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2nd Eastern Provincial Council

{{Short description|Provincial council in Sri Lanka}}

{{Infobox legislative session

| name = 2nd Eastern Provincial Council

| image =

| imagesize =

| caption =

| body = Eastern Provincial Council

| country = Sri Lanka

| state = Eastern Province

| meeting_place = Provincial Council Assembly Hall, Assembly Secretariat, Trincomalee

| term = {{Start date|2012|10|01|df=y}}

| before = 1st Eastern Provincial Council

| after =

| website = {{URL|http://www.ep.gov.lk/|ep.gov.lk}}

| chamber1 =

| membership1 = 37

| control1 = United People's Freedom Alliance

| chamber1_leader1_type = Chairman

| chamber1_leader1 = Ariyawathi Galappaththy, UPFA (2012-)

| chamber1_leader2_type = Deputy Chairman

| chamber1_leader2 = M. S. Subair, UPFA (2012-)

| chamber1_leader3_type = Chief Minister

| chamber1_leader3 = M. N. Abdul Majeed, UPFA (2012-)

}}

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.

Election

{{main|2012 Sri Lankan provincial council election}}

The 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=

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colspan=2|Alliancewidth="60"|Voteswidth="50"|%width="40"|Seats
bgcolor={{party color|United People's Freedom Alliance}}| align=left|United People's Freedom Alliance200,04431.58%14
bgcolor={{party color|Tamil National Alliance}}| align=left|Tamil National Alliance193,82730.59%11
bgcolor={{party color|Sri Lanka Muslim Congress}}| align=left|Sri Lanka Muslim Congress132,91720.98%7
bgcolor={{party color|United National Party}}| align=left|United National Party74,90111.82%4
align=left|National Freedom Front9,5221.50%1
align=left|Others22,3233.52%0
colspan=2 align=left|Total633,534100.00%37

The new provincial council met for the first time on 1 October 2012.{{cite journal|url=http://www.documents.gov.lk/Extgzt/2012/PDF/Sep/1777_24/1777_24%20(E).pdf|date=26 September 2012|title=PART IV (A) - PROVINCIAL COUNCILS Proclamations & c., by the Governors EASTERN PROVINCE PROVINCIAL COUNCIL Notice|journal=The Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka Extraordinary|volume=1777/24}}{{dead link|date=September 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} Ariyawathi Galappaththy (UPFA-SLFP) and M. S. Subair (UPFA-ACMC) were elected Chairman and Deputy Chairman respectively.{{cite web|title=Inaugural Meeting of Newly Elected Council|url=http://www.ep.gov.lk/DetailsEventnew.asp?lan=0&eid=370|publisher=Eastern Provincial Council|access-date=2012-10-06|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303222117/http://www.ep.gov.lk/DetailsEventnew.asp?lan=0&eid=370|archive-date=2016-03-03|url-status=dead}}

