1666:
578:, the central government instead dissolved CUC using emergency powers and instead put in place special commissioners to administer the local area. In June 2003 elections in the north and east were postponed, for a third time, until 24 January 2004. In January 2004 elections in the north and east, except for local authorities in Ampara District, were postponed, for a fourth time, until 23 October 2004.
793:
The following candidates were elected: Rapiyel
Thevasagayampillai (TNA), 1,807 preference votes (pv); Kumarasamy Sathasivamoorthy (TNA), 1,311 pv; Kandiah Mylvaganam (TNA), 1,104 pv; Arunachalam Balamayuran (TNA), 1,103 pv; Kasilingam Satkunadevan (TNA), 964 pv; Ponnuthurai Selvaratnam (TNA), 763 pv;
581:
On 27 January 2006 local authority elections were called for the entire country. It was later announced that elections would be held on 30 March 2006 across the entire country. The
Election Commissioner subsequently postponed the elections in the north and Batticaloa District until 30 September 2006.
384:
political parties postponed them. On 3 December 1997 the government announced that elections would be held for the 17 local authorities on the Jaffna peninsula. The Tamil political parties were still opposed to holding elections as "normalcy" hadn't returned to the peninsula. The peninsula was under
569:
On 1 January 2002 local authority elections were called for the entire country. It was later announced that elections would be held on 25 March 2002 in the north and east, and on 20 March 2002 in the rest of the country. The normal life term of Sri Lankan local government bodies is four years. The
574:, had been postponed until 25 September 2002. On 17 September 2002 elections in the north and east were postponed, for a second time, until 25 June 2003. Elections should have been held when the extension expired in February 2003 but in January 2003, following a request from the
385:
the firm grip of the Sri Lankan military and civil government had little, if any, role in the administration of the peninsula. The Tamil Tigers were also firmly against the elections being held. Despite these objections the elections were held on 29 January 1998.
570:
life term of CUC expired in
February 2002 but the central government extended this by another year, as the law allows. On 21 March 2002 the Election Commissioner announced that the elections in the north and east, except for eight local authorities in
140:. CUC is responsible for providing a variety of local public services including roads, sanitation, drains, housing, libraries, public parks and recreational facilities. It has 11 members elected using the
794:
Gnanapirakasam Kishor (TNA), 749 pv; Paramasami
Sritharan (TNA), 690 pv; Soosaimuthu Alexander (UPFA), 540 pv; Thanapalasingam Sutharshan (TNA), 454 pv; and Nadarasa Thirukumaran (UPFA), 425 pv.
1691:
1430:
1385:
813:
636:
424:
1386:"PART IV (B) — LOCAL GOVERNMENT Notices under the Local Authorities Elections Ordinance LOCAL AUTHORITIES ELECTIONS ORDINANCE (CHAPTER 262) Notice under Section 66(2)"
628:
446:
364:. By 16 May 1996 the military had recaptured the entire peninsula. In late 1996 the government announced elections would be held for 23 local authorities in
1350:
594:
394:
106:
1423:
420:
1696:
1416:
821:
662:
632:
488:
691:
666:
467:
144:
1396:
797:
Rapiyel
Thevasagayampillai (TNA) and Kumarasamy Sathasivamoorthy (TNA) were appointed chairman and deputy chairman respectively.
1368:
640:
183:
129:
1634:
1509:
624:
318:
1624:
1544:
1474:
1439:
847:
322:
1644:
1614:
1629:
1604:
1454:
204:
1589:
1569:
1489:
1354:
356:
launched an offensive to recapture the Jaffna peninsula. By
December 1995 the military had captured most of the
1584:
1574:
1539:
1529:
1599:
1649:
1464:
1686:
1609:
1564:
1514:
1469:
817:
670:
620:
575:
381:
78:
61:
1549:
1499:
1654:
1639:
1619:
1594:
1534:
1519:
1504:
1484:
1559:
1554:
712:
314:
225:
844:
The Tamil United
Liberation Front: Rise and Decline of a Moderate Ethnic Party in Sri Lanka (1976-2000)
582:
On 23 September 2006 elections in the north and
Batticaloa District were postponed until 30 June 2007.
