1st Northern Provincial Council

1st Northern Provincial Council
Overview
Legislative bodyNorthern Provincial Council
JurisdictionNorthern Province, Sri Lanka
Meeting placeProvincial Council Assembly Hall, Northern Provincial Council Building, Kaithady
Term25 October 2013 (2013-10-25)
Websitenp.gov.lk
Provincial councillors
Members38
ChairmanC. V. K. Sivagnanam (ITAK)
Deputy ChairmanV. Kamaleswaran
Chief MinisterC. V. Vigneswaran (ITAK)
Leader of the OppositionS. Thavarajah (EPDP)
Party controlTamil National Alliance

The 1st Northern Provincial Council is the current meeting of the Northern Provincial Council, with the membership determined by the results of the 2013 provincial council election held on 21 September 2013. The council met for the first time on 25 October 2013. According to the Constitution of Sri Lanka the maximum term of a provincial council is 5 years from the date of its first meeting.

Election

Main article: 2013 Sri Lankan provincial council election

The 1st Northern Provincial Council election was held on 21 September 2013. The Tamil National Alliance (TNA), the largest party representing the Sri Lankan Tamils, won 30 of the 38 seats.[1] The United People's Freedom Alliance (UPFA), which was in power nationally, became the second largest group after winning 7 seats.[1] The Sri Lanka Muslim Congress (SLMC) won the remaining seat.[1]

Results

Alliance Votes % Seats
  Tamil National Alliance 353,595 78.48% 30
  United People's Freedom Alliance 82,838 18.38% 7
  Sri Lanka Muslim Congress 6,761 1.50% 1
Others 7,380 1.64% 0
Total 450,574 100.00% 38

The new provincial council met for the first time on 25 October 2013.[2][3] C. V. K. Sivagnanam (TNA-ITAK) and Anton Jeyanathan (TNA-ITAK) were elected unopposed as Chairman and Deputy Chairman respectively.[4][5][6]

Government/Board of Ministers

See also: Government of the Northern Province

C. V. Vigneswaran was appointed Chief Minister by Governor G. A. Chandrasiri on 1 October 2013.[7][8][9] Vigneswaran took his oath as chief minister and provincial councillor in front of President Mahinda Rajapaksa at the Presidential Secretariat on 7 October 2013.[10][11][12] The four other ministers took their oaths in front of Vigneswaran at Veerasingam Hall on 11 October 2013: P. Ayngaranesan (TNA-EPRLF); B. Deniswaran (TNA-TELO); T. Kurukularajah (TNA-ITAK); and P. Sathiyalingam (TNA-ITAK).[13][14]

Deaths and resignations

The 1st provincial council saw the following deaths and resignations:

  • 7 April 2014: K. Kamalendran (UPFA-JAF) forfeited his seat after ceasing to be a member of the UPFA.[15] He was replaced by S. Thavarajah (UPFA-JAF) on 9 April 2014.[16]
  • 17 February 2015: K. Swami Veerabahu (TNA-MUL) died.[17] He was replaced by K. Sivanesan (TNA-MUL) on 30 April 2015.[18]
  • 18 February 2015: Mary Kamala Gunaseelan (TNA-BON) resigned.[19] Her replacement M. P. Nadarajah (TNA-BON) was sworn in on 7 April 2015.[20][21]
  • 25 August 2015: D. Siddarthan (TNA-JAF) and S. Sivamohan (TNA-MUL) forfeited their seat after being elected to Parliament.[19] Their replacements, K. Tharmalingam (TNA-JAF) and V. Kamaleswaran (TNA-MUL), were sworn in on 18 September 2015.[22][23][24]
  • 10 September 2015: Angajan Ramanathan (UPFA-JAF) forfeited his seat after being appointed to Parliament.[19] He was replaced by S. Agilathas (UPFA-JAF) on 24 September 2015.[25]
  • 11 May 2016: M. P. Nadarajah (TNA-BON) resigned.[26] He was replaced by S. Mayuran (TNA-BON) on 5 July 2016.[27]
  • 1 October 2016: Anton Jeyanathan (TNA-MUL) died.[28][29][30] He was replaced by A. Povaneswaran (TNA-MUL) on 9 December 2016.[31]
  • 2017: S. Mayuran (TNA-BON) resigned. His replacement R. Jeyasekaram (TNA-BON) was sworn in on 2 August 2017.[32][33]
  • 6 October 2017: Rifkhan Bathiudeen (UPFA-MAN) resigned.[34] He was replaced by Alikhan Shariff.[35]
  • 14 December 2017: E. Arnold (TNA-JAF) resigned.[36][37] He was replaced by Sabaratnam Kugathas.[38]
  • December 2017: S. M. Rasik (SLMC-MAN) resigned. He was replaced by A. N. S. Mohamed.[38]