Government/Board of Ministers

The UPFA was able to form an administration with the support of the SLMC.{{cite news|last=Ferdinando|first=Shamindra|title=President bags East with Hakeem’s help|url=http://www.island.lk/index.php?page_cat=article-details&page=article-details&code_title=61840|newspaper=The Island (Sri Lanka)|date=18 September 2012|access-date=22 September 2012|archive-date=17 September 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140917113609/http://www.island.lk/index.php?page_cat=article-details&page=article-details&code_title=61840|url-status=dead}} 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.{{cite news|last=Bandara|first=Kelum|title=PC polls: SLMC to share Chief Minister Post in East|url=http://www.dailymirror.lk/opinion/172-opinion/22063-pc-polls-slmc-to-share-chief-minister-post-in-east.html|newspaper=Daily Mirror (Sri Lanka)|date=20 September 2012|access-date=22 September 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121027153012/http://dailymirror.lk/opinion/172-opinion/22063-pc-polls-slmc-to-share-chief-minister-post-in-east.html|archive-date=27 October 2012|url-status=dead}}{{cite news|last=Jeyaraj|first=D. B. S.|title=NAJEEB ABDUL MAJEED MAKES HISTORY AS THE FIRST MUSLIM CM OF SRI LANKA|url=http://www.dailymirror.lk/opinion/dbsjeyaraj-column/22121-najeeb-abdul-majeed-makes-history-as-the-first-muslim-cm-of-sri-lanka.html|newspaper=Daily Mirror (Sri Lanka)|date=22 September 2012|authorlink=|access-date=22 September 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160921025409/http://www.dailymirror.lk/opinion/dbsjeyaraj-column/22121-najeeb-abdul-majeed-makes-history-as-the-first-muslim-cm-of-sri-lanka.html|archive-date=21 September 2016|url-status=dead}} M. N. Abdul Majeed of the UPFA was appointed Chief Minister by Governor Mohan Wijewickrama.{{cite journal|url=http://www.documents.gov.lk/Extgzt/2012/PDF/Sep/1777_10/1777_10%20(E).pdf |date=24 September 2012 |title=PART IV (A) - PROVINCIAL COUNCILS Proclamations & c., by the Governors APPOINTMENT OF EASTERN PROVINCE PROVINCIAL COUNCIL |journal=The Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka Extraordinary |volume=1777/10 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150207095453/http://www.documents.gov.lk/Extgzt/2012/PDF/Sep/1777_10/1777_10%20%28E%29.pdf |archivedate=7 February 2015 }} Majeed was sworn in on 18 September 2012 in Colombo in front of President Mahinda Rajapaksa.{{cite news|title=Majeed sworn in as Eastern CM|url=http://www.dailymirror.lk/news/22010--majeed-sworn-in-as-eastern-cm.html|newspaper=Daily Mirror (Sri Lanka)|date=18 September 2012|access-date=22 September 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120922085308/http://www.dailymirror.lk/news/22010--majeed-sworn-in-as-eastern-cm.html|archive-date=22 September 2012|url-status=dead}} 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).{{cite journal|url=http://www.documents.gov.lk/Extgzt/2012/PDF/Sep/1777_36/1777_36%20(E).pdf|date=28 September 2012|title=PART IV (A) - PROVINCIAL COUNCILS Proclamations & c., by the Governors EASTERN PROVINCE PROVINCIAL COUNCIL Appointments made by the Governor of the Eastern Province|journal=The Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka Extraordinary|volume=1777/36}}{{dead link|date=September 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} 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.{{cite news|title=Colombo appoints Sinhala Chief Secretary, sidelines Tamils in EPC|url=http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=35600|newspaper=TamilNet|date=25 September 2012}}{{cite news|last=Balachandran|first=P. K.|title=No Tamil minister in Eastern Province|url=http://newindianexpress.com/world/article1240970.ece|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304121300/http://www.newindianexpress.com/world/article1240970.ece|url-status=dead|archive-date=March 4, 2016|newspaper=The New Indian Express|date=26 September 2012}}

Changes in party/alliance affiliations

A few days after the election there were reports that some TNA councillors were being threatened and coerced into joining the UPFA.{{cite news|title=UPFA operatives threaten TNA councilors to join UPFA in East|url=http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=35563|newspaper=TamilNet|date=13 September 2012}}{{cite news|title=UPFA attempting to buy TNA members in East|url=http://www.ceylontoday.lk/51-12694-news-detail-upfa-attempting-to-buy-tna-members-in-east.html|newspaper=Ceylon Today|date=13 September 2012|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304000100/http://www.ceylontoday.lk/51-12694-news-detail-upfa-attempting-to-buy-tna-members-in-east.html|archivedate=4 March 2016}} It was reported that members of the military intelligence were involved in the threats.{{cite news|last=Noble|first=Kath|title=Next stop, Jaffna|url=http://www.island.lk/index.php?page_cat=article-details&page=article-details&code_title=61801|newspaper=The Island (Sri Lanka)|date=18 September 2012}} 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.{{cite web|last=Jeyaraj|first=D. B. S.|title=Military Intelligence Operatives ‘Pressure’ TNA Eastern Councillors Into Supporting UPFA Administration|url=http://dbsjeyaraj.com/dbsj/archives/10599|publisher=dbsjeyaraj.com|authorlink=|date=14 September 2012|access-date=22 September 2012|archive-date=3 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303223650/http://dbsjeyaraj.com/dbsj/archives/10599|url-status=dead}} None of the TNA councillors gave into the threats and the TNA lodged a complaint with the Election Commissioner.{{cite news|last=Bandara|first=Kelum|title=Post-election Tug of war....|url=http://www.dailymirror.lk/opinion/172-opinion/21872-post-election-tug-of-war.html|newspaper=Daily Mirror (Sri Lanka)|date=13 September 2012}}

Members

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! style="background-color:#E0CEF2;" valign=bottom width="200"|Name

! style="background-color:#E0CEF2;" valign=bottom width="20"|Electoral
District

! style="background-color:#E0CEF2;" valign=bottom width="50"|Preference
Votes

! style="background-color:#E0CEF2;" valign=bottom width="120"|Member
From

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To

! style="background-color:#E0CEF2;" valign=bottom width="60"|Elected
Party

! style="background-color:#E0CEF2;" valign=bottom width="40"|Elected
Alliance

! style="background-color:#E0CEF2;" valign=bottom width="60"|Current
Party

! style="background-color:#E0CEF2;" valign=bottom width="40"|Current
Alliance

! style="background-color:#E0CEF2;" valign=bottom width="500"|Notes

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| align=left|Ameer, Ali

BATalign=right|21,2711 October 2012bgcolor="#9acd32"|ACMCbgcolor={{party color|United People's Freedom Alliance}}|UPFAbgcolor="#9acd32"|ACMCbgcolor={{party color|United People's Freedom Alliance}}|UPFA
style="height: 25px;"

| align=left|Chandradasa, A. P. G.

