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1960May, 15

R. Kuhaneswaran

R. Kuhaneswaran, Sri Lankan politician
Raja Kuhaneswaran (born 15 May 1960; also known as Irasa Kuganeswaran) is a Sri Lankan Tamil politician and former Member of Parliament.

Kuhaneswaran was born on 15 May 1960. He is a Hindu.Kuhaneswaran contested the 1989 parliamentary election as one of the Tamil Eelam Liberation Organization's candidates in Vanni District and was elected to Parliament. He was not re-elected at the 1994 parliamentary election.

Kuhaneswaran contested the 2000 parliamentary election and was re-elected. He was re-elected at the 2001 parliamentary election as a Tamil National Alliance candidate. He did not contest the 2004 parliamentary election after failing to get nominated.

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  • 4Jul

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