| Honorific prefix | Hon. |
|---|---|
| Native name | සමන්ත රණසිංහ சமந்தா ரணசிங்க |
| Honorific suffix | MP |
| Constituency mp | Kegalle District |
| Parliament | Sri Lanka |
| Term start | 8 May 2025 |
| Predecessor | Kosala Jayaweera |
| Birth name | Ratnayake Mudiyanselage Samantha Ranasinghe |
| Party | National People's Power |
Ratnayake Mudiyanselage Samantha Ranasinghe is a Sri Lankan politician. He contested the 2024 Sri Lankan parliamentary election and was elected to the 17th Parliament of Sri Lanka from the Kegalle Electoral District as a member of the National People's Power, replacing Kosala Jayaweera, who died on 6 April 2025.[1][2][3]
His appointment was confirmed by the Election Commission of Sri Lanka on 8 April 2025[4][5] and was sworn in on 8 May 2025.[6][7]
References
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- ^ Perera, Yohan (2025-04-08). "Samantha Ranasinghe to Parliament in place of Kosala Jayaweera". www.dailymirror.lk. Archived 2025-04-08 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2025-04-20.
- ^ "Samantha Ranasinghe to fill Kosala Nuwan's MP seat". www.adaderana.lk. 2025-04-09. Archived 2025-04-10 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2025-04-20.
- ^ "The Gazette Extraordinary No. 2431/11 of 8 April 2025: Government Notifications – Filling of a vacancy under Paragraph 13(b) of Article 99 of the Constitution of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka". www.documents.gov.lk. 2025-04-08. Archived 2025-04-26 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2025-04-26.
- ^ "Filling of a vacancy under Section (b) of paragraph (13) of Article 99 of the Constitution of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka". elections.gov.lk. 2025-04-09. Archived 2025-04-20 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2025-04-20.
- ^ "Samantha Ranasinghe takes oath as MP". www.adaderana.lk. 2025-05-08. Archived 2025-05-08 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2025-05-08.
- ^ "Parliament of Sri Lanka – R. M. Samantha Ranasinghe". www.parliament.lk. 2025. Retrieved 2025-07-15.