. ▁He ▁initi ated ▁the ▁youth ▁movement ▁Th ar una ▁Sav i ya ; ▁the ▁People ▁Development ▁Foundation ▁J ana ▁Su way a ▁for ▁pover ty ▁alle viation ▁in ▁Hamb ant ota ; ▁and ▁the ▁S as un ata ▁Ar una ▁to ▁aid ▁Buddh ist ▁tem ples ▁and ▁Sunday ▁schools ▁in ▁line ▁with ▁the ▁ 2 6 0 0 ▁S amb ud dh ath wa ▁Jay anth i ▁celebr ations . ▁ ▁Parliament ▁It ▁was ▁from ▁the ▁Hamb ant ota ▁district ▁he ▁cont ested ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁general ▁election ▁and ▁entered ▁parliament ▁gain ing ▁ 8 3 ▁percent ▁of ▁the ▁UN P ▁prefer ential ▁votes . ▁He ▁won ▁ 8 2 ▁percent ▁of ▁the ▁prefer ential ▁votes ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 1 ▁general ▁election , ▁ 8 4 ▁percent ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁general ▁election , ▁ 8 9 ▁percent ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁general ▁election ▁and ▁ 8 6 % ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁general ▁election . ▁ ▁Deput y ▁Minister ▁of ▁Health ▁He ▁was ▁appointed ▁as ▁the ▁Deput y ▁Minister ▁of ▁Health ▁under ▁the ▁premi ership ▁of ▁Ran il ▁W ick ram asing he ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 1 ▁and ▁remained ▁till ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁when ▁the ▁W ick ram asing he ▁government ▁was ▁dissol ved ▁by ▁President ▁Ch and ri ka ▁K umar at ung a . ▁ ▁Party ▁leadership ▁For ▁the ▁fourth ▁general ▁election ▁in ▁a ▁row , ▁S aj ith ▁Prem adas a