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About K. D. Sugathadasa
- Kumara Vidanelage Don Sugathadasa (8 July 1908 – ?) was a Ceylonese politician.Sugathadasa was elected as an independent member at the 1st parliamentary election, held between 23 August 1947 and 20 September 1947, in the Welimada electorate, receiving 4,242 votes (40.86% of the total vote) narrowly defeating his nearest rival, A.
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- Divitotawela, by 22 votes.
- Sugathadasa's victory was assured by estate workers who voted en-bloc against the United National Party.Rather than re-contest the seat at the 2nd parliamentary election, this time Sugathadasa ran in the Banarawela electorate, as the United National Party candidate, securing 6,392 votes, (a 62% majority) and 4,126 votes clear of his nearest rival.Sugathadasa then ran for election at the 3rd parliamentary election, held between 5 April 1956 and 10 April 1956, in the multi-member seat of Badulla, where he ran last in a field of four, only securing 1,301 votes (2.88% of the total vote).At the 5th parliamentary election, held on 20 July 1960, Sugathadasa contested the newly created Soranatota electorate as the Lanka Prajathanthravadi Pakshaya candidate.
- He failed in his attempt, losing to the UNP candidate, S.
- B.
- Ekanayake, who received 4,539 votes and the SLFP candidate, K.
- Y.
- M.
- Wijeratne Banda, who received 4,330 votes, as opposed to Sugathadasa's 1,017 votes.
- He re-contested the seat at the subsequent 6th parliamentary election, held on 22 March 1965, where he only secured 903 votes, as opposed to the successful SLFP candidate, K.
- Y.
- M.
- Wijeratne Banda, who polled 6,901 votes and the UNP candidate, S.
- B.
- Ekanayake, who polled 6,023 votes.
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