Bimal Rathnayake

Bimal Rathnayake
MP
Bimal Rathnayake MP
Member of Parliament; for National List
	In office; 3 September 2015 – 3 March 2020
Member of Parliament; for Kurunegala District
	In office; 2001–2010
Personal details
Born	28 March 1973 (age 51)
Political party	Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna
Other political; affiliations	National People's Power
Spouse	Samanmalee Gunasinghe
Alma mater	University of Moratuwa

Bimal Rathnayake is a Sri Lankan Marxist politician. A longstanding member of the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP), Rathnayake is member of the JVP Politburo, a national executive member of National People's Power (NPP) and a former member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka.^[1]^[2]

His wife, Samanmalee Gunasinghe, is a Central Committee member of the JVP and is contending the 2024 Sri Lankan parliamentary election from Colombo from the NPP, while Rathnayake has been listed as the first NPP national list candidate. He was first elected to parliament from Kurunagala in 2001 and was appointed to parliament in 2005 from the JVP national list. Gunasinghe has been a major advocate for the legalisation of prostitution in Sri Lanka.^[3]

References

^ "Hon. Bimal Rathnayake, M.P." Directory of Past members. Parliament of Sri Lanka. Retrieved 8 September 2022.
^ Bimal had discussions with Korean Labour Party. lankatruth.com 2011. Retrieved 7 July 2011.
^ "Prostitution will be legalized under NPP Government". Hiru News. Retrieved 13 October 2024.

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[1] "Hon. Bimal Rathnayake, M.P." Directory of Past members. Parliament of Sri Lanka. Retrieved 8 September 2022.

[2] Bimal had discussions with Korean Labour Party. lankatruth.com 2011. Retrieved 7 July 2011.

[3] "Prostitution will be legalized under NPP Government". Hiru News. Retrieved 13 October 2024.

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v t e Members of the Sri Lankan Parliament from Kurunegala
Kurunegala Electoral District (1947–1989) Current District: Kurunegala Electoral District
One–member (1947 – 1989)	Herbert Sri Nissanka Dingiri Bandara Welagedara D. B. Monnekulama Dingiri Bandara Welagedara P. Wijesinghe Dingiri Bandara Welagedara
Multi–member (1989 – Present)	(1989 – 1994): G. M. Premachandra Amara Piyaseeli Ratnayake Sarathchandra Bandara Welagedara Upali Mervin Senarath Dasanayaka Ariya Bandara Rekawa Ukkubanda Wijekoon Upali Piyasoma S. B. Nawinne Herath Banda Wanninayaka H. M. A. Loku Bandara A. M. Munidasa Premachandra Dissanayake Mudiyanselage Bandaranayake Diunugallage Peter Wickramasinghe Lionel Rajapaksa Jayasena Rajakaruna (1994 – 2000): S. B. Nawinne Gamini Jayawickrama Perera T. B. Ekanayake Munidasa Premachandra Salinda Dissanayake Anura Priyadharshana Yapa Bandula Basnayake Upali Piyasoma Amara Piyaseeli Ratnayake A. H. M. Alavi Jayadeva Chandrawansha Dissanayake Mudiyanselage Bandaranayake H. M. A. Loku Bandara Diunugallage Peter Wickramasinghe Jayasena Rajakaruna (2000 – 2001): Gamini Jayawickrama Perera Johnston Fernando S. B. Nawinne Jayarathna Herath Anura Priyadharshana Yapa Upali Piyasoma Salinda Dissanayake Rohitha Bogollagama Sarath Munasinghe Amara Piyaseeli Ratnayake Nimal Bandara Rathnayake Soma Kumari Tennakoon Ranjith Navaratne Munidasa Premachandra Nimal Herath (2001 – 2004): Gamini Jayawickrama Perera Johnston Fernando S. B. Nawinne Salinda Dissanayake Indika Bandaranayake Anura Priyadharshana Yapa Rohitha Bogollagama Dissanayake Mudiyanselage Bandaranayake Upali Piyasoma Amara Piyaseeli Ratnayake Anura Gopallawa Jayarathna Herath T. B. Ekanayake Soma Kumari Tennakoon Bimal Rathnayake (2004 – 2010): Anura Kumara Dissanayake Gamini Jayawickrama Perera Bimal Rathnayake M. D. Namal Karunaratne Johnston Fernando Akila Viraj Kariyawasam Anura Priyadharshana Yapa Indika Bandaranayake T. B. Ekanayake S. B. Nawinne Jayarathna Herath Dayasiri Jayasekara Salinda Dissanayake Bandula Basnayake Amara Piyaseeli Ratnayake Rohitha Bogollagama (2010 – 2015): Johnston Fernando Dayasiri Jayasekara T. B. Ekanayake Anura Priyadharshana Yapa K. W. Shantha Bandara S. B. Nawinne Akila Viraj Kariyawasam Jayarathna Herath Salinda Dissanayake Neranjan Wickremasinghe Indika Bandaranayake Tharanath Basnayaka Gamini Jayawickrama Perera Ashoka Abeysinghe Nimal Wijesinghe (2015 – Present): Mahinda Rajapaksa Akila Viraj Kariyawasam Dayasiri Jayasekara J. C. Alawathuwala Gamini Jayawickrama Perera T. B. Ekanayake Nalin Bandara Anura Priyadharshana Yapa S. B. Nawinne Johnston Fernando Ashoka Abeysinghe Thushara Indunil Salinda Dissanayake Indika Bandaranayake Tharanath Basnayaka

Bimal Rathnayake MP

Member of Parliament for National List
In office 3 September 2015 – 3 March 2020
Member of Parliament for Kurunegala District
In office 2001–2010

Personal details
Born	(1973-03-28) 28 March 1973 (age 51)
Political party	Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna
Other political affiliations	National People's Power
Spouse	Samanmalee Gunasinghe
Alma mater	University of Moratuwa

Bimal Rathnayake

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