S. Kishore
| Honourable S. Kishore MP | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Sri Lankan Parliament for Vanni District | |
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In office 2004–2010 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 12 May 1962 |
| Political party | Tamil United Liberation Front |
| Religion | Hindu |
| Ethnicity | Sri Lankan Tamil |
Sivanathan Kishore (Tamil: சிவநாதன் கிசோர்; born 12 May 1962) is a Sri Lankan Tamil politician and former Member of Parliament.
Early life
Kishore was born on 12 May 1962.[1]
Career
Kishore was a Red Cross official for 14 years.[2][3] He was arrested by the Sri Lanka Army in April 1999 and handed over to the Terrorist Investigation Division.[4][5] He was released in August 2000 after 16 months in detention.[6]
Kishore was selected by the rebel Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) to be one of the Tamil National Alliance's (TNA) candidates in Vanni District at the 2004 parliamentary election.[7] He was elected and entered Parliament.[8]
In 2010, after the LTTE's military defeat in the civil war, the TNA deselected most of its LTTE appointed MPs, including Kishore.[9] He subsequently joined the governing United People's Freedom Alliance (UPFA).[9] He contested the 2010 parliamentary election as one of the UPFA's candidates in Vanni District but failed to get elected after coming ninth amongst the UPFA candidates.[10]
Kishore contested the 2015 parliamentary election as one of the Tamil United Liberation Front's (TULF) candidates in Vanni District but again the TULF failed to win any seats in Parliament.[11][12][13]
Electoral history
| Election | Constituency | Party | Votes | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 parliamentary[8] | Vanni District | TNA | 17,653 | Elected |
| 2010 parliamentary[10] | Vanni District | UPFA | 1,262 | Not elected |
| 2015 parliamentary | Vanni District | TULF | Not elected |
References
- ↑ "Directory of Past Members: Sivanathan Kissor". Parliament of Sri Lanka.
- ↑ Chandraprema, C. A. (12 June 2009). ""The Tamils have now been left on the road" – Sivanathan Kishore". The Island (Sri Lanka).
- ↑ "LTTE covert operations uncovered". The Sunday Times (Sri Lanka). 2 May 1999.
- ↑ "Security forces detain Red Cross official". TamilNet. 27 April 1999.
- ↑ "Red Cross Official questioned in courts". TamilNet. 10 May 1999.
- ↑ "Court releases Vavuniya Red Cross head". TamilNet. 28 August 2000.
- ↑ Jeyaraj, D. B. S. (3 April 2010). "Tamil National Alliance enters critical third phase-2". The Daily Mirror (Sri Lanka). Archived from the original on 16 May 2010.
- 1 2 "General Election 2004 Preferences" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka.
- 1 2 Jeyaraj, D. B. S. (17 April 2010). "T.N.A. Performs creditably in parliamentary elections". The Daily Mirror (Sri Lanka). Archived from the original on 28 April 2010.
- 1 2 "Parliamentary General Election - 2010 Vanni Preferences" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka.
- ↑ "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" (PDF). The Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka Extraordinary. 1923/03. 13 July 2015.
- ↑ "Parliamentary Election - 17-08-2015 - Official Election Results ALL ISLAND RESULTS". Department of Elections, Sri Lanka.
- ↑ "Parliamentary Election - 17-08-2015 Electoral District: Vanni Final District Result". Department of Elections, Sri Lanka.
