Sivanathan Kishore ( ta, சிவநாதன் கிசோர்; born 12 May 1962) is a

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politician and former Member of Parliament.

Early life

Kishore was born on 12 May 1962.

Career

Kishore was a

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official for 14 years. He was arrested by the

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in April 1999 and handed over to the Terrorist Investigation Division. He was released in August 2000 after 16 months in detention. Kishore was selected by the rebel

Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE; ta, தமிழீழ விடுதலைப் புலிகள், translit=Tamiḻīḻa viṭutalaip pulikaḷ, si, දෙමළ ඊළාම් විමුක්ති කොටි, t ...

(LTTE) to be one of the

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 ...

's (TNA) candidates in Vanni District at the 2004 parliamentary election. He was elected and entered

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. In 2010, after the LTTE's military defeat in the

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, the TNA deselected most of its LTTE appointed MPs, including Kishore. He subsequently joined the governing

United People's Freedom Alliance The United People's Freedom Alliance (abbreviated UPFA; si, එක්සත් ජනතා නිදහස් සන්ධානය ''Eksath Janathā Nidahas Sandānaya''; ta, ஐக்கிய மக்கள் சுதந்திரக� ...

(UPFA). He contested the 2010 parliamentary election as one of the UPFA's candidates in Vanni District but failed to get elected after coming ninth amongst the UPFA candidates. Kishore contested the 2015 parliamentary election as one of the

Tamil United Liberation Front The Tamil United Liberation Front ( ta, தமிழர் ஐக்கிய விடுதலை முன்னணி, translit=Tamil Onrupattatu Viduthulai Munnai, si, ද්‍රවිඩ එක්සත් විමුක්ති ප� ...

's (TULF) candidates in Vanni District but again the TULF failed to win any seats in Parliament.

Electoral history

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Kishore, S. 1962 births Members of the 13th Parliament of Sri Lanka Living people Politicians from Northern Province, Sri Lanka Sri Lankan Hindus Tamil politicians Tamil National Alliance politicians Tamil United Liberation Front United People's Freedom Alliance politicians