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Kins Nelson
Sri Lankan politician From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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] He is the son of former government minister H. G. P. Nelson and brother in law of General Shavendra Silva.[2] He was a member of the North Central Provincial Council.[2] He defected to the government in December 2014 to support 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] He contested the 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]
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