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M. A. M. Maharoof | |
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Member of Parliament for Trincomalee District | |
| Assumed office 17 August 2015 | |
| In office 5 December 2000 – 7 February 2004 | |
| Member of the Eastern Provincial Council for Trincomalee District | |
| In office 2008–2012 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 25 April 1957 |
| Political party | All Ceylon Makkal Congress |
| Other political affiliations | United National Front for Good Governance |
Mohamed Abdullah Mohamed Maharoof (born 25 April 1957; also known as Sinna Maharoof) is a Sri Lankan politician and Member of Parliament.
Early life
Maharoof was born on 25 April 1957. [1] He is a cousin of Imran Maharoof, Member of Parliament. [2]
Career
Maharoof contested the 2000 parliamentary election as one of the United National Party's (UNP) candidates in Trincomalee District. He was elected and entered Parliament. [3] He was re-elected at the 2001 parliamentary election as a United National Front (UNF) candidate. [4] He contested the 2004 parliamentary election as a Sri Lanka Muslim Congress (SLMC) candidate but failed to get re-elected after coming fourth amongst the SLMC candidates. [5]
Maharoof contested the 2008 provincial council election as one of the UNF's candidates in Trincomalee District and was elected to the Eastern Provincial Council. [6] He contested the 2012 provincial council election as a UNP candidate but failed to get re-elected after coming second amongst the UNP candidates. [7]
Maharoof was one of the United National Front for Good Governance's candidates in Trincomalee District at the 2015 parliamentary election. He was elected and entered Parliament. [8] [9] [10]
Electoral history
| Election | Constituency | Party | Votes | Result |
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| 2000 parliamentary [3] | Trincomalee District | UNP | 21,348 | Elected |
| 2001 parliamentary [4] | Trincomalee District | UNF | 25,264 | Elected |
| 2004 parliamentary [5] | Trincomalee District | SLMC | 16,617 | Not elected |
| 2008 provincial | Trincomalee District | UNF | Elected | |
| 2012 provincial [7] | Trincomalee District | UNP | 9,827 | Not elected |
| 2015 parliamentary [11] | Trincomalee District | UNFGG | 35,456 | Elected |
References
- ^ "Directory of Members: Abdullah Mahrooff". Parliament of Sri Lanka.
- ^ Santiago, Melanie (18 August 2015). "General Election 2015: Full list of preferential votes". News First.
- ^ a b "General Election 2000 Preferences" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-08-26.
- ^ a b "General Election 2001 Preferences" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-03-04.
- ^ a b "General Election 2004 Preferences" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-03-04.
- ^ "PART I : SECTION (I) — GENERAL Government Notifications PROVINCIAL COUNCILS ELECTIONS ACT, No. 2 OF 1988 Eastern Province Provincial Council" (PDF). The Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka Extraordinary. 1549/17. 15 May 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 May 2014.
- ^ a b "Preferences" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-04-29.
- ^ "PART I : SECTION (I) — GENERAL Government Notifications PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS ACT, No. 1 OF 1981" (PDF). The Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka Extraordinary. 1928/03. 19 August 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 September 2015.
- ^ "Ranil tops with over 500,000 votes in Colombo". The Daily Mirror (Sri Lanka). 19 August 2015.
- ^ "Preferential Votes". Daily News (Sri Lanka). 19 August 2015. Archived from the original on 20 August 2015.
- ^ Jayakody, Pradeep (28 August 2015). "The Comparison of Preferential Votes in 2015 & 2010". The Daily Mirror (Sri Lanka).
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- 1957 births
- All Ceylon Makkal Congress politicians
- Living people
- Members of the 11th Parliament of Sri Lanka
- Members of the 12th Parliament of Sri Lanka
- Members of the 15th Parliament of Sri Lanka
- Members of the Eastern Provincial Council
- People from Eastern Province, Sri Lanka
- Sri Lanka Muslim Congress politicians
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