V. Balachandran (Sri Lankan politician)

For the Indian politician, see V. Balachandran.
Honourable
V. Balachandran
MP
Member of the Sri Lanka Parliament
for Vanni District
In office
1994–2000
Personal details
Born 18 December 1951
Political party Democratic People's Liberation Front
Other political
affiliations
People's Liberation Organisation of Tamil Eelam
Religion Hindu
Ethnicity Sri Lankan Tamil

Vaithilingam Balachandran (born 18 December 1951) is a Sri Lankan Tamil politician and former Member of Parliament.

Balachandran was born on 18 December 1951.[1] He is a Hindu.[1]

Balachandran contested the 1994 parliamentary election as one of the Democratic People's Liberation Front's candidates in Vanni District and was elected to Parliament.[2] He contested the 2001 and 2010 parliamentary elections as a DPLF candidate in Vanni District but failed to get elected on each occasion.[3][4][5][6]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Balachandran, Vythilingam". Parliament of Sri Lanka.
  2. "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1994". Department of Elections, Sri Lanka.
  3. "ELECTORAL DISTRICT No. 11 — VANNI". The Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka Extraordinary. 3 November 2001.
  4. "General Election 2001 Preferences". Department of Elections, Sri Lanka.
  5. "PART I : SECTION (I) — GENERAL Government Notifications THE PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS ACT, No. 1 OF 1981 Notice Under Section 24(1) GENERAL ELECTIONS OF MEMBERS OF THE PARLIAMENT". The Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka Extraordinary. 1643/07. 2 March 2010.
  6. "Parliamentary General Election - 2010 Vanni Preferences". Department of Elections, Sri Lanka.