Upul Galappaththi
Sri Lankan physician and politician
Upul Sanjeewa Galappaththi (born 7 February 1979) is a Sri Lankan physician, politician and Member of Parliament.
Galappaththi was born on 7 February 1979. He was educated at Tissamaharama National School and Debarawewa National School. He has a degree in medicine from the University of Ruhuna. He was the Hambantota District Co-ordinator for the Government Medical Officers Association and founder of the Hela Bodu Maga.
Galappaththi contested the 2020 parliamentary election as a Sri Lanka People's Freedom Alliance electoral alliance candidate in Hambantota District and was elected to the Parliament of Sri Lanka.
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