Raja Kuhaneswaran (born 15 May 1960; also known as Irasa Kuganeswaran) is a

Sri Lankan Tamil Sri Lankan Tamils ( or ), also known as Ceylon Tamils or Eelam Tamils, are Tamils native to the South Asian island state of Sri Lanka. Today, they constitute a majority in the Northern Province, live in significant numbers in the Eastern Pr ...

politician and former Member of Parliament. Kuhaneswaran was born on 15 May 1960. He is a

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. Kuhaneswaran contested the 1989 parliamentary election as one of the

Tamil Eelam Liberation Organization The Tamil Eelam Liberation Organization (TELO) is an Eelam Tamil organisation which campaigned for the establishment of an independent Tamil Eelam in the northeast of Sri Lanka during 1972-1987 which later accepted the December 19th proposals. T ...

's candidates in Vanni District and was elected to

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. He was not re-elected at the 1994 parliamentary election. Kuhaneswaran contested the 2000 parliamentary election and was re-elected. He was re-elected at the 2001 parliamentary election as a

Tamil National Alliance The Tamil National Alliance ( ta, தமிழ்த் தேசியக் கூட்டமைப்பு ISO 15919: ''tamiḻt tēciyakkūṭṭamaippu''; TNA) is a political alliance in Sri Lanka that represents the country's Sri Lankan ...

candidate. He did not contest the 2004 parliamentary election after failing to get nominated.

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1960 births Living people Members of the 9th Parliament of Sri Lanka Members of the 11th Parliament of Sri Lanka Members of the 12th Parliament of Sri Lanka People from Northern Province, Sri Lanka Sri Lankan Hindus Tamil politicians Tamil Eelam Liberation Organization politicians Tamil National Alliance politicians {{NorthernLK-politician-stub