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C. Chandrakanthan

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C. Chandrakanthan
Member of Parliament
for National List
In office
2006–2010
Preceded byJoseph Pararajasingam
Personal details
Born (1970-04-12) 12 April 1970 (age 54)
Political partyTamil National Alliance
OccupationMarine Officer

Chandranehru Chandrakanthan (Tamil: சந்திரநேரு சந்திரகாந்தன்; born 12 April 1970) is a Sri Lankan Tamil politician and former Member of Parliament.

Early life and family

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Chandrakanthan was born on 12 April 1970.[1] He is the son of assassinated Tamil National Alliance (TNA) MP A. Chandranehru.[2]

Career

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Chandrakanthan was appointed as a TNA National List MP in the Sri Lankan Parliament in September 2006, replacing Joseph Pararajasingam who had been assassinated in December 2005.[2][3] He contested the 2010 parliamentary election as one of the TNA's candidates in Ampara District but failed to get elected after coming second amongst the TNA candidates.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "Directory of Past Members: Chandranehru, Chandrakanthan". Parliament of Sri Lanka.
  2. ^ a b "Chandrakanthan sworn in as TNA national list parliamentarian". TamilNet. 27 September 2006.
  3. ^ Ferdinando, Shamindra (15 February 2008). "National List MPs, replacements – certainly not the people's choice". The Island (Sri Lanka).
  4. ^ "Parliamentary General Election - 2010 Digamadulla Preferences" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 May 2010.