E. R. Tambimuttu
| Honourable E. R. Tambimuttu MLC MSC | |
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| ஈ. ஆர். தம்பிமுத்து | |
| Member of the Legislative Council of Ceylon for Eastern Province | |
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In office 1921–1924 | |
| Member of the Legislative Council of Ceylon for Batticaloa | |
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In office 1924–1930 | |
| Member of the State Council of Ceylon for Trincomalee-Batticaloa | |
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In office 1936–1943 | |
| Preceded by | M. M. Subramaniam |
| Succeeded by | V. Nalliah |
| Personal details | |
| Born | c1890 |
| Profession | Lawyer |
| Ethnicity | Ceylon Tamil |
Emmanuel Rasanayagam Tambimuttu (Tamil: இம்மானுவேல் ராசநாயகம் தம்பிமுத்து, translit. Im'māṉuvēl Rācanāyakam Tampimuttu; born c1890) was a Ceylon Tamil lawyer, politician and member of the Legislative Council of Ceylon and State Council of Ceylon.
Early life and family
Tambimuttu was born around 1890.[1] His ancestors were originally from Nallur but later settled in Batticaloa in eastern eastern Ceylon.[1]
Tambimuttu had a daughter - Laurel.[1]
Career
Tambimuttu was an advocate.[1] He contested the 1921 legislative council election as a candidate for the Eastern Province seat and was elected to the Legislative Council of Ceylon unopposed.[1][2] Tambimuttu contested the 1924 legislative council election as a candidate for the Batticaloa seat and was re-elected to the Legislative Council.[1][2][3][4]
Tambimuttu did not contest the 1931 state council election due to the boycott organised by the Jaffna Youth Congress.[5] He contested the 1936 state council election as a candidate for the Trincomalee-Batticaloa seat and was elected to the State Council of Ceylon.[1][6] He was later expelled from the State Council.[6]
Electoral history
| Election | Constituency | Party | Votes | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1921 legislative council | Eastern Province | - | Elected | |
| 1924 legislative council | Batticaloa | Elected | ||
| 1936 state council | Trincomalee-Batticaloa | Elected |
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Arumugam, S. (1997). Dictionary of Biography of the Tamils of Ceylon (PDF). p. 218.
- 1 2 Hennayake, Shantha K. (5 April 2004). "Geography is thicker than blood: Prabhakaran (North) - Karuna (East) feud in context". The Island (Sri Lanka).
- ↑ Rajasingham, K. T. "Chapter 5: Political polarization on communal lines". Sri Lanka: The Untold Story.
- ↑ Sabaratnam, T. T. "Chapter 19: The Birth and Death of the Jaffna Youth Congress". Sri Lankan Tamil Struggle.
- ↑ Rajasingham, K. T. "Chapter 7: State Councils - elections and boycotts". Sri Lanka: The Untold Story.
- 1 2 Rajasingham, K. T. "Chapter 8: Pan Sinhalese board of ministers - A Sinhalese ploy". Sri Lanka: The Untold Story.