Ariyanayagam Kaveenthiran Kodeeswaran ( ta, அரியநாயகம் கவீந்திரன் கோடீசுவரன்; also known as Kodeeswaran Robin ta, ரொபின் கோடீசுவரன்) 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, live in significant numbers in the Eastern ...

politician and Member of Parliament. Kodeeswaran is a member of the

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. He was one of the

Tamil National Alliance The Tamil National Alliance ( ta, தமிழ்த் தேசியக் கூட்டமைப்பு ISO 15919: ''tamiḻt tēciyakkūṭṭamaippu''; TNA) is a political alliance in Sri Lanka that represents the country's Sri Lankan ...

's (TNA) candidates in

Ampara District Ampara District ( ta, அம்பாறை மாவட்டம், translit=Ampāṟai Māvaṭṭam; si, අම්පාර දිස්ත්‍රික්කය, translit=Ampāra Distrikkaya) is one of the 25 districts of Sri Lanka, the sec ...

at the 2015 parliamentary election. He was elected and entered

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Electoral history

References

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