AMPalign=right|20,4591 October 2012bgcolor={{party color|United National Party}}|UNPbgcolor={{party color|United National Party}}|UNP
style="height: 25px;"

| align=left|Chandrakanthan, S.

BATalign=right|22,3381 October 2012bgcolor={{party color|Tamil Makkal Viduthalai Pulikal}}|TMVPbgcolor={{party color|United People's Freedom Alliance}}|UPFAbgcolor={{party color|Tamil Makkal Viduthalai Pulikal}}|TMVPbgcolor={{party color|United People's Freedom Alliance}}|UPFA
style="height: 25px;"

| align=left|Fernando, A. W. B. N. M.

AMPalign=right|14,8871 October 2012bgcolor={{party color|United National Party}}|UNPbgcolor={{party color|United National Party}}|UNP
style="height: 25px;"

| align=left|Galappaththy, Ariyawathi W. G. M.

TRIalign=right|14,2241 October 2012bgcolor={{party color|Sri Lanka Freedom Party}}|SLFPbgcolor={{party color|United People's Freedom Alliance}}|UPFAbgcolor={{party color|Sri Lanka Freedom Party}}|SLFPbgcolor={{party color|United People's Freedom Alliance}}|UPFAalign=left|Chairman (12-).
style="height: 25px;"

| align=left|Gamage, Daya

AMPalign=right|41,0641 October 2012bgcolor={{party color|United National Party}}|UNPbgcolor={{party color|United National Party}}|UNP
style="height: 25px;"

| align=left|Indirakumar, N.

BATalign=right|17,3041 October 2012bgcolor={{party color|Tamil Eelam Liberation Organization}}|TELObgcolor={{party color|Tamil National Alliance}}|TNAbgcolor={{party color|Tamil Eelam Liberation Organization}}|TELObgcolor={{party color|Tamil National Alliance}}|TNA
style="height: 25px;"

| align=left|Jameel, A. Ahamed Mohamed

AMPalign=right|22,3571 October 2012bgcolor={{party color|Sri Lanka Muslim Congress}}|SLMCbgcolor={{party color|Sri Lanka Muslim Congress}}|SLMCbgcolor={{party color|United People's Freedom Alliance}}|UPFA
style="height: 25px;"

| align=left|Janarthanan, Jegatheesan

TRIalign=right|8,9491 October 2012bgcolor={{party color|Illankai Tamil Arasu Kachchi}}|ITAKbgcolor={{party color|Tamil National Alliance}}|TNAbgcolor={{party color|Illankai Tamil Arasu Kachchi}}|ITAKbgcolor={{party color|Tamil National Alliance}}|TNA
style="height: 25px;"

| align=left|Jayasena, Thennakoon Mudiyanselage

BONalign=right|1 October 2012bgcolor={{party color|United People's Freedom Alliance}}|UPFAbgcolor={{party color|United People's Freedom Alliance}}|UPFA
style="height: 25px;"

| align=left|Kalaiarasan, T.

AMPalign=right|12,1221 October 2012bgcolor={{party color|Tamil National Alliance}}|TNAbgcolor={{party color|Tamil National Alliance}}|TNA
style="height: 25px;"

| align=left|Karunakaran, G.

BATalign=right|16,5361 October 2012bgcolor={{party color|Tamil Eelam Liberation Organization}}|TELObgcolor={{party color|Tamil National Alliance}}|TNAbgcolor={{party color|Tamil Eelam Liberation Organization}}|TELObgcolor={{party color|Tamil National Alliance}}|TNA
style="height: 25px;"

| align=left|Krishnapillai, G.

BATalign=right|20,2001 October 2012bgcolor={{party color|Tamil United Liberation Front}}|TULFbgcolor={{party color|Tamil National Alliance}}|TNAbgcolor={{party color|Tamil United Liberation Front}}|TULFbgcolor={{party color|Tamil National Alliance}}|TNA
style="height: 25px;"

| align=left|Kumara, K. P. P. P.

