R. Sri Pathmanathan

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R. Sri Pathmanathan
Member of the State Council of Ceylon
In office
1936–1943
Preceded byS. M. Anantham
Succeeded byJ. I. Gnanamuttu
ConstituencyMannar-Mullaitivu
Personal details
Died(1943-05-05)5 May 1943
Alma materUniversity of Oxford
OccupationLawyer
EthnicityCeylon 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.

Electoral history

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Electoral history of R. Sri Pathmanathan
Election Constituency Votes Result
1934 state council (by)[3] Point Pedro 2,032 Not elected
1936 state council[5] Mannar-Mullaitivu Elected

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