Members

Name District
 Preference
Votes 		Member
From 		Member
To 		Elected
Party 		Elected
Alliance 		Current
Party 		Current
Alliance 		Notes
S. Agilathas JAF 2,482 24 September 2015 SLFP UPFA SLFP UPFA Replaces Angajan Ramanathan.
P. Ariyaratnam KIL 27,264 11 October 2013 ITAK TNA ITAK TNA
E. Arnold JAF 26,888 11 October 2013 14 December 2017 ITAK TNA ITAK TNA Replaced by Sabaratnam Kugathas.
Ayub Asmin BON 1,009 11 October 2013 PMGG TNA PMGG TNA
P. Ayngaranesan JAF 22,268 11 October 2013 EPRLF TNA EPRLF TNA Minister of Agriculture(13-17).
Rifkhan Bathiudeen MAN 11,130 17 October 2013 6 October 2017 ACMC UPFA ACMC UPFA Replaced by Alikhan Shariff.
A. L. Y. J. Cassim MUL 1,726 17 October 2013 ACMC UPFA ACMC UPFA
B. Deniswaran MAN 12,828 11 October 2013 TELO TNA TELO TNA Minister of Fisheries (13-17).
B. Gajatheepan JAF 29,669 11 October 2013 ITAK TNA ITAK TNA
G. Gunaseelan MAN 12,260 14 October 2013 TELO TNA TELO TNA Minister of Health (17-).
Mary Kamala Gunaseelan BON 11 October 2013 18 February 2015 TULF TNA TULF TNA Replaced by M. P. Nadarajah.
R. Indrarajah VAV 11,535 18 October 2013 EPRLF TNA EPRLF TNA
Annihamyge Jayathilaka VAV 4,806 17 October 2013 UPFA UPFA
Anton Jeyanathan MUL 9,309 11 October 2013 1 October 2016 ITAK TNA ITAK TNA Deputy Chairman (13-16). Replaced by A. Povaneswaran.
R. Jeyasekaram BON 2 August 2017 EPRLF TNA EPRLF TNA Replaces S. Mayuran.
K. Kamalendran JAF 13,632 17 October 2013 7 April 2014 EPDP UPFA EPDP UPFA Leader of the Opposition (13-14). Replaced by S. Thavarajah.
V. Kamaleswaran MUL 18 September 2015 TNA TNA Replaces S. Sivamohan. Deputy Chairman (16-).
Vinthan Kanagaratnam JAF 16,463 11 October 2013 TELO TNA TELO TNA
Sabaratnam Kugathas JAF January 2018 TNA TNA Replaces E. Arnold.
T. Kurukularajah KIL 26,427 11 October 2013 ITAK TNA ITAK TNA Minister of Education (13-17).
K. T. Linganathan VAV 11,901 14 October 2013 PLOTE TNA PLOTE TNA
S. Mayuran BON 5 July 2016 2017 TELO TNA TELO TNA Replaces M. P. Nadarajah. Replaced by R. Jeyasekaram.
A. N. S. Mohamed MAN January 2018 SLMC SLMC Replaces S. M. Rasik.
M. P. Nadarajah BON 7 April 2015 11 May 2016 TNA TNA Replaces Mary Kamala Gunaseelan. Replaced by S. Mayuran.
