Administration Report of the Commissioner of Elections - 2011

The enumeration of electors for the year 2011, certifications of the electoral register revised for the year 2010, holding of elections to Local Authorities, filling of vacancies in the membership in Parliament, Provincial Councils and Local Authorities were the main activities of the Department of Elections in the year 2011.

2.0 Registration of Electors Act No: 44 of 1980

2.1 Revision of the Electoral Register - 2010

2.1.1 The enumeration of electors for the year 2010 was commenced on 01.06.2010. The notice under Section 12(1) of Registration of Electors Act No: 44 of 1980 was published in Gazette No: 1656/20 of 01.06.2010 to inform the eligible persons the method of including names into the electoral register 2010 and the same notice was published in Sinhala, Tamil and English news papers as well on the same day.

2.1.2 Instructions were issued to the Registering Officers on the enumeration of electors in all electoral Districts and steps were taken by the Commissioner of Elections on 20.04.2010 to inform the Secretaries of Recognized Political Parties on the revision and on the appointment of representatives of political parties for the purpose.

2.1.3 After the completion of the task of enumerators the “A” and “B” lists were prepared and the operative electoral registers were exhibited along with them from 01.01.2011 - 28.01.2011. An opportunity for the submission of claims and objections for the year 2010 also was provided for the public during this period. The notice under Sections 13(2) of Registrations of Electors Act in this connection was published in Gazette No: 1634/29 of January 01st, 2011 and in the news papers.

2.1.4 Number of claims and objections received by District Registering Officers during this period is shown in Table I. 97,215 claims and 573 objections were received from all Electoral Districts

2.1.5 After the operations launched to defeat terrorist groups in the Northern Province in the year 2009, Government took steps to settle displaced families in welfare camps mainly established in Vavuniya. In addition, a considerable number of such families were living in temporary residences of their choice. Those families were from almost all polling divisions of the Northern Province, but most of them were from Kilinochchi, Mullativu , Mannar and Vavuniya polling divisions.

2.1.6 The resettlement of displaced families had to start only after defining is completed and security situation of resettled areas is confirmed by security forces. Resettlement had to be carried out in stages and therefore, there were a large number of areas unsettled even by 01st June, 2010.

1 2.1.7 Resettlement activities of displaced families were more prevalent Kilinochchi and Mullativu polling divisions at the time of enumeration of electors for 2010. Action was taken this year to open an Election Office in the Mullativu District in addition to Election Office in the Kilinochchi District. The number of voters enumerated house to house in these polling divisions for 2010, was more than in 2009.

2.1.8 According to the Registration of Electors Act, the period for calling of claims and objections relevant to a revision year of the electoral register, can be postponed only up to the end of January in the following year, maximum. Accordingly claims and objections were allowed for 28 days of January 2011. This step was taken especially to ensure that the displaced persons get registered.

2.1.9 It was revealed that most of displaced families from Mannar district had put up their own permanent houses in Puttalam. Most of them did not like to get their names registered in the Puttalam District, but were trying to register their names in the electoral register of Mannar under their previous residential address. Therefore the number of persons submitted claims for registration in Mannar polling division was high and that number was 20,251. Action was taken to appoint Deputy/ Senior Assistant and Assistant Commissioners of Elections of other Electoral Districts as Assistant Registering Officers for Vanni Electoral District in order to expedite the process of holding inquiries over claims, within the limited period.

2.1.10 The displaced electors who have not been resettled by the time of the enumeration of the 2010 revision of electoral registers in the North were registered for year 2010 in their previous resident areas without any change and the details of those polling districts are shown in the Table II.

2.1.11 Though there were some difficulties in enumerating the electors in the Northern Province for 2010, it could be completed through the distribution of BC forms among chief occupants and therefore the errors in the electoral registers of that area were minimal.

2.1.12 Section 12(7) of Enumeration of Electors Act No: 44 of 1980 stipulates steps that should be taken in regard to plural registration. The Computer software used for the preparation of Electoral Registers in all electorates for 2010, provides with a facility to obtain reports on persons who have registered their names in several address in an electorate with same National Identity Card numbers.

2.1.13 When Districts Registering Officers detected that persons have asked for their names to be registered in more than once place, they were informed to register their names under one address and steps were taken to register them accordingly avoiding plural registration. Thus 44,123 names of plural registration were deleted from the electoral registers in 2010, and 15,986 names out of that were in Colombo Electoral District. Details in this connection are shown in Table III.

2 2.1.14 Electoral Registers for 2010 was certified on 31st May 2011 in terms of Section 18 of Registration of Electors Act. The notice to that effect in terms of Section 20 of the Act was published in Gazette No: 1708/13 of 31.05.2011 and in newspapers.

2.1.15 The determination of the Commissioner of Elections in terms of sub Article 98(8) of the Constitution on the number of Members to be elected for each electoral district is made on the basis of certifications made by District Registering Officers under Section 23 of Registration of Elector Act after certifying the Electoral Registers. This Order was published in the Gazette No: 1715 / 4 of July 18th, 2011.

2.1.16 Accordingly the number of members for Jaffna Electorate was decreased by 4 and the number of members of electoral districts of No: 08 - Matara, No: 15- Kurunegala, No: 19 - Badulla and No: 21 - Ratnapura was increased by one each. Decreasing of the number of members of Jaffna Electorate was highlighted by politicians in the Northern Province and the media as an act done purposely. Therefore a clarification by the Commissioner of Elections in this connection was published through media and detailed descriptions in the Department Website.

2.1.17 The total number of members to be elected for the Parliament at the general elections is 196, and out of that 160 Members have to be elected from electorates. This Number is distributed by the Commissioner of Elections annually under Article 98(8) of the Constitution, in proportion to the number of electors registered in each electorate as reported by District Registering Officers after certification of electoral register. The balance 36 Members to be elected were allocated to 22 electoral districts under Article 96(4) of the Constitution by the Delimitation Commission on the criteria stipulated in the Constitution. That number of members allocated for each electorate never changes. Since the electors in Jaffna Electorate have not been enumerated house to house for a long period, the names of deceased electors as well as of those who are not living in the electorate also were included in this register until 2009. But in 2010, the electors of Jaffna electorate also were enumerated house to house and as a result the number of electors for 2010 has been reduced drastically. Consequently the number of members to be elected for Jaffna Electorate on the basis of he number of electors has been reduced and the details are shown in the following Table. Year No of Electors Seats Seats Total allocated in allocated in terms of terms of Article 98(8) Article 96(4) 2009 816,005 09 01 10 2010 484,791 05 01 06

3 2.2 Revision of Electoral Register - 2011

2.2.1 The notice under Section 12(1) of Registration of Electors Act relevant to the commencement of enumeration of electors for 2011 was published in Gazette No: 1708/17 of 01.06.2011 and also was published in Sinhala, Tamil and English news papers on the same day.

2.2.2 Instructions on the enumeration of electors in all electorates were issued to District Registration Officers on 30.03.2011 and Secretaries of recognized Political Parties were informed by the Commissioner of Elections about revision and the appointment of party representatives.

2.2.3 The enumeration of electors was commenced on 01.06.2011 and “A” and “B” lists prepared by enumerators were exhibited from 02.11.2011 to 30.11.2011 with the operative electoral registers and claims and objections for the year 2011 also were accepted during this period. Notice about this exhibition was published under Section 13(2) of Registers of Electors Act in the Gazette No: 1730/10 of 02.11.2011 and in the news papers on the same day.

2.2.4 The electors who were unable to submit their details through B.C forms in 2011 were informed through news papers to submit them before 15.10.2011 to District Elections Offices in a new form (U.E.Form). The relevant electors could submit those forms with or without the recommendation of Grama Niladhari and the District Registering Officers were instructed to consider them as claims.

2.2.5 Number of claims and objections received by District Registering Officers for each electorate during this period is shown in Table IV. 110,565 claims and 718 objections were received. Inquiries in relation to them were arranged to be held after December in 2011.

2.2.6 House to house enumeration of Electors was conducted in the Northern Province in 2011 by Grama Nildaris except for a limited area where displaced persons have not been resettled in the Electoral Districts No: 10 Jaffna and Electoral District No: 11- Vanni Electoral District.

2.2.7 Steps were taken to register the names of eligible displaced electors who were in welfare camps and other places outside their original resident areas, in their previous addresses where they have been registered. The names of voters in the previous year’s electoral register whose details could not be obtained through the enumeration were included in the revised register.

2.2.8 Number of electors registered in 2009 and 2010 is given in Table V according to the Electoral Districts.

4 3.0 Parliamentary Elections Act No: 1 of 1981

3.1 Recognition of Political Parties

3.1.1 Provisions relevant to recognition of Political Parties in the Parliamentary Elections Act No: 1 of 1981, were amended by Parliamentary Elections (Amendments) Act No: 58 of 2009. Accordingly the Commissioner of Elections should call for applications from Political Parties for recognition in January every year. If any election is conducted during that month, applications should be called

within 30 days after the conclusion of such election.

3.1.2 Due to the holding of elections to Local Authorities on 17.03.2011, 23.07.2011 and 08.10.2011 in 2011 and the elections to Pudukudiiruppu and Maritimepatthu Pradeshiya Sabhas were scheduled to be held before 31.12.2011, action could not be taken regarding the recognition of Political Parties during the year 2011.

3.2 Details of filling of vacancies in the membership of Parliament in 2011 are shown in Table X.

3.3 Under Section 7(4) (b) of Parliamentary Elections Act the Commissioner of Elections should publish the list of Recognized Political Parties in the Gazette at the beginning of each year. For the year 2011 it was published in the Gazette No: 1690/22 of 27.01.2011 and the list of that Political Parties is given in Table XIX.

4.0 Administration Report of the Commissioner of Elections for the year 2010

The report was tabled in the Parliament on 05.07.2011.

5.0 Provincial Councils Elections Act No: 2 of 1988

5.1 Though the Provincial Council Election to the Eastern Province was held on 10.05.2008 on the directive of the President after the Judgment issued by a five bench of the Supreme Court against the decision over the amalgamation of North and Eastern Provinces in connection with Fundamental Right Petitions No: 243/06, 244/06 and 245/06, the President didn’t issue any directive to hold elections to the North Province in 2011.

5.2 Only filling of vacancies in Provincial Councils were taken place in the year and are given in the schedules.

6.0 Local Authorities Elections Ordinance

6.1 Local Authorities Elections - 2011

6.1.1 At the time of Local Authority elections in 2011, there were 335 councils and, out of that nominations were called for only 301 councils by respective Returning Officers on 06.01.2011 and elections for the remaining 34 councils were not held due to various reasons. Out of that the term of office of 22 Local Authorities were extended up to

5 31.12.2011 by His Excellency President under Section 5 of Public Security Ordinance. Colombo Municipal Council has been dissolved by this time. Apart from that the term of office of 9 councils in Batticaloa District and 2 councils in Jaffna and Vavunia Districts have not expired up to that time.

6.1.2 Accordingly nominations for 301 councils were received at the Offices of District Returning Officers from 20.01.2011 up to 12.00 noon on 27.01.2011. Out of 2,047 nominations received, 1595 were accepted and 452 were rejected. Elections were held on 17.03.2011 for 234 Local Authorities except for the 65 Local Authorities where nominations were rejected on account of the cases filed in courts and 2 Local Authorities where resettlement of displaced persons was not completed because demining was not over.

6.1.3 Out of 452 rejected nominations, 68 were challenged in courts and due to court orders, elections were held for 65 councils on 23.07.2011.

6.1.4 Nomination notices for 23 Local Authorities including 22 councils of which the term of office was extended by his Excellency the President under Section 5 of Public Security Ordinance and re-established Colombo Municipal Council were published on 04.08.2011 and elections were held on 08.10.2011 on the 264 nominations accepted for them.

6.1.5 The resettlement of displaced persons and removal of landmines in Pudukudurippu and Maritimepatthu Local Authority areas of Mullativu District were not completed according to the Returning Officer and elections to those Local Authority areas were postponed till 10.03.2012. It was reported that 5017 families of these two council areas were yet to be resettled.

6.1.6 Accrding to the electoral register of 2009 number of voters eligible for casting of votes at the elections in 2011, held on 17.03.2011 for 234 Local Authorities were 9,438,132. The elections were held at 7,396 Polling Stations and a total number of 25,108 candidates by 927 nominations of 29 Recognized Political Parties and 388 of Independent Groups contested . The number of members elected at these elections were 3,036.

6.1.7 At the election held on 23.07.2011 for 65 Local Authorities on Court orders, 2,630,985 electors were eligible to cast the vote at 2,276 polling stations according to the electoral register of 2010. The election was held to elect 825 members. There were 5,688 candidates from 20 Recognized Political Parties and 237 nominations from 72 Independent Groups.

6 6.1.8 Elections for 22 Local Authorities postponed by His Excellency President under the Emergency Regulations and the election to the Colombo Municipal Council were held on 08.10.2011. 6,488 candidates contested representing 26 recognized Political Parties and 104 Independent Groups. These elections were held to elect 420 members. According to the Electoral Register of 2010 number of eligible voters were 15,89,622 who were enetitled to cast their votes at 1,167 polling stations.

6.2 Steps taken in connection with the poll.

6.2.1 The specific feature of the elections held on nomination notices published on 06.01.2011 and 04.08.2011, was the higher number of recognized Political Parties and Independent Groups that submitted nominations. It was observed that robot parties and groups were put forward for the elections by some Political Parties to fulfill their own motives .

Apart from that some candidates displayed their preferential numbers assigned to them with the names of popular persons and their photographs, in handbills, to mislead the voters with the aim of collecting preferences. Prompt action was taken in such occasions.

6.2.2 Due to the Proportional Representation System, it was observed that there was competition between political parties and among the candidates of the same party. Therefore number of complaints received was high after nominations, on displaying of illegal posters, banners, cutouts and misusing of public property for the election campaign. Commissioner of Elections took appropriate action and informed such activities to the Inspector General of Police and other related institutions to remove such items and to take necessary action.

6.2.3 Holding of these elections at three stages may be one reason for the increase of illegal activities at the election campaign. Under these circumstances, Political Parties in power put more pressure in electoral areas. With the increase of illegal election propaganda activities, election violence also took place. It has been clearly visible that the directives of he Commission of Elecions issued in regard with the establishment of party offices have been neglected.

6.2.4 Illegal Political campaigns and election related violence was one of the main topics at the consultative meetings convened by the Commissioner of Elections to ensure fair and peaceful elections, where IGP and Secretaries of Political Parties represented.

As the responsibility of enforcement of laws is with the Police including the IGP, instructions were issued to that effect. Alternative steps were taken having considered the requests made by the party Secretaries at the consultative meetings at previous elections, were considered to be implemented.

7 I. Taking a report from the District Returning Officers on displaying of illegal election propaganda items and referring it to the IGP.

II. Issuing instructions to all Secretaries of Ministries on prohibitions of misusing public property and holding of discussions in depth on this matter with Additional Secretaries.

