Suspended for two weeks - Parliamentary Report card: Sanath Nishantha

Abstract

This infographic is created as a response to the suspension of SLPP MP Sanath Nishantha from parliament for two weeks over his disorderly conduct in parliament. This report card shows the contribution of MP Sanath Nishantha (SLPP) in 8th and 9th parliaments. It is based on analysis of Hansard data from September 2015 to February 2020 and August 2020 to September 2023. This includes overall rank (164/225 ;194/225), district rank (6/8; 6/8) attendance in parliament sittings (249/414; 239/296), total number of productive interventions he made in parliament (32,36) and topics which were discussed most by him in parliament i.e., Natural Resources and Environment, Economy and Finance, Urban planning, Infrastructure and Transportation, Agriculture, Plantations, Livestock and Fisheries.