ELECTIONS TO COUNCIL FOR THE SESSION 2018/2019

The following were the Returning Officers for the elections for the Session 2018/2019:

Eng.(Rear Admiral) K W A R I Ranasinghe - Chief Returning Officer

Eng. (Prof.) Jagath Manatunga – Assistant Returning Officer
Eng. (Prof.) J P Karunadasa - Assistant Returning Officer
Eng. T G Weerasinghe – Assistant Returning Officer

Eng.(Prof.) T M Pallewatta will be the President for the Session 2018/2019, having been elected as the
President-Elect at the Elections held for the Session 2017/2018.

The notice calling nominations for all posts to be vacant in the Council for the Session 2018/2019 was
issued on 8th May 2018 with the deadline for receiving nominations set at 4.00 p.m. on 30th May 2018.

The following were elected uncontested:

Past President - Eng.(Dr.) A Ranasinghe

Honorary Secretary - Eng. K S M Silva
Chairman – Building Services Eng. Sect. Comm. - Eng. H S S Fernando
Chairman – Electrical, Electronic & Telecom ESC - Eng. P C C Perera
Chairman – IT & Computer Eng. Sect. Comm. - Eng. M P D Lathsara
Chairman, Mechanical Engineering Sect. Com. - Eng. K A B Pathirathna (Note 1)

Note1:
Out of the two (2) nominations received for the Post of Chairman, Mechanical Engineering Sectional
Committee, one was subsequently withdrawn and thus there is no contest for this Post.

No valid nominations were received for the following post, which shall be filled as per By law 52(b)

Chairman, Chemical & Process Engineering Sectional Committee

Chairman, Agricultural & Plantation Engineering Sectional Committee

The following three (3) Fellows representing Class of Fellows will continue in the Council till the end of
their term of office:
1. Eng. A P Ranjith De Silva
2. Eng. (Prof.) D A R Dolage
3. Eng. Prabodha Jinasena

The following five (5) Members representing the Class of Members will continue in the Council till the end
of their terms of office.
1. Eng. (Prof.) J P Karunadasa (Above 40 yrs)
2. Eng. (Dr.) Jagath Manatunge (Above 40 yrs)
3. Eng. T G Weerasinghe (Above 40 yrs)
4. Eng. Chamil Edirimuni (Below 40 yrs)
5. Eng. Dimuthu Lakmal (Below 40 yrs)
The Election was held for the following posts:

President-Elect
Vice Presidents
Honorary Treasurer
Chairman, Civil Engineering Sectional Committee
Representatives – Fellows
Representatives – Members (Above-40)
Representatives - Members (Below-40)

Voting (both Paper & Electronic) for Elections to the Council 2018/2019 commenced on the 16th July 2018
with the posting of election material, and was closed with the sealing of the ballot box on 20th August
2018 at 2.00 p.m. The counting commenced at 9.00 am on 21st August 2018.

The Results are as follows:-

Total
Paper
Vacancies Post of President-Elect E-Votes No. of Remarks
Votes
Votes
Eng. Prof. S B S Abayakoon 547 607 1154 Elected
1
Eng. Dr. Kamal Laksiri 358 368 726

Total Remarks
Paper
Vacancies Posts of Vice Presidents E-Votes No. of
Votes
Votes
Eng. Dharmapala – K P I U 538 512 1050 Elected

Eng. Granie R Jayalath 499 499 998 Elected

3
Eng. Kosala Kamburadeniya 422 451 873

Eng. Arjuna Manamperi 502 585 1087 Elected

Total
Paper
Vacancies Post of Honorary Treasurer E-Votes No. of Remarks
Votes
Votes
Eng. Samantha Gunawardana 406 418 824
1
Eng. M G Hemachandra 407 456 863 Elected
 Total
Post of Chairman, Civil Engineering Paper
Vacancies E-Votes No. of Remarks
Sectional Committee Votes
Votes
Eng. R C Dassanayaka 253 302 555
1
Eng. Prof. Ranjith Dissanayake 558 586 1144 Elected

Total
Posts of Paper
Vacancies E-Votes No. of Remarks
Representatives – Fellows Votes
Votes
Eng. Malith Mendis 412 447 859 Elected

Eng. P W Sarath 549 620 1169 Elected

3
Eng. P Thangamayil 404 364 768

Eng. Nihal Wijeyewickrema 474 540 1014 Elected

Total
Posts of Paper
Vacancies E-Votes No. of Remarks
Representatives – Members (Above 40) Votes
Votes
Eng. Lalith De Alwis 160 114 274

Eng. P Dhammika Dharmaratne 224 270 494

Eng. Lalith Pallegama 279 327 606 Elected

Eng. Manjula Samarasinghe 226 296 522 Elected

2
Eng. H C J Thilakarathne 248 265 513

Eng. Major Nishsanka Wasalabandara 132 122 254

Eng. Sumathipala Gamage Wathugala 80 77 157

Eng. M D S Wijayabandara 212 181 393

 Total
Posts of Paper
Vacancies E-Votes No. of Remarks
Representatives – Members (Below 40) Votes
Votes
Eng. R M S D Bandara 339 350 689

Eng.(Dr.) K T M Udayanga Hemapala 368 402 770 Elected

Eng. Dayan Herath 338 394 732 Elected

3 Eng. Madhawa Herath 273 303 576

Eng. Shaheed Musthalie 95 106 201

Dr. Eng. T L Pradeep 226 227 453

Eng. Dharaka Vitharana 343 350 693 Elected

Eng. (Rear Admiral) K W A R I Ranasinghe

Chief Returning Officer