▁of ▁Social ▁Services . ▁His ▁mother ▁is ▁Jay ani ▁D iss an ay ake , ▁a ▁trained ▁teacher . ▁D iss an ay ake ▁was ▁educated ▁at ▁H ath ar as w ela ▁Government ▁School , ▁Wal ising he ▁Har isch andra ▁Vid yal aya , ▁Central ▁College ▁An ur ad h ap ura ▁and ▁Royal ▁College ▁Col om bo . ▁He ▁gained ▁a ▁Di pl oma ▁in ▁Information ▁Technology ▁from ▁the ▁Hol mes gl ane ▁T AF E . ▁ ▁Political ▁career ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 0 , ▁cont ested ▁the ▁General ▁E lection ▁as ▁a ▁candidate ▁from ▁the ▁Sri ▁L anka ▁Fre edom ▁Party ▁in ▁the ▁People ' s ▁Alliance . ▁He ▁became ▁the ▁young est ▁person ▁to ▁be ▁elected ▁to ▁parliament ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 2 1 ▁pol ling ▁the ▁highest ▁majority ▁of ▁votes ▁from ▁the ▁An ur ad h ap ura ▁district . ▁He ▁retained ▁his ▁seat ▁in ▁parliament ▁in ▁the ▁General ▁E lection ▁the ▁following ▁year ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 1 , ▁pol ling ▁the ▁highest ▁number ▁of ▁votes ▁in ▁An ur ad ap ura ▁even ▁though ▁his ▁party ▁lost ▁the ▁election . ▁ ▁From ▁ 2 0 0 1 ▁to ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁he ▁served ▁as ▁a ▁back ben cher ▁in ▁the ▁opposition . ▁During ▁this ▁time ▁he ▁was ▁very ▁active ▁in ▁the ▁Youth ▁Wing ▁of ▁SL FP ▁and ▁became ▁its ▁Vice ▁President ▁( working ▁president ). ▁In ▁the ▁General ▁E lection ▁of ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁he ▁retained ▁his ▁seat