6.5.2008
ImageSarana Gunawardena and Duleep
Pandula Wijesekera were sworn in as new Members of Parliament
today (May 6) by Speaker W.J.M. Lokubandara. They were sworn
in to seats left vacant by the deaths of Anura Bandaranaike
and Jeyaraj Fernandopulle, respectively.
While both are from the Gampaha District they were next
in line in terms of number of preferential votes received
at the Parliamentary Elections held in April 2004.
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