The 2nd Eastern Provincial Council is the current Eastern Provincial Council, with the membership determined by the results of the 2012 provincial council election held on 8 September 2012. The council met for the first time on 1 October 2012. According to the Constitution of Sri Lanka the maximum term of a provincial council is 5 years from the date of its first meeting.
| 2nd Eastern Provincial Council | |||
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| Overview | |||
| Legislative body | Eastern Provincial Council | ||
| Jurisdiction | Eastern Province, Sri Lanka | ||
| Meeting place | Provincial Council Assembly Hall, Assembly Secretariat, Trincomalee | ||
| Term | 1 October 2012 | ||
| Website | ep.gov.lk | ||
| Members | 37 | ||
| Chairman | Ariyawathi Galappaththy, UPFA (2012-) | ||
| Deputy Chairman | M. S. Subair, UPFA (2012-) | ||
| Chief Minister | M. N. Abdul Majeed, UPFA (2012-) | ||
| Party control | United People's Freedom Alliance | ||
Election
editThe 2nd Eastern Provincial Council election was held on 8 September 2012. The incumbent United People's Freedom Alliance (UPFA) lost overall control of the council after winning only 14 of the 37 seats. The Tamil National Alliance (TNA), which had boycotted the previous election, became the second largest group after winning 11 seats. The Sri Lanka Muslim Congress (SLMC) and United National Party won 7 and 4 seats respectively. The National Freedom Front won the remaining seat.
Results
edit| Alliance | Votes | % | Seats | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United People's Freedom Alliance | 200,044 | 31.58% | 14 | |
| Tamil National Alliance | 193,827 | 30.59% | 11 | |
| Sri Lanka Muslim Congress | 132,917 | 20.98% | 7 | |
| United National Party | 74,901 | 11.82% | 4 | |
| National Freedom Front | 9,522 | 1.50% | 1 | |
| Others | 22,323 | 3.52% | 0 | |
| Total | 633,534 | 100.00% | 37 | |
The new provincial council met for the first time on 1 October 2012.[1] Ariyawathi Galappaththy (UPFA-SLFP) and M. S. Subair (UPFA-ACMC) were elected Chairman and Deputy Chairman respectively.[2]
Government/Board of Ministers
editThe UPFA was able to form an administration with the support of the SLMC.[3] Under the agreement between the UPFA and SLMC a UPFA nominee would serve as Chief Minister for two and half years after a which a SLMC nominee would become Chief Minister.[4][5] M. N. Abdul Majeed of the UPFA was appointed Chief Minister by Governor Mohan Wijewickrama.[6] Majeed was sworn in on 18 September 2012 in Colombo in front of President Mahinda Rajapaksa.[7] The four government ministers appointed by the Governor with effect from 24 September 2012 were: Ibrahim Mohamed Mohamed Mansoor (SLMC); Meera Sahibu Udumalebbe (UPFA-NC); Dissanayaka Wimalaweera (UPFA-SLFP); and Ahamed Nazeer Zainulabdeen (SLMC).[8] As a result the Sri Lankan Tamils had no representation in the Board of Ministers (the government) despite being the largest ethnic group in the province.[9][10]
Changes in party/alliance affiliations
editA few days after the election there were reports that some TNA councillors were being threatened and coerced into joining the UPFA.[11][12] It was reported that members of the military intelligence were involved in the threats.[13] G. Krishnapillai, M. Nadarajah, Kumaraswamy Nageswaran, N. Indirakumar and Murugesu Rajeswaran were offered land, money, houses, vehicles and government construction contracts, and threatened with relatives being arrested.[14] None of the TNA councillors gave into the threats and the TNA lodged a complaint with the Election Commissioner.[15]
Members
edit| Name |
Electoral District |
Preference Votes |
Member From |
Member To |
Elected Party |
Elected Alliance |
Current Party |
Current Alliance |
Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ameer, Ali | BAT | 21,271 | 1 October 2012 | ACMC | UPFA | ACMC | UPFA | ||||
| Chandradasa, A. P. G. | AMP | 20,459 | 1 October 2012 | UNP | UNP | ||||||