A. Paranjothy JAF 16,359 11 October 2013 ITAK TNA ITAK TNA
S. Pasupathipillai KIL 26,132 11 October 2013 ITAK TNA ITAK TNA
A. Povaneswaran MUL 9 December 2016 TELO TNA TELO TNA Replaces Anton Jeyanathan.
Angajan Ramanathan JAF 10,034 17 October 2013 10 September 2015 SLFP UPFA SLFP UPFA Replaced by S. Agilathas.
S. M. Rasik MAN 3,165 17 October 2013 December 2017 SLMC SLMC Replaced by A. N. S. Mohamed.
T. Raviharan MUL 8,868 14 October 2013 EPRLF TNA EPRLF TNA
K. Sarveswaran JAF 14,761 16 October 2013 EPRLF TNA EPRLF TNA Minister of Education (17-).
Ananthi Sasitharan JAF 87,870 11 October 2013 ITAK TNA ITAK TNA Minister of Women's Affairs (17-).
P. Sathiyalingam VAV 19,656 11 October 2013 ITAK TNA ITAK TNA Minister of Health (13-17).
K. Sayanthan JAF 20,179 11 October 2013 ITAK TNA ITAK TNA
A. D. D. Senevirathna VAV 5,148 17 October 2013 UPFA UPFA
Alikhan Shariff MAN 7,583 October 2017 ACMC UPFA ACMC UPFA Replaces Rifkhan Bathiudeen.
M. K. Shivajilingam JAF 22,660 14 October 2013 TELO TNA TELO TNA
D. Siddarthan JAF 39,715 14 October 2013 25 August 2015 PLOTE TNA PLOTE TNA Replaced by K. Tharmalingam.
C. V. K. Sivagnanam JAF 26,747 11 October 2013 ITAK TNA ITAK TNA Chairman (13-).
S. Sivamohan MUL 9,296 16 October 2013 25 August 2015 EPRLF TNA EPRLF TNA Replaced by V. Kamaleswaran.
K. Sivanesan MUL 30 April 2015 PLOTE TNA PLOTE TNA Replaces K. Swami Veerabahu. Minister of Agriculture (17-).
V. Sivayogan JAF 13,479 11 October 2013 ITAK TNA ITAK TNA
S. R. P. Sraiva MAN 12,928 11 October 2013 TNA TNA
C. Sukirthan JAF 20,541 11 October 2013 ITAK TNA ITAK TNA
K. Swami Veerabahu MUL 8,702 11 October 2013 17 February 2015 TNA TNA Replaced by K. Sivanesan.
K. Tharmalingam JAF 18 September 2015 TULF TNA TULF TNA Replaces D. Siddarthan.
S. Thavarajah JAF 9,803 9 April 2014 EPDP UPFA EPDP UPFA Leader of the Opposition (14-). Replaced by K. Kamalendran.
V. Thavanathan KIL 3,753 17 October 2013 EPDP UPFA EPDP UPFA
M. Thiyagarajah VAV 11,681 16 October 2013 EPRLF TNA EPRLF TNA
C. V. Vigneswaran JAF 132,255 7 October 2013 ITAK TNA ITAK TNA Chief Minister (13-).

