E. Saravanapavan

Hon.
E. Saravanapavan
MP
ஈ. சரவணபவன்
Member of the Sri Lankan Parliament
for Jaffna District
Assumed office
8 April 2010
Personal details
Born (1953-12-15) 15 December 1953
Political party Illankai Tamil Arasu Kachchi
Other political
affiliations		 Tamil National Alliance
Occupation Publisher, industrialist
Ethnicity Sri Lankan Tamil

Eswarapatham Saravanapavan (Tamil: ஈசுவரபாதம் சரவணபவன்; born 15 December 1953) is a Sri Lankan Tamil newspaper publisher, politician and Member of Parliament.

Early life

Saravanapavan was born on 15 December 1953.[1] He was educated at Jaffna Hindu College.[2] He has a Diploma in Business Administration.[2]

Career

Saravanapavan is the managing director of the Uthayan and Sudar Oli Tamil newspapers.[3]

Saravanapavan was one of the Tamil National Alliance's candidates in Jaffna District at the 2010 parliamentary election. He was elected and entered Parliament.[4] He was re-elected at the 2015 parliamentary election.[5][6][7]

Electoral history

Electoral history of E. Saravanapavan
Election Constituency Party Votes Result
2010 parliamentary[4]Jaffna DistrictTNA14,961Elected
2015 parliamentary[8]Jaffna DistrictTNA43,289Elected

References

  1. ↑ "Directory of Members: E. Saravanapavan". Parliament of Sri Lanka.
  2. 1 2 Kotelawala, Himal (18 April 2010). "New Faces in Parliament" (PDF). The Sunday Times (Sri Lanka). p. 8.
  3. ↑ "ITAK submits candidates' list to contest Jaffna district". TamilNet. 24 February 2010. Retrieved 14 April 2010.
  4. 1 2 "Parliamentary General Election - 2010 Jaffna Preferences" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka.
  5. ↑ "PART I : SECTION (I) — GENERAL Government Notifications PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS ACT, No. 1 OF 1981" (PDF). The Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka Extraordinary. 1928/03. 19 August 2015.
  6. ↑ "Ranil tops with over 500,000 votes in Colombo". The Daily Mirror (Sri Lanka). 19 August 2015.
  7. ↑ "Preferential Votes". Daily News (Sri Lanka). 19 August 2015.
  8. ↑ Jayakody, Pradeep (28 August 2015). "The Comparison of Preferential Votes in 2015 & 2010". The Daily Mirror (Sri Lanka).
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