Princely Rajendran Selvanayagam (born 10 August 1936) was 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. Selvanayagam stood as an

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candidate in

Batticaloa Batticaloa (, ''Maṭṭakkaḷappu'', ; , ''Maḍakalapuwa'', ) is a major city in the Eastern Province, Sri Lanka, and its former capital. It is the administrative capital of the Batticaloa District. The city is the seat of the Eastern Univers ...

at the 1970 parliamentary election. He came second and entered

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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.

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1936 births Living people Members of the 7th Parliament of Ceylon People from Eastern Province, Sri Lanka People from British Ceylon Tamil politicians {{EasternLK-politician-stub