Tamil People's National Alliance
Tamil People's National Alliance தமிழ் மக்கள் தேசிய கூட்டணி | |
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The Tamil People's National Alliance (
History
On 9 February 2020 four parties, consisting of dissident members of the Tamil National Alliance (TNA), signed a memorandum of understanding at the Tilko Hotel in Jaffna to form the Tamil People's National Alliance (Thamizh Makkal Tesiya Kootani) to contest the parliamentary election.[2][3] The four parties were:[2][4]
- Eelam People's Revolutionary Liberation Front (EPRLF), led by former MP Suresh Premachandran
- Eelam Tamil Self Rule Party (Eela Thamilar Suyatchchi Kazhagam, ETSK), led by provincial minister Ananthi Sasitharan
- Tamil National Party (Thamizh Thesiya Katchi, TTK), led by former MPs M. K. Shivajilingam and N. Srikantha
- chief minister C. V. Vigneswaran
The TPNA claimed that it would give alternative leadership for the Tamil people as the TNA, which had dominated Tamil politics since its formation in 2001, had moved away from its manifesto and had failed to deliver on the pledges made to the Tamil people of north-eastern Sri Lanka.[2][3]
Vigneswaran's is the alliance's leader while Premachandran is president and Sivasakthy Ananthan is general-secretary.[5][6] The alliance has an eleven-member governing council chaired by Vigneswaran - six from the TMK, two each from the EPRLF and TTK and one from the ETSK.[5]
Electoral history
Election | Northern Province | Eastern Province | National | ||||||
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Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | |
2020 Parliamentary[7] | 44,716 | 7.89% | 1 | 6,585 | 0.73% | 0 | 51,301 | 0.44% | 1 |
Election results
2020 Parliamentary General Election
In the
Votes and seats won by the TPNA by electoral district
Electoral District |
Votes | % | Seats | Turnout | TPNA MPs |
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Jaffna | 35,927 | 10.00% | 1 | 68.92% | TPA )
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Vanni | 8,789 | 4.23% | 0 | 39.60% | |
Batticaloa | 4,960 | 1.66% | 0 | 76.83% | |
Trincomalee | 1,625 | 0.76% | 0 | 78.62% | |
Total | 51,301 | 0.44% | 1 | 75.89% | |
Source:"Parliamentary General Election – 2020". |
References
- ^ "Recognized Political Parties". Rajagiriya, Sri Lanka: Election Commission of Sri Lanka. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
- ^ a b c "New alliance for North". Daily FT. Colombo, Sri Lanka. 10 February 2020. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
- ^ a b Rajasingham, K. T. (10 February 2020). "Disgruntled Tamil elements form a new alliance to divides Tamils further". Asian Tribune. Colombo, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
- ^ "Two Factions in Tamil Politics: History Repeats Itself!". Ceylon Today. Colombo, Sri Lanka. 14 March 2020. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
- ^ The Daily Mirror. Colombo, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
- ^ "Polls at last; lacklustre election campaign ends tonight". The Sunday Times. Colombo, Sri Lanka. 2 August 2020. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
- ^ "Parliamentary Election - 05-08-2020 Official Election Results" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka.