Rasnayake Mudiyanselage Sanjeeva Bandara Kaviratne (20 September 1969 – 16 March 2014) was a

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n politician who was a member of the Central Provincial Council and member of

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. Sanjeewa Kaviratne was born in Rattota on 20 September 1969, the son of the former Minister of Cultural Affairs, Ratnayake Mudiyanselage Punchi Banda Kaviratne. He received his education at St. Thomas' College, Matale and then

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. He entered politics through the Central Provincial Council Election 1993. He married Rohini née Banda, the daughter of the former Minister of Agriculture, K. Y. M. Wijeratne Banda, on 27 May 1994. He emerged victorious at the 12th parliamentary elections, held on 5 December 2001, entering the

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representing the

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. He failed to get re-elected at the 2004 parliamentary elections, held on 2 April 2004, but stood and was elected back onto the Central Provincial Council at the 2004 provisional council elections held on 20 July. Kaviratne represented the Central Provincial Council as the opposition media spokesperson and the main organiser of the Dambulla Electorate, Matale. He died at Kandy General Hospital, following a heart attack, on 16 March 2014, at the age of 44.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Kaviratne, Sanjeeva 1969 births 2014 deaths Members of the 12th Parliament of Sri Lanka Members of the Central Provincial Council United National Party politicians