III. Issuing of guidelines for private and public media institutions and discussing the ways of implementing them with heads of those electronic and print media institutions.

IV. Giving instructions to respective authorities to postpone appointments and transfers to employees unless they were done on service requirements but allegedly on political reasons.

V. Taking steps to prevent government vehicles and other public property being used for political campaign, upon the confirmations of the complaints.

VI. Taking steps to send officials from adjoining districts and from the Colombo pool to electoral areas for the poll and for the count.

VII. Before the transport of ballot boxes to the counting centers the ballot boxes used at the polling stations to be sealed and put in to a thick transparent polythene bag and locked with tamper proof plastic locks.

VIII. Issuing of copies of Ballot Paper Accounts prepared after the poll, to polling agents.

IX. Allowing polling agents to paste stickers inside the ballot boxes and also to send specimen of such stickers to the Chief Counting Officers through Senior Presiding Officers.

X. Issuing a pass to a polling agent of a Party / Group by the Senior Presiding Officer after the poll to follow the vehicle that takes the ballot boxes for the count.

XI. To allow one counting agent of a party or a group to be present at the assigned counting center for observing the process of receiving ballot boxes and other items.

XII. Issuing copies of result sheets prepared in carbonized papers at counting centers to counting agents of represented parties or groups that obtained highest, second and third places of the number of votes.

XIII. Allowing candidates in addition to the counting argents of a party or a group to observe counting of preferences of such party or groups, providing more opportunity to observe the process of preference counting.

8 XIV. Issuing a copy of the result sheets on the counting of preferences to the Secretary of a Party or the Group Leader of the Independent Group.

XV. Issuing a copy of the result sheets prepared on the preference count at the counting centers to the respective Party Secretary or the Independent Group leader.

6.3 Pre election period and poll day

6.3.1 The poll day was calm at the recent elections, though the pre election period recorded troubles to some extent. The contest prevailed between parties and among candidates of same parties. Some violence related activities were reported due to illegal election propaganda activities. However the poll was taken place under a peaceful atmosphere on the poll day.

6.3.2 The Commissioner of Elections published through media and informed the Secretaries of Political Parties that he would take necessary action to annul the poll at polling stations if any disturbances for the poll occurred. Producing of identity documents by voters at polling stations at the time of asking for ballot papers was made compulsory. This was effective since the Local Authority Elections in 2006. These steps were instrumental in the calm atmosphere on the poll day.

6.3.3 Reports on the poll were received from Senior Presiding Officers, Police Officers, on duty at polling stations. Observers who were at polling stations and Assistant Returning Officers who supervised the zones. Approval was given to the observers of PAFFREL and CMEV to remain in the polling stations and observe the poll.

6.3.4 Few other institutions were permitted to do field observations and report. Six professionals from Indian Elections Commission were deployed to obtain suggestions to improve the electoral system after studying the poll and the counting procedure of the Local Authorities Elections held on 08.10.2011.

6.3.5 On the poll day at phase 1 of the Local Authority Elections in 2011 and during the Elections period up to few days after the poll of the second and third phases held on 28.07.2011 and 08.10.2011 respectively, a complaints Co-ordinating Center was established at the Elections Secretariat to receive complaints and take prompt action as at previous elections. This unit consisted of Senior Staff Officers, Senior Police Officers, representatives of Political Parties and Observer Groups.

6.3.6 Counting of votes commenced in appropriate manner as there were no any adverse reports received in nature of disturbing the poll.

9 6.4 Counting of Votes and declaration of results.

6.4.1 A number of counting centers for each Local Authority was established in the manner that the result could be prepared for each council separately and result of each council was checked at the Head Office and confirmed by the Commissioner of Elections.

6.4.2 Two seats of each council were allocated for the Party or Independent Group obtained the highest number of votes at the election and the balance sheet had to be allocated to the parties and groups proportionately on their number votes.

Accordingly, the number of members appointed from each party and group was decided and the first result of the count was published by the Returning Officers and also through the media.

6.4.3 Next, the preferences of each candidate of parties and groups that were entitled for electing members for council were counted to decide the members to be elected and after that the names of elected members were declared.

6.4.4 The Returning officers took steps to obtain information under 65(1)C Section of members to be appointed as Mayors / Deputy Mayors and Chairman / Deputy Chairman from the Secretaries of Recognized Political Parties and Independent Groups entitled for bonus seats and the notice was published under sections 66(1). The Commissioner of Elections published relevant notices in the gazette in terms of the Section 66(2) of the Ordinance.

Details of Political Parties and Independent Groups that obtained the ruling power of the Local Authorities according to the results of the elections for 322 councils at three stages are shown below.

Party / Independent Group Municipal Urban Pradeshiya Total Councils Councils Sabhas

United People’s Freedom Alliance Ilankai Tamil Arasu Kadchi United National Party Sri Lanka Muslim Congress National Congress Tamil United Liberation Front Up-Country Peoples Front Independence Group Total

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Details of gazette notices published by the Commissioner of Elections under Sections 66(2) of Local Authorities Elections Ordinance are shown below.

Date of the Poll Number of Details Local Authorities of the Gazette

17.03.2011 234 28.03.2011, 1699/2 23.07.2011 65 30.07.2011, 1716/32 08.10.2011 23 15.10.2011, 1727/24

6.4.5 Elections held at first stage were based on the electoral register of 2009 and it was used for postal voting purposes at the election held in second stage too. But at the time of the second stage of elections, the electoral register of 2010 was the operative electoral register and election was held on that register. This electoral register was used for the elections at the 3rd stage.

This was a significant feature in the elections history. It was also significant that the elections in second and third stages were held under supervision of the new Commissioner after the retirement of the former Commissioner of Elections after the first phase.

7.0 Staff

7.1 Mr. Dayananda Dissanayke who joined to the Sri Lanka Administrative Service on 02.01.1970, started his career in Divisional Administration. From 01.06.1970 he served in Laggala, Ududumbara and Hapthale Divisions as the Divisional Revenue Officer. He joined the Department of Elections on 01.02.1975 as an Assistant Commissioner of Elections and served in Nuwara Eliya District and Colombo Municipal Council Elections Office in the same capacity and, after that he served in the Head Office as Deputy Commissioner of Elections. He was appointed as the Commissioner of Elections on 17.02.1995. Mr. Dissnayake who reached the retirement age of 60 years on 28.01.2002 had to serve in the post even after that day, due to the Section 27(2) of the 17th amendment to the Constitution of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, that required the incumbent Commissioner of Elections to continue in his position until the establishment of the Elections Commission. Under Section 36(iv) of the 18th Amendment to the Constitution attested on 25.03.2011, he got his retirement from the service. He has rendered valuable service to the Department. Computerization of electoral register, making the identity card document compulsory for voting, inclusion of National Identity Card details in the electoral register and the adoption of a proper procedure to recognize political parties are some specific activities occurred during his period. I wish to record with appreciation Mr. Dissanayaka’s, excellent services to the department in various capacities.

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7.2 After the retirement of Mr. Dayananda Dissanayake the Commissioner of Elections, Mr. Mahinda Deshapriya, the Additional Commissioner of Elections (Parliamentary Elections) was appointed as the Commissioner of Elections by the Secretary to the President by his the letter No: CASA/06/07/11 of 23.03.2011 with effect from 25.03.2011. He joined the Sri Lanka Administrative Service on 01.07.1982 and served in various positions in the Department of Elections since 01.07.1983. Mr. Deshapriya served as the Assistant Commissioner of Elections in Trincomalee, Matara, Colombo, Kalutara and Galle Districts and in the Colombo Municipal Area Elections Office and later he served in the Head Office as Deputy Commissioner of Elections (Administration) and Additional Commissioner of Elections (Parliamentary Elections).

7.3 Mr. U. Amaradasa, SLAS (Special Grade) was appointed as the Additional Commissioner of Elections (Parliamentary Elections) with effect from11.04.2011.

7.4 By the letter No: DMS/C/8/112 dated 30.11.2011 of the Director General of Management Services Department of the Ministry of Finance and Planning, the cadre of Deputy Commissioners in Class I of Sri Lanka Administrative Service was raised from 5 to 8. According to the letter in addition to Head Office and Colombo Metro, Gampaha, Kurunegala and Kandy. For District Election Office in Kalutara, Galle and Ratnapura also were added and the posts of Senior Assistant Commissioner of Elections were suppressed in Kaluara, Galle and Ratnapura. The two posts of Assistant Commissioners of Elections in Hambantota and Ampara were upgraded to Senior Assistant Commissioner of Elections. According to that 9 posts for Senior Assistant Commissioners of Elections for Class I and II Officers of the SLAS have been approved for Matara, Hambantota, Nuwara Eliya, Jaffna, Kegalle, Ampara, Anuradhapura, Puttalam and Badulla Districts.

7.5 Mr. S.D.S.A. Rupasinghe, Mr. H.I.R. Hathurusinghe, and Mr. J.S.P. Samarasena who were recruited to Sri Lanka Administrative Service Grade III on 08.10.2010 assumed duties in the Department on 03.02.2011. On the request of the Governor of Western Province, Mr. Samarasena was released to assume duties as Assistant Secretary in the Governor’s Office, after 28 days of service in the Department and his service is appreciated.

7.6 Mrs.D.M.C.T.K. Dissanayake, who joined the Class III of Sri Lanka Administrative Service on 01.03.2006, served in the Ministry of Finance as a Assistant Secretary, assumed duties in the Department of Elections on 11.08.2011. She is the first lady-officer appointed to the Department to serve as an Assistant Commissioner of Elections. Mr. N.D. Latthuwahandi of Class III of the Sri Lanka Administrative Service joined the service on 02.03.2009 and served in the Ministry of Telecommunications and Information Technology as an Assistant Secretary, assumed the duty in the Department of Elections on 04.11.2011 .

12 7.7 Mr. A.S. Karunanidhi, who joined the Government service as a clerk on 06.12.1970 was recruited to the Sri Lanka Administrative service on 08.09.2003. He assumed duties in the Department of Elections on 01.12.2003, and served in Jaffna, Vavuniya, Batticaloa and Colombo Districts as an Assistant Commissioner of Elections and retired from the Government service at the age of 60 years on 23.10.2012. Service rendered to this Department by Mr. Karunanidhi is much appreciated.

7.8 Number of vacancies in the state Management service were 57 on 15.01.2011 and 54 out of them were filled with the new recruits in 2011, after making several requests to the Ministry of Public Administrations.

7.9 After receiving the approval from the Management Services Department for the calling of applications to fill 20 out of 22 vacancies of Karyala Karya Sahayakas in the Department, 14,491 applications were received in response to the notice published in the gazette. 50 K.K.S.s were recruited out of 148 candidates who were called for interviews.

7.10 A post of Coordinating Secretary to the Commissioner of Elections was approved and Mr. R.M.A. Hameed was appointed for the post on 13.07.2011.

7.11 Due to the increase in activities of the Department, steps were taken to create some more posts for the Department with the approval of Management Services Department. Accordingly 3 posts of Public Management Assistant Service (Supra Grade) for Gampaha, Kandy and Kurunegala Districts, 4 post of Public Management Assistants and two Office Labourers for Kilinochchi and Mullativu Elections Office and two translators (Sinhala / English) were created.

7.12 On the request of the Department, the Department of Examinations held an examination on 23.11.2008 for the appointment of 23 Management Assistants with the ability of working in two official languages. 97 candidates who obtained the highest marks in the second language were called for interviews on 04 and 05 08/2011 and 16 out of them were appointed to the Colombo District Elections office, Colombo Elections office (Municipal Areas) and Kalutara, Nuwara Eliya, Galle , Matara, Hambanthota, Puttalam, Kegalle, Kandy, Kurunegala, Trincomalee, Batticaloa, Badulla, Ampara and Vavuniya District Elections Offices on 15.09.2011.

7.13 16 employees including 14 of the Public Management Service Assistants, 1 Karyala Karya Sahayaka and 1 Staff Officer retired from the Government Service during the year and the details are given in Table XX. Out of them Mrs. M.A.C. Abesinghe, Mr. P.W.W.M.B. Meddegoda, Mr. H.M.L. Herath, Mr. R.D. Ranasinghe and Mr. K. Jayasena served as Chief Public Management Assistants in Nuwara Eliya, Polonnaruwa, Ratnapura, Kandy and Matara Districts Election Offices respectively. I admire the services rendered to the Department by all these retired officials.

13 7.14 Mr.N. Nadarasa of Sri Lanka Administrative Service served as Assistant Commissioner of Elections was appointed as an Assistant Registering Officer for the Vanni Electoral District after his retirement in order to hold inquires relevant to claims. Mr. Nadarasa, who came to under take this essential duty expired during that period. Even before this he had served at many occasions on the request of the Department. I appreciate his services in the Department and also the special services he rendered to the department after retirement.

8.0 Foreign Training and Educational Travel

8.1 Foreign Training

Mr. K.J.K.S. Madhawa, Assistant Commissioner of Elections, Anuradhapura District left the island on 31.08.2011, to follow a Masters Degree Programme in Public Policy for Senior Officers in Developing countries, Beijing University, China, from 01.09.2011 to 31.08.2012.

8.2 Official Foreign Travel

8.2.1 Mr. Dayananda Dissanayake, the former Commissioner of Elections left the island on 20.01.2011 to participate in the Unofficial Conference of Asian Elections Commissioners, held from 21.01.2011 to 22.01.2011 in Hydrabad, India, under the patronage of the Malaysian Commonwelth Studies Center (MCSC) and the Foundation for Advanced Management of Elections (FAME) returned to the island on 26.01.2011.

8.2.2 Mr. M.M. Mohomad, Deputy Commissioner of Elections (Administrations ) and Mr. S Medawewa Consultant of the Department of Elections left the island on 06.09.2011 to Pakistan to participate in the informal Conference of Commissioners of Elections in SAARC countries held in Islamabad, Pakistan from 08.09.2011 to 10.09.2011 conducted by MCSC and FAME and they returned on 12.09.2011.

8.2.3 Mr. R.M.A.L. Ratnayake, Deputy Commissioner of Elections, Kurunegala District and Mr. E.A. Weerasena, Chief Accountant of the Department left the island on 24.10.2011 to participate in the General meeting of Association of Asian Elections Authorities held in Seoul , South Korea from 25.10.2011 to 28.10.2011 and they returned on 29.10.2011.

