Ajith Rajapakse

Ajith Nishantha Rajapakse (born 6 January 1974) is a Sri Lankan politician, former provincial councilor, former Member of Parliament and Deputy Speaker of the Parliament of Sri Lanka from 2022 to 2024. He was a member of Ambalantota Divisional Council and the Southern Provincial Council.

Rajapakse has GCE O/L, A/L qualifications with a Diploma in Politics from National Youth Council. He contested in the 2001 parliamentary election as a candidate of the People's Alliance for the Hambantota District, but failed to get elected. He contested again in the 2015 parliamentary election as a candidate of the United People's Freedom Alliance (UPFA) in the Hambantota District but failed to get elected once again after coming in 5th place amongst the UPFA candidates. He contested in the 2020 parliamentary election as a candidate for the Sri Lanka People's Freedom Alliance in the Hambantota District and was elected to the Parliament of Sri Lanka.

{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:left;" |+ Electoral history of Ajith Rajapakse ! scope=col|Election ! scope=col|Constituency ! scope=col colspan="2"|Party ! scope=col colspan="2"|Alliance ! scope=col|Votes ! scope=col|Result |- | 1999 provincial || Hambantota District || || || style="background:;"| || People's Alliance || align=right| || Elected |- | 2001 parliamentary || Hambantota District || || || style="background:;"| || People's Alliance || align=right| || Not elected |- | 2004 provincial || Hambantota District || || || style="background:;"| || United People's Freedom Alliance || align=right| || Elected |- | 2009 provincial || Hambantota District || || || style="background:;"| || United People's Freedom Alliance || align=right| || Elected |- | 2014 provincial || Hambantota District || || || style="background:;"| || United People's Freedom Alliance || align=right| || Elected |- | 2015 parliamentary || Hambantota District || || || style="background:;"| || United People's Freedom Alliance || align=right| || Not elected |- | 2020 parliamentary || Hambantota District || style="background:;"| || Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna || style="background:;"| || Sri Lanka People's Freedom Alliance || align=right| || Elected |- | 2024 parliamentary|| Hambantota District || | || || style="background:;"| || New Democratic Front || || Not elected |} Provided by Wikipedia