G. Karunakaran
| Honourable G. Karunakaran MP MPC | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Sri Lankan Parliament for Batticaloa District | |
| In office 1989–1994 | |
| Member of the Eastern Provincial Council for Batticaloa District | |
| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office 2012 | |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | Tamil Eelam Liberation Organization |
| Other political affiliations |
Tamil National Alliance |
| Ethnicity | Sri Lankan Tamil |
Govinthan Karunakaran (alias Jana) is a Sri Lankan Tamil politician, provincial councillor and former Member of Parliament.
Karunakaran contested the 1989 parliamentary election as one of the Tamil Eelam Liberation Organization's candidates in Batticaloa District and was elected to Parliament.[1] He contested the 2012 provincial council election as one of the Tamil National Alliance's candidates in Batticaloa District and was elected to the Eastern Provincial Council (EPC).[2] Karunakaran and the other newly elected TNA provincial councillors took their oaths on 28 September 2012 in front of TNA leader and Member of Parliament R. Sampanthan.[3]
References
- ↑ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1989" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka.
- ↑ "Preferences" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka.
- ↑ "Eastern Province Chief Minister assumes duties". Sunday Times (Sri Lanka). 30 September 2012.