Former MPs lose seats in Sri Lanka’s 2024 Parliamentary Election

Several Members of Parliament who served in the previous Parliament have been defeated, according to the results of the 2024 Parliamentary Election in Sri Lanka released so far.

Among the defeated MPs, former ministers Ramesh Pathirana and Manusha Nanayakkara lost their seats in the Galle District, while Kanchana Wijesekera and Nipuna Ranawaka lost their seats in the Matara District.

Meanwhile, Mahinda Amaraweera lost his seat in the Hambantota District, and Shasheendra Rajapaksa lost his seat in the Monaragala District.

So far, the National People’s Power (NPP) party is leading.

List of Defeated Members of Parliament

1. S. M. Chandrasena – Anuradhapura
2. Duminda Dissanayake – Anuradhapura
3. Ishak Rahuman – Anuradhapura
4. S. C. Muthukumarana – Anuradhapura
5. Harin Fernando – Badulla
6. Nimal Siripala de Silva – Badulla
7. Dilan Perera – Badulla
8. Thenuka Vidanagamage – Badulla
9. Vadivel Suresh – Badulla
10. Sivanesathurai Chandrakanthan (also known as Sivanesathurai Santhirakanthan or “Pillayan”) – Batticaloa
11. D. Weerasingha – Digamadulla
12. Bandula Lal Bandarigoda – Galle
13. Chandima Weerakkody – Galle
14. Manusha Nanayakkara – Galle
15. Ramesh Pathirana – Galle
16. Kanchana Wijesekera – Matara
17. Nipuna Ranawaka – Matara
18. Weerasumana Weerasinghe – Matara
19. Buddhika Pathirana – Matara
20. Premitha Bandara Tennakoon – Matale
21. Rohana Dissanayake – Matale
22. Mahinda Amaraweera – Hambantota
23. Ajith Rajapakse – Hambantota
24. Upul Galappaththi – Hambantota
25. C. B. Rathnayake – Nuwara Eliya
26. Nimal Piyathissa – Nuwara Eliya
27. Mahindananda Aluthgamage – Kandy
28. Tissa Attanayake – Kandy
29. Dilum Amunugama – Kandy
30. Ranjith Bandara – Kandy
31. Velu Kumar – Kandy
32. Wasantha Yapabandara – Kandy
33. Piyal Nishantha De Silva – Kalutara
34. Rajitha Senaratne – Kalutara
35. Roshan Ranasinghe – Kalutara
36. Sanjeeva Edirimanna – Kalutara
37. Vidura Wickramanayaka – Kalutara
38. Ruwan Wijewardene – Gampaha
39. Nimal Lanza – Gampaha
40. Indika Anuruddha – Gampaha
41. Kokila Gunawardene – Gampaha
42. Milan Jayathilake – Gampaha
43. Nalin Fernando – Gampaha
44. Prasanna Ranaweera – Gampaha
45. Channa Jayasumana – Gampaha
46. Lasantha Alagiyawanna – Gampaha
47. Sarana Gunawardena – Gampaha
48. Ranjan Ramanayake – Gampaha
49. Susil Premajayantha – Colombo
50. Eran Wickramaratne – Colombo
51. Madhura Withanage – Colombo
52. Mano Ganesan – Colombo
53. Premnath C. Dolawatte – Colombo
54. Rosy Senanayake – Colombo
55. Sagala Ratnayaka – Colombo
56. Udaya Gammanpila – Colombo
57. Sarath Weerasekera – Colombo
58. Shasheendra Rajapaksa – Monaragala
59. Vijith Vijayamuni Soysa – Monaragala
60. Pavithradevi Wanniarachchi – Ratnapura
61. Premalal Jayasekara – Ratnapura
62. Janaka Wakkumbura – Ratnapura
63. Muditha Prishanthi – Ratnapura
64. Arundika Fernando – Puttalam
65. Ashoka Priyantha – Puttalam
66. Chinthaka Amal Bandara – Puttalam
67. Douglas Devananda – Jaffna
68. Dharmalingam Sithadthan – Jaffna
69. M. A. Sumanthiran – Jaffna
70. Angajan Ramanathan – Jaffna
71. Rajika Wickramasinghe – Kegalle
72. Ranjith Siyambalapitiya – Kegalle
73. Sarathi Dushmantha – Kegalle
74. Tharaka Balasuriya – Kegalle
75. Johnston Fernando – Kurunegala
76. Ashok Abeysinghe – Kurunegala
77. Asanka Navarathna – Kurunegala
78. Anura Priyadharshana Yapa – Kurunegala
79. Charitha Herath – Kurunegala
80. Shantha Bandara – Kurunegala
81. Thushara Indunil Amarasena – Kurunegala
82. D. B. Herath – Kurunegala
83. U. K. Sumith – Kurunegala
84. Kapila Athukorala – Trincomalee