Political parties in Sri Lanka announce National List MPs for 2024 General Election

Several political parties in Sri Lanka have released their lists of candidates nominated as National List Members of Parliament (National List MPs) for the 2024 General Election.

National List of the National People’s Power (NPP)

1. Bimal Rathnayake
   • JVP Politburo Member, National Executive Member of NPP
   • Former Member of Parliament
2. Professor Wasantha Subasinghe
   • Department of Sociology, University of Kelaniya
   • National Executive Member of NPP, Member of the Policy Making Committee on Social Empowerment
3. Dr. Anura Karunathilake
   • Senior Lecturer, Department of Mathematics, University of Kelaniya
   • National Executive Member of NPP, Member of the Policy Making Committee
4. Professor Upali Pannilage
   • Former Dean, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Ruhuna
   • National Executive Member of NPP, Member of the Policy Making Committee
5. Eranga Udesh Weeraratne
   • Company CEO
   • IT Engineer
   • Member of the Policy Making Committee on IT
6. Aruna Jayasekara
   • Retired Major General
7. Dr. Harshana Suriyapperuma
   • Company Director
   • Member of the National People’s Power Economic Council
8. Janitha Ruwan Kodituwakku
   • Assistant Naval Engineer
   • Committee Member of the NPP Engineering Forum
9. Punya Sri Kumara Jayakody
   • Engineer
   • Project Manager
   • NPP National Executive Member
10. Ramalingam K. Chandrasekar
    • Former Member of Parliament
    • NPP National Executive Member, Jaffna District Organiser
11. Dr. Najith Indika
    • Social Activist
    • Former Convenor of the Inter-University Students’ Federation
12. Sugath Thilakaratne
    • Olympic Athlete
13. Lakmali Hemachandra
    • Attorney-at-Law
    • Executive Member, NPP Lawyers’ Association
14. Sunil Kumara Gamage
    • Chartered Accountant
    • Former Deputy GM of the Water Board
    • NPP Economic Council Member
15. Gamini Rathnayake
    • Former Member of Parliament
    • Convener of the National Center for Free Trade Zone Workers
16. Professor Ruwan Chaminda Ranasinghe
    • Dean, Faculty of Management, Uva Wellassa University
    • President of the Uva Province Tourism Board
17. Sugath Wasantha De Silva
    • Retired Social Services Officer
18. Keerthi Welisarage
    • Award-winning Author
    • NPP Operations Committee Member
19. Chamila Kumudu Peiris
    • Popular Actress
20. Abdul Fatha Mohamed Ikram
    • Managing Director of the clothing brand ‘Emerald’
21. Ranjan Jayalal Perera
    • General Secretary, CEB Workers Union
    • National Trade Union Centre – National Committee Member
22. Mohamed Nazeer Ikram
    • Teaching Professional
    • NPP Operations Committee Member
23. Martin Nelson
    • Veteran Dramatist
    • Social and Fisheries Trade Union Activist
24. Romesh Mohan De Mel
    • Company Director
25. Benita Prishanthi Hettithanthri
    • Company Director
26. Pubudu Nuwan Samaraweera
    • Veterinarian
    • NPP’s Australia Coordinator and Melbourne City Organiser
27. Sarath Lal Perera
    • Former Treasurer, All Ceylon Trade Union Federation
    • Secretary of the Retired Teacher-Principal Collective
28. Anura Hettigoda Gamage
    • Accountant, NPP Qatar Organiser
29. Hemathilaka Gamage
    • Journalist

National List of the Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB)