1579:
1524:
1494:
1459:
369:
330:
1004:
353:
1018:
968:
933:
377:
1311:
1291:
1271:
1232:
1212:
345:
326:
1192:
1172:
1152:
1113:
1074:
1036:
861:
986:
571:
373:
365:
40:
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in the north. However, elections weren't held in other areas of the north, including the
133:
118:
1351:"Local Authorities Election - 23.07.2011 Jaffna District Chavakachcheri Urban Council"
1680:
585:
CUC continued to be administered by special commissioners until the 2011 elections.
349:
1009:
959:
924:
951:
916:
1408:
1134:
1095:
1056:
1332:
1253:
1022:
972:
937:
881:
1665:
1443:
357:
141:
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1237:
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1197:
1177:
1157:
1118:
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1041:
990:
886:
866:
341:
310:
348:, because most of these areas were at that time controlled by the rebel
361:
1173:"Jaffna local bodies to be administered by special commissioners"
334:
307:
1412:
333:
prevented elections from being held for CUC until 1998 as the
160:
Results of the local government election held on 18 May 1983:
1393:
The
Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka
882:"Tight security for poll in Sri Lanka's Jaffna peninsula"
1292:"Polling commences for 266 local councils in Sri Lanka"
608:
605:
408:
405:
171:
168:
1135:"Elections chief has authority to put off local polls"
602:
402:
165:
901:
Amit Baruha (14 June 1996). "The Army Takes Jaffna".
340:
In March 1994 elections were held in the east and in
1353:. Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Archived from
337:
did not hold elections when it controlled the area.
1233:"Nominations called for Local government elections"
599:
399:
162:
100:
95:
87:
70:
53:
48:
34:
29:
18:
1114:"Northeast local elections postponed for Sept. 25"
1692:Local authorities in Northern Province, Sri Lanka
1213:"NorthEast local government elections postponed"
1075:"Local Govt. Ordinance amendment bill before SC"
1193:"Northeast elections postponed till January 24"
360:region of the peninsula, including the city of
1331:Satyapalan, Franklin. R. (21 September 2006).
1312:"Elections to 42 local bodies in NE postponed"
1424:
447:Eelam People's Revolutionary Liberation Front
8:
1333:"LG polls in North and East postponed again"
1254:"Polls chief sets LG polls nomination dates"
1007:(15 February 1998). "The Jaffna Elections".
611:
411:
174:
1252:Satyapalan, Franklin R. (28 January 2006).
1431:
1417:
1409:
317:had suspended all local government in the
107:2011 Sri Lankan local government elections
15:
1094:Weerawarne, Sumadhu (11 February 2002).
987:"Election commissioner releases results"
862:"TNA urges PM to put off NE local polls"
1395:. 1716/32. 30 July 2011. Archived from
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781:
771:
761:
751:
729:
557:
547:
537:
527:
505:
294:
284:
274:
264:
242:
1374:. Department of Elections, Sri Lanka.
1153:"NE local government polls postponed"
1133:Weerawarne, Sumadhu (22 March 2002).
7:
1272:"Local Government polls on 30 March"
421:Democratic People's Liberation Front
489:Tamil Eelam Liberation Organization
145:proportional representation system
14:
77:Kumarasamy Sathasivamoorthy,
1664:
663:United People's Freedom Alliance
60:Rapiyel Thevasagayampillai,
708:
658:
616:
484:
468:Eelam People's Democratic Party
463:
442:
416:
221:
200:
179:
814:"Chavakachcheri Urban Council"
589:2011 local government election
389:1998 local government election
380:but following opposition from
156:1983 local government election
1:
1096:"Local polls on March 20, 25"
967:(12): 5–6. 15 December 1997.
932:(12): 5–6. 15 December 1996.
325:of the country in 1983 using
184:Tamil United Liberation Front
1037:"Local elections on March 1"
115:Chavakachcheri Urban Council
20:Chavakachcheri Urban Council
1697:Urban councils of Sri Lanka
952:"Local Elections in Jaffna"
917:"Local Elections Postponed"
848:Jawaharlal Nehru University
1713:
711:
690:
661:
619:
487:
466:
445:
419:
224:
203:
182:
1661:
1450:
787:
777:
767:
757:
595:local government election
563:
553:
543:
533:
397:held on 29 January 1998:
395:local government election
300:
290:
280:
270:
205:All Ceylon Tamil Congress
122:
1057:"Local polls on March 1"
842:Sarveswaran, K. (2005).
