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Duraiswamy was one of the founders of the Hindu Board of
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Duraiswamy died on 12 April 1966. A commorative postage stamp in honour of
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681:"Result of Parliamentary General Election 1947"
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476:Maniccavasagar, Chelvatamby (4 February 2003).
374:as a candidate in Kayts and was elected to the
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686:. Department of Elections, Sri Lanka.
397:but failed to get elected to the new
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536:Wijesinghe, Sam (25 December 2005).
78:17 March 1936 – 4 July 1947
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639:Jeyaraj, D. B. S. (25 April 2004).
366:which advocated the boycott of the
378:unopposed. Duraiswamy was elected
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352:1921 Legislative Council election
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1930:James Frederick Edmund Bridger
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3579:University of Calcutta alumni
2278:Forester Augustus Obeyesekere
1295:Western Province (Division B)
1276:Western Province (Division A)
118:Legislative Council of Ceylon
97:Legislative Council of Ceylon
3514:Alumni of Ceylon Law College
3001:Richard Gotabhaya Senanayake
2307:Trincomalee Revenue District
2173:Northern Province (Southern)
2154:Northern Province (Northern)
1974:Kadiravalepillai Balasingham
1699:1924 Legislative Council of
934:1921 Legislative Council of
457:The Sunday Times (Sri Lanka)
380:Speaker of the State Council
368:1931 State Council elections
296:, an island in the north of
89:Forester Augustus Obeysekera
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2231:Northern Province (Central)
2212:Northern Province (Western)
2192:Northern Province (Eastern)
1225:Tikiri Bandara Panabokke II
1172:Humphrey William Codrington
589:Sri Lanka: The Untold Story
558:Sri Lanka: The Untold Story
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372:1936 State Council election
262:Sir Waithilingam Duraiswamy
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3534:Ceylonese Knights Bachelor
3092:Patrick de Silva Kularatne
3039:Alexander Francis Molamure
2440:Ratnapura Revenue District
2430:Alexander Francis Molamure
1437:Don Simon Dias Krisnaratne
121:for Northern Province West
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2650:Punchi Banda Rambukwelle
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2240:Suppiramaniam Rajaratnam
2135:Central Province (Rural)
2116:Central Province (Urban)
1744:Bernard Henry Bourdillon
1466:Province of Sabaragamuwa
1285:Wilfred Martin Rajapakse
538:"People and State Power"
389:Duraiswamy contested in
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3474:Francis Huntly Griffith
3392:Evelyn Charles Villiers
3382:Evelyn Charles Villiers
2924:Joseph Isaac Gnanamuttu
2914:Waithilingam Duraiswamy
2756:Waithilingam Duraiswamy
2373:Godfrey Edward Madawala
2221:Waithilingam Duraiswamy
1882:Wilfrid Wentworth Woods
1624:Robert Spencer Philpott
1361:Waithilingam Duraiswamy
1147:George James Rutherford
1099:Wilfred Wentworth Woods
626:Parliament of Sri Lanka
384:1937 Coronation Honours
282:State Council of Ceylon
276:lawyer, politician and
139:State Council of Ceylon
30:Waithilingam Duraiswamy
3469:Clement Johnston Black
3186:Wijeyananda Dahanayake
2972:North Western Province
2946:North Central Province
2656:Thomas Lister Villiers
2383:North Central Province
2163:Ponnambalam Ramanathan
1935:Francis Graeme Tyrrell
1915:Frank Arthur Stockdale
1857:Edward Bruce Alexander
1819:Edward Bruce Alexander
1634:Edward Bruce Alexander
1594:Ponnambalam Ramanathan
1428:North Central Province
1409:North Western Province
1167:Frank Arthur Stockdale
1162:Geoffrey Philip Greene
1074:Edward Bruce Alexander
622:Handbook of Parliament
483:Daily News (Sri Lanka)
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314:University of Calcutta
310:Jaffna Central College
228:University of Calcutta
224:Jaffna Central College
3460:Hubert Ernest Newnham
3372:John William Oldfield
3258:Charles Batuwantudawe
3063:Harris Leuke Ratwatte
3025:Sabaragamuwa Province
