Sri Lanka, April 9 -- The Election Commission has announced that Samantha Ranasinghe of the National People's Power (NPP) has been elected as a Member of Parliament to fill the vacancy created by the passing of NPP Kegalle District MP, Kosala Nuwan Jayaweera.

Ranasinghe, who served as the Rambukkana Electoral Organizer of the National People's Power during the 2024 parliamentary election, was next on the NPP list based on the preference votes obtained.

According to the official announcement, Ratnayake Mudiyanselage Samantha Ranasinghe has been elected as a Member of Parliament for the No. 22 - Kegalle Electoral District under Section 62 of the Parliamentary Elections Act, No. 1 of 1981.

His appointment follows the demise of Hapu Arachc...