Karainagar Divisional Council (Tamil: காரைநகர் பிரதேச சபை Kārainakar Piratēca Capai; KDC) is the local authority for Karainagar DS Division in northern Sri Lanka. KDC is responsible for providing a variety of local public services including roads, sanitation, drains, housing, libraries, public parks and recreational facilities. It has 5 members elected using the open list proportional representation system. KDC is sometimes called Karativu Divisional Council.
Karainagar Divisional Council காரைநகர் பிரதேச சபை | |
|---|---|
| Type | |
| Type | |
| Leadership | |
Chairman | Velautham Anaimugan, TNA since July 2011 |
Deputy Chairman | Chandrasegaram Thurkeswaran, TNA since July 2011 |
| Seats | 5 |
| Elections | |
Last election | 2011 Sri Lankan local government elections |
History
editKarainagar Divisional Council was created with effect from 15 April 2006 from parts of Kayts Divisional Council.[1] However, according to the pro-LTTE TamilNet, the Sri Lankan government had suspended all local government in the north and east of the country in 1983 using emergency regulations.[2] The civil war prevented elections from being held for KDC until 2011.
On 27 January 2006 local authority elections were called for the entire country.[3][4] It was later announced that elections would be held on 30 March 2006 across the entire country.[5] The Election Commissioner subsequently postponed the elections in the north and Batticaloa District until 30 September 2006.[6] On 23 September 2006 elections in the north and Batticaloa District were postponed until 30 June 2007.[7][8]
KDC continued to be administered by special commissioners until the 2011 elections.
Election results
edit2011 local government election
editResults of the local government election held on 23 July 2011:[9]
| Alliances and parties | Votes | % | Seats | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tamil National Alliance (EPRLF (S), ITAK, PLOTE, TELO, TULF) | 1,781 | 40.74% | 3 | |
| United People's Freedom Alliance (EPDP, SLFP et al.) | 1,667 | 38.13% | 1 | |
| United National Party | 921 | 21.07% | 1 | |
| Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna | 3 | 0.07% | 0 | |
| Valid Votes | 4,372 | 100.00% | 5 | |
| Rejected Votes | 333 | |||
| Total Polled | 4,705 | |||
| Registered Electors | 8,140 | |||
| Turnout | 57.80% | |||
The following candidates were elected:[10] Velautham Anaimugan (TNA), 1,540 preference votes (pv); Veeramuthu Kannnan (UPFA), 1,393 pv; Balachanthiran Ganeshapillai (UNP), 1,240 pv; Chandrasegaram Thurkeswaran (TNA), 709 pv; and Subramaniam Yogeswaran (TNA), 376 pv.
Velautham Anaimugan (TNA) and Chandrasegaram Thurkeswaran (TNA) were appointed Chairman and Deputy Chairman respectively.[11]
References
edit- ^ "PART IV (B) — LOCAL GOVERNMENT Local Government Notifications THE PRADESHIYA SABHAS ACT No. 15 OF 1987" (PDF). The Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka. 1421/26. 1 December 2005.
- ^ "TNA urges PM to put off NE local polls". TamilNet. 11 September 2002.
- ^ "Nominations called for Local government elections". TamilNet. 27 January 2006.
- ^ Satyapalan, Franklin R. (28 January 2006). "Polls chief sets LG polls nomination dates". The Island, Sri Lanka.
- ^ "Local Government polls on 30 March". TamilNet. 16 February 2006.
- ^ "Polling commences for 266 local councils in Sri Lanka". TamilNet. 30 March 2006.
- ^ "Elections to 42 local bodies in NE postponed". TamilNet. 23 September 2006.
- ^ Satyapalan, Franklin. R. (21 September 2006). "LG polls in North and East postponed again". The Island, Sri Lanka.
- ^ "Local Authorities Election - 23.07.2011 Jaffna District Karainagar Pradeshiya Sabha". Department of Elections, Sri Lanka.
- ^ "PREFERENCES" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka.
- ^ "PART IV (B) — LOCAL GOVERNMENT Notices under the Local Authorities Elections Ordinance LOCAL AUTHORITIES ELECTIONS ORDINANCE (CHAPTER 262) Notice under Section 66(2)" (PDF). The Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka. 1716/32. 30 July 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 March 2012.