A Gazette Notification has been issued by the National Election Commission appointing businessman Dhammika Perera a Member of Parliament.
Perera was appointed as a MP to the National List seat of the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna that was vacant following the resignation of Basil Rajapaksa.
The Election Commission said Dhammika Perera was nominated to the post by the General Secretary of the SLPP Sagara Kariyawasam.
Accordingly, the Election Commission, in the exercise of powers conferred by Section 64(5) of the Parliamentary Elections Act, No.1 of 1981 to be read together with the provisions of the Constitution declared Kulappu Arachchige Don Dhammika Perera a Member of Parliament to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Basil Rajapaksa.