8.2.4. Mr. M.M. Mohomad, Deputy Commissioner of Elections (Administration) and Mr. E. Sumanasiri, Computer Programmer participated in the Second Unofficial Conference of Commissioners of Elections in South Asia, Organized by Malaysian Commonwealth Study Center (MCSC) and Foundation for Advanced Management of Elections (FAME) from 23.10.2011 to 24.10.2011 head at Allepy, Kerala in India. They left the island on the 22.10.2011 and returned to the island on 25.10.2011

14 9.0 Constructions and Assets

9.1 Foundation stone was laid for a new office building for Batticaloa Elections office on 20.12.2010 and the contract of the building was awarded to Lanka Trading and Constructions Private Limited, No: 14/15, Vajira Road, Colombo 04. As a grenade was found in the site of the building when it was cleared after the flood situation in the area, the site had to be checked. The site was inspected by the military officials of Minneriya Army Camp with the guidance of the Ministry of Defence and, constructions work could be started only after getting a certificate on the security of the area from the relevant security authorities. Most of the work of the building was carried out at the end of the year 2011 and it is expected to complete the entire work during the 1st month of 2012.

9.2 District Secretary of Batticaloa is currently taking action to allocate a block of suitable land at No. 32, Sarawana Road, Kallady to build official quarters for the Assistant Commissioner of Elections, Batticaloa on the request made by the Department.

9.3 On request of the Department, District Secretary of Jaffna has taken steps to release a land of 01 r. 0.68 p. in extent in the Old Park to the Department for the required buildings.

9.4 A crew cab was bought on 05.06.2011 from United Motors (Lanka) Private Limited at a cost of Rs. 5,424,006/- (Registered No: LI - 2176).

9.5 A Toyota Motor car valued Rs. 4,600,000/- was given to the department on 17.11.2011 by the Ministry of Finance. (Registered No: KR- 0794).

9.6 Two Toyota cabs valued Rs. 5,900,000/- were given to the department by the Ministry of Finance on 02.12.2011 (Registered No: PD - 0748 / PD - 0749).

9.7 A Toyota Corolla car valued Rs.6,750,000/- was given by Ministry of Finance on 14.12.2011. (Registered No: KR - 5426).

9.8 A Prado jeep valued Rs. 20,500,000/- was imported on 20.12.2011 under duty concession for the Commissioner of Elections. (Registered No: KR - 6327).

10.0 Financial Information

10.1 The recurrent expenditure for year 2011 was Rs. 2,161 million and it indicates a decrease of Rs. 1,834 millions when compared with the previous year. This increase in the year 2010 was due to the holding of two national elections in that year.

10.2 Rs. 2126.8 million was expended on Local Authorities Elections at the rate of Rs. 148.57 per each elector. Generally Rs. 1,900/- million is spent on a national election. The cost of election of the year has gone up because these elections were held at three separate stages.

15 10.3 The capital expenditure was Rs. 54.4 million and when it is compared with Rs. 44.3 million in 2011 it shows an increase of 10 million. This increase was due to the completion of construction work of Battcaloa Elections Office, buying a new crew cab, buying a new jeep for the Commissioner of Elections and the supply of new machinery and furniture for District Elections Offices.

10.4 It was impossible to meet the demand for loans from the Advance Account during this year. The loans granted in this year was Rs. 9.8 million and in 2010 that amount was Rs. 15.5 million. The reason for the decrease in granting loans was the lower level of financial allocations for the purpose. 10.5 The cost for the preparation of electoral register for 2011 was Rs. 102 million. It was about Rs. 100 million in the previous year and this shows an increase of 2% of the cost of this year.

10.6 Most of the electoral registers prepared as books were used for Local Authority Elections held this year. Therefore the request made by Government Institutions and Political Parties were managed with the softcopies of the register . By selling these softcopies of electoral registers, department earned about Rs. 1 million and Rs. 2 million rupees from issuing of extracts of electoral registers.

Mahinda Deshapriya Commissioner of Elections Elections Secretariat, Sarana Mawatha, Rajagiriya. 17th May, 2012

16 I Claims and Objections under Section 14 of Registration of Electors Act No.44 of 1980. (Revision of Electoral Register - 2010) II Details of Polling Divisions and Polling Districts where house to house enumeration did not take place due to insecurity and distruption of civil administration in Northern Province (Revision of Electoral register - 2010). III Number of names that have not been registered due to multiple registration. (Revision of Electoral register - 2010). IV Claims and Objections under Section 14 of Registration of Electors Act No.44 of 1980. (Revision of Electoral Register - 2011) V Comparative Statement showing number of registered electors according to Electoral Districts.( 2009 - 2010 ) VI Participation of Political Party Nominees. (Revision of Electoral Register - 2010) VII Number of persons who submitted details of their National Identity Cards. (Revision of Electoral Register - 2010) VIII Comparative Statement of percentage of Production of National Identity Card Numbers by persons at the revision of Electoral Registers (2001 - 2010). IX Comparative Statements of the Number of Electors in the Polling Divisions 2001 - 2010 X Filling of Vacancies in the Membership of the 14th Parliament- 2011 XI Filling of Vacancies in the Membership of the Provincial Councils - 2011 XII Filling of Vacancies in the Membershipof the Municipal Councils - 2011 XIII Filling of Vacancies in the Membership of the Urban Councils - 2011 XIV Filling of Vacancies in the Membership of the Pradeshiya Sabhas - 2011 XV Number of Members which each Electoral Distirct is entitled to return at the Parliamentary Elections according to the Order under Article 98(8) of the Constitution - 2011 XVI Comparative Statement of the Number of Members of Parliament to be elected under Article 98(8) of the Constitution for each Electoral District (2002 - 2011). XVII Details of persons whose names deleted from the Electoral Register of 2011 due to serving of prison terms under Bribery Act and for offences commited at elections under Elections Laws XVIII The Number of votes obtained by contested Political Parties / Independet Groups and Number of Members elected from those parties and groups in respect of each Local Authority at Local Authorities Elections - 2011 XIX List of Recognized Political Parties published on 27.01.2011 by the Commissioner of Elections in terms of Section 7(4)(b) of Parliamentary Elections Act No.01 of 1981 XX Details of Officials of the Department of Elections retired from the Government Service during the year, 2011

17 Table I

Colombo Table II Revision of Electoral Register - 2010 No. of names deleted due to multiple registration Electoral Districs No. of names deleted 2009

01- Colombo 15,986

02 - Gampaha 6,517

03 - Kalutara 1,616

04 - Mahanuwara 2,689

05 - Matale 702

06 - Nuwara Eliya 707

07 - Galle 1,203

08 - Matara 368

09 - Hambantota 381

10- Jaffna 88

11 - Vanni 134

12 - Batticaloa 1,910

13 - Digamadulla 1,297

14 - Trincomalee 1,780

15 - Kurunegala 1,376

16 - Puttalam 1,144

17 - Anuradhapura 2,089

18 - Polonnaruwa 497

19 - Badulla 1,628

20 - Monaragala 450

21 - Ratnapura 414

22 - Kegalle 1,147

Total 44,123

20 Table IV

Electoral Districs

21 Table V Comparative Statement showing the Number of Registered Electors According to Electoral Districts 2009 - 2010

Total number of Total number of Electoral Districs Electors 2009 Electors 2010 01- Colombo 1,503,310 1,542,491 02 - Gampaha 1,497,814 1,529,563 03 - Kalutara 826,921 845,626 04 - Mahanuwara 976,789 997,807 05 - Matale 345,104 354,112 06 - Nuwara Eliya 467,103 482,550 07 - Galle 770,570 784,530 08 - Matara 584,800 593,778 09 - Hambantota 428,636 438,202 10- Jaffna 816,005 484,791 11 - Vanni 270,707 236,449 12 - Batticaloa 335,882 344,750 13 - Digamadulla 426,109 436,148 14 - Trincomalee 245,155 246,890 15 - Kurunegala 1,193,228 1,209,323 16 - Puttalam 500,751 509,714 17 - Anuradhapura 585,934 598,274 18 - Polonnaruwa 284,279 290,494 19 - Badulla 581,971 590,341 20 - Monaragala 308,230 315,452 21 - Ratnapura 746,029 761,336 22 - Kegalle 620,090 629,669 Total 14,315,417 14,222,290

22 22 -22 Kegalle -21 Ratnapura -20 Monaragala -19 Badulla -18 Polonnaruwa -17 Anuradhapura -16 Puttalam -15 Kurunegala -14 Trincomalee -13 Digamadulla -12 Batticaloa -11 Vanni 10-Jaffna -09 Hambantota -08 Matara -07 Galle -06 Nuwara Eliya -05 Matale -04 Mahanuwara -03 Kalutara -02 Gampaha 01-Colombo ElectoralDistrics Total S.L.M.C. U.P.F.A. P.L.F. S.L.F.P U.N.P. Sri LankaSri MuslimCongress UnitedPeoples Freedom Alliance People'sLiberation Front LankaSri Freedom Party UnitedNational Patry ofNo. Polling

Districts 11,010 Participation of PoliticalNominees Party of Participation 470 623 318 514 231 527 387 822 278 464 314 209 621 373 444 703 423 322 667 523 942 835

Revision of Electoral Revision Register 2010 - of Notappoined Notappoined Notappoined

11,043

1,347 1,328

535 571 812 485 452 966 457 692 639 594 407 195 709 323 206 247

78 U.N.P. No. ofNo. Nomineesappointed by Recognized Political Parties

5,174

333 130 493 376 606 749 261 409 483 116 323 197 511 112

75 S.L.F.P - - - -

150 175 741 149 179

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2,729 1,188

150 351 114 342 460

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------Revision of Electoral Register - 2010 Number of Persons who submitted their National Identity Cards

Number of Persons who Total Number of Electoral Districs submitted their Percenrage % Electors National Identity Cards 01- Colombo 1,542,491 1,417,688 91.91 02 - Gampaha 1,529,563 1,370,876 89.63 03 - Kalutara 845,626 746,184 88.24 04 - Mahanuwara 997,807 937,662 93.97 05 - Matale 354,112 312,966 88.38 06 - Nuwara Eliya 482,550 440,677 91.32 07 - Galle 784,530 694,815 88.56 08 - Matara 593,778 487,302 82.07 09 - Hambantota 438,202 396,816 90.56 10- Jaffna 484,791 364,935 75.28 11 - Vanni 236,449 159,467 67.44 12 - Batticaloa 344,750 273,073 79.21 13 - Digamadulla 436,148 389,844 89.38 14 - Trincomalee 246,890 204,370 82.78 15 - Kurunegala 1,209,323 1,061,400 87.77 16 - Puttalam 509,714 449,189 88.13 17 - Anuradhapura 598,274 507,805 84.88 18 - Polonnaruwa 290,494 254,981 87.77 19 - Badulla 590,341 510,533 86.48 20 - Monaragala 315,452 258,960 82.09 21 - Ratnapura 761,336 667,668 87.70 22 - Kegalle 629,669 561,781 89.22 Total 14,222,290 12,468,992 87.67

24 Table VIII Comparative Statement of the Percentage in the Production of National Identity Cards at the Revision of Electoral Registers (2001 - 2010)

Comparative Statement of the Percentage in the Production of National Identity Electoral Districs Cards in Each Year 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010

01- Colombo 84.91 83.70 85.81 86.12 86.00 87.85 88.90 89.44 91.67 91.91

02 - Gampaha 80.69 80.20 81.84 79.96 83.00 83.51 85.56 88.64 89.14 89.63

03 - Kalutara 80.62 80.83 81.30 79.83 81.80 82.72 80.18 83.00 87.39 88.24

04 - Mahanuwara 81.81 81.60 83.17 81.00 83.25 83.00 90.23 88.88 93.19 93.97

05 - Matale 73.98 72.73 74.30 76.07 76.29 77.29 80.26 86.94 88.27 88.38

06 - Nuwara Eliya 71.76 72.75 71.69 70.05 74.00 76.99 82.98 88.13 88.42 91.32

07 - Galle 74.98 76.86 76.74 - 78.00 81.12 85.93 88.24 89.01 88.56

08 - Matara 65.02 69.72 69.60 68.02 68.00 70.87 79.15 79.63 80.52 82.07

09 - Hambantota 69.83 70.77 76.16 73.49 77.00 76.17 83.42 87.42 87.38 90.56

10- Jaffna ------33.94 32.76 75.27

11 - Vanni 44.67 34.45 39.27 36.31 32.30 44.19 55.05 57.63 41.48 67.44

12 - Batticaloa 67.11 66.16 66.60 66.59 66.00 69.59 76.18 77.88 78.8 79.21

13 - Digamadulla 68.79 69.00 71.06 71.86 71.00 74.25 80.89 85.72 86.92 89.38

14 - Trincomalee 63.59 59.55 65.68 67.25 67.00 54.44 73.19 76.99 79.86 82.78

15 - Kurunegala 73.41 74.08 74.19 76.41 77.00 79.59 86.21 87.00 84.65 87.77

16 - Puttalam 69.76 69.37 71.93 71.95 74.00 76.44 83.91 84.17 88.5 88.13

17 - Anuradhapura 61.19 60.54 63.60 60.24 64.71 68.71 75.54 81.54 83.92 84.88

18 - Polonnaruwa 64.61 64.36 66.64 70.06 69.00 71.52 77.71 84.22 84.57 87.77

19 - Badulla 68.53 72.45 70.54 70.65 78.00 78.69 82.10 83.48 84.57 86.48

20 - Monaragala 59.08 61.05 61.94 61.67 62.67 63.86 73.97 79.34 81.79 82.09

21 - Ratnapura 74.45 75.48 75.80 75.36 77.75 75.83 81.80 86.00 86.27 87.70

22 - Kegalle 70.53 71.47 72.92 72.59 76.69 76.69 83.61 85.44 86.73 89.22

Total 69.58 69.85 71.44 70.77 76.42 74.06 80.32 82.71 83.24 87.67

25 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010

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2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010

Table X Filling of Vacancies in the Membership of the Fourteenth Parliament - 2011 Name of the Political Party / Cause of Vacancy Date of Name of the New Mode of Filling the No. and Date Electoral District / Member whose seat Independent intimation of Member / Action Vacancy of the Whether the in the Parliament Group the Vacancy Taken relevant Vacancy filled has fallen Vacant from the Gazette under Article 99 A Secretary of the Constitution General of the Parliament 01 - Colombo Mr. Lakshman Democratic Failure to attend 2011.01.21 Mr. Ketagoda Under Section 64(2) 1692/1 Nipuna Arachchi National Alliance meetings of the Gamage Jayantha of the Parliament 07.02.2011 Parliament for a Perera Elections Act No. 1 of period of three 1981 months.

