P. R. Selvanayagam

Sri Lankan politician

Hon.
P. R. Selvanayagam
Member of the Ceylon Parliament
for Batticaloa
In office
1970–1977
Preceded byAbdul Lathiff Sinnalebbe
Succeeded byM. L. Ahamed Fareeth
Personal details
Born (1936-08-10) 10 August 1936 (age 87)
EthnicitySri Lankan Tamil

Princely Rajendran Selvanayagam (born 10 August 1936)[1] was a Sri Lankan Tamil politician and Member of Parliament.

Selvanayagam stood as an independent candidate in Batticaloa at the 1970 parliamentary election. He came second and entered Parliament as the second member for Batticaloa.[2] He failed to be re-elected at the 1977 parliamentary election after coming fifth.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Selvanayagam, Princely Rajendran". Parliament of Sri Lanka.
  2. ^ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1970" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 December 2009.
  3. ^ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1977" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 July 2011.
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