Jagath Samarawickrama

Hon. S. Jagath Samarawickrama MP
ජගත් සමරවික්‍රම
Member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka
Incumbent
Assumed office 19 May 2022
Preceded by	Amarakeerthi Athukorala
Constituency	Polonnaruwa District
Member of the Dimbulagala Pradeshiya Sabha
In office 2008–2015
Constituency	Polonnaruwa District
Personal details
Born	S. Jagath Samarawickrama Siripura, Polonnaruwa
Nationality	Sri Lankan
Political party	Sri Lanka People's Front
Profession	Politician

S. Jagath Samarawickrama, is a Sri Lankan politician and Member of Parliament.[1][2][3]

He attended Kaudawa National School, Moneragala and Siripura Central College. He entered politics in 2007 where he later served as the Chairman of the Dimbulagala Pradeshiya Sabha from 2008 to 2015. Currently, he is working as the Chief Organizer of the Dimbulagala Welikanda Degodapattuwa Sri Lanka People’s Front.[4]

Samarawickrama contested the 2020 parliamentary election as a Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) candidate in Polonnaruwa District but he was unsuccessful in his bid to elected to the Parliament of Sri Lanka, finishing as the fifth among the SLPP candidates.[5][6] However on 17 May 2022, he was appointed as a member of the parliament after the death of a fellow MP from Polonnaruwa, Amarakeerthi Athukorala during the violent clashes occur in Nittambuwa.[7][8] He sworn in as an MP on 19 May 2022, in front of the speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena.[9]

References

1. "Directory of Members: Jagath Samarawickrama". Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte, Sri Lanka: Parliament of Sri Lanka. Retrieved 23 May 2022.
2. "Jagath Samarawickrama sworn in as a Member of Parliament". Sri Lanka News - Newsfirst. 19 May 2022. Retrieved 23 May 2022.
3. "Sri Lanka : Jagath Samarawickrama sworn in as Member of Parliament and is an Engineer by profession". www.colombopage.com. Retrieved 23 May 2022.
4. "Jagath Samarawickrama appointed to Athukorala's seat". Daily News. Retrieved 23 May 2022.
5. "Part I : Section (I) — General - Government Notifications - Parliamentary Elections Act, No. 1 of 1981 3" (PDF). The Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka Extraordinary. No. 2187/26. Colombo, Sri Lanka. 8 August 2020. p. 8A. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
6. Administrator (19 May 2022). "Jagath Samarawickrama sworn in as a Member of Parliament - Sri Lanka News". ONLANKA News - Sri Lanka News - Latest Breaking News from Sri Lanka. Retrieved 23 May 2022.
7. "MP Amarakeerthi Athukorala found dead amidst unrest in Nittambuwa". www.adaderana.lk. Retrieved 23 May 2022.
8. "SLPP member appointed to fill late MP Amarakeerthi's vacant seat". www.adaderana.lk. Retrieved 23 May 2022.
9. "Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna fills vacancy left by murdered legislator". EconomyNext. 19 May 2022. Retrieved 23 May 2022.