Fifty seven members of the last parliament - including some senior ministers and top opposition MPs -- lost their seats in Thursday's general elections.
Four Cabinet Ministers, five non-cabinet Ministers and five Deputy Ministers have lost their seats. The Cabinet Ministers were Foreign Rohitha Bogollagama, Justice Minister Milinda Moragoda, Housing and Common Amenities Ministers Ferial Ashraff and Acting Posts Minister Nandana Gunatilleke.
The non-cabinet Ministers who lost their seats were Amir Ali, Jayatissa Ranaweera, Mahinda Ratnathilaka, Mano Wijeratne and Piyasiri Wijenayake
The defeated deputy ministers were Hussein Bhaila, Vadivel Putthirisigamoney, Abdul Baiz, Lionel Premasiri and Vadivel Suresh.
Among the UNP MPs defeated were M. Maharoof, Shafeek Sajabdeen, Sagala Ratnayake, Ravindra Samaraweera and Ranjith Aluwihare.
The majority of those who lost their seats in parliament were JVP MPs contesting under the Democratic National Alliance. Some of the big names among those were K.D. Lal Kantha, Bimal Ratnayaka and Chandrasena Wijesinghe.
The number of MPs losing their seats may increase after the results of the Kandy and Trincomalee districts are announced. |
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