Seeniththamby Yogeswaran (; born 26 April 1970) is a

Sri Lankan Tamil Sri Lankan Tamils ( or ), also known as Ceylon Tamils or Eelam Tamils, are Tamils native to the South Asian island state of Sri Lanka. Today, they constitute a majority in the Northern Province, form the plurality in the Eastern Province a ...

politician and Member of Parliament.

Early life

Yogeswaran was born on 26 April 1970.

Career

Yogeswaran was one of the

Tamil National Alliance The Tamil National Alliance (TNA; ISO 15919: ''tamiḻt tēciyakkūṭṭamaippu'') was a political alliance in Sri Lanka which represented the Sri Lankan Tamil minority of the country. It was formed in October 2001 by a group of moderate T ...

's candidates for

Batticaloa District Batticaloa District ( ; ) is one of the 25 districts of Sri Lanka, the second level administrative division of the country. The district is administered by a District Secretariat headed by a District Secretary (previously known as a Government A ...

at the 2010 parliamentary election. He was elected and entered

Parliament In modern politics and history, a parliament is a legislative body of government. Generally, a modern parliament has three functions: Representation (politics), representing the Election#Suffrage, electorate, making laws, and overseeing ...

. He was re-elected at the 2015 parliamentary election.

Electoral history

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Yogeswaran, S. 1970 births Illankai Tamil Arasu Kachchi politicians Living people Members of the 14th Parliament of Sri Lanka Members of the 15th Parliament of Sri Lanka People from Eastern Province, Sri Lanka Sri Lankan Hindus Tamil politicians Tamil National Alliance politicians