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Imran Maharoof

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Imran Maharoof
இம்ரான் மகரூப்
ඉම්රාන් මකරප්
Member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka
Assumed office
2015
ConstituencyTrincomalee District
Member of the Eastern Provincial Council
In office
2012–2015
ConstituencyTrincomalee District
Personal details
Born (1983-09-17) 17 September 1983 (age 41)
Political partyUnited National Party
Other political
affiliations
Samagi Jana Balawegaya
Websiteimranmaharoof.com

Imran Maharoof (Tamil: இம்ரான் மகரூப், romanized: Imrāṉ Makarūp; born 1 September 1983) is a Sri Lankan politician, former provincial councillor and Member of Parliament.[1]

Early life

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Maharoof was born on 1 September 1983.[1] He is the son of former MP M. E. H. Maharoof.[2][3] He is a cousin of former MP M. A. M. Maharoof (Sinna Maharoof).[4] He was educated at Royal College, Colombo and holds a diploma in management and banking.[5]

Career

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Maharoof contested the 2010 parliamentary election as one of the United National Front (UNF) electoral alliance's candidates in Trincomalee District but failed to get elected after coming 2nd amongst the UNF candidates.[6] He contested the 2012 provincial council election as one of the United National Party's candidates in Trincomalee District and was elected to the Eastern Provincial Council.[7][8]

Maharoof the 2015 parliamentary election as one of the United National Front for Good Governance electoral alliance's candidates in Trincomalee District and was elected to the Parliament of Sri Lanka.[9][10] He was re-elected at the 2020 parliamentary election.[11][12]

Electoral history

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Electoral history of Imran Maharoof
Election Constituency Party Alliance Votes Result
2010 parliamentary[6] Trincomalee District United National Party United National Front 19,665 Not elected
2012 provincial[7] Trincomalee District United National Party 10,048 Elected
2015 parliamentary[13] Trincomalee District United National Party United National Front for Good Governance 32,582 Elected
2020 parliamentary[14] Trincomalee District United National Party Samagi Jana Balawegaya 39,029 Elected

References

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  1. ^ a b "Directory of Members: Imran Maharoof". Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte, Sri Lanka: Parliament of Sri Lanka. Retrieved 14 September 2020.
  2. ^ Gurunathan, S. (17 December 2014). "UPFA is like a sinking ship – Maharoof". Ceylon Today. Colombo, Sri Lanka. Archived from the original on 23 September 2015.
  3. ^ Jeyaraj, D. B. S. (22 September 2012). "Najeeb Abdul Majeed makes history as the first muslim CM of Sri Lanka". The Daily Mirror. Colombo, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 14 September 2020.
  4. ^ Santiago, Melanie (18 August 2015). "General Election 2015: Full list of preferential votes". News First. Colombo, Sri Lanka. Archived from the original on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 14 September 2020.
  5. ^ "More than 50 new faces in House". The Sunday Times. Colombo, Sri Lanka. 23 August 2015. Retrieved 14 September 2020.
  6. ^ a b "Parliamentary General Election - 2010 - Trincomalee Preferences" (PDF). Rajagiriya, Sri Lanka: Department of Elections. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 May 2010.
  7. ^ a b "Provincial Council Election - 2012 - Trincomalee Preferences" (PDF). Rajagiriya, Sri Lanka: Department of Elections. p. 7. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 April 2014.
  8. ^ "Preferential votes". Daily News. Colombo, Sri Lanka. 10 September 2012. Retrieved 14 September 2020.
  9. ^ "Part I : Section (I) — General - Government Notifications - The Parliamentary Elections Act, No. 1 of 1981" (PDF). The Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka Extraordinary. No. 1928/3. Colombo, Sri Lanka. 19 August 2015. p. 6A. Retrieved 20 August 2015.
  10. ^ "Ranil tops with over 500,000 votes in Colombo". The Daily Mirror. Colombo, Sri Lanka. 19 August 2015. Retrieved 14 September 2020.
  11. ^ "Part I : Section (I) — General - Government Notifications - Parliamentary Elections Act, No. 1 of 1981" (PDF). The Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka Extraordinary. No. 2187/26. Colombo, Sri Lanka. 8 August 2020. p. 7A. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
  12. ^ "General Election 2020: Preferential votes of Trincomalee District". Ceylon Today. Colombo, Sri Lanka. 7 August 2020. Archived from the original on 24 September 2020. Retrieved 14 September 2020.
  13. ^ Jayakody, Pradeep (28 August 2015). "The Comparison of Preferential Votes in 2015 & 2010". The Daily Mirror. Colombo, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
  14. ^ "General Election Preferential Votes". Daily News. Colombo Sri Lanka, Sri Lanka. 8 August 2020. p. 2. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
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