P. Kumarasiri

Premalal Kumarasiri (12 December 1919 - 2004) was a Sri Lankan politician and member of parliament.[1]

Premalal Kumarasiri

Premalal Kumarasiri was born on 12 December 1919 in Gonapinuwala, a village in the south of Sri Lanka.[2] He attended the local village school and then Ananda College in Colombo.[2] After graduating he took up full-time work for the Communist Party of Ceylon.

In 1947 he was elected to the first parliament of Ceylon, representing the Hakmana electorate,[3] as the Communist Party's candidate. At only twenty-eight years old he was the youngest sitting member of the parliament.[2]

References
  1. "Hon. Kumarasiri, Premalal M.P." Directory of Past Members. Parliament of Sri Lanka. Retrieved 17 July 2017.
  2. Rajapaksa, Mahinda (7 October 2004). "A tribute to Premalal Kumarasiri". The Island. Retrieved 17 July 2017.
  3. "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1947" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 17 July 2017.


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