S. U. Ethirmanasingham | |
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Member of the
Ceylonese Parliament for Paddiruppu | |
In office 20 September 1947 – 30 May 1952 | |
Succeeded by | S. M. Rasamanickam |
In office 10 April 1956 – 19 March 1960 | |
Preceded by | S. M. Rasamanickam |
Succeeded by | S. M. Rasamanickam |
Personal details | |
Born | 25 July 1915 |
Ethnicity | Ceylon Tamil |
Somasunderam Udayar Ethirmanasingham MBE (born 25 July 1915) is a former Ceylon Tamil businessman, politician and Member of Parliament.
Ethirmanasingham was born on 25 July 1915. [1] He was from Paddiruppu in eastern Ceylon. [2] He was educated at St. Mary's College and Lee High School, Kalmunai. [2]
Ethirmanasingham had several jobs before becoming a successful businessman. [2]
Ethirmanasingham stood as an independent candidate in Paddiruppu at the 1947 parliamentary election. He won the election and entered Parliament. [3] He stood as the United National Party's candidate at the 1952 parliamentary election but was defeated by S. M. Rasamanickam. [4] He re-gained the seat at the 1956 parliamentary election, contesting as an independent. [5] However, he lost the seat again to Rasamanickam at the March 1960 parliamentary election. [6] He was also unsuccessful at the July 1960 and 1965 parliamentary elections. [7] [8]