126:Cāvakaccēri Nakara Capai
23:
818:Government of Sri Lanka
621:Tamil National Alliance
576:Tamil National Alliance
692:United Socialist Party
597:held on 23 July 2011:
1337:The Island, Sri Lanka
1258:The Island, Sri Lanka
1139:The Island, Sri Lanka
1100:The Island, Sri Lanka
1061:The Island, Sri Lanka
713:United National Party
603:Alliances and parties
403:Alliances and parties
352:. In August 1995 the
327:emergency regulations
315:Sri Lankan government
306:According to the pro-
226:United National Party
166:Alliances and parties
1320:. 23 September 2006.
1161:. 17 September 2002.
870:. 11 September 2002.
772:Registered Electors
548:Registered Electors
370:Kilinochchi District
285:Registered Electors
1280:. 16 February 2006.
1083:. 12 February 2002.
354:Sri Lankan military
1625:Talawakele-Lindula
1545:Katunayaka-Seeduwa
1241:. 27 January 2006.
1221:. 20 January 2004.
1181:. 14 January 2003.
993:. 30 January 1998.
890:. 29 January 1998.
123:சாவகச்சேரி நகர சபை
24:சாவகச்சேரி நகர சபை
1674:
1673:
1402:on 30 March 2012.
1063:. 2 January 2002.
1045:. 1 January 2002.
791:
790:
567:
566:
378:Vavuniya District
304:
303:
112:
111:
1704:
1669:
1668:
1433:
1426:
1419:
1410:
1404:
1403:
1401:
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1347:
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1322:
1321:
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1301:
1300:. 30 March 2006.
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1282:
1281:
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1261:
1249:
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1183:
1182:
1169:
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1149:
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1122:. 21 March 2002.
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1085:
1084:
1071:
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1064:
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898:
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871:
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852:
851:
839:
833:
832:
830:
829:
820:. Archived from
810:
600:
400:
346:Jaffna peninsula
163:
151:Election results
132:for the town of
124:
82:since July 2011
65:since July 2011
16:
1712:
1711:
1707:
1706:
1705:
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1383:
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1269:
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1251:
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1231:
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1210:
1206:
1201:. 20 June 2003.
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1190:
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1171:
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1150:
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1127:
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1111:
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1092:
1088:
1073:
1072:
1068:
1055:
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985:
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980:
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945:
919:
915:
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910:
900:
899:
895:
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879:
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860:
859:
855:
841:
840:
836:
827:
825:
812:
811:
807:
803:
752:Rejected Votes
593:Results of the
591:
572:Ampara District
528:Rejected Votes
393:Results of the
391:
374:Mannar District
366:Jaffna District
265:Rejected Votes
158:
153:
130:local authority
103:
83:
81:
73:
72:Deputy Chairman
66:
64:
56:
44:
43:
41:Local authority
25:
22:
21:
12:
11:
5:
1710:
1708:
1700:
1699:
1694:
1689:
1687:Chavakachcheri
1679:
1678:
1672:
1671:
1662:
1660:
1658:
1657:
1652:
1647:
1645:Wattala-Mabola
1642:
1637:
1635:Valvettithurai
1632:
1627:
1622:
1617:
1615:Seethawakapura
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1607:
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1587:
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1517:
1512:
1510:Hatton-Dickoya
1507:
1502:
1497:
1492:
1487:
1482:
1480:Chavakachcheri
1477:
1472:
1467:
1462:
1457:
1451:
1448:
1447:
1440:Urban councils
1438:
1436:
1435:
1428:
1421:
1413:
1406:
1405:
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1360:
1357:on 2012-06-07.
1342:
1323:
1303:
1283:
1263:
1244:
1224:
1204:
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1164:
1144:
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1005:D.B.S. Jeyaraj
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748:
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128:; CUC) is the
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1369:"PREFERENCES"
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762:Total Polled
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601:
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596:
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586:
583:
579:
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538:Total Polled
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530:
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523:
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518:
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510:
508:
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501:
498:
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492:
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371:
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343:
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336:
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309:
297:
293:
287:
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252:
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247:
245:
241:
238:
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232:
229:
227:
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161:
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135:
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127:
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116:
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69:
63:
58:
52:
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42:
37:
33:
28:
17:
1590:Nawalapitiya
1570:Kuliyapitiya
1490:Embilipitiya
1479:
1397:the original
1392:
1380:
1363:
1355:the original
1345:
1336:
1326:
1315:
1306:
1295:
1286:
1275:
1266:
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801:References
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1565:Kolonnawa
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