37 Table XI FILLING OF VACANCIES IN THE MEMBERSHIP OF PROVINCIAL COUNCILS - 2011

Name of Member Date of whose seat in Political No. and Date Provincial Administrativ Intimation from Name of member the Provincial Party/ Ind. Cause of Vacancy of relevant Council e District the Secretary to elected / action taken Council Group Gazette the council became vacated

Action has been taken to fill up the vacancy

38 Table XII FILLING OF VACANCIES IN MUNICIPAL COUNCILS - 2011 Colombo Administrative District Name of New Name of Member Political Party Date of Gazette Name of Council Date of Vacancy Designation Cause of Vacancy Member declared who Vacated /Ind. Group Notification elected Kaduwela Municipal Achchige Galagama Asitha Niroshana 26.08.2011 Member PLF Resignation 02.11.2011 Council Ranjan Jayalal Egoda Vithanage Weerasooriya Sri Jayawardenapura Weerasooriya Arachchige Kotte Municipal Member UNP Resignation Arachchige Chandima Chandima Council Nayanajith Nayanajith Gampaha Administrative District Not attending three Gamapaha 06.07.2010 Lionel Samarasinghe Member UNP consecutive meetings Municipal Council without permission Kankani Achchi Kankanamalage Don 16.11.2011 Member UPFA Action has been taken to fill up the vacancy Samaraweera Dissanayake Kandy Administrative District Thumbane Kandy Municipal Sadasivam Thribhoowana 15.11.2010 Member UNP Resignation 03.01.2011 Council Sasikumar Keerthisinghe Dunuweera

Matara Administrative District Upul Nishantha Matara Municipal Subhawickrama Deegoda Gamage 29.12.2010 Mayor UPFA Resignation 21.03.2011 Council Mallika Yasarathne Widanaarachchige Upul Nishantha Welikada Durage Subhawickrama 29.12.2010 Member UPFA Resignation Jayan Chaminda de 21.03.2011 Mallika Silva Widanaarachchige Chathurasiri Deegoda Gamage Deputy Mayor being 21.03.2011 Deputy Mayor UPFA Jayasinghe 27.04.2011 Yasarathne elected as Mayor Karunarathne

39 Batticaloa Administrative District Name of New Name of Member Political Party Date of Gazette Name of Council Date of Vacancy Designation Cause of Vacancy Member declared who Vacated /Ind. Group Notification elected Not attending three Batticaloa Municipal Prakashan Chandiresan Jhonson 29.09.2010 Member UPFA consecutive meetings 28.03.2011 Council Sahayamani Dilip Kumar without permission Dewanayagam 06.07.2011 Weerasingham Member UPFA Death Action has been taken to fill up the vacancy Sathyanadan Kurunegala Administrative District Kurunegala Jayapathma 25.02.2011 Member UPFA Resignation Upali Jayawardhane 24.05.2011 Municipal Council Wanninayaka Anuradhapura Administrative District Cessation of Ranjith Anuradhapura Anuruddhika 15.02.2011 Member UPFA membership of the Chandrakumara 27.05.2011 Municipal Council Dissanayake Political Party Rajakaruna Badulla Administrative District Weerasinghe Cessation of Badulla Municipal 21.10.2010 Daundalage Member UNP membership of the Council Priyantha Amarasiri Political Party

40 Table XIII FILLING OF VACANCIES IN URBAN COUNCILS - 2011 Colombo District

Date of Name of Member who Political Party Cause of Name of New Member Date of Gazette Name of Council Designation Vacancy Vacated /Ind. Group Vacancy declared elected Notification Aruna Nishantha Kolonnawa Urban Council 01.02.2011 Member UNP Resignation Morawakage Chamila 28.03.2011 Perera Lakshman Nipuna Chamara Madduma Kesbewa Urban Council 09.08.2011 Member PLF Resignation 17.10.2011 Arachchi Kaluge Kalubowila Maharagama Urban Arachchige Pradeep 30.09.2011 Appuhamilage Don Member Ind. Group1 Resignation 21.10.2011 Council Kumara Nallaperuma Chandra Senaka Kandy District Failure to take Amadoru Oath/ Nawalapitiya Urban Meera Sahib 29.04.2011 Galappaththige Jagath Member UPFA Affirmation 01.09.2011 Council Mahammed Asmi Lakshman under the Constitution Jaffna District Failure to take Vice Oath/ Velvetithurai Urban Kanakalingam 31.08.2011 Chairman/ ITAK Affirmation Kandasami Sadeesh 18.10.2011 Council Siwajilingam Member under the Constitution

41 Vavuniya District Name of New Date of Name of Member who Political Party Cause of Date of Gazette Name of Council Designation Member declared Vacancy Vacated /Ind. Group Vacancy Notification elected Cessation of membership of Aiyaththurai Vavuniya Urban Council the Political Kanagaiya Party Cessation of membership of Member Ponnaiya Sellaththurai the Political Party Kandar Suwampillai Thamodarampillai Member Resignation Thewakingsley Linganadan Rajeswaran

Puttalam District

Puttalam Urban Council M.A.R.M.Jafris Member Resignation

I.M.M.Isnath Member Resignation

M.H.M.Ferseen Member Resignation

M.A.Kiyas Member Resignation

M.S.M.Nawfi Member Resignation Action has been taken to fill up the vacancy

S.S.M.Hasibullah Member Resignation Action has been taken to fill up the vacancy

42 Table XIV FILLING OF VACANCIES IN PRADESHIYA SABHAS - 2011 Colombo Administrative District Date of Name of Member Political Party / Name of New Member Name of Council Date of Vacancy Designation Cause of Vacancy Gazette who Vacated Ind. Group declared elected Notification Kaluthanthrige Thilakamuni Ajith 15.05.2011 Member UPFA Death 20.06.2011 Kotikawatte- Kemathissa Gunasekara Zoysa Mulleriyawa Appuhamilage Vithanage Voltar Pradeshiya Sabha 30.10.2011 Member UPFA Death Kalubowila Don Vipula 28.11.2011 Perera Nanayakkara Gampaha Administrative District Minuwangoda Asurappulige Sunil Andawitharanage 08.07.2011 Member PLF Resignation 26.08.2011 Pradeshiya Sabha Jayarathna Wimalasiri Rodrigo Failure to attend Biyagama Asoka Sapumal meetings of the Kalupathirannehelage 12.07.2011 Member PLF 15.11.2011 Pradeshiya Sabha Ranwala Council for a period of Jayathissa three months Amarathunga Hishantha Kelaniya Pradeshiya 22.06.2011 Arachchige Sarath Member UPFA Death Preethikumara 14.09.2011 Sabha Chandra Dias Athukorala Failure to attend Maligaspe Koralage meetings of the Alexsender Vitharana 09.07.2011 Member UPFA 02.09.2011 Osanda Dinesh Council for a period of Nadeeka Sampath three months Kandy Administrative District Cessation of Pathahewaheta D.M.C.Aruna 26.02.2010 Member JHU membership of the The term of office was ended Pradeshiya Sabha Shantha Gunathilaka Political Party Kandy Gravets and 11.09.2009 M.B.Yatawara Member UNP Removal of Office The term of office was ended Gangawata Korale Gamini Goigoda Liyanage 19.01.2011 Member UPFA Resignation 21.04.2011 Pradeshiya Sabha Wijayabandara Ravipriya Chamikara Thennakoon Cessation of Nishantha Kumara 16.03.2011 Mudiyanselage Member UNP membership of the 06.05.2011 Ruwan Pathirana Surendra Bandara Political Party Thennakoon Cessation of Akuretiyage Nimal 16.03.2011 Mudiyanselage Chairman UNP membership of the 13.05.2011 Chandrasiri Surendra Bandara Political Party Ehelamalpe Akuretiyage Nimal Vice Vice Chairman being Mudiyanselage 13.05.2011 UNP 15.07.2011 Chandrasiri Chairman elected as Chairman Jayathissa Bandara Ehelamalpe Rajapakshe Palkade Yatinuwara S.G.K.G.Thushara Vice Gedara Bodhiguptha 23.08.2011 UPFA Resignation 20.10.2011 Pradeshiya Sabha Swarnathilaka Chairman Kumarawansha Rajapakshe Gunarathna Adhikaram S.G.K.G.Thushara 23.08.2011 Member UPFA Resignation Mahathmayalage Kolin 20.10.2011 Swarnathilaka Udapitiya Dissanayaka Udapalatha Thenne Gedara 26.05.2011 Member UPFA Death Mudiyanselage Anura 07.09.2011 Pradeshiya Sabha Rupasinghe Dissanayake

44 Matale Administrative District Dissanayake Cessation of Pallepola Mudiyanselage 04.03.2010 Chairman UNP membership of the Channa Indika Herath 23.12.2010 Pradeshiya Sabha Jagath Wasantha Political Party Kumara Dissanayake Channa Indika Vice Vice Chairman being 23.12.2010 UNP The term of office was ended Herath Chairman elected as Chairman T.W.Rohana Wijaya 25.07.2011 Chairman Ind. Group Resignation D.K.G.Pushpakumara 15.11.2011 Kumara T.W.Rohana Wijaya 25.07.2011 Member Ind. Group Resignation D.K.G.Pushpakumara 31.10.2011 Kumara A.W.G.Ranjith Sisira Vice 25.07.2011 Ind. Group Resignation H.G.P.Wijesiri 15.11.2011 Kumara Chairman A.W.G.Ranjith Sisira 25.07.2011 Member Ind. Group Resignation H.G.P.Wijesiri 31.10.2011 Kumara S.H.M.R.R. A.G.Duminda Gayan 25.07.2011 Buddhipriya Member Ind. Group Resignation 31.10.2011 Rajapakshe Samaradiwakara P.G.Nimal 25.07.2011 Member Ind. Group Resignation E.A.N.Lal Karunarathne 31.10.2011 Chandrasiri S.M.P.S.K. P.Shantha Pushpa 25.07.2011 Member Ind. Group Resignation 31.10.2011 Senanayake Kumara 08.07.2011 K.P.Ranjith Piyadasa Member Ind. Group Resignation H.T.Boti Mahaththaya 31.10.2011 Cessation of Naula Pradeshiya Mahahettiarachchige 04.03.2010 Member UNP membership of the The term of office was ended Sabha Wasantha Kumara Political Party Nuwara- Eliya Administrative District Kotmale Pradeshiya Alagarsami Action has been taken to fill up the 13.10.2011 Member ACMC Resignation Sabha Balawanan vacancy Failure to take Oath/ Walapane Sisira Pushpakumara Annadi Perumal 29.04.2011 Member UPFA Affirmation under the 21.09.2011 Pradeshiya Sabha Pathirana Rajendram Constitution

45 Galle Administrative District Gonsaluwasan Nalin Rajgama Pradeshiya Nigamuni Geeth 23.08.2011 Wasantha Member UNP Death 08.11.2011 Sabha Thushara Mendis Wijewardhana Akmeemana Massala Hewage Sugath 09.08.2011 Rathna Gamage Member PLF Resignation 25.10.2011 Pradeshiya Sabha Ananda Batticaloa Administrative District Cessation of Eravurpattu Samiththambi 19.07.2011 Chairman TMVP membership of the Sidambarapillai Vinod 18.08.2011 Pradeshiya Sabha Jeewarangan Political Party Cessation of Samiththambi 19.07.2011 Member TMVP membership of the Kandiah Mahalingam 18.08.2011 Jeewarangan Political Party Cessation of Vice 24.09.2009 Irasaiya Sadeeskumar TMVP membership of the Appuhami Thambirasa Chairman Political Party Koralaipattu North Nawaretnam 05.11.2010 Member TMVP Death Nagan Ilayathambi 08.06.2011 Pradeshiya Sabha Ruwendiran Cessation of Seeniththambi Vice Vadivel 10.07.2010 TMVP membership of the 08.06.2011 Perinbarasa Chairman Sachiththanandam Political Party Cessation of Seeniththambi Nagamani 10.07.2010 Member TMVP membership of the 08.06.2011 Perinbarasa Kamalanadan Political Party

46 Batticaloa Administrative District Manmunai South Cessation of and Eruvilpattu Seenithambi Action has been taken to fill up the 24.09.2009 Chairman TMVP membership of the Pradeshiya Sabha Pakkiyarasa vacancy Political Party (contd.) Cessation of Seenithambi Action has been taken to fill up the 24.09.2009 Member TMVP membership of the Pakkiyarasa vacancy Political Party Manmunai South- Cessation of Kadiramappodi Panikkan West Pradeshiya 09.08.2011 Member TMVP membership of the 16.12.2011 Nagarasi Tharumalingam Sabha Political Party Porathivupattu Retnasingham Vinayagamoorthi 21.09.2009 Chairman TMVP Resignation 28.06.2011 Pradeshiya Sabha Mahendran Siridaran Vinayagamoorthi Vice Vice Chairman being Seelarasingam 21.09.2009 TMVP 27.06.2011 Siridaran Chairman elected as Chairman Yogeswaran Retnasingham 21.09.2009 Member TMVP Resignation Gunaretnam Yoganadan 27.06.2011 Mahendran Ampara Administrative District Wijewickrama Failure to take Oath/ Rampath Maha Oya Samarakoon Widana 29.04.2011 Member UPFA Affirmation under the Mudiyanselage Uditha 09.11.2011 Pradeshiya Sabha Muhamdiramge Constitution Amil Ariyarathna Alayaidivembu Action has been taken to fill up the 08.10.2011 Vadivel Dushyanthan Member ITAK Death Pradeshiya Sabha vacancy Trincomalee Administrative District Failure to attend Verugal Pradeshiya Paransothi meetings of the council 20.11.2007 Member ITAK The term of office was ended Sabha Disayakumar for a period of three months

47 Kurunegala Administrative District Nikaweratiya Vice Vice Chairman being 20.09.2010 S.A.Sriyananda UPFA M.P.P.Pathirana 13.12.2010 Pradeshiya Sabha Chairman elected as Chairman Failure to take Oath/ Aruna 29.04.2011 Member PLF Affirmation under the E.M.Jayathilaka 21.09.2011 M.P.Jayasinghe Constitution Failure to attend Panduwasnuwara meetings of the council 01.09.2010 M.Milton Dias Member UNP The term of office was ended Pradeshiya Sabha for a period of three months Jayasundara Pannala Pradeshiya Action has been taken to fill up the 25.10.2011 Mudiyanselage Member PLF Resignation Sabha vacancy Mahinda Jayasundara Cessation of Rideegama Warawatte Gedara Pusuba Dewayale 08.10.2010 Member UNP membership of the 03.12.2010 Pradeshiya Sabha Sugath Jayasantha Pemarathna Political Party Puttalam Administrative District Kalpitiya 12.11.2010 Abubakkar Member DUA Resignation The term of office was ended Pradeshiya Sabha Mohommadu Infas

48 Badulla Administrative District Gajanayaka Cessation of Kandeketiya Mudiyanselage 21.10.2010 Member UNP membership of the The term of office was ended Pradeshiya Sabha Amaradasa Political Party Gajanayaka Wijesekara Cessation of Hali Ela Pradeshiya 21.10.2010 Mudiyanselage Member UNP membership of the The term of office was ended Sabha Gunasena Political Party Cessation of Palaniyandi 21.10.2010 Member UNP membership of the The term of office was ended Ragupathi Political Party W.M.D.Ashan 21.06.2011 Member PLF Resigned P.C.Warushamana 10.10.2011 Wijekoon Herath Cessation of Welimada Vice 21.10.2010 Mudiyanselage UNP membership of the The term of office was ended Pradeshiya Sabha Chairman Jayathilaka Political Party Herath Cessation of 21.10.2010 Mudiyanselage Member UNP membership of the The term of office was ended Jayathilaka Political Party Cessation of Bandarawela Manathunga Dewage 21.10.2010 Member UNP membership of the The term of office was ended Pradeshiya Sabha Jayasekara Political Party Cessation of Ella Pradeshiya Edirimuni 21.10.2010 Member UNP membership of the The term of office was ended Sabha Dewayalage Piyadasa Political Party Moneragala Administrative District Pubbare Dissanayaka Siyambalanduwa 28.07.2010 Mudiyanselage Member PLF Resignation Mudiyanselage 08.12.2010 Pradeshiya Sabha Suduappu Muthubanda

