- N. R. Rajavarothiam
-
Honourable
N. R. Rajavarothiam
MPMember of the Ceylonese Parliament
for TrincomaleeIn office
1952–1963Preceded by S. Sivapalan, ACTC Succeeded by S. M. Manickarajah, ITAK Personal details Born 8 October 1908 Died 27 August 1963 (aged 54) Political party Illankai Tamil Arasu Kachchi Alma mater St. Joseph's College
Ananda College
Ceylon University CollegeEthnicity Ceylon Tamil Navaratnasingam Ratnavarothiam Rajavarothiam was a Ceylon Tamil politician and Member of Parliament.
Contents
Early life
Rajavarothiam was born on 8 October 1908. He was the son of Navaratnasingam. He was from Trincomalee in eastern British Ceylon. He was educated at St. Joseph's College, Trincomalee and Ananda College, Colombo. He later entered Ceylon University College. He was chief trustee of Muttucumarswamy Temple.
Rajavarothiam married and had two sons.
Political career
Rajavarothiam joined the Illankai Tamil Arasu Kachchi (Federal Party) and became an active member of the party. He became Vice President of the party. He was ITAK's candidate for Trincomalee at the 1952 parliamentary election. He won the election and entered Parliament.[1] was one of only two ITAK MPs. He was re-elected at the 1956, March 1960 and July 1960 parliamentary elections.[2][3][4]
Death
Rajavarothiam died on 27 August 1963.
References
- Arumugam, S. (1997). Dictionary of Biography of the Tamils of Ceylon. p. 155.
- ^ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1952". Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. http://www.slelections.gov.lk/pdf/Results_1952%20GENERAL%20ELECTION.PDF.
- ^ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1956". Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. http://www.slelections.gov.lk/pdf/Results_1956%20GENERAL%20ELECTION.PDF.
- ^ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1960-03-19". Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. http://www.slelections.gov.lk/pdf/Results_1960_03_19%20GENERAL%20ELECTION.PDF.
- ^ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1960-07-20". Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. http://www.slelections.gov.lk/pdf/Results_1960_07_20%20GENERAL%20ELECTION.PDF.
Speaker: Albert F. Peries · Prime Minister: Dudley Senanayake/John Kotelawala · Leader of the Opposition: S. W. R. D. BandaranaikeS. W. R. D. Bandaranaike · Razik Fareed · Junius Richard Jayewardene · C. W. W. Kannangara · Pieter Keuneman · John Kotelawala · Subaiya Nadesan · Wilmot A. Perera · Albert F. Peries · G. G. Ponnambalam · Dudley Senanayake · Cathiravelu Sittampalam
*This list is unfinished.Speaker: H. S. Ismail · Prime Minister: S. W. R. D. Bandaranaike/Wijeyananda Dahanayake · Leader of the Opposition: N. M. PereraAppapillai Amirthalingam · S. W. R. D. Bandaranaike · S. J. V. Chelvanayakam · Wijeyananda Dahanayake · Colvin R. de Silva · Stanley de Zoysa · Razik Fareed · H. S. Ismail · P.B.G. Kalugalla · Pieter Keuneman · Anil Moonesinghe · V. N. Navaratnam · N. M. Perera · G. G. Ponnambalam · Richard Gotabhaya Senanayake
*This list is unfinished.Speaker: T. B. Subasinghe · Prime Minister: Dudley Senanayake · Leader of the Opposition: C. P. De SilvaAppapillai Amirthalingam · S. J. V. Chelvanayakam · C. P. De Silva · Alfred Duraiappah · Philip Gunawardena · Abdul Cader Shahul Hameed · Junius Richard Jayewardene · P.B.G. Kalugalla · Pieter Keuneman · Anil Moonesinghe · E. M. V. Naganathan · V. N. Navaratnam · James Peter Obeyesekere III · Ranasinghe Premadasa · Dudley Senanayake · Maithripala Senanayake · Murugesu Sivasithamparam · T. B. Subasinghe · Kathiripillai Thurairatnam · Ratnasiri Wickremanayake
*This list is unfinished.Speaker: R. S. Pelpola/Hugh Fernando · Prime Minister: Sirimavo Bandaranaike · Leader of the Opposition: Dudley SenanayakeAppapillai Amirthalingam · Felix Dias Bandaranaike · Sirimavo Bandaranaike · S. J. V. Chelvanayakam · Alfred Duraiappah · Razik Fareed · Hugh Fernando · Philip Gunawardena · Abdul Cader Shahul Hameed · Junius Richard Jayewardene · P.B.G. Kalugalla · Pieter Keuneman · Anil Moonesinghe · E. M. V. Naganathan · V. Navaratnam · V. N. Navaratnam · James Peter Obeyesekere III · R. S. Pelpola · Dudley Senanayake · Maithripala Senanayake · Murugesu Sivasithamparam · Savumiamoorthy Thondaman · Kathiripillai Thurairatnam · Ratnasiri Wickremanayake
*This list is unfinished.Categories:- 1908 births
- 1963 deaths
- Alumni of Ananda College
- Alumni of the University of Colombo
- Illankai Tamil Arasu Kachchi politicians
- Members of the 2nd Parliament of Ceylon
- Members of the 3rd Parliament of Ceylon
- Members of the 4th Parliament of Ceylon
- Members of the 5th Parliament of Ceylon
- Sri Lankan Tamil politicians
Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.