References

  1. ^ a b c "Provincial Council Elections Results 2013" (PDF). Election Commission of Sri Lanka. p. 27. Retrieved 28 August 2017.
  2. ^ Srinivasan, Meera (26 October 2013). "Sri Lanka Northern Council holds historic first session". The Hindu. Chennai, India. Retrieved 28 August 2017.
  3. ^ Bastians, Dharisha (26 October 2013). "Noble start in north!". Daily FT. Colombo, Sri Lanka. Archived from the original on 28 August 2017. Retrieved 28 August 2017.
  4. ^ "Inaugural Session of Northern Provincial Council held at Kaithady". Jaffna, Sri Lanka: Northern Provincial Council. 25 October 2013. Retrieved 28 August 2017.
  5. ^ Palakidnar, Ananth (26 October 2013). "Chandrasiri must go". Ceylon Today. Colombo, Sri Lanka. Archived from the original on 29 October 2013.
  6. ^ "New Chairman of NPC". The Island. Colombo, Sri Lanka. 26 October 2013. Retrieved 28 August 2017.
  7. ^ "New Chief Minister appointed to Northern Provincial Council – 01 October 2013". Jaffna, Sri Lanka: Northern Provincial Council. 1 October 2013. Retrieved 28 August 2017.
  8. ^ "PART IV (A) — PROVINCIAL COUNCILS Appointments &c., by the Governors NORTHERN PROVINCE PROVINCIAL COUNCIL Appointment made by the Governor of the Northern Province" (PDF). The Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka Extraordinary. 1831/1. Colombo, Sri Lanka. 7 October 2013.
  9. ^ "C.V. Vigneswaran receives appointment letter". Ceylon Today. Colombo, Sri Lanka. 1 October 2013. Archived from the original on 10 June 2015.
  10. ^ "Wigneswaran takes oath as Northern Province CM". The Hindu. Chennai, India. Indo-Asian News Service. 9 October 2013. Retrieved 28 August 2017.
  11. ^ "Wigneswaran sworn-in as NPC CM". The Daily Mirror. Colombo, Sri Lanka. 7 October 2013. Archived from the original on 10 October 2013. Retrieved 28 August 2017.
  12. ^ "Sri Lanka poll: Tamil minister Wigneswaran says 'peace possible'". BBC News. London, U.K. 7 October 2013. Retrieved 28 August 2017.
  13. ^ "NPC members take oath in Jaffna after honouring fallen Tamil Heroes". TamilNet. 11 October 2013. Retrieved 28 August 2017.
  14. ^ "Northern Provincial Council TNA members take oaths". The Sunday Times. Colombo, Sri Lanka. 11 October 2013. Archived from the original on 14 October 2013.
  15. ^ "Performance Appraisal Report of the Commissioner of Elections for the Year 2014" (PDF). Parliament of Sri Lanka. p. 51. Retrieved 27 August 2017.
  16. ^ "PART I : SECTION (I) — GENERAL Government Notifications PROVINCIAL COUNCILS ELECTIONS ACT, No. 2 OF 1988 Filling of a Vacancy in the Northern Province Provincial Council" (PDF). The Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka Extraordinary. 1857/13. Colombo, Sri Lanka. 9 April 2014.
  17. ^ "TNA Mullaitivu NPC member V. Kanagasunthara Swami passed away". Tamil CNN. 18 February 2015. Archived from the original on 22 February 2015. Retrieved 27 August 2017.
  18. ^ "PART I : SECTION (I) — GENERAL Government Notifications PROVINCIAL COUNCILS ELECTIONS ACT, No. 2 OF 1988 Filling of a Vacancy in The Northern Province Provincial Council" (PDF). The Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka Extraordinary. 1912/33. Colombo, Sri Lanka. 30 April 2015.
  19. ^ a b c "Performance Appraisal Report of the Department of Elections / Election Commission for the Year 2015" (PDF). Parliament of Sri Lanka. pp. 65–66. Retrieved 27 August 2017.
  20. ^ "Nataraj sworn in as NPC member". Global Tamil News. 8 April 2015. Retrieved 27 August 2017.
  21. ^ "PART I : SECTION (I) — GENERAL Government Notifications PROVINCIAL COUNCILS ELECTIONS ACT, No. 2 OF 1988 Filling of a Vacancy in the Northern Province Provincial Council" (PDF). The Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka Extraordinary. 1908/42. Colombo, Sri Lanka. 2 April 2015.