2723:2nd State Council of
2662:Neill Graeme Campbell
2588:S. R. Muhammad Sultan
2535:Nathaniel John Martin
1849:Controller of Revenue
1775:Ex offico Members (5)
1639:Robert Niemann Thaine
1629:Thomas Howard Chapman
1619:James Graeme Sinclair
1061:Controller of Revenue
1051:Thomas Forrest Garvin
987:Ex offico Members (5)
364:Jaffna Youth Congress
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304:. He was educated at
288:Early life and family
100:for Northern Province
3479:George Roland Whitby
3451:Howard Frank Parfitt
3314:H. de Z. Siriwardena
3270:Don Baron Jayatilaka
3236:Naysum Saravanamuttu
3126:S. A. Wickramasinghe
2996:Siripala Samarakkody
2929:Jaganathan Tyagaraja
2904:Arunachalam Mahadeva
2830:E. W. Abeygunasekera
2559:N. H. M. Abdul Cader
2554:Mohamed Macan Markar
2106:Arunachalam Mahadeva
2049:Don Baron Jayatilaka
2021:Colombo Town (South)
2002:Colombo Town (North)
1987:Elected Members (34)
1839:Lancelot Elphinstone
1765:Don Baron Jayatilaka
1604:Mohamed Macan Markar
1261:Elected Members (17)
1201:N. H. M. Abdul Cader
1142:Harold Thomas Creasy
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3321:Susantha de Fonseka
3282:C. W. W. Kannangara
3263:Upali Batuwantudawe
3174:J. G. Rajakulendran
3008:J. H. Ilangantileke
2919:R. Sri Pathmanathan
2810:Senerat Gunewardene
2800:Abeyratne Ratnayaka
2776:Guy Stanley Wodeman
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2640:(from 26 Nov. 1924)
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2612:Thomas Yates Wright
2595:(from 11 Dec. 1925)
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2203:(from 19 Feb. 1925)
1964:Hermann Albert Loos
1599:James Thomson Broom
1418:Charles Edgar Corea
1069:Benjamin Horsbourgh
1026:Benjamin Horsbourgh
358:. He contested the
356:Legislative Council
3569:Sri Lankan lawyers
3297:Thomas Amarasuriya
3231:George R. de Silva
3212:Bernard Jayasuriya
3207:Philip Gunawardena
3145:David Wanigasekera
3138:Simon Abeywickrema
2866:S. O. Canagaratnam
2820:George E. de Silva
2144:George E. de Silva
1955:Unofficial Members
1945:Maas Thajoon Akbar
1874:Colonial Treasurer
1862:Walter Ernest Wait
1814:Murchison Fletcher
1801:Colonial Secretary
1736:Murchison Fletcher
1380:O. C. Tillekeratne
1182:Unofficial Members
1157:Maas Thajoon Akbar
1132:John George Fraser
1086:Colonial Treasurer
1013:Colonial Secretary
666:The London Gazette
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232:Ceylon Law College
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3078:Southern Province
3068:Jayaweera Kuruppu
3058:Dudley Senanayake
3034:H. A. Goonesekera
3013:U. B. Wanninayake
2960:P. B. Bulankulame
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3169:D. D. Gunasekera
3164:Henry Kotelawala
3133:Neil Hewavitarne
3121:R. C. Kannangara
3116:Raja Hewavitarne
3087:Francis de Zoysa
2878:E. R. Tambimuttu
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2411:Henry Kotelawala
2335:E. R. Tambimuttu
2201:T. M. Sabaratnam
2068:D. S. Senanayake
2059:Negombo District
2040:Colombo District
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1333:Central Province
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2798:
2797:
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2792:
2788:
2781:
2778:(1940-1942),
2777:
2774:(1939-1940),
2773:
2770:(1936-1939),
2769:
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2584:
2583:I. X. Pereira
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2462:Communal (10)
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2392:H. R. Freeman
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1777:
1773:
1766:
1763:(1924–1930);
1762:
1759:
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1733:
1732:Hugh Clifford
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2981:Claude Corea
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2030:James Peiris
2011:Victor Corea
1761:James Peiris
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1940:Thomas Reid
1742:(1928–31);
1738:(1927–28);
1734:(1924–27);
1152:Edwin Evans
979:(1921–1924)
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858:Lokubandara
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294:Velanaitivu
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189:8 June 1874
159:Preceded by
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