G. Karunakaran

Govinthan Karunakaran (; born 1 October 1963), also known by the alias Jana , is a Sri Lankan Tamil politician, former provincial councillor and Member of Parliament.

Karunakaran was born on 1 October 1963. He was educated at Cheddipalayam Maha Vidyalayam and St. Michael's College National School. He received Guerrilla warfare training and June 1987 became TELO's regional leader in Ampara District and Batticaloa District. He contested the 2012 provincial council election as one of the Tamil National Alliance (TNA) electoral alliance's candidates in Batticaloa District and was elected to the Eastern Provincial Council. Karunakaran and the other newly elected TNA provincial councillors took their oaths on 28 September 2012 in front of TNA leader and Member of Parliament R. Sampanthan.

Karunakaran contested the 2015 parliamentary election as one of the TNA's candidates in Batticaloa District but failed to get elected. He contested the 2020 parliamentary election as a TNA candidate in Batticaloa District and was re-elected to the Parliament of Sri Lanka.

+ Electoral history of G. KarunakaranElectionConstituencyPartyAllianceVotesResult 1989 parliamentary Batticaloa District Tamil Eelam Liberation Organization Tamil National Alliance Elected 2015 parliamentary Batticaloa District Tamil Eelam Liberation Organization Tamil National Alliance Not elected 2020 parliamentary Batticaloa District Tamil Eelam Liberation Organization Tamil National Alliance Elected