sri Lankan Tamil

Shanthi Sriskantharajah (born 28 October 1965) is a Sri Lankan Tamil civil servant, politician and Member of Parliament.

Early life

Sriskantharajah was born on 28 October 1965.[1]

Career

Sriskantharajah is a member of the Sri Lanka Administrative Service and a former Deputy Director of Planning.[2] She is a member of the Illankai Tamil Arasu Kachchi (ITAK).[3]

She was one of the Tamil National Alliance's (TNA) candidates in Vanni District at the 2015 parliamentary election but failed to get elected after coming fifth amongst the TNA candidates.[4] However, after the election she was appointed as a TNA National List MP in Parliament.[5][6]

Electoral history

Electoral history of Shanthi Sriskantharajah
Election Constituency Party Votes Result
2015 parliamentary[4] Vanni District TNA 18,081 Not elected

References

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