D. Weerasingha

W. D. Weerasingha (born 15 April 1979)

He contested the 2012 provincial council election as one of the United People's Freedom Alliance (UPFA) electoral alliance's candidates in Ampara District and was elected to the Eastern Provincial Council (EPC). He resigned from the Sri Lanka Freedom Party in September 2017 to support former President Mahinda Rajapaksa.

In January 2020 Weerasingha and Wimalaweera Dissanayake were accused of leading a mob that attacked Mahajana Eksath Peramuna member Rushan Milinda. Weerasingha contested the 2020 parliamentary election as a Sri Lanka People's Freedom Alliance (SLPFA) electoral alliance candidate in Ampara District and was elected to the Parliament of Sri Lanka.

+ Electoral history of D. WeerasinghaElectionConstituencyPartyAllianceVotesResult 2012 provincial Ampara District Sri Lanka Freedom Party United People's Freedom Alliance Elected 2020 parliamentary Ampara District Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna Sri Lanka People's Freedom Alliance Elected