49 Table XV Order under Article 98(8) of the Constitution Number of Members to be returned from each electorate at Parliamentary Election - 2011

Number of Members which each Name of Electoral District Electoral District is entitled to return

01- Colombo 19 02 - Gampaha 18 03 - Kalutara 10 04 - Mahanuwara 12 05 - Matale 5 06 - Nuwara Eliya 7 07 - Galle 10 08 - Matara 8 09 - Hambantota 7 10- Jaffna 6 11 - Vanni 6 12 - Batticaloa 5 13 - Digamadulla 7 14 - Trincomalee 4 15 - Kurunegala 16 16 - Puttalam 8 17 - Anuradhapura 9 18 - Polonnaruwa 5 19 - Badulla 9 20 - Monaragala 5 21 - Ratnapura 11 22 - Kegalle 9 Total 196

50 Table XVI Article 98(8) of the Constitution No. of Palriamentary Members to be elected for each Electoral District (Comparative Report 2002 - 2011)

Years and the each Gazette Numbers and Dates 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 1252/6 1295/5 1359/30 1397/20 1469/10 1514/6 1569/20 1621/18 1674/5 1715/4 2002.09.02 2003.06.30 2004.09.24 2005.06.15 2006.10.30 2007.09.11 2008.10.03 2009.09.30 2010.11.05 2011.07.18 01- Colombo 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 19 19 19 02 - Gampaha 17 17 17 17 18 18 18 18 18 18 03 - Kalutara 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 04 - Mahanuwara 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 05 - Matale 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 06 - Nuwara Eliya 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 07 - Galle 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 08 - Matara 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 7 8 09 - Hambantota 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 10- Jaffna 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 10 6 11 - Vanni 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 12 - Batticaloa 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 13 - Digamadulla 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 14 - Trincomalee 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 15 - Kurunegala 16 16 16 16 15 15 15 15 15 16 16 - Puttalam 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 17 - Anuradhapura 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 9 9 9 18 - Polonnaruwa 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 19 - Badulla 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 9 20 - Monaragala 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 21 - Ratnapura 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 11 22 - Kegalle 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 Total 196 196 196 196 196 196 196 196 196 196

51 Table XVII

Number of Names Number of Names Number of Names Total Number of Electoral District deleted due to bribery deleted due to deleted due to serving Names deleted from offences Election Offences of prison terms the Electoral Register

19 - Badulla - - 1 1

Total - - 1 1

52

Administrative DistrictAdministrative : Colombo Members Number Of elected inrespect theof Party/Independent Group beenhas shownwithin the bracket against the number votesof received by them HomagamaPradeshiya Sabha Sabha KotikawatteMulleriyawa- Pradeshiya SeethawakaPradeshiya Sabha BoralesgamuwaCouncil Urban MaharagamaCouncil Urban SeethawakapuraCouncil Urban KesbewaCouncil Urban KolonnawaCouncil Urban MoratuwaMunicipal Council SriJayawardenapura Kotte Municipal Council KaduwelaMunicipal Council DehiwalaMount- Lavinia Municipal Council ColomboMunicipal Council 53 ⋆ "Valid Votes "includes the total number votesof received by all contested Political Parties Independentand Groups Name of Local Authority Number of registered registered electors 160,840 122,360 119,460 163,829 113,795 132,903 393,085 78,144 91,012 34,080 17,953 36,504 73,486 NumberMembersof elected inrespect theof Party/Independent Group beenhas shownwithin brackets against the number votesof received by them Name of Political Party/No. ofGroup theIndependent 62,332(19) 37,998(16) 29,545(13) 34,536(12) 38,112(10) 45,286(18) 26,723(13) 59,987(20) 39,812(16) 77,089(16) 10,391(6) 11,303(6) The Number of votes obtained by Political votesobtainedby Number of The Parties GroupsIndependententitledseats Authorityand Local inthe for 5,770(4) United People's Freedom Alliance 101,920(24) 31,082(11) 12,269(5) 19,643(7) 24,907(8) 29,652(6) 10,667(4) 25,224(9) 10,830(5) 24,897(7) 8,830(3) 6,584(7) United National Party 7,830(2) Democratic Unity Alliance Local Authorities Authorities Elections - Local 10,135(3) 1,942(1) 4,351(1) 2,926(1) 1,585(1) 3,709(1) 1,568(1) 3,162(1) People's Liberation Front 26,229(6) 2,167(1) 938(1) Democratic People's Front 1,291(1) Lanka Sama

Samaja Party 2011

9,979(2) Srilanka Muslim Congress 3,740(1) 4,173(1) 3,478(1) 2,962(1) Independent Group 1 4,127(1) 4,085(1) Independent Group 2 2,178(1) Independent Group 3 Valid VotesValid 236,976 79,353 51,585 56,333 21,161 68,061 12,964 70,919 24,075 77,128 42,034 89,803 75,767 ⋆ Rejected VotesRejected 10,270 5,449 1,734 2,431 2,772 2,596 1,003 1,923 1,319 4,264 2,222 676 439 Table XVIII 247,246 Polled 84,802 53,319 58,764 21,837 70,833 13,403 73,515 25,078 79,051 43,353 94,067 77,989 Total

Administrative DistrictAdministrative : Gampaha NumberMembersof elected inrespect theof Party/Independent Group beenhas shownwithin brackets against the number votesof received by them KelaniyaPradeshiya Sabha BiyagamaPradeshiya Sabha DompePradeshiya Sabha MaharaPradeshiya Sabha Ja-ElaPradeshiya Sabha GampahaPradeshiya Sabha AttanagallePradeshiya Sabha MinuwangodaPradeshiya Sabha MirigamaPradeshiya Sabha DivulapitiyaPradeshiya Sabha KatanaPradeshiya Sabha WattalaPradeshiya Sabha PeliyagodaCouncil Urban Ja-ElaCouncil Urban MinuwangodaCouncil Urban Katunayake-SeeduwaCouncil Urban Wattala-Mabola Council Urban GampahaMunicipal Council NegomboMunicipal Council

54 ⋆ "Valid Votes "includes the total number votesof received by all contested Political Parties Independentand Groups NameLocalof Authority Numberof registered 109,931 105,793 136,686 109,344 125,132 116,001 115,629 101,185 105,033 100,283 electors 68,163 90,085 88,346 15,759 21,407 24,621 17,864 45,890 6,182 27,428(15) 38,563(13) 38,384(13) 50,996(15) 36,365(13) 35,052(13) 54,363(17) 42,217(14) 32,111(12) 38,341(14) 40,467(14) 30,195(11) 22,679(14) 37,232(16) 10,610(6) 6,436(6) 7,474(6) 3,162(8) 6,078(6) United People's Freedom Alliance 24,712(9) 14,072(6) 28,838(8) 25,865(8) 28,713(7) 25,077(7) 17,256(5) 18,124(5) 25,973(8) 31,837(9) 24,522(8) 24,297(7) 24,344(7) 4,340(3) 6,699(3) 1,523(3) 6,358(3) 5,558(3) 6,478(3) United National Party NamePoliticalof Party/No. theof Independent Group

1,648(1) 2,117(1) 1,941(1) 3,563(1) 1,935(1) 2,632(1) 2,493(1) 2,341(1) 2,784(1) 1,744(1) 1,512(1) People's Liberation Front 2,315(1) Patriotic National Front

1,588(1) Srilanka

Muslim

Congress 2,649(1) Independent Group 1 1,551(1) 835(1) Independent Group 3 Votes 43,764 72,173 66,675 84,090 66,150 56,284 75,149 71,736 69,676 64,776 66,560 56,480 11,007 14,696 17,466 11,767 30,613 64,004 Valid 4,832 ⋆ RejectedVotes 1,451 2,336 2,566 3,125 2,408 2,318 3,663 3,053 2,940 2,470 3,014 1,922 2,077 438 360 124 496 390 958 45,215 74,509 69,241 87,215 68,558 58,602 78,812 74,789 72,616 67,246 69,574 58,402 11,445 15,056 17,962 12,157 31,571 66,081 Polled 4,956 Total

Administrative DistrictAdministrative : Kalutara NumberMembersof elected inrespect theof Party/Independent Group beenhas shownwithin brackets against the number votesof received by them WalallawitaPradeshiya Sabha AgalawattaPradeshiya Sabha PalindanuwaraPradeshiya Sabha BeruwalaPradeshiya Sabha KalutaraPradeshiya Sabha DodangodaPradeshiya Sabha MathugamaPradeshiya Sabha BulathsinhalaPradeshiya Sabha MadurawalaPradeshiya Sabha HoranaPradeshiya Sabha BandaragamaPradeshiya Sabha PanaduraPradeshiya Sabha BeruwalaCouncil Urban KalutaraCouncil Urban HoranaCouncil Urban Council PanaduraUrban 55 ⋆ "Valid Votes "includes the total number votesof received by all contested Political Parties Independentand Groups NameLocalof Authority Numberof registered 102,829 107,223 electors 39,978 27,450 36,134 84,537 85,546 43,402 57,439 44,691 23,571 97,965 22,109 23,308 23,498 7,723 28,920(12) 27,129(12) 22,827(11) 38,889(14) 40,013(11) 33,549(13) 17,074(9) 14,122(9) 14,562(9) 15,325(8) 19,848(9) 9,886(6) 9,904(6) 5,822(4) 2,760(6) 8,521(6) United People's Freedom Alliance 10,235(5) 17,728(6) 20,499(7) 11,754(4) 12,291(5) 23,721(8) 23,669(5) 20,416(7) 2,698(3) 4,725(2) 8,529(4) 5,038(2) 7,633(3) 5,746(2) 6,232(3) 8,571(7) United National Party NamePoliticalof Party/No. theof Independent Group

1,594(1) 2,156(1) 1,820(1) 1,918(1) 2,224(1) 2,871(1) People's Liberation Front 5,923(2) Lanka Sama Samaja Party

4,030(1) Srilanka Muslim Congress 6,985(2) 4,838(1) 751(1) Independent Group 1 1,082(1) 5,488(2) Independent Group 2 1,648(1) Independent Group 6 ValidVotes 26,580 19,510 25,268 58,235 56,856 29,362 39,250 30,082 16,169 64,936 70,807 63,707 16,292 15,418 14,564 5,627 ⋆ Rejected 1,233 1,321 2,243 2,285 1,305 1,692 1,536 3,081 2,908 2,328 Votes 896 630 455 539 183 543 TotalPolled 27,813 20,406 26,589 60,478 59,141 30,667 40,942 31,618 16,799 68,017 73,715 66,035 16,747 15,957 15,107 5,810

Administrative DistrictAdministrative : Kandy UdapalathaPradeshiya Sabha Pradeshiya Udunuwara Sabha YatinuwaraPradeshiya Sabha KandyGravest Gangawataand Korle PS PathahewahetaPradeshiya Sabha KundasalePradeshiya sabha MedadumbaraPradeshiya Sabha MinipePradeshiya Sabha UdadumbaraPradeshiya Sabha PanwilaPradeshiya Sabha PathadumbaraPradeshiya Sabha PujapitiyaPradeshiya Sabha Pradeshiya Akurana Sabha HarispattuwaPradeshiya Sabha ThumpanePradeshiya Sabha NawalapitiyaCouncil Urban GampolaCouncil Urban KadugannawaCouncil Urban WattegamaCouncil Urban KandyMunicipal Council NumberMembersof elected inrespect theof Party/Independent Group beenhas shownwithin brackets against the number votesof received by them PasbageKorale Pradeshiya Sabha GangaIhala Korale Pradeshiya Sabha 56 ⋆ "Valid Votes "includes the total number votesof received by all contested Political Parties Independentand Groups NameLocalof Authority Numberof registered electors 31,626 39,869 71,761 76,994 68,855 65,411 45,222 38,043 17,753 17,809 54,637 43,108 42,739 64,172 52,612 26,822 74,073 40,391 88,903 8,586 9,259 6,331 23,461(13) 24,422(12) 27,921(15) 34,488(14) 13,698(10) 19,967(11) 18,371(10) 23,189(13) 11,487(7) 16,290(9) 14,083(8) 17,540(8) 16,147(9) 14,761(8) 14,466(8) 12,763(7) 5,770(5) 4,831(5) 3,454(6) 7,812(6) 2,772(4) 2,177(5) United People's Freedom Alliance 20,087(10) 20,330(12) 16,257(8) 20,415(8) 12,347(6) 16,934(6) 12,112(7) 14,122(6) 10,518(5) 10,026(4) 13,892(6) 12,820(5) 3,519(7) 1,612(3) 5,526(3) 6,841(3) 9,418(4) 7,931(3) 4,897(3) 4,709(3) 2,046(3) 8,537(9) United National Party 1,819(1) 1,704(1) Up-Country People's Front NamePoliticalof Party/No. theof Independent Group 1,134(1) 1,561(1) 822(1) People's Liberation Front 808(1) Patriotic National Front 1,310(1) 1,179(1) 2,426(1) 6,175(3) 1,235(1) 1,248(1) 787(1) Srilanka Muslim Congress 2,128(1) 1,547(1) 479(1) Independent Group 1 1,086(1) 1,611(1) Independent Group 2 1,553(1) Independent Group 3 Votes 19,408 23,990 43,322 46,779 42,355 25,138 27,636 24,379 12,406 10,734 32,641 28,052 29,179 37,050 33,460 17,000 46,579 41,277 56,327 5,574 6,410 4,357 Valid ⋆ Rejected 1,707 1,798 2,877 2,404 2,158 1,725 1,293 1,045 1,577 1,236 1,116 1,915 1,571 1,265 Votes 2,068 2,389 959 639 246 696 220 172 TotalPolled 21,115 25,788 46,199 49,183 44,513 26,097 43,345 58,716 29,361 25,672 13,045 11,779 34,218 29,288 30,295 38,965 35,031 17,696 47,844 5,820 6,630 4,529

