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Raviraj
Nadarajah Raviraj ( ta, நடராஜா ரவிராஜ், translit=naṭarājā ravirāj, ; 25 June 1962 – 10 November 2006) was a Sri Lankan Tamil lawyer and politician. He was Mayor of Jaffna in 2001 and a Member of Parliament for Jaffna Electoral District, Jaffna District from 2001 to 2006. A member of the Tamil National Alliance, he was shot dead on 10 November 2006 in Colombo. Early life and family Raviraj was born 25 June 1962. His family were from Chavakachcheri in northern Dominion of Ceylon, Ceylon. Both of his parents were teachers – his father taught at Chavakachcheri Hindu College and his mother taught at Chavakachcheri Hindu Ladies College. Raviraj was educated at Chavakachcheri Hindu College, Drieberg College, Chavakachcheri and St. John's College, Jaffna. Raviraj was married to Sasikala, a teacher at Bishop's College (Sri Lanka), Bishop's College, Colombo. They had a daughter (Praveena) and son (Yuthishthran). Career Raviraj became an attorney at law o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jaffna Electoral District
Jaffna Electoral District is one of the 22 multi-member electoral districts of Sri Lanka created by the 1978 Constitution of Sri Lanka. The district covers the administrative districts of Jaffna and Kilinochchi in the Northern province. The district currently elects 9 of the 225 members of the Sri Lankan Parliament and had 529,239 registered electors in 2014. __TOC__ Election results Presidential elections 1982 presidential election Results of the 1st presidential election held on 20 October 1982: 1988 presidential election Results of the 2nd presidential election held on 19 December 1988: 1994 presidential election Results of the 3rd presidential election held on 9 November 1994: 1999 presidential election Results of the 4th presidential election held on 21 December 1999: 2005 presidential election Results of the 5th presidential election held on 17 November 2005: 2010 presidential election Results of the 6th presidential election held on 26 January 2010: ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |