In a remarkable turn of events, 21 teachers and principals have been elected to parliament under the banner of the National People’s Power. Their contributions as educators are expected to bring valuable perspectives to the legislative process. The list of these newly elected representatives is as follows:
- Shantha Padmakumara
- Manjula Suraweera Arachchi
- Padmasiri Bandara
- Rathnasiri Sunil
- Sujeewa Dissanayake
- Chandana Thennakoon
- Sanjeewa Ranasinghe
- Nanda Bandara
- Manjula Ratnayake
- Ruwan Wijeweera
- Chathuri Gangani
- Arumugam Jegadeswaran
- Rajivan Jayachandramurthy
- Roshan Akmeemana
- Munir Mulafar
- Hemali Weerasekara
- Upul Kithsiri
- T. K. Jayasundara
- S. Pradeep
- Aravinda Senarath
- Ruwan Mapalagama
Their collective experience in education is expected to play a vital role in shaping policies that prioritize the needs of students, teachers, and the education sector at large.