Administrative DistrictAdministrative : Matale NumberMembersof elected inrespect theof Party/Independent Group beenhas shownwithin brackets against the number votesof received by them RattotaPradeshiya Sabha UkuwelaPradeshiya Sabha YatawattaPradeshiya Sabha MatalePradeshiya Sabha WilgamuwaPradeshiya Sabha Laggala-PallegamaPradeshiya Sabha NaulaPradeshiya Sabha AmbangangaKorale Pradeshiya Sabha DambullaPradeshiya Sabha GalewelaPradeshiya Sabha PallepolaPradeshiya Sabha MataleMunicipal Council DambullaMunicipal Council 57 ⋆ "Valid Votes "includes the total number votesof received by all contested Political Parties Independentand Groups NameLocalof Authority Numberof registered electors 37,359 47,553 22,944 27,023 21,511 22,699 12,112 31,897 51,462 22,647 14,540 26,587 9,388 14,707(11) 21,441(10) 11,792(7) 16,390(9) 9,207(10) 11,407(9) 6,701(10) 7,928(6) 5,792(5) 4,691(7) 7,412(5) 4,427(6) United People's Freedom Alliance NamePoliticalof Party/No. theof Independent Group 11,432(4) 9,843(5) 9,928(4) 5,667(3) 7,481(7) 3,741(2) 1,808(2) 6,604(3) 3,332(3) 7,122(4) 6,180(3) 4,751(3) 3,305(4) United National Party

969(1) Srilanka Muslim Congress 4,616(2) 7,081(6) 481(1) Independent Group 1 1,179(1) 477(1) Independent Group 2 1,712(1) Independent Group 4 552(1) Independent Group 5 Votes 21,984 28,979 13,953 17,517 14,149 15,511 22,167 34,362 13,721 17,603 10,675 6,643 7,953 Valid ⋆ RejectedVotes 1,822 1,693 1,177 1,541 1,126 939 937 832 406 808 490 620 445 23,806 30,672 14,892 18,454 14,981 16,319 23,344 35,903 14,847 18,223 11,120 Polled 7,049 8,443 Total

Administrative DistrictAdministrative : Nuwaraeliya NumberMembersof elected inrespect theof Party/Independent Group beenhas shownwithin brackets against the number votesof received by them WalapanePradeshiya Sabha HanguranketaPradeshiya Sabha KotmalePradeshiya Sabha Nuwara-EliyaPradeshiya Sabha AmbagamuwaPradeshiya Sabha Talawakele-LindulaCouncil Urban Hatton-DickoyaCouncil Urban Eliya - Nuwara Municipal Council 58 ⋆ "Valid Votes "includes the total number votesof received by all contested Political Parties Independentand Groups NameLocalof Authority Numberof registered 108,101 113,583 electors 75,339 67,076 71,585 18,472 4,187 9,091 10,872(3) 6,120(3) All Ceylon Muslim Congress 24,354(13) 20,299(12) 19,929(11) 31,096(11) 3,332(6) 6,275(6) 1,988(7) United People's Freedom Alliance 13,291(6) 16,168(8) 15,348(7) 18,198(7) 20,788(6) 2,880(3) 5,781(3) 1,002(2) United NamePoliticalof Party/No. theof Independent Group National Party

2,393(1) 8,449(4) 1,237(1) Ceylon Democratic unity Alliance 23,193(11) 2,371(1) Up-Country People's Front

697(1) People's Liberation Front 4,855(2) Democratic People's Front 2,071(1) 3,026(1) 1,418(1) 1,407(1) 743(1) Independent Group 1 ValidVotes 44,119 39,848 45,014 52,272 70,067 13,670 3,071 6,354 ⋆ Rejected 3,234 2,720 2,760 5,758 5,278 Votes 102 157 532 TotalPolled 47,353 42,568 47,774 58,030 75,345 14,202 3,173 6,511

Administrative DistrictAdministrative : Galle NumberMembersof elected inrespect theof Party/Independent Group beenhas shownwithin brackets against the number votesof received by them Pradeshiya Habaraduwa Sabha ImaduwaPradeshiya Sabha Bope-PoddalaPradeshiya Sabha AkmeemanaPradeshiya Sabha RajgamaPradeshiya Sabha YakkalamullaPradeshiya Sabha BaddegamaPradeshiya Sabha NiyagamaPradeshiya Sabha NagodaPradeshiya Sabha TawalamaPradeshiya Sabha NeluwaPradeshiya Sabha ElpitiyaPradeshiya Sabha BentotaPradeshiya Sabha KarandeniyaPradeshiya Sabha Welivitiya-DivituraPradeshiya Sabha AmbalangodaPradeshiya Sabha BalapitiyaPradeshiya Sabha Council Urban Hikkaduwa AmbalangodaCouncil Urban GalleMunicipal Council 59 ⋆ "Valid Votes "includes the total number votesof received by all contested Political Parties Independentand Groups NameLocalof Authority Numberof registered electors 43,779 33,017 43,388 53,871 54,167 32,741 55,654 27,340 22,776 19,250 49,113 36,930 46,240 21,772 42,064 50,513 21,131 16,618 64,720 32 22,743(10) 24,588(10) 23,648(11) 19,954(10) 19,061(11) 23,539(11) 17,236(8) 13,567(7) 14,603(7) 14,410(7) 10,781(6) 18,085(9) 16,777(8) 17,044(7) 12,238(6) 9,161(6) 9,864(7) 7,338(5) 8,660(7) 6,772(8) United People's Freedom Alliance NamePoliticalof Party/No. theof Independent Group 16,137(7) 10,254(4) 10,453(3) 10,427(4) 11,331(4) 12,400(6) 7,324(2) 7,814(3) 9,420(3) 7,403(3) 7,879(3) 8,193(3) 9,291(4) 5,535(3) 3,790(2) 7,946(3) 9,469(3) 6,166(3) 5,467(4) 4,801(4) United National Party 1,085(1) 1,277(1) 1,578(1) 1,567(1) 1,077(1) 1,395(1) 1,459(1) 984(1) People's Liberation Front 2,658(1) Lanka Sama Samaja Party 2,539(1) 3,165(1) Independent Group 1 2,934(1) Independent Group 4 Votes 29,622 21,762 27,313 32,124 35,811 23,075 38,205 19,687 28,623 15,695 14,273 34,086 26,130 29,144 14,937 28,321 32,544 14,799 12,024 42,494 Valid ⋆ Rejected 1,122 1,142 1,825 1,579 1,002 1,885 1,223 1,474 1,326 1,200 1,386 1,179 Votes 898 794 782 688 994 657 522 428 TotalPolled 30,744 22,660 28,455 33,949 37,390 24,077 40,090 20,481 29,846 16,477 14,961 35,560 27,124 30,470 15,594 29,521 33,930 15,321 12,452 43,673

Administrative DistrictAdministrative : Matara NumberMembersof elected inrespect theof Party/Independent Group beenhas shownwithin brackets against the number votesof received by them WeligamaPradeshiya Sabha MataraPradeshiya Sabha DickwellaPradeshiya Sabha DevinuwaraPradeshiya Sabha ThihagodaPradeshiya Sabha KamburupitiyaPradeshiya Sabha PradeshiyaHakmana Sabha MalimbadaPradeshiya Sabha AkuressaPradeshiya Sabha AturaliyaPradeshiya Sabha PasgodaPradeshiya Sabha MulatiyanaPradeshiya Sabha Kirinda-PuhulwellaPradeshiya Sabha KotapolaPradeshiya Sabha PitabeddaraPradeshiya Sabha WeligamaCouncil Urban MataraMunicipal Council 60 ⋆ "Valid Votes "includes the total number votesof received by all contested Political Parties Independentand Groups NameLocalof Authority Numberof registered electors 72,278 30,135 40,413 34,662 26,152 30,908 24,586 26,191 38,792 23,752 41,922 37,642 15,803 40,412 35,024 15,694 51,895 27,217(14) 10,476(10) NamePoliticalof Party/No. theof Independent Group 16,055(9) 12,153(7) 10,889(7) 13,991(7) 10,776(7) 19,566(9) 16,018(9) 15,629(8) 13,246(8) 12,915(7) 20,681(9) 8,436(6) 8,461(6) 8,276(5) 7,246(7) United People's Freedom Alliance 13,829(6) 12,619(5) 8,042(7) 8,828(4) 7,500(3) 5,281(2) 4,897(2) 3,911(2) 8,135(3) 5,018(2) 4,540(2) 8,688(4) 6,724(3) 1,878(1) 8,649(4) 6,691(3) 3,622(3) United National Party

2,005(1) 1,540(1) 1,140(1) 1,233(1) 1,407(1) 1,033(1) 1,449(1) People's Liberation Front 1,224(1) 2,069(1) Independent Group ValidVotes 44,293 20,074 26,114 20,897 16,991 20,038 16,124 17,356 26,652 14,994 25,847 25,424 10,482 23,000 20,696 11,403 35,854 ⋆ Rejected 1,962 1,000 1,122 1,441 1,220 1,380 1,094 Votes 799 795 644 873 664 560 627 371 289 798 46,255 20,873 27,114 21,692 17,635 20,911 16,788 17,916 27,774 15,621 27,288 26,644 10,853 24,380 21,790 11,692 36,652 Polled Total

Number of Members elected respect in of the Party/Independent Group has been brackets shownwithin against the number of votes received by them DistrictAdministrative : Hambantota LunugamveheraPradeshiya Sabha SuriyawewaPradeshhiya Sabha HambantotaPradeshhiya Sabha TissamaharamaPradeshiya Sabha AmbalantotaPradeshiya Sabha AngunakolapellessaPradeshiya Sabha TangallePradeshiya Sabha BeliattePradeshiya Sabha KatuwanaPradeshiya Sabha WeeraketiyaPradeshiya Sabha TangalleCouncil Urban HambantotaMunicipal Council 61 ⋆ "Valid Votes "includes the total number votesof received by all contested Political Parties Independentand Groups NameLocalof Authority Numberof registered electors 21,338 47,454 51,320 35,431 44,505 43,428 51,167 61,900 29,894 23,511 14,616 6,433 18,535(10) 19,047(10) 21,628(11) 14,279(4) 11,836(6) 14,523(7) 14,404(7) 18,034(9) 18,423(9) 8,259(6) 2,389(6) 6,183(8) United People's NamePoliticalof Party/No. theof Freedom

Alliance IndependentGroup 11,971(5) 13,302(6) 5,751(3) 5,388(1) 3,788(1) 8,344(3) 9,961(4) 6,822(2) 8,827(3) 8,935(3) 2,289(3) 4,742(4) United National Party

7,767(2) 4,388(2) 2,040(1) 2,561(1) 1,838(1) 1,872(1) 3,593(2) People's Liberation Front ValidVotes 14,917 20,529 16,488 30,688 32,941 23,441 29,454 29,837 32,613 38,835 11,064 4,903 ⋆ Rejected 1,141 1,432 1,135 1,190 1,175 1,562 1,736 Votes 560 868 596 109 245 TotalPolled 15,477 21,397 17,084 31,829 34,373 24,576 30,644 31,012 34,175 40,571 11,309 5,012

Number of Members elected respect in of the Party/Independent Group has been brackets shownwithin against the number of votes received by them DistrictAdministrative : Jaffna NallurPradeshiya Sabha ChavakachcheriPradeshiya Sabha PointPedro Pradeshiya Sabha Sabha VadamaradchiSouth West Pradeshiya ValikamamEastPradeshiya Sabha ValikamamSouth Pradeshiya Sabha ValikamamSouth West Pradeshiya Sabha ValikamamNorth Pradeshiya Sabha ValikamamWest Pradeshiya Sabha VelanaiPradeshiya Sabha DelftPradeshiya Sabha KaytsPradeshiya Sabha KarainagarPradeshiya Sabha ChavakachcheriCouncil Urban PointPedro Council Urban ValvetithuraiCouncil Urban 62 ⋆ "Valid Votes "includes the total number votesof received by all contested Political Parties Independentand Groups NameLocalof Authority Numberof registered electors 22,012 37,015 25,375 32,539 46,570 32,857 31,022 63,224 30,214 12,028 10,987 3,085 6,349 8,140 7,376 5,550 NamePoliticalof Party/No. theof Independent Group 10,207(10) 12,565(12) 12,454(15) 16,763(16) 12,895(13) 11,954(12) 12,065(15) 12,117(11) 8,938(7) 2,221(3) 1,781(3) 4,307(9) 3,263(7) 2,416(7) 216(1) 805(1) Ilankai Tamil Arasu Kadchi 1,232(2) 1,107(2) 2,238(2) 3,161(2) 3,022(2) 2,522(3) 6,635(5) 4,027(3) 4,428(4) 4,919(6) 3,041(3) 3,973(8) 1,609(8) 2,833(4) 1,667(1) United 653(2) People's Freedom Alliance 667(1) 921(1) United National Party ValidVotes 12,550 16,738 12,150 15,288 23,538 17,357 16,598 17,062 15,578 5,605 4,493 3,164 6,233 1,908 3,658 4,372 ⋆ Rejected 1,494 1,031 1,386 2,302 1,674 1,771 1,643 2,058 Votes 707 714 102 340 333 347 270 230 TotalPolled 13,257 18,232 13,181 16,674 25,840 19,031 18,369 18,705 17,636 6,947 2,010 3,998 4,705 5,952 4,763 3,394

Number of Members elected respect in of the Party/Independent Group has been brackets shownwithin against the number of votes received by them DistrictAdministrative : Mannar Number of Members elected respect in of the Party/Independent Group has been brackets shownwithin against the number of votes received by them ManthaiWest Pradeshiya Sabha MusaliPradeshiya Sabha NanattanPradeshiya Sabha MannarPradeshiya Sabha CouncilMannar Urban PoonakaryPradeshiya Sabha KarachchiPradeshiya Sabha PachchilaipalliPradeshiya Sabha AdministrativeDistrict Kilinochchi: 63 ⋆ ⋆ "Valid Votes "includes the total number votesof received by all contested Political Parties Independentand Groups "Valid Votes "includes the total number votesof received by all contested Political Parties Independentand Groups NameLocalof Authority NameLocalof Authority Numberof Numberof registered registered electors electors 18,707 13,151 16,421 24,658 15,979 11,301 42,800 7,116 NamePoliticalof Party/No. theof Independent Group 18,609(15) 3,898(7) 5,845(6) 5,061(5) 4,757(5) 872(1) Ilankai Tamil NamePoliticalof Party/No. theof Ilankai Tamil Arasu Kadchi Arasu Kadchi IndependentGroup 6,097(4) 1,184(3) 3,185(4) 5,052(6) 3,270(3) 4,619(2) 2,848(2) United 3,689(4) United People's People's Freedom Freedom Alliance Alliance 1,650(6) 1,336(1) 2,202(2) 3,906(2) Srilanka 3,827(6) Tamil United Muslim Liberation Congress Front ValidVotes ValidVotes 13,656 24,878 2,952 8,440 8,167 9,146 8,118 7,670 ⋆ ⋆ Rejected Rejected 3,190 Votes Votes 403 248 399 434 345 799 339 TotalPolled TotalPolled 14,090 28,068 8,843 8,415 9,545 8,463 8,469 3,291

