Naysum Saravanamuttu

Career

How in 1931, was elected to the first the State Council of Ceylon from Colombo North. However he was removed after he was found guilty of corrupt practices by an election Judge. She was reelected to the second State Council in 1936 and retain it until her death in 1941.

Achievements

• His wife Mrs Naysum Saravanamuttu, as she was known at the time became the second female member of the State Council in 1931, when she won her husbands seat in a by election.

Membership

She was the second female member of State Council of Ceylon thereby the second elected female legislator in Sri Lanka.