| Chandrakanthan, S. | BAT | 22,338 | 1 October 2012 | TMVP | UPFA | TMVP | UPFA | ||||
| Fernando, A. W. B. N. M. | AMP | 14,887 | 1 October 2012 | UNP | UNP | ||||||
| Galappaththy, Ariyawathi W. G. M. | TRI | 14,224 | 1 October 2012 | SLFP | UPFA | SLFP | UPFA | Chairman (12-). | |||
| Gamage, Daya | AMP | 41,064 | 1 October 2012 | UNP | UNP | ||||||
| Indirakumar, N. | BAT | 17,304 | 1 October 2012 | TELO | TNA | TELO | TNA | ||||
| Jameel, A. Ahamed Mohamed | AMP | 22,357 | 1 October 2012 | SLMC | SLMC | UPFA | |||||
| Janarthanan, Jegatheesan | TRI | 8,949 | 1 October 2012 | ITAK | TNA | ITAK | TNA | ||||
| Jayasena, Thennakoon Mudiyanselage | BON | 1 October 2012 | UPFA | UPFA | |||||||
| Kalaiarasan, T. | AMP | 12,122 | 1 October 2012 | TNA | TNA | ||||||
| Karunakaran, G. | BAT | 16,536 | 1 October 2012 | TELO | TNA | TELO | TNA | ||||
| Krishnapillai, G. | BAT | 20,200 | 1 October 2012 | TULF | TNA | TULF | TNA | ||||
| Kumara, K. P. P. P. | TRI | 12,393 | 1 October 2012 | UPFA | UPFA | ||||||
| Lebbe, A. Ameer Mahumud | AMP | 19,671 | 1 October 2012 | NC | UPFA | NC | UPFA | ||||
| Maharoof, Imran | TRI | 10,048 | 1 October 2012 | UNP | UNP | ||||||
| Majeed, M. N. Abdul | TRI | 11,726 | 1 October 2012 | SLFP | UPFA | SLFP | UPFA | Chief Minister (12-). Minister of Finance and Planning, Law and Order, Local Government, Regional Administration, Man Power, Rehabilitation and Resettlement, Rural Development and Environment (12-). | |||
| Mansoor, I. M. M. | AMP | 21,759 | 1 October 2012 | SLMC | SLMC | UPFA | Minister of Health and Indigenous Medicine, Social Welfare, Probation and Childcare Services, Women's Affairs, Youth Affairs, Sports, Information Technology Education, Co-operative Development, Food Supply and Distribution (12-). | ||||
| Mohamed, A. R. | TRI | 10,904 | 1 October 2012 | SLMC | SLMC | UPFA | |||||
| Moulana, Seyed Ali Zahir | BAT | align=right|13,764 | 6 February 2015 | SLFP | UPFA | SLFP | UPFA | ||||
| Moulavi, S. L. M. H. | TRI | 10,732 | 1 October 2012 | SLMC | SLMC | UPFA | |||||
| Nadarajah, M. | BAT | 16,681 | 1 October 2012 | ITAK | TNA | ITAK | TNA | ||||
| Nageswaran, Kumaraswamy | TRI | 10,911 | 1 October 2012 | ITAK | TNA | ITAK | TNA | ||||
| Navarathnaraja, Thuraiyappa | BON | 1 October 2012 | SLFP | UPFA | SLFP | UPFA | |||||
| Nazeer, Ahamed Lebbe Mohamed | AMP | 18,327 | 1 October 2012 | SLMC | SLMC | UPFA | |||||
| Rajeswaran, Murugesu | AMP | 10,812 | 1 October 2012 | TNA | TNA | ||||||
| Samsudeen, Ariff | AMP | 19,680 | 1 October 2012 | NC | UPFA | NC | UPFA | ||||
| Shibly, Abdul Farook Mohamed | BAT | 20,407 | 1 October 2012 | ACMC | UPFA | ACMC | UPFA | ||||
| Subair, Muhamed Sharief | BAT | 17,903 | 1 October 2012 | ACMC | UPFA | ACMC | UPFA | Deputy Chairman (12-). | |||
| Thandayuthapani, S. | TRI | 20,854 | 1 October 2012 | ITAK | TNA | ITAK | TNA | Leader of the Opposition (12-). | |||
| Thavam, Aadam Lebbe | AMP | 32,330 | 1 October 2012 | SLMC | SLMC | UPFA | |||||
| Thurairajasingam, K. | BAT | 27,717 | 1 October 2012 | ITAK | TNA | ITAK | TNA | ||||
| Thurairatnam, R. | BAT | 29,141 | 1 October 2012 | EPRLF | TNA | EPRLF | TNA | ||||
| Udumalebbe, Meera Sahibu | AMP | 24,033 | 1 October 2012 | NC | UPFA | NC | UPFA | Minister of Road Development, Irrigation, Housing and Construction, Rural Electrification and Water Supply (12-). | |||
| Weerasingha, D. | AMP | 20,922 | 1 October 2012 | UPFA | UPFA | ||||||
| Wijesekara, N. G. W. M. J. | TRI | 7,303 | 1 October 2012 | NFF | NFF | UPFA | |||||
| Wimalaweera, Dissanayaka | AMP | 31,815 | 1 October 2012 | SLFP | UPFA | SLFP | UPFA | Minister of Education, Cultural Affairs, Lands and Land Development and Transport (12-). | |||
| Zainulabdeen, Ahamed Nazeer | BAT | 11,401 | 1 October 2012 | SLMC | SLMC | Minister of Agriculture, Animal Production and Development, Rural Industries Development, Fisheries and Tourism (12-). |
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