Administrative DistrictAdministrative : Batticaloa Number of Members elected respect in of the Party/Independent Group has been brackets shownwithin against the number of votes received by them DistrictAdministrative : Mullaitivu NumberMembersof elected inrespect theof Party/Independent Group beenhas shownwithin brackets against the number votesof received by them KoralepattuWest Pradeshiya Sabha KattankudiCouncil Urban EravurCouncil Urban ThunukkaiPradeshiya Sabha ManthaiEastPradeshiya Sabha 64 ⋆ ⋆ "Valid Votes "includes the total number votesof received by all contested Political Parties Independentand Groups "Valid Votes "includes the total number votesof received by all contested Political Parties Independentand Groups NameLocalof Authority NameLocalof Authority Numberof Numberof registered registered electors electors 17,885 26,454 16,522 5,227 5,578 10,357(6) 8,816(7) 6,593(6) United 2,198(7) 1,223(6) People's Ilankai Tamil NamePoliticalof Party/No. theof

Freedom NamePoliticalof Party/No. theof Independent Group Arasu Kadchi

Alliance IndependentGroup

1,581(1) United 920(3) United People's National Party Freedom Alliance 1,429(1) 3,453(2) 966(1) Srilanka 847(2) Puravesi Muslim Peramuna Congress ValidVotes 6,809(2) 2,202 3,066

Independent ⋆ Group 1 Rejected 1,693(1) Votes Independent 335 146 Group 3 TotalPolled ValidVotes 12,217 19,499 12,137 3,401 2,348 ⋆ Rejected Votes 431 381 313 12,648 19,880 12,450 Polled Total

Administrative DistrictAdministrative : Ampara ThirukkovilPradeshiya Sabha NinthavurPradeshiya Sabha KaraitivuPradeshiya Sabha LahugalaPradeshiya Sabha AlaiyadivembuPradeshiya Sabha AddalachenaiPradeshiya Sabha PottuvilPradeshiya Sabha AkkaraipattuPradeshiya Sabha IrakkamamPradeshiya Sabha SammanthuraiPradeshiya Sabha NaveethanveliPradeshiya Sabha PadiyatalawaPradeshiya Sabha NamalOya Pradeshiya Sabha OyaMaha Pradeshiya Sabha Pradeshiya Uhana Sabha PradeshiyaDamana Sabha DehiattakandiyaPradeshiya Sabha CouncilAmpara Urban KalmunaiMunicipal Council AkkaraipattuMunicipal Council NumberMembersof elected inrespect theof Party/Independent Group beenhas shownwithin brackets against the number votesof received by them 65 ⋆ "Valid Votes "includes the total number votesof received by all contested Political Parties Independentand Groups NameLocalof Authority Numberof registered electors 18,076 19,124 12,044 15,358 25,510 21,398 37,469 12,799 11,686 16,715 12,607 40,694 23,899 40,099 13,523 20,971 68,198 5,861 4,074 8,185 6,865(7) 4,284(4) 4,700(5) 1,162(1) 3,186(4) 9,911(4) Ilankai Tamil Arasu Kadchi 14,448(12) 12,358(5) 15,823(9) 10,960(7) 8,524(3) 1,249(1) 2,468(1) 2,304(4) 1,960(2) 4,991(2) 3,031(2) 2,952(2) 1,075(1) 5,003(7) 6,369(6) 5,501(7) 5,649(6) United People's Freedom Alliance 10,007(5) 10,685(7) 2,805(1) 2,433(7) 1,995(1) 2,748(3) 4,460(3) 2,866(3) 4,986(2) 4,159(3) 810(1) United National Party NamePoliticalof Party/No. theof Independent Group

477(1) People's Liberation Front 11,821(8) 2,261(6) National Congrass

1,769(1) Thamil Makkal 859(1) Viduthalai

Pulikal 22,356(11) 10,355(6) 12,512(7) 10,078(3) 2,364(1) 7,457(6) 3,196(5) 2,037(1) 2,819(1) 775(1) Srilanka Muslim Congress 1,909(1) 2,096(2) Independent Group 1 1,405(1) Independent Group 2 Votes 13,293 18,289 13,994 25,197 11,596 28,472 16,249 27,734 10,006 45,632 15,322 9,421 8,128 4,774 9,798 3,105 6,378 8,228 8,639 Valid 8394 ⋆ Rejected 1,152 1,221 Votes 355 309 199 222 397 408 573 136 758 400 415 447 471 689 229 948 444 81 TotalPolled 13,602 10,195 18,697 14,567 25,955 12,043 29,624 16,938 28,955 10,235 46,580 15,766 9,776 8,327 4,996 3,186 6,514 8,794 8,643 9,110

Administrative DistrictAdministrative : Trincomalee NumberMembersof elected inrespect theof Party/Independent Group beenhas shownwithin brackets against the number votesof received by them KinniyaPradeshiya Sabha MutturPradeshiya Sabha ThambalagamuwaPradeshiya Sabha KuchchaweliPradeshiya Sabha Sabha TrincomaleeTown &Gravets Pradeshiya PadavisiripuraPradeshiya Sabha GomarankadawalaPradeshiya Sabha MorawewaPradeshiya Sabha KantalePradeshiya Sabha SeruvilaPradeshiya Sabha VerugalPradeshiya Sabha KinniyaCouncil Urban TrincomaleeCouncil Urban 66 ⋆ "Valid Votes "includes the total number votesof received by all contested Political Parties Independentand Groups NameLocalof Authority Numberof registered electors 16,626 37,731 17,125 20,872 31,791 30,898 21,069 31,927 8,362 5,831 8,659 9,130 5,894 11,601(8) 6,918(3) 2,961(2) 8,986(5) 2,197(5) 649(1) Ilankai Tamil Arasu Kadchi 12,739(7) 14,270(8) 6,876(5) 4,137(2) 6,471(5) 6,174(6) 8,451(6) 6,353(3) 3,682(6) 3,674(8) 2,288(6) 4,471(7) United 984(1) People's Freedom NamePoliticalof Party/No. theof Independent Group Alliance 3,727(1) 2,044(1) 3,579(2) 2,586(1) 4,737(3) 1,639(1) 2,869(1) 1,528(3) 5,820(3) 922(1) 482(1) 728(1) United National Party

519(1) People's Liberation Front

Thamil Makkal 527(1) Viduthalai

Pulikal 3,285(1) 506(1) Independent Group 1 1,018(1) Independent Group 2 Votes 10,436 22,974 11,150 13,061 18,735 21,882 14,786 19,520 6,401 4,285 3,949 6,591 4,105 Valid ⋆ RejectedVotes 1,198 364 904 542 543 901 241 220 278 325 317 436 560 10,800 23,878 11,692 13,604 19,636 23,080 15,222 20,080 Polled 6,642 4,505 4,227 6,916 4,422 Total

Administrative DistrictAdministrative : Kurunegala NumberMembersof elected inrespect theof Party/Independent Group beenhas shownwithin brackets against the number votesof received by them RidigamaPradeshiya Sabha MawathagamaPradeshiya Sabha KurunegalaPradeshiya Sabha PolgahawelaPradeshiya Sabha NarammalaPradeshiya Sabha AlawwaPradeshiya Sabha KuliyapitiyaPradeshiya Sabha PannalaPradeshiya Sabha Pradeshiya Udubaddawa Sabha BingiriyaPradeshiya Sabha Pradeshiya Panduwasnuwara Sabha WariyapolaPradeshiya Sabha IbbagamuwaPradeshiya Sabha PradeshiyaMahawa Sabha KobaiganePradeshiya Sabha NikaweratiyaPradeshiya Sabha PolpithigamaPradeshiya Sabha GalgamuwaPradeshiya Sabha GiribawaPradeshiya Sabha KuliyapitiyaCouncil Urban KurunegalaMunicipal Council 67 ⋆ "Valid Votes "includes the total number votesof received by all contested Political Parties Independentand Groups NameLocalof Authority Numberof registered 101,057 electors 66,612 47,340 74,597 41,935 48,194 92,160 89,566 37,970 45,076 70,587 72,405 92,875 60,990 26,504 62,250 57,713 61,155 24,144 19,307 4,115 19,933(11) 32,448(13) 29,238(15) 34,077(14) 32,552(13) 28,257(13) 31,004(15) 28,189(13) 22,719(12) 20,484(11) 21,145(10) 22,325(12) 19,100(9) 14,714(7) 19,330(9) 13,235(6) 17,535(8) 10,490(6) 11,099(7) 1,370(3) 8,578(8) United People's Freedom Alliance 16,510(7) 22,634(8) 11,165(5) 10,420(3) 11,455(4) 18,816(7) 23,080(8) 10,781(4) 12,325(4) 19,524(8) 14,292(6) 21,040(8) 12,655(5) 14,554(6) 12,027(5) 11,592(5) 9,535(4) 6,644(3) 3,745(2) 1,745(6) 4,838(4) United National Party NamePoliticalof Party/No. theof Independent Group

2,449(1) 1,797(1) 1,405(1) 1,231(1) 1,294(1) 1,517(1) 1,291(1) People's Liberation Front 3,803(2) The Liberal Party

1,678(1) Srilanka Muslim Congress 1,565(1) 1,524(1) Independent Group 1 2,151(1) Independent Group 2 Votes 41,492 29,785 58,852 42,253 27,822 31,679 56,935 57,075 25,035 30,275 49,027 46,582 51,789 37,884 17,429 38,521 35,954 35,233 15,468 13,682 3,173 Valid ⋆ RejectedVotes 2,043 1,552 2,676 2,019 1,236 2,195 2,232 1,048 1,564 2,663 2,642 1,448 1,738 1,654 2,017 935 745 635 848 332 85 43,535 31,337 61,528 44,272 28,757 32,915 59,130 59,307 25,780 31,323 50,591 49,245 54,431 39,332 18,064 40,259 37,608 37,250 16,316 14,014 Polled 3,258 Total

Administrative DistrictAdministrative : Puttalam NumberMembersof elected inrespect theof Party/Independent Group beenhas shownwithin brackets against the number votesof received by them WennappuwaPradeshiya Sabha NattandiyaPradeshiya Sabha ChilawPradeshiya Sabha ArachchikattuwaPradeshiya Sabha Pradeshiya Anamaduwa Sabha NavagattegamaPradeshiya Sabha KaruwalagaswewaPradeshiya Sabha VanathawilluPradeshiya Sabha PuttalamPradeshiya Sabha KalpitiyaPradeshiya Sabha ChilawCouncil Urban PuttalamCouncil Urban 68 ⋆ "Valid Votes "includes the total number votesof received by all contested Political Parties Independentand Groups NameLocalof Authority Numberof registered 101,683 electors 84,303 63,446 44,782 53,720 11,324 16,234 10,625 21,875 54,458 16,595 23,624 35,083(16) 28,881(14) 23,607(12) 20,376(11) 23,093(10) 19,414(9) 6,567(8) 8,118(8) 5,686(8) 7,534(6) 7,298(8) 6,766(5) United People's Freedom Alliance 15,936(6) 18,089(8) 10,532(5) 5,906(2) 9,077(4) 1,237(1) 2,064(2) 1,384(1) 4,887(2) 6,736(3) 3,265(3) 3,273(1) United National Party NamePoliticalof Party/No. theof Independent Group 1,335(1) 815(1) Srilanka Muslim Congress 2,320(1) 944(1) Independent Group 1 599(1) Independent Group 3 3,420(1) Independent Group 6 3,481(2) Independent Group 8 Votes 51,765 47,901 34,529 26,813 32,420 10,553 14,073 33,441 10,640 15,225 8,314 7,798 Valid ⋆ RejectedVotes 2,305 2,008 1,925 1,080 1,538 1,512 281 493 286 606 380 512 54,070 49,909 36,454 27,893 33,958 11,046 14,679 34,953 11,020 15,737 Polled 8,595 8,084 Total

Administrative DistrictAdministrative : Anuradhapura NumberMembersof elected inrespect theof Party/Independent Group beenhas shownwithin brackets against the number votesof received by them PalagalaPradeshiya Sabha KekirawaPradeshiya Sabha TirappanePradeshiya Sabha MihintalePradeshiya Sabha IpalogamaPradeshiya Sabha GalnewaPradeshiya Sabha RajanganayaPradeshiya Sabha NochchiyagamaPradeshiya Sabha Sabha NuwaragamPalatha Central Pradeshiya NuwaragamPalatha EastPradeshiya Sabha TalawaPradeshiya Sabha GalenbindunuwewaPradeshiya Sabha HorowpothanaPradeshiya Sabha KahatagasdigiliyaPradeshiya Sabha PadaviyaPradeshiya Sabha KebithigollewaPradeshiya Sabha RambewaPradeshiya Sabha MedawachchiyaPradeshiya Sabha AnuradhapuraMunicipal Council 69 ⋆ "Valid Votes "includes the total number votesof received by all contested Political Parties Independentand Groups NameLocalof Authority Numberof registered electors 24,991 51,565 22,027 20,835 26,383 32,560 25,273 34,666 48,699 36,559 65,390 34,030 23,630 26,589 15,431 14,701 23,879 30,455 32,976 24,473(12) 25,219(11) 14,849(10) 11,458(7) 20,238(9) 10,030(6) 16,350(8) 13,947(8) 16,177(8) 12,654(7) 14,567(7) 11,129(8) 10,345(6) 14,557(7) 9,731(7) 8,294(6) 9,998(6) 9,118(9) 8,631(8) United People's Freedom Alliance NamePoliticalof Party/No. theof Independent Group 10,078(4) 13,438(5) 5,634(2) 5,028(3) 4,996(2) 4,246(2) 3,733(2) 5,620(3) 3,061(1) 3,344(1) 5,756(2) 5,713(2) 6,459(2) 4,989(2) 4,458(2) 5,790(2) 1,778(2) 2,533(2) 5,640(3) United National Party 1,593(1) 1,863(1) 613(1) People's Liberation Front 2,063(1) 1,697(1) 1,706(1) Patriotic National Front 2,015(1) 737(1) Independent Group 1 964(1) Independent Group 3 Votes 17,401 33,230 15,064 13,803 16,564 20,652 17,915 23,355 30,826 22,034 43,282 23,305 17,248 18,856 11,192 11,336 16,879 20,869 21,531 Valid ⋆ Rejected 1,632 1,083 1,165 1,881 1,047 1,907 1,080 Votes 783 635 573 809 784 992 632 764 515 518 661 743 TotalPolled 18,184 34,862 15,699 14,376 17,373 21,735 18,699 24,520 32,707 23,081 45,189 24,297 17,880 19,620 11,707 11,854 17,540 21,949 22,274

