Goviriya Aruna program, aimed at increasing the productivity of agriculture through mechanisation of agriculture, resulting in the Ministry being awarded the ISO 9001-2008 certification by the Sri Lanka Standards Institution in 2013. Member of parliament Gammanpila contested the 2015 parliamentary election from the United People's Freedom Alliance (UPFA), receiving 198,818 preferential votes in his first parliamentary election. Electoral history Author and editor Since 2002 Gammanpila has been a frequent contributor to newspapers and has published weekly columns for Lankadeepa in Sinhala under the name “Pradeepa” in Sinhala and from 2012, Ceylon Today in English as Guard Post. His latest book is Mahinda Sulagin Gotabhishekayata, which features the behind-the-scenes story of Gotabhaya Rajapaksa entry into politics and power. Notes References External links Parliamemt profile Official website manthri.lk profile 1970 births Living people Sri Lankan Buddhists Sinhalese lawyers Jathika Hela Urumaya politicians Members of the 15th Parliament of Sri Lanka Members of the 16th Parliament of Sri Lanka Members of the Western Provincial Council Alumni of D. S. Senanayake College