E. Saravanapavan

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

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 partyIllankai Tamil Arasu Kachchi
Other political
affiliations		Tamil National Alliance
OccupationPublisher, industrialist
EthnicitySri Lankan Tamil

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. 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. "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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