  22. ^ "TNA appoints two members to NPC". Tamil Diplomat. 19 September 2015. Retrieved 27 August 2017.
  23. ^ "Appointment of new members of the Northern Provincial Council". Tamilcnn. 18 September 2015. Retrieved 27 August 2017.
  24. ^ "PART I : SECTION (I) — GENERAL Government Notifications PROVINCIAL COUNCILS ELECTIONS ACT, No. 2 OF 1988 Filling of a Vacancy in the Northern Province Provincial Council" (PDF). The Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka Extraordinary. 1932/6. Colombo, Sri Lanka. 14 September 2015.
  25. ^ "PART I : SECTION (I) — GENERAL Government Notifications PROVINCIAL COUNCILS ELECTIONS ACT, No. 2 OF 1988 Filling of a Vacancy in the Northern Province Provincial Council" (PDF). The Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka Extraordinary. 1933/34. Colombo, Sri Lanka. 24 September 2015.
  26. ^ "Performance Appraisal Report of the Election Commission for the Year 2016" (PDF). Parliament of Sri Lanka. p. 57. Retrieved 27 August 2017.
  27. ^ "PART I : SECTION (I) — GENERAL Government Notifications PROVINCIAL COUNCILS ELECTIONS ACT, No. 2 OF 1988 Filling of a Vacancy in the Northern Province Provincial Council" (PDF). The Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka Extraordinary. 1974/9. Colombo, Sri Lanka. 5 July 2016.
  28. ^ "NPC Deputy Leader Chairman Antony Jeganathan passes away". Tamil Diplomat. 1 October 2016. Retrieved 27 August 2017.
  29. ^ Madushanka, Romesh (1 October 2016). "NPC Dy. Chairman dies of heart attack". The Daily Mirror. Colombo, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 27 August 2017.
  30. ^ Dias, Keshala (1 October 2016). "NPC Deputy Chairman killed in motor accident". News First. Colombo, Sri Lanka. Archived from the original on 11 August 2017. Retrieved 27 August 2017.
  31. ^ "PART I : SECTION (I) — GENERAL Government Notifications PROVINCIAL COUNCILS ELECTIONS ACT, No. 2 OF 1988 Filling of a Vacancy in the Northern Province Provincial Council" (PDF). The Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka Extraordinary. 1996/47. Colombo, Sri Lanka. 9 December 2016.
  32. ^ "Jeyasekaram sworn in as a Member of the NPC". Tamil Diplomat. 3 August 2017. Retrieved 27 August 2017.
  33. ^ "PART I : SECTION (I) — GENERAL Government Notifications PROVINCIAL COUNCILS ELECTIONS ACT, No. 2 OF 1988 Filling of a Vacancy in the Northern Province Provincial Council" (PDF). The Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka Extraordinary. 2029/22. Colombo, Sri Lanka. 25 July 2017.
  34. ^ Madushanka, Romesh (6 October 2017). "ACMC member Rifkhan Bathiudeen resigns from NPC". The Daily Mirror. Colombo, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
  35. ^ "PART I : SECTION (I) — GENERAL Government Notifications PROVINCIAL COUNCILS ELECTIONS ACT, No. 2 OF 1988 Filling of a Vacancy in the Northern Province Provincial Council" (PDF). The Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka Extraordinary. 2042/22. Colombo, Sri Lanka. 26 October 2017.
  36. ^ "ITAK decides MPc, Arnold to contest the Mayor post of Jaffna Municipality". Tamil Diplomat. 18 December 2017. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
  37. ^ Rajasingham, K. T. (19 December 2017). "ITAK Jaffna mayoral nomination and ramifications". Asian Tribune. Archived from the original on 5 February 2018. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
  38. ^ a b "PART I : SECTION (I) — GENERAL Government Notifications PROVINCIAL COUNCILS ELECTIONS ACT, No. 2 OF 1988 Filling of a Vacancy in the Northern Province Provincial Council" (PDF). The Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka Extraordinary. 2055/34. Colombo, Sri Lanka. 24 January 2018.