The Election Commission of Sri Lanka has actually issued a Gazette notice confirming that Ushettige Don Nishantha Jayaweera has been elected as a Member of Parliament through the National List of the National Peoples Power (NPP).
This consultation has been made to fill the parliamentary job created by the recent resignation of Harshana Sooriyapperuma, the Election Commission said.The Secretary of the National Peoples Power submitted Jayaweeras name to the Election Commission, and accordingly, the Commission has taken actions to officially gazette his visit to the vacant National List seat in parliament.Dr.
Harshana Suriyapperuma, who formerly acted as the Deputy Minister of Finance and Planning, resigned from both his ministerial portfolio and parliamentary membership to presume responsibilities as the brand-new Secretary to the Ministry of Finance.