Isuru Dodangoda

Isuru Udyoga Dodangoda is a Sri Lankan politician, former provincial councillor and Member of Parliament.[1]

Hon. Isuru Dodangoda MP
ඉසුරු දොඩන්ගොඩ
Member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka
Incumbent
Assumed office 2020
Constituency	Galle District
Member of the Southern Provincial Council
In office 2014–2019
Constituency	Galle District
Personal details
Political party	Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna
Other political affiliations	Sri Lanka People's Freedom Alliance
Alma mater	University of Greenwich Cardiff Metropolitan University

Dodangoda is the son of Amarasiri Dodangoda, former government minister and Chief Minister of the Southern Province.[2][3] He was educated at Ananda College.[4] He has an IT degree from the University of Greenwich and PhD degree from Cardiff Metropolitan University.[4]

Dodangoda was a member of the Southern Provincial Council.[4][5] He contested the 2020 parliamentary election as a Sri Lanka People's Freedom Alliance electoral alliance candidate in Galle District and was elected to the Parliament of Sri Lanka.[6][7][8]

Electoral history of Isuru Dodangoda

Election	Constituency	Party		Alliance		Votes	Result
2014 provincial[5]	Galle District				United People's Freedom Alliance	23,920	Elected
2020 parliamentary[7]	Galle District		Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna		Sri Lanka People's Freedom Alliance	71,266	Elected

References

1. "Directory of Members: Isuru Dodangoda". Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte, Sri Lanka: Parliament of Sri Lanka. Retrieved 12 August 2020.
2. Wijeyesinghe, Chathushika (21 February 2014). "Govt's PR skills can't fill empty stomachs - Tharaka Deshabimana Nanayakkare..." The Daily Mirror. Colombo, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 12 August 2020.
3. "Parliament : A family affair?". News First. Colombo, Sri Lanka. 8 August 2020. Retrieved 12 August 2020.
4. "Get to know your new parliamentarians". The Sunday Times. Colombo, Sri Lanka. 12 August 2020. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
5. "Galle District Preferential Votes: List of winners". News First. Colombo, Sri Lanka. 31 March 2014. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
6. "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. No. 2187/26. Colombo, Sri Lanka. 8 August 2020. p. 4A. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
7. "Ramesh Pathirana gets 205,814 votes in Galle". The Daily Mirror. Colombo, Sri Lanka. 7 August 2020. Retrieved 12 August 2020.
8. Parasuraman, Lakshme (9 August 2020). "Over 60 new faces in Parliament". Sunday Observer. Colombo, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 12 August 2020.