Gunapala Rathnasekara

Gunapala Rathnasekara
ගුණපාල රත්නසේකර
குணபால ரத்னசேகர
Member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka
In office
20 August 2020  24 September 2024
ConstituencyKurunegala District
Personal details
Born
Basnayaka Yasarathnalage Gunapala Rathnasekara

(1961-12-07) 7 December 1961
Political partySri Lanka Podujana Peramuna
Other political
affiliations
Sri Lanka People's Freedom Alliance
Alma materUniversity of Sri Jayewardenepura
Sri Krishnadevaraya University
OccupationAcademic

Basnayaka Yasarathnalage Gunapala Rathnasekara (born 7 December 1961) is a Sri Lankan academic, politician and Member of Parliament.

Rathnasekara was born on 7 December 1961. He has a BSc degree from the University of Sri Jayewardenepura and a MCom degree from the Sri Krishnadevaraya University. He is a senior lecturer in the University of Sri Jayewardenepura's Department of Accounting. He is director of the Kurunegala Sipwin Private Tuition Institute. He is a member of Viyathmaga (Path of the Learned), a pro-Rajapaksa, nationalist group of academics, businesspeople and professionals.

Rathnasekara contested the 2020 parliamentary election as a Sri Lanka People's Freedom Alliance electoral alliance candidate in Kurunegala District and was elected to the Parliament of Sri Lanka.

Electoral history of Gunapala Rathnasekara
Election Constituency Party Alliance Votes Result
2020 parliamentaryKurunegala DistrictSri Lanka Podujana PeramunaSri Lanka People's Freedom Alliance141,991Elected