Kokila Gunawardena

Kokila Harshani Gunawardena (born 28 April 1974) is a Sri Lankan politician, former provincial councillor and Member of Parliament.[1]

Hon. Kokila Gunawardena MP
කෝකිලා ගුණවර්ධන
Member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka
Incumbent
Assumed office 2020
Constituency	Gampaha District
Member of the Western Provincial Council
In office 2009–2019
Constituency	Gampaha District
Personal details
Born	Kokila Harshani Gunawardena 28 April 1974
Political party	Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna
Other political affiliations	Sri Lanka People's Freedom Alliance

Gunawardena was born on 28 April 1974.[1] She is the sister of former provincial councillor Namal Gunawardena.[2] She was educated at Holy Cross College, Gampaha.[2] She worked for SriLankan Airlines.[2] She was the Sri Lanka Freedom Party's organiser in Mirigama.[2][3]

Gunawardena was a member of the Western Provincial Council. She contested the 2020 parliamentary election as a Sri Lanka People's Freedom Alliance electoral alliance candidate in Gampaha District and was elected to the Parliament of Sri Lanka.[4][5][6]

Electoral history of Kokila Gunawardena

Election	Constituency	Party		Alliance		Votes	Result
2009 provincial[7]	Gampaha District		Sri Lanka Freedom Party		United People's Freedom Alliance	46,997	Elected
2014 provincial[8]	Gampaha District		Sri Lanka Freedom Party		United People's Freedom Alliance	40,291	Elected
2020 parliamentary[5]	Gampaha District		Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna		Sri Lanka People's Freedom Alliance	77,922	Elected

References

1. "Directory of Members: Kokila Gunawardene". Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte, Sri Lanka: Parliament of Sri Lanka. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
2. "Get to know your new parliamentarians". The Sunday Times. Colombo, Sri Lanka. 9 August 2020. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
3. Perera, Chaminda (17 August 2016). "President removes JO members, appoints new party organisers". Daily News. Colombo, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
4. "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. 2A. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
5. "Nalaka Godahewa tops in Gampaha". The Daily Mirror. Colombo, Sri Lanka. 7 August 2020. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
6. Parasuraman, Lakshme (9 August 2020). "Over 60 new faces in Parliament". Sunday Observer. Colombo, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
7. ""Preferences Gampaha" (PDF). Rajagiriya, Sri Lanka: Department of Elections. p. 1. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 December 2009.
8. "Full list of preferential votes". The Daily Mirror. Colombo, Sri Lanka. 31 March 2014. Archived from the original on 31 March 2014.