K. H. Nandasena

Kidagalegama Hethuhamige Nandasena (Sinhala: කේ.එචි. නන්දසේන, Tamil: கே.எச். நந்தசேனா; 20 September 1954 – 4 April 2024) was a Sri Lankan politician, former provincial minister and Member of Parliament.^[1]

Hon. K. H. Nandasena
කේ.එචි. නන්දසේන கே.எச். நந்தசேனா
Member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka
In office 20 August 2020 – 4 April 2024
Succeeded by	M. G. Weerasena
Constituency	Anuradhapura District
Member of the North Central Provincial Council
In office 1999–2017
Constituency	Anuradhapura District
Personal details
Born	Kidagalegama Hethuhamige Nandasena (1954-09-20)20 September 1954 Dominion of Ceylon (now Sri Lanka)
Died	4 April 2024(2024-04-04) (aged 69) Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka
Political party	Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna
Other political affiliations	Sri Lanka People's Freedom Alliance

Nandasena was born on 20 September 1954.^[1] He was a member of Padaviya Divisional Council and the North Central Provincial Council, where he held a provincial ministerial portfolio.^[2] He was dismissed from his ministerial position in May 2017 after attending a May Day rally hosted by the Joint Opposition.^[3][4] He contested in the 2020 parliamentary election as a candidate of the Sri Lanka People's Freedom Alliance for the Anuradhapura District and was elected to the Parliament of Sri Lanka.^[5][6][7]

Nandasena died from an unspecified, sudden illness on 4 April 2024, at the age of 69. Prior to his death, he had been receiving medical treatment at the Anuradhapura Teaching Hospital.^[8]

Electoral history of K. H. Nandasena

Election	Constituency	Party		Alliance		Votes	Result
1999 provincial[9]	Anuradhapura District				People's Alliance	16,247	Elected
2004 provincial[10]	Anuradhapura District				United People's Freedom Alliance	24,054	Elected
2008 provincial[11]	Anuradhapura District				United People's Freedom Alliance		Elected
2012 provincial[12]	Anuradhapura District				United People's Freedom Alliance	24,324	Elected
2020 parliamentary[6]	Anuradhapura District		Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna		Sri Lanka People's Freedom Alliance	53,618	Elected

See also

• List of members of the Sri Lankan Parliament who died in office