Ponniah Manicavasagam was a Ceylon Tamil politician and Member of Parliament.
P. Manicavasagam | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Ceylonese Parliament for Kalkudah | |
| In office 1960–1965 | |
| Preceded by | A. H. Macan Markar |
| Succeeded by | K. W. Devanayagam |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 11 December 1912 |
| Political party | Illankai Tamil Arasu Kachchi |
| Ethnicity | Ceylon Tamil |
Manicavasagam was born on 11 December 1912.[1]
Manicavasagam stood as the Illankai Tamil Arasu Kachchi's (Federal Party) candidate for Kalkudah at the 1956 parliamentary election but was defeated by A. H. Macan Markar.[2] He stood again at the March 1960 parliamentary election. This time he won the election and entered Parliament.[3] He was re-elected at the July 1960 parliamentary election.[4] He stood for re-election at the 1965 parliamentary election but was defeated by the United National Party candidate K. W. Devanayagam.[5] He was defeated by Devanayagam at the 1970 parliamentary election as well.[6]
References
edit- ^ "Manicavasagam, Ponniah". Parliament of Sri Lanka.
- ^ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1956" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 September 2015.
- ^ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1960-03-19" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 July 2015.
- ^ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1960-07-20" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 September 2015.
- ^ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1965" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 July 2015.
- ^ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1970" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 December 2009.