E. R. Tambimuttu | |
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ஈ. ஆர். தம்பிமுத்து | |
Member of the
Legislative Council of Ceylon for Eastern Province | |
In office 1921–1924 | |
Member of the
Legislative Council of Ceylon for Batticaloa | |
In office 1924–1930 | |
Member of the
State Council of Ceylon for Trincomalee-Batticaloa | |
In office 1936–1943 | |
Preceded by | M. M. Subramaniam |
Succeeded by | V. Nalliah |
Personal details | |
Born | c1890 |
Spouse | Laura née Chitty |
Children | Laurel |
Profession | Lawyer |
Ethnicity | Ceylon Tamil |
Emmanuel Rasanayagam Tambimuttu ( Tamil: இம்மானுவேல் ராசநாயகம் தம்பிமுத்து, romanized: Im'māṉuvēl Rācanāyakam Tampimuttu; born c1890) was a Ceylon Tamil lawyer, politician and member of the Legislative Council of Ceylon and State Council of Ceylon.
Tambimuttu was born around 1890. [1] His ancestors were originally from Nallur but later settled in Batticaloa in eastern eastern Ceylon. [1]
Tambimuttu had a daughter - Laurel. [1]
Tambimuttu was an advocate. [1] He contested the 1921 legislative council election as a candidate for the Eastern Province seat and was elected to the Legislative Council of Ceylon unopposed. [1] [2] Tambimuttu contested the 1924 legislative council election as a candidate for the Batticaloa seat and was re-elected to the Legislative Council. [1] [2] [3] [4]
Tambimuttu did not contest the 1931 state council election due to the boycott organised by the Jaffna Youth Congress. [5] He contested the 1936 state council election as a candidate for the Trincomalee-Batticaloa seat and was elected to the State Council of Ceylon. [1] [6] In June 1943 he was found guilty by the Bribery Commission of accepting bribes but as he refused to resign he was expelled from the State Council. [6]
Election | Constituency | Party | Votes | Result |
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1921 legislative council | Eastern Province | - | Elected | |
1924 legislative council | Batticaloa | Elected | ||
1936 state council | Trincomalee-Batticaloa | Elected |
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