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Sri Lankan politician
Hewa Gajaman Paththinige Kins Kumara Nelson (born 29 October 1973) is a Sri Lankan politician, former provincial councillor and Member of Parliament .[ 1]
Nelson was born on 29 October 1973.[ 1] H. G. P. Nelson and brother in law of General Shavendra Silva .[ 2] North Central Provincial Council .[ 2] United People's Freedom Alliance (UPFA) candidate Mahinda Rajapaksa in the presidential election .[ 3] [ 4]
Nelson contested the 2015 parliamentary election as one of the UPFA's candidates in Polonnaruwa District but failed to get elected after coming 3rd amongst the UPFA candidates.[ 5] [ 6] 2020 parliamentary election as a Samagi Jana Balawegaya electoral alliance candidate in Polonnaruwa District and was elected to the Parliament of Sri Lanka .[ 7] [ 8] [ 9]
^ a b "Directory of Members: Kins Nelson" . Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte, Sri Lanka: Parliament of Sri Lanka . Retrieved 8 September 2020 .^ a b "Meet your new parliamentarians" . The Sunday Times . Retrieved 8 September 2020 .^ "NCPC Opp. Leader backs MR" . The Daily Mirror . Retrieved 8 September 2020 .^ Jamaldeen, Naalir (28 December 2014). "President's victory cannot be prevented - Kins Nelson" . Sunday Observer . Retrieved 8 September 2020 . ^ "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. Retrieved 11 August 2015 .^ a b "Ranil tops with over 500,000 votes in Colombo" . The Daily Mirror . Retrieved 8 September 2020 .^ "Part I : Section (I) — General - Government Notifications - Parliamentary Elections Act, No. 1 of 1981 3" (PDF) . The Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka Extraordinary. Retrieved 9 August 2020 .^ a b "Maithripala tops Polonnaruwa" . The Daily Mirror . Retrieved 8 September 2020 .^ Parasuraman, Lakshme (9 August 2020). "Over 60 new faces in Parliament" . Sunday Observer . Retrieved 8 September 2020 . ^ "Results of Provincial Council Elections 2004" (PDF) . Rajagiriya, Sri Lanka: Department of Elections . p. 197. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 December 2009.^ "Part I : Section (I) — General - Government Notifications - Provincial Councils Elections Act, No. 2 of 1988" (PDF) . The Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka Extraordinary. Retrieved 25 January 2011 .^ "Preferential votes" . Daily News . Retrieved 8 September 2020 .
