Education
He was educated at Dharmaraja College, Kandy.He contested as the Group Leader of the Matale District of the Central Province and was elected to the Provincial Council with a majority of Proportional Votes in 1993. Elected as a Member of Parliament with a majority of proportional votes in the General Election of 1994. Elected as a Member of Parliament from the District of Matale with the majority of proportional votes in the general election of 2000.