D. V. Chanaka

Denagama Vitharanage Chanaka Dinushan (born 11 September 1987) is a Sri Lankan politician and a member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka. He was elected as the United People's Freedom Alliance candidate, representing the Hambantota Electoral District at the general parliamentary elections held in August 2015.

Early life and education Chanaka Dinushan was born in Galle to a Sinhala- Buddhist family, the son of D. V. Upul, a Provincial Council Minister (Southern Province) He then entered the Southeast Missouri State University at Cape Girardeau, where he obtained a Bachelor of Science in Construction Management and Design.

Parliamentary career Chanaka contested the 2015 parliamentary elections, where aged 28, he was one of the youngest candidates. He ran as the United People's Freedom Alliance candidate, in the Hambantota electorate receiving 51,939 votes and secured the fourth place among his party candidates. In doing so he became the second youngest member of Parliament.

He currently serves as a member in the Ministerial Consultative Committee on Youth Affairs, Project Management and Southern Development.