Ajith Rajapakse

Ajith Nishantha Rajapakse (born 6 January 1974) is a Sri Lankan politician, former provincial councilor, former Member of Parliament and Deputy Speaker of the Parliament of Sri Lanka from 2022 to 2024. He was a member of Ambalantota Divisional Council and the Southern Provincial Council.

Rajapakse has GCE O/L, A/L qualifications with a Diploma in Politics from National Youth Council. He contested in the 2001 parliamentary election as a candidate of the People's Alliance for the Hambantota District, but failed to get elected. He contested again in the 2015 parliamentary election as a candidate of the United People's Freedom Alliance (UPFA) in the Hambantota District but failed to get elected once again after coming in 5th place amongst the UPFA candidates. He contested in the 2020 parliamentary election as a candidate for the Sri Lanka People's Freedom Alliance in the Hambantota District and was elected to the Parliament of Sri Lanka.