Lokuge Chandradasa de Silva (born 31 August 1920) was a Ceylonese politician.[1]
De Silva was educated at Dharmasoka College, Ambalangoda. In 1947 he married Pearl Warusevitane (1927–1999).[2] In the early 1950s de Silva was appointed as the Manager of Dharmasoka College, a role he held until the school was taken over by the Government in 1960.[3] He took a leading part in the 1953 Hartal, in the same year he was elected to the Watugedera Town Council, serving as its Chairman from 1956 until 1965.[2][4]
At the 6th parliamentary election, held on 22 March 1965, he re-contested the seat of Balapitiya and was successful defeating the incumbent, Lakshman de Silva, by 96 votes, polling 16,615 (39.4% of the total vote).[6] He was unseated on 21 December 1967 on the ground that he had a contract with government.[7][8]
De Silva contested the seat of Ambalangoda at the 7th parliamentary election, where he was elected, receiving 22,356 votes (64.4% of the total vote) defeating the incumbent, M. H. Saddhasena, by 10,628 votes.[9] He chaired the Parliamentary Committee of Inquiry into the workings of the Customs Department.[2][10] At the 8th parliamentary election, held on 21 July 1977, he lost the seat to the United National Party candidate, Raitor Thilakasekara, by 8,175 votes.[11]