Shanakiyan Rasamanickam

Shanakiyan Ragul Rajaputhiran Rasamanickam (born 20 September 1990) is a Sri Lankan Tamil politician and Member of Parliament.

Early life and education Rasamanickam was born on 20 September 1990. Rasamanickam was educated at Trinity College, Kandy. He was an associate of the Rajapaksa family and extremist Buddhist monk Sumanarathna, and a supporter of paramilitary leader Pillayan. He contested the 2020 parliamentary election as a Tamil National Alliance electoral alliance candidate in Batticaloa District and was elected to the Parliament of Sri Lanka. He was reelected in 2024.

Electoral history + Electoral history of Shanakiya RasamanickamElectionConstituencyPartyAllianceVotesResult 2015 parliamentary Batticaloa District Sri Lanka Freedom Party United People's Freedom Alliance Not elected 2020 parliamentary Batticaloa District Ilankai Tamil Arasu Kachchi Tamil National Alliance Elected 2024 parliamentary Batticaloa District Ilankai Tamil Arasu Kachchi Elected