Princely Rajendran Selvanayagam (born 10 August 1936) was a
Sri Lankan Tamil
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politician and Member of Parliament.
Selvanayagam stood as an
independent
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candidate in
Batticaloa
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at the
1970 parliamentary election. He came second and entered
Parliament
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as the second member for Batticaloa. He failed in his re-election bid at the
1977 parliamentary election after placing fifth.
References
1936 births
Living people
Members of the 7th Parliament of Ceylon
People from Eastern Province, Sri Lanka
People from British Ceylon
Tamil politicians
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