The name of Ven. Athuraliye Rathana Thero for the National List parliamentary seat won by ‘’Ape Janabala Party ‘’ in the last General Election was announced by the
National Election Commission in a Gazette Notification.

Rathana Thero, who was first elected to the Parliament from the Kalutara District in 2004 , representing the ‘’Jathika Hela Urumaya’’, was elected to the 7th Parliament
from the United People's Freedom Alliance (UPFA) in 2010, representing the Gampaha District. Rathana Thero, who represented the United National Party ( UNP) in the 8th Parliament as a National List Member of Parliament in 2015, will be representing the Parliament for the fourth time