Weerakumara Dissanayake
# Weerakumara Dissanayake

Weerakumara Dissanayake (Sinhala: වීරකුමාර දිසානායක) (born 10 April 1971) is a Sri Lankan politician and former member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka. He is a member of the Sri Lanka Freedom Party and member of the United People's Freedom Alliance (UPFA). He was deputy minister of Ministry of Traditional Industries and Small Enterprise Development from 2010 to 2015. In 2017 he left the National Freedom Front (NFF) to join the Sri Lanka Freedom Party.

## Political career

In the 2004 General Elections Weerakumara contested the Puttalam Electorate from the United People's Freedom Alliance and was elected. On 2 April 2018, Weerakumara was appointed as the State Minister of Mahaweli Development.

## Electoral history

Electoral history of Weerakumara Dissanayake :

| Election | Constituency | Party | Votes | Result |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 2004 parliamentary | Puttalama District | UPFA | 50,194 | Elected |
| 2010 parliamentary | Anuradhapura District | UPFA | 27,102 | Elected |
| 2015 parliamentary | Anuradhapura District | UPFA | 69,489 | Elected |
| 2020 parliamentary | Anuradhapura District | UPFA | - | Not Elected |
