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Former election commissioner of Sri Lanka

Mahinda Deshapriya
In office 13 November &#;– 13 November
Preceded by	Position created
Succeeded by	Nimal G. Punchihewa
In office 26 March &#;– 13 November
Preceded by	Dayananda Dissanayake
Succeeded by	Position abolished
Born	Waduge Warunasiri Mahinda Deshapriya () 6 June (age&#;69)
Relations	Sunanda Deshapriya (Brother)
Education	Dharmasoka College
Alma mater	University of Peradeniya

Waduge Warunasiri Mahinda Deshapriya (Sinhala: මහින්ද දේශප්රිය; born 6 June ) is a Sri Lankan civil servant who served as the 1st Chairman of Election Commission of Sri Lanka^[1] from to , previously serving as 8th Commissioner of Department of Elections from to

On 30 November , he informed the speaker of parliament that he would resign from the post and that his intention had been forwarded to the president Gotabhaya Rajapaksa.^[2][3][4]

Personal life and education

He was born on 6 June , as the fourth child of parents Waduge Piyasena and Wellage Aunty Nona, both residents of Ambalangoda village in the Galle, Sri Lanka.^[5] He has four brothers and one sister.

His father, Waduge Piyasena, was a trained Sinhala teacher. When he retired, he was the principal of Ronnadu College. He graduated from Prajapati Gothami Balika Vidyalaya, Ambalangoda and entered Dharmasoka Vidyalaya in He completed education at Dharmasoka College, Ambalangoda.

Mahindra deshapriya biography samples in hindi Elections Commissions Chairman Mahinda Deshapriya today said he would resign from his post if the government fails to hold the Provincial Council election before November Addressing a press conference at his office in Colombo, Deshapriya said he would resign from his office as an act of protest. But, I have decided that I will not continue in office if the Provincial Councils are not held before November There are two other members of the Commission. The moment I step down, one of them will become the Chairman of the Commission.

He was a bright student of the school as well as an excellent speaker. Mahinda's teacher in charge of the class was a teacher named Fonseka, mother of general Sarath Fonseka. Mahinda's knowledge was generally superior to that of the other students in the class, therefore, he faced a special examination and transferred to the upper primary class.^[6]

The magazine "Singithi" was published when he was in the fifth class.

Two of his articles were also published in "Singithi" Magazine in Mahinda passed the competitive examination and selected to the Maha Vidyalaya in Politically, he was a leftist. Piyasena was well versed in arithmetic.

Student biography samples Former Election Commission Chairman Mahinda Deshapriya, who went to cast his vote at his down south polling booth, initially went unnoticed until he reminded the senior presiding officer who he was, or had been, and that he was one who strictly handled elections in the recent past. The former EC chairman was wearing a mask [ The former EC chairman was wearing a mask when he arrived at the polling station to cast his vote along with a few other people. When he entered the hall where the polling was taking place, he noticed that the process of identifying voters was carried out in a manner where one officer checked the identity card, read out the name, and cut off the name from the list while another officer issued a ballot paper. After witnessing this process, which he felt was wrong, the veteran polls chief took it upon himself to correct the staff and gave the officer in charge a talking-to.

The house later became a meeting place for JVP leader Rohana Wijeweera and his members, and Mahinda's elder brother Sunanda was the youngest leader in the discussions. Sunanda was one of the main suspects in the JVP insurrection led by Wijeweera and was the fifth suspect in the case. He later became the editor of the "Yukthiya" newspaper, and a well-known journalist.

During the s, Mahinda also contributed generously to his brother Sunanda's work and was instrumental in spreading revolutionary ideas among the students.^[6]

He entered the University of Peradeniya and became a member of the Arts circle of the Faculty of Science. He continued his political activities at the university as well.^[6] He graduated from the university with a bachelor's degree in physical science in ^[1]

Career

After graduation, he started his teaching career as a chemistry and mathematics teacher at Dharmasoka College, which was his alma mater.^[1] He joined with Sri Lanka Administrative Services through Department of Elections in Later on 2 July , he was appointed as the assistant commissioner of elections in the Department of Elections.

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In , he was appointed as the Jaffna District returning officer and in he was appointed as the deputy commissioner of elections.^[6]

In , he became the additional commissioner and became the chairman of the Elections Commission with the abolition of the Elections Department and the Elections Commissioner, which had existed until then with the 19th Amendment to the Constitution.

That was with the inauguration of the Election Commission on 13 November ^[6] Mahinda was appointed as the first chairman of the Election Commission, was the first and only person to hold that post.^[7] During the run-up to the presidential election, the statement "Shoot the head, not the leg" became extremely popular.

He was awarded the Sri Lankan of the Year award at the Lanka Market Digest Awards in and the Public Servant of the Year award at TV Derana in ^[6]

Awards

• "Sri Lankan of the Year" by Lanka Market Digest in
• "Public Servant of the Year" by Derana TV channel

See also

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