Sarath Muttetuwegama (29 December 1917 – 19 May 1986) was a Sri Lankan lawyer and communist politician. He was a member of parliament from Kalawana. Born Sarathchandra Muttetuwegama to the

Rate Mahatmaya Rate Mahatmaya was a traditional office and title from the Kandian Kingdom which became part of the British colonial administration within the Kandian and central region of Ceylon. History Persons were appointed to the title and office by the Ki ...

of Kalawana, Muttetuwegama qualified as an advocate. A member of the Communist Party, he unsuccessfully contested the March 1960, and

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general elections from

Ratnapura Ratnapura (, ; , ) ("City of Gems" in Sinhala and Tamil) is a major city in Sri Lanka. It is the capital city of Sabaragamuwa Province, as well as the Ratnapura District, and is a traditional centre for the Sri Lankan gem trade. It is loca ...

. He was elected to parliament in the 1970 general election from Kalawana. He lost the 1977 general election to

Abeyratne Pilapitiya Abeyratne Bandara Herath Pilapitiya (born 25 May 1925) (known as ''Abeyratne Pilapitiya'') is a former Sri Lankan politician who served as the 3rd Governor of Uva and 2nd Chief Minister of Sabaragamuwa. Pilapitiya was first elected to parliame ...

, however when Pilapitiya was unseated following an election petition, Muttetuwegama was elected in the

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at followed 1981. He was killed in a car crash in Ratnapura in 1986, while in office. At the time, he was the only Communist member of Sri Lanka’s Parliament. He was married to Manouri de Silva, a barrister and daughter of Dr Colvin R. de Silva, a leftist politician and lawyer.

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