1. Ranjith Madduma Bandara
2. Imthiaz Bakeer Markar
3. Dullas Alahapperuma
4. Sagaran Vijayandiran
5. Nizam Kariapper
6. Sujeewa Senasinghe
7. G. L. Peiris
8. Sudarshani Fernandopulle
9. Upul Jayasuriya
10. Mahim Mendis
11. Upul Bandara Dissanayake
12. Rohana Lakshman Piyadasa
13. Lihini Fernando
14. Ravindra Samaraweera
15. Athulasiri Samarakoon
16. Kennedy Degaulle Gunawardana
17. Lalith Prasanna Perera
18. Vishaka Kamalee Suriyabandara
19. Mahesh Senanayake
20. Ravi Jayawardena
21. Thisath Devapriya Bandara Wijegunawardena
22. Lankeshwara Mithrapala
23. Palanivelu Parameshwaran
24. Balakrishnan Sivanesan
25. Ganapathy Naguleswaran
26. Chandima Wijegunawardana
27. Mohamed Hashim Mohamed Roomy
28. Muhammadu Ismail Muttu Muhammadu
29. Indika Bandaranayake

National List of the New Democratic Front

1. Dinesh Gunawardena
2. Shyamila Perera
3. Mohamed Faiszer Musthapha
4. Tiran Alles
5. Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena
6. Jayantha Weerasinghe
7. Senthil Thondaman
8. Suren Raghavan
9. Ronald Chithranjan Perera
10. Ravi Karunanayake
11. Thalatha Athukorala
12. Kanishka Suranimala Rajapaksha
13. Muhammed Mustapha Anwar
14. Nissanka Nanayakkara
15. Sagala Abhayawickrama
16. Siripala Amarasinghe
17. Weerakumara Dissanayake
18. Rashdan Rahuman
19. Nimalka Fernando
20. Damayanthi Jayasekara
21. Newton Peiris
22. Leslie Devendra
23. Mahinda Senarath Bandara
24. Adambawa Uthuma Lebbe
25. Mohamed Muzammil
26. Wellalage Bandula
27. Sirimasiri Hapuarachchi
28. Piumi Senarath Samarathunga
29. Keerthi Sri Weerasinghe

National List of the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP)

1. Namal Rajapaksa
2. Gamini Lokuge
3. C. B. Ratnayake
4. Ven. Uthurawala Dhammarathana Thero
5. Tissa Vitharana
6. Jayantha Ketagoda
7. Sagara Kariyawasam
8. Thisakutti Arachchi
9. Ven. Tebuwana Piyananda Thero
10. Muhammad Fadil Marjan Asmi
11. Renuka Perera
12. Wimal Geegange
13. W. Dayarathna
14. Anusha Damayanthi
15. Jagath Wellawatta
16. Wasantha Handapangoda
17. Viraj Perera
18. Athula Priyadarshana De Silva
19. Manjula Wellalage
20. Ravihara Kulathunga
21. Damith Hettihewa
22. Ranjith Bandara
23. Vidura Perera
24. Pasan Kasthuri Fernando
25. Sarath Keerthirathna
26. Sudath Rohana
27. Mahinda Pathirana
28. Rathna Dharmapriya Daya Pathirana
29. Samantha Indika

National List of the Sarvajana Balaya

1. Hemakumara Nanayakkara
2. Geeganage Weerasinghe
3. Ranjana Kumara Senavirathna
4. Jayananda Waleboda Pituwala Kankanmge
5. Roshan Harsha Fernando
6. Nalaka Perera
7. Arumugam Periyandi Kanapathi Pille
8. Roshan Mahesh James Gunathilaka
9. Punchinilame Meegaswaththe
10. Sameera Prasanaga Somarathna
11. Liyanage Tudor Weerasinghe
12. Nandasiri Weerasinghe
13. Tisli Jagath Kodithuwakku
14. Waruna Chandrakeerthi Hettiarachchi
15. Ruwan Bandara Rukman Thilakarathna
16. Thanuja Dhammika Rathmale
17. Ranuka Sampath Marasinghe
18. Shehan Sandaruwan Ambeypitiya
19. Suriyabandara Dissanayaka
20. Mohammad Hasan
21. Thilina Peiris
22. Bupathi Yashashri Bandara Kahathuduwa
23. Nilendra Deshapriya Fernando
24. Priyantha Pradeep Kumara Mapalagama
25. Danindu Withanawasam
26. Prasanna Amarathunga
27. Janendra Ranasinghe
28. Buddhika Ekanayaka
29. Ruwani Thisera