Administrative DistrictAdministrative : Polonnaruwa NumberMembersof elected inrespect theof Party/Independent Group beenhas shownwithin brackets against the number votesof received by them TamankaduwaPradeshiya Sabha DimbulagalaPradeshiya Sabha WelikandaPradeshiya Sabha LankapuraPradeshiya Sabha MedirigiriyaPradeshiya Sabha HingurakgodaPradeshiya Sabha EleheraPradeshiya Sabha 70 ⋆ "Valid Votes "includes the total number votesof received by all contested Political Parties Independentand Groups NameLocalof Authority Numberof registered electors 55,879 55,479 22,529 24,788 48,680 46,576 32,574 25,168(10) 20,924(12) 23,481(14) NamePoliticalof Party/No. theof Independent Group 22,553(8) 12,961(8) 12,739(9) 17,869(8) United People's Freedom Alliance 12,177(4) 10,558(5) 5,553(3) 2,950(1) 9,456(3) 4,469(3) United National Party 1,318(1) 1,244(1) People's Liberation Front

1,356(1) Srilanka Muslim Congress ValidVotes 30,352 21,871 36,785 35,793 14,692 17,744 33,039 ⋆ Rejected 1,464 1,752 1,339 1,532 1,771 1,194 Votes 617 38,249 37,545 16,031 18,361 34,571 32,123 23,065 Polled Total

Administrative DistrictAdministrative : Badulla NumberMembersof elected inrespect theof Party/Independent Group beenhas shownwithin brackets against the number votesof received by them HaldummullaPradeshiya Sabha HaputalePradeshiya Sabha EllaPradeshiya Sabha BandarawelaPradeshiya Sabha WelimadaPradeshiya Sabha Uva-ParanagamaPradeshiya Sabha Hali-ElaPradeshiya Sabha BadullaPradeshiya Sabha LunugalaPradeshiya Sabha PassaraPradeshiya Sabha KandeketiyaPradeshiya Sabha MeegahakivulaPradeshiya Sabha SoranathotaPradeshiya Sabha RidimaliyaddaPradeshiya Sabha MahiyanganayaPradeshiya Sabha HaputaleCouncil Urban BandarawelaMunicipal Council BadullaMunicipal Council 71 ⋆ "Valid Votes "includes the total number votesof received by all contested Political Parties Independentand Groups NameLocalof Authority Numberof registered electors 26,842 31,435 32,592 29,007 70,022 59,745 64,270 23,268 24,403 36,151 17,329 14,311 17,040 34,988 52,035 16,673 29,312 2,506 20,801(11) 17,297(10) 21,372(12) 13,337(10) 10,302(6) 10,037(6) 17,125(8) 8,927(7) 9,862(6) 8,056(6) 7,787(7) 9,065(4) 6,917(6) 5,633(6) 6,289(6) 9,887(6) 1,205(6) 5,618(3) United People's Freedom Alliance NamePoliticalof Party/No. theof Independent Group 17,007(7) 14,904(7) 14,681(7) 10,890(4) 5,772(6) 6,982(5) 6,324(3) 8,312(4) 8,371(3) 7,768(3) 6,700(3) 4,792(3) 9,183(6) 4,380(3) 3,558(3) 3,840(3) 9,517(4) 703(3) United National Party 1,350(1) 1,157(1) 1,517(1) 1,126(1) 1,310(1) 1,702(1) 775(1) Up-Country People's Front

1,355(1) 1,511(1) 1,245(1) People's Liberation Front

2,837(1) Srilanka Muslim Congress 1,114(1) Independent Group Votes 16,824 20,888 20,076 18,992 44,025 35,229 39,314 15,509 14,501 22,811 11,482 10,586 21,116 29,250 11,571 21,086 9,723 1,958 Valid ⋆ Rejected 1,367 1,219 1,395 2,311 2,341 2,865 1,153 1,543 1,398 2,042 Votes 983 940 682 585 817 324 567 59 TotalPolled 18,191 22,107 21,471 19,975 46,336 37,570 42,179 16,449 15,654 24,354 12,164 10,308 11,403 22,514 31,292 11,895 21,653 2,017

Administrative DistrictAdministrative : Moneragala NumberMembersof elected inrespect theof Party/Independent Group beenhas shownwithin brackets against the number votesof received by them TanamalwilaPradeshiya Sabha WellawayaPradeshiya Sabha KataragamaPradeshiya Sabha ButtalaPradeshiya Sabha BadalkumburaPradeshiya Sabha MoneragalaPradeshiya Sabha SiyambalanduwaPradeshiya Sabha MadullaPradeshiya Sabha MedagamaPradeshiya Sabha BibilaPradeshiya Sabha 72 ⋆ "Valid Votes "includes the total number votesof received by all contested Political Parties Independentand Groups NameLocalof Authority Numberof registered electors 45,940 40,564 11,649 35,244 29,896 33,277 36,920 22,234 25,608 28,357 19,725(12) NamePoliticalof Party/No. theof Independent Group 15,073(7) 11,569(6) 10,336(6) 16,932(8) 16,193(9) 10,746(7) 4,595(7) 8,622(7) 8,380(6) United People's Freedom Alliance 10,060(3) 7,656(4) 3,193(3) 8,643(3) 6,892(3) 3,115(1) 5,970(2) 3,487(2) 6,326(3) 5,550(2) United National Party

1,285(1) People's Liberation Front 854(1) 652(1) Independent Group ValidVotes 29,089 25,766 21,691 18,873 20,924 22,560 13,371 15,944 17,013 8,094 ⋆ Rejected 1,604 1,389 1,072 1,046 1,399 1,445 1,188 Votes 296 729 912 30,693 27,155 22,763 19,919 22,323 24,005 14,100 16,856 18,201 Polled 8,390 Total

Administrative DistrictAdministrative : Ratnapura NumberMembersof elected inrespect theof Party/Independent Group beenhas shownwithin brackets against the number votesof received by them KolonnaPradeshiya Sabha EmbilipitiyaPradeshiya Sabha KalawanaPradeshiya Sabha AyagamaPradeshiya Sabha NivitigalaPradeshiya Sabha WeligepolaPradeshiya Sabha KahawattePradeshiya Sabha GodakawelaPradeshiya Sabha ImbulpePradeshiya Sabha BalangodaPradeshiya Sabha PelmadullaPradeshiya Sabha KuruwitaPradeshiya Sabha RatnapuraPradeshiya Sabha EheliyagodaPradeshiya Sabha EmbilipitiyaCouncil Urban BalangodaCouncil Urban RatnapuraMunicipal Council 73 ⋆ "Valid Votes "includes the total number votesof received by all contested Political Parties Independentand Groups NameLocalof Authority Numberof registered electors 33,376 70,710 31,210 21,145 65,077 42,961 28,618 51,311 40,620 44,054 59,596 88,447 47,529 50,494 26,119 13,733 32,677 19,055(10) 20,304(14) 21,236(12) 33,305(14) 23,399(16) 20,087(11) 15,626(11) NamePoliticalof Party/No. theof Independent Group 10,075(6) 24,035(9) 14,551(7) 10,950(7) 25,550(9) 20,593(8) 17,500(9) 8,708(5) 9,497(5) 5,427(6) United People's Freedom Alliance 10,074(3) 14,277(4) 12,018(3) 11,947(5) 15,958(7) 17,365(7) 10,749(5) 6,274(2) 4,035(3) 6,820(4) 6,483(2) 4,010(2) 6,607(3) 8,841(4) 8,457(5) 9,827(6) United National Party

1,671(1) People's Liberation Front 1,487(1) 2,027(1) 2,773(1) 3,370(1) Independent Group 1 ValidVotes 16,371 23,900 21,076 40,375 21,400 15,197 41,343 23,365 18,253 31,948 26,680 29,096 38,745 55,007 33,957 33,095 9,612 ⋆ Rejected 1,053 2,143 2,173 2,198 1,048 1,664 1,301 1,820 1,821 2,521 1,939 1,400 Votes 923 692 596 302 572 22,129 42,518 22,323 15,889 43,516 25,563 19,301 33,612 27,981 30,916 40,566 57,528 35,896 34,495 16,967 24,472 Polled 9,914 Total

Administrative DistrictAdministrative : Kegalle NumberMembersof elected inrespect theof Party/Independent Group beenhas shownwithin brackets against the number votesof received by them DehiowitaPradeshiya Sabha DeraniyagalaPradeshiya Sabha RuwanwellaPradeshiya Sabha BulathkohupitiyaPradeshiya Sabha YatiyantotaPradeshiya Sabha AranayakePradeshiya Sabha MawanellaPradeshiya Sabha RambukkanaPradeshiya Sabha KegallePradeshiya Sabha GaligamuwaPradeshiya Sabha WarakapolaPradeshiya Sabha KegalleCouncil Urban 74 ⋆ "Valid Votes "includes the total number votesof received by all contested Political Parties Independentand Groups NameLocalof Authority Numberof registered electors 55,704 31,169 47,197 35,010 43,876 54,539 79,793 62,800 56,787 56,758 85,333 12,942 21,486(13) 20,734(11) 17,372(10) 23,622(12) 26,508(13) 24,437(13) 23,118(12) 23,700(13) 38,302(16) 14,356(7) 9,790(7) 5,845(8) United People's NamePoliticalof Party/No. theof Freedom

Alliance IndependentGroup 12,959(6) 10,089(4) 23,669(9) 12,878(6) 10,979(5) 11,245(5) 13,182(5) 9,626(4) 7,728(4) 7,567(3) 9,905(5) 2,378(3) United National Party

1,393(1) People's Liberation Front ValidVotes 35,142 19,827 29,159 22,303 28,174 34,312 50,916 38,377 35,092 36,010 53,802 8,481 ⋆ Rejected 2,065 1,602 1,164 1,580 2,127 2,301 2,256 1,749 1,747 2,859 Votes 965 339 TotalPolled 37,207 20,792 30,761 23,467 29,754 36,439 53,217 40,633 36,841 37,757 56,661 8,820 Table XIX

List of Recognized Political Parties published on 27.01.2011 by the Commissioner of Elections in terms of Section 7 (4)(b) of Parliamentary Elections Act No. 1 of 1981

1. Akila Ilankai Thamil Congress 2. Akila Ilankai Tamil United Front 3. All Ceylon Muslim Congress 4. Our National Front 5. Ilankai Tamil Arasu Kadchi 6. Eelavar Democratic Front 7. Eelam People's Democratic Party 8. Eelam People's Revolutionary Liberation Front 9. Ealam National Democratic Liberation Front 10. United People's Freedom Alliance 11. United National Party 12. United National Alternative Front 13. United Democratic Front 14. Democratic Unity Alliance 15. Eksath Lanka Podujana Pakshaya 16. Ceylon Democratic Unity Alliance 17. Eksath Lanka Maha Sabha 18. United Socialist Party 19. Okkoma Wasiyo Okkoma Rajawaru Sanvidanaya 20. Up-Country People's Front 21. People's Liberation Front 22. Democratic Tamil National Alliance 23. People's Liberation Solidarity Front 24. Jana Setha Peramuna 25. National Congrass

75 26..National Peoples Party 27. National Freedom Front 28. Jathika Sangwardhena Peramuna 29. National Unity Alliance 30. Jathika Hela Urumaya 31. Thamil Makkal Viduthalai Pulikal 32. Patriotic National Front 33. Desha Vimukthi Janatha Pakshaya 34. Tamil Eeelam Liberation Organization 35. Tamil United Liberation Front 36. New Democratic Front 37. Nawa Sama Samaja Party 38. Nawa Sihala Urumaya 39. Pathmanabha Eelam Revolutionary Liberation Front 40. Puravesi Peramuna 41. People's Alliance 42. Democratic United National Front 43. Democratic Peoples Front 44. Democratic People's Liberation Front 45. Democratic National Alliance 46. Democratic Left Front 47. Mahajana Eksath Peramuna 48. Muslim National Alliance 49. Muslim Liberation Front 50. Ruhunu Janatha Party 51. Ceylon Worker's Congress (P.Wing) 52. Lanka Sama Samaja Party 53. The Liberal Party

76 54. Left Liberation Front 55. People's Front of Liberations Tigers 56. Sri Lanka Labour Party 57. Sri Lanka National Front 58. Sri Lanka Freedom Party 59. Sri Lanka Vanguard Party 60. Sri Lanka Progressive Front 61. Sri Lanka Mahajana Pakshaya 62. Sri Lanka Muslim Congress 63. Communist Party of Sri Lanka 64. Green Party Sri Lanka 65. Socialist Alliance 66. Socialist Equality Party 67. Sinhalaye Mahasammatha Bhoomiputra Pakshaya

77 Table XX List of Officers retired from service during - 2011

Service Period Date of assuming Office at the Seria duties of the Date of Total period in the Service period in the Name of the Officer Designation time of l No: Department of Retirment Government service Department of Elections retirement Elections Days : Months: Years Days : Months: Years

1 Mrs. M.A.C. Abesinghe P.M.A.S. I 01.01.1992 Nuwara Eliya 18.03.2011 18 02 39 17 02 19 2 Mrs. P.H. Hendawitharana P.M.A.S. I 15.05.2002 Matara 15.12.2011 12 09 31 …….. 09 3 Mr. A.S. Karunanidhi Asst. Comsr. 01.12.2003 Jaffna 23.10.2011 20 09 39 ……. 09 4 Mr. R.M. Sirsena K.K.S.s I 01.05.1994 Nuwara Eliya 08.07.2011 07 01 18 07 01 18 5 Mr. A.M. Rasik P.M.A.S. II 02.04.1979 Nuwara Eliya 03.07.2011 01 03 32 01 03 32 6 Miss. H.M.A.M.C. Samarakoon P.M.A.S. I 21.02.2002 Matale 25.10.2011 24 06 26 …….. 09 7 Mr.. P.W.W.M.B. Meddegoda P.M.A.S. I 06.01.1986 Polonnaruwa 14.11.2011 13 00 38 08 10 25 8 Mrs. G. Siriyawathie P.M.A.S. I 27.01.1998 Kegalle 15.09.2011 13 04 32 18 07 13 9 Mr. U.W. Amarawansha P.M.A.S. II 20.07.1987 Badulla 15.04.2011 08 11 37 25 08 23 10 Mr. H.M.L. Herath P.M.A.S. I 13.09.1983 Ratnapura 03.02.2011 02 02 38 20 04 28 11 Mr. R.D. Ranasinghe P.M.A.S. I 03.12.1994 Mahanuwara 30.09.2011 25 07 36 27 09 16 12 Mrs. G.G.A. Ranathunaga P.M.A.S. I 01.08.1971 Polonnaruwa 02.04.2011 13 11 39 13 11 39 13 Mrs. J. Ariyawathie P.M.A.S. I 22.09.1993 Kalutara 14.05.2011 13 02 29 22 05 17 14 Mrs. E.M.J. Edirisinghe P.M.A.S. I 15.10.1984 Kegalle 05.01.2011 20 02 26 20 02 26 15 Mr. M.M.M. Siraj P.M.A.S. I 06.10.1984 Galle 08.01.2011 02 03. 26 02 03 26 16 Mr. K. Jayasena P.M.A.S. I 15.10.1988 Matara 18.12.2011 17 08 35 03 02 23

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