R. Sri Pathmanathan | |
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Member of the State Council of Ceylon | |
In office 1936–1943 | |
Preceded by | S. M. Anantham |
Succeeded by | J. I. Gnanamuttu |
Constituency | Mannar-Mullaitivu |
Personal details | |
Died | 5 May 1943 |
Alma mater | University of Oxford |
Occupation | Lawyer |
Ethnicity | Ceylon Tamil |
Ratnasabapathy Sri Pathmanathan (died 5 May 1943) was a Ceylon Tamil barrister-at-law, politician and member of the State Council of Ceylon. [1]
Sri Pathmanathan was the nephew of P. Ramanathan and P. Arunachalam. [2] He had a MA degree from the University of Oxford. [2]
Sri Pathmanathan contested the 1934 State Council by-election in Point Pedro but was defeated by G. G. Ponnambalam. [3] [4] He contested the 1936 State Council election as a candidate in Mannar-Mullaitivu and was elected to the State Council of Ceylon. [5] [6] [7] He died whilst still in office on 5 May 1943. [5] His position on the Council was taken by Gnanamuthu Isaac, at the subsequent by-election on 28 August.
Election | Constituency | Votes | Result |
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1934 state council (by) [3] | Point Pedro | 2,032 | Not elected |
1936 state council [5] | Mannar-Mullaitivu | Elected |
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