▁won ▁the ▁highest ▁percentage ▁of ▁prefer ential ▁votes ▁out ▁of ▁all ▁United ▁National ▁Party ▁candidates , ▁which ▁was ▁just ▁under ▁ 9 0 ▁percent ▁of ▁United ▁National ▁Party ▁votes ▁in ▁the ▁Hamb ant ota ▁Elect oral ▁District . ▁Prem adas a ▁was ▁elected ▁as ▁the ▁deput y ▁leader ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁National ▁Party ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁and ▁then ▁removed ▁from ▁the ▁position ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 3 . ▁However ▁he ▁was ▁re app oint ed ▁on ▁ 2 4 ▁September ▁ 2 0 1 4 . ▁ ▁Minister ▁of ▁H ous ing ▁and ▁Sam urd hi ▁Following ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁President ial ▁E lection , ▁Prem adas a ▁was ▁appointed ▁Minister ▁of ▁H ous ing ▁and ▁Sam urd hi ▁in ▁the ▁new ▁cabinet ▁formed ▁in ▁January ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁by ▁President ▁Ma ith rip ala ▁Sir is ena . ▁As ▁housing ▁minister , ▁he ▁initi ated ▁several ▁national ▁housing ▁projects ▁for ▁lower ▁and ▁middle ▁income ▁families . ▁These ▁include ▁Gam ud awa , ▁J alth ara ▁Green ▁Valley ▁res iden cies , ▁Hom ag ama ▁Mount ▁Cl iff ord . ▁As ▁sam urd hi ▁minister , ▁he ▁increase ▁the ▁sam urd hi ▁payment ▁by ▁two fold . ▁With ▁the ▁addition ▁of ▁construction ▁to ▁his ▁port ▁fol io , ▁he ▁initi ated ▁the ▁Sh elter ▁For ▁All ▁ 2 0 2 5 ▁objective ▁and ▁provided ▁over ▁ 6 5 , 0 0 0 ▁houses ▁to ▁low ▁income ▁families ▁and ▁initi ated ▁ 2 5 0