Rajakaruna Mohotti Appuhamillage Harshana Supun Rajakaruna (known as Harshana Rajakaruna born 27 February 1980) is a Sri Lankan politician. He is a Member of the Sri Lankan Parliament from the

United National Party The United National Party, often abbreviated as UNP ( si, එක්සත් ජාතික පක්ෂය, translit=Eksath Jāthika Pakshaya, ta, ஐக்கிய தேசியக் கட்சி, translit=Aikkiya Tēciyak Kaṭci), ...

and a former member of the

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Provincial Council. Born to Sarathchandra Rajakaruna, Harshana was educated at

Royal College, Colombo Royal College, Colombo is a selective entry boys' school located in Cinnamon Gardens, Colombo, Sri Lanka. Started as a private school by Rev Joseph Marsh in 1835, it was established as the Colombo Academy by Sir Robert Wilmot-Horton in Janua ...

, played cricket for the college at the

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. He went on to gain a degree in management from the

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and an

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from the University of Wales, Cardiff. On his return to Sri Lanka he worked at John Keells Stock Brokers as a Senior Investment Advisor. He was a member of the executive committee, National Youth League Working Committee, Sports Committee, Economic Committee and Buddhist Committee of the

. In 2009 he contested the provincial council election and won a seat in the

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Provincial Council. He was elected to parliament during the

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. He contested the 2020 General Elections under the

Samagi Jana Balawegaya The Samagi Jana Balawegaya (, ta, ஐக்கிய மக்கள் சக்தி, "United People's Power") is a political alliance that is led by the opposition leader of Sri Lanka, Sajith Premadasa. The alliance was formed with the appro ...

(සමගි ජන බලවේගය) party. He obtained the 3rd highest number of preferential votes for the SJB in the Gampaha electoral district.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Rajakaruna, Harshana 1980 births Living people Sri Lankan Buddhists Samagi Jana Balawegaya politicians United National Party politicians Members of the 15th Parliament of Sri Lanka Members of the 16th Parliament of Sri Lanka Provincial councillors of Sri Lanka Alumni of Royal College, Colombo