title: Shanthi Sriskantharajah
text: # Shanthi Sriskantharajah
  
  Shanthi Sriskantharajah (born 28 October 1965) is a Sri Lankan Tamil civil servant, politician and Member of Parliament.
  
  ## Early life
  
  Sriskantharajah was born on 28 October 1965.
  
  ## Career
  
  Sriskantharajah is a member of the Sri Lanka Administrative Service and a former Deputy Director of Planning. She is a member of the Illankai Tamil Arasu Kachchi (ITAK).
  
  She was one of the Tamil National Alliance's (TNA) candidates in Vanni District at the 2015 parliamentary election but failed to get elected after coming fifth amongst the TNA candidates. However, after the election she was appointed as a TNA National List MP in Parliament.
  
  ## Electoral history
  
  Electoral history of Shanthi Sriskantharajah :
  
  | Election | Constituency | Party | Votes | Result |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 2015 parliamentary | Vanni District | TNA | 18,081 | Not elected |
  