Mannar Urban Council
Mannar Urban Council மன்னார் நகர சபை | |
|---|---|
| Type | |
| Type | |
| Leadership | |
Chairman | Santhanpillai Gnanaprgasam, TNA since March 2011 |
Deputy Chairman | Sebastiyampillai Jemes Firansis Jesuthasan, TNA since March 2011 |
| Seats | 7 |
| Elections | |
Last election | 2011 Sri Lankan local government elections |
Mannar Urban Council (Tamil: மன்னார் நகர சபை Maṉṉār Nakara Capai; MUC) is the local authority for the town of Mannar in north-western Sri Lanka. MUC is responsible for providing a variety of local public services including roads, sanitation, drains, housing, libraries, public parks and recreational facilities. It has 7 members elected using the open list proportional representation system.
History
[edit]Mannar Urban Council was created with effect from 15 April 2006 from parts of Mannar Divisional Council.[1] However, according to the pro-LTTE TamilNet, the Sri Lankan government had suspended all local government in the north and east of the country in 1983 using emergency regulations.[2] The civil war prevented elections from being held for MUC until 2011..
On 27 January 2006 local authority elections were called for the entire country.[3][4] It was later announced that elections would be held on 30 March 2006 across the entire country.[5] The Election Commissioner subsequently postponed the elections in the north and Batticaloa District until 30 September 2006.[6] On 23 September 2006 elections in the north and Batticaloa District were postponed until 30 June 2007.[7][8]
MUC continued to be administered by special commissioners until the 2011 elections.
Election results
[edit]2011 local government election
[edit]Results of the local government election held on 17 March 2011:[9]
| Alliances and parties | Votes | % | Seats | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tamil National Alliance (ITAK, EPRLF (S), TELO, PLOTE, TULF, TNLA) | 4,757 | 58.60% | 5 | |
| United People's Freedom Alliance (ACMC, EPDP et al.) | 2,848 | 35.08% | 2 | |
| United National Party | 272 | 3.35% | 0 | |
| Independent 1 | 236 | 2.91% | 0 | |
| Independent 2 | 5 | 0.06% | 0 | |
| Valid Votes | 8,118 | 100.00% | 7 | |
| Rejected Votes | 345 | |||
| Total Polled | 8,463 | |||
| Registered Electors | 15,979 | |||
| Turnout | 52.96% | |||
The following candidates were elected:[10] Santhanpillai Gnanaprgasam (TNA); Sebastiyampillai Jemes Firansis Jesuthasan (TNA); Nilamutheen Nahusheen (UPFA); Anthony Charles Morines Perera (TNA); Subramaniyam Pirunthavananathan (TNA); Sampooranam Rathinasingam (TNA); and Selvarasa Selvakumar (UPFA).
Santhanpillai Gnanaprgasam (TNA) and Sebastiyampillai Jemes Firansis Jesuthasan (TNA) were appointed Chairman and Deputy Chairman respectively.[10]
References
[edit]- ^ "PART IV (B) - LOCAL GOVERNMENT Local Government Notifications URBAN COUNCILS ORDINANCE" (PDF). The Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka. 1423/2. 12 December 2005. Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 August 2011.
- ^ "TNA urges PM to put off NE local polls". TamilNet. 11 September 2002.
- ^ "Nominations called for Local government elections". TamilNet. 27 January 2006.
- ^ Satyapalan, Franklin R. (28 January 2006). "Polls chief sets LG polls nomination dates". The Island, Sri Lanka.
- ^ "Local Government polls on 30 March". TamilNet. 16 February 2006.
- ^ "Polling commences for 266 local councils in Sri Lanka". TamilNet. 30 March 2006.
- ^ "Elections to 42 local bodies in NE postponed". TamilNet. 23 September 2006.
- ^ Satyapalan, Franklin. R. (21 September 2006). "LG polls in North and East postponed again". The Island, Sri Lanka.
- ^ "Local Authorities Election - 17.03.2011 Mannar District Mannar Urban Council". Department of Elections, Sri Lanka.
- ^ a b "PART IV (B) — LOCAL GOVERNMENT Notices under the Local Authorities Elections Ordinance (Chapter 262) LOCAL AUTHORITY ELECTIONS ORDINANCE" (PDF). The Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka. 1699/5. 28 March 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 October 2011.