TRIalign=right|12,3931 October 2012bgcolor={{party color|United People's Freedom Alliance}}|UPFAbgcolor={{party color|United People's Freedom Alliance}}|UPFA
style="height: 25px;"

| align=left|Lebbe, A. Ameer Mahumud

AMPalign=right|19,6711 October 2012bgcolor="#9acd32"|NCbgcolor={{party color|United People's Freedom Alliance}}|UPFAbgcolor="#9acd32"|NCbgcolor={{party color|United People's Freedom Alliance}}|UPFA
style="height: 25px;"

| align=left|Maharoof, Imran

TRIalign=right|10,0481 October 2012bgcolor={{party color|United National Party}}|UNPbgcolor={{party color|United National Party}}|UNP
style="height: 25px;"

| align=left|Majeed, M. N. Abdul

TRIalign=right|11,7261 October 2012bgcolor={{party color|Sri Lanka Freedom Party}}|SLFPbgcolor={{party color|United People's Freedom Alliance}}|UPFAbgcolor={{party color|Sri Lanka Freedom Party}}|SLFPbgcolor={{party color|United People's Freedom Alliance}}|UPFAalign=left|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-).
style="height: 25px;"

| align=left|Mansoor, I. M. M.

AMPalign=right|21,7591 October 2012bgcolor={{party color|Sri Lanka Muslim Congress}}|SLMCbgcolor={{party color|Sri Lanka Muslim Congress}}|SLMCbgcolor={{party color|United People's Freedom Alliance}}|UPFAalign=left|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-).
style="height: 25px;"

| align=left|Mohamed, A. R.

TRIalign=right|10,9041 October 2012bgcolor={{party color|Sri Lanka Muslim Congress}}|SLMCbgcolor={{party color|Sri Lanka Muslim Congress}}|SLMCbgcolor={{party color|United People's Freedom Alliance}}|UPFA
align=left|Moulana, Seyed Ali Zahir

|BAT

align=right|13,764

|6 February 2015

|bgcolor={{party color|Sri Lanka Freedom Party}}|SLFP

bgcolor={{party color|United People's Freedom Alliance}}|UPFAbgcolor={{party color|Sri Lanka Freedom Party}}|SLFP

|UPFA

|

|

|

|

style="height: 25px;"

| align=left|Moulavi, S. L. M. H.

TRIalign=right|10,7321 October 2012bgcolor={{party color|Sri Lanka Muslim Congress}}|SLMCbgcolor={{party color|Sri Lanka Muslim Congress}}|SLMCbgcolor={{party color|United People's Freedom Alliance}}|UPFA
style="height: 25px;"

| align=left|Nadarajah, M.

BATalign=right|16,6811 October 2012bgcolor={{party color|Illankai Tamil Arasu Kachchi}}|ITAKbgcolor={{party color|Tamil National Alliance}}|TNAbgcolor={{party color|Illankai Tamil Arasu Kachchi}}|ITAKbgcolor={{party color|Tamil National Alliance}}|TNA
style="height: 25px;"

| align=left|Nageswaran, Kumaraswamy

TRIalign=right|10,9111 October 2012bgcolor={{party color|Illankai Tamil Arasu Kachchi}}|ITAKbgcolor={{party color|Tamil National Alliance}}|TNAbgcolor={{party color|Illankai Tamil Arasu Kachchi}}|ITAKbgcolor={{party color|Tamil National Alliance}}|TNA
style="height: 25px;"

| align=left|Navarathnaraja, Thuraiyappa

BONalign=right|1 October 2012bgcolor={{party color|Sri Lanka Freedom Party}}|SLFPbgcolor={{party color|United People's Freedom Alliance}}|UPFAbgcolor={{party color|Sri Lanka Freedom Party}}|SLFPbgcolor={{party color|United People's Freedom Alliance}}|UPFA
style="height: 25px;"

| align=left|Nazeer, Ahamed Lebbe Mohamed

AMPalign=right|18,3271 October 2012bgcolor={{party color|Sri Lanka Muslim Congress}}|SLMCbgcolor={{party color|Sri Lanka Muslim Congress}}|SLMCbgcolor={{party color|United People's Freedom Alliance}}|UPFA
style="height: 25px;"

| align=left|Rajeswaran, Murugesu

AMPalign=right|10,8121 October 2012bgcolor={{party color|Tamil National Alliance}}|TNAbgcolor={{party color|Tamil National Alliance}}|TNA
style="height: 25px;"

| align=left|Samsudeen, Ariff

AMPalign=right|19,6801 October 2012bgcolor="#9acd32"|NCbgcolor={{party color|United People's Freedom Alliance}}|UPFAbgcolor="#9acd32"|NCbgcolor={{party color|United People's Freedom Alliance}}|UPFA
style="height: 25px;"

| align=left|Shibly, Abdul Farook Mohamed

BATalign=right|20,4071 October 2012bgcolor="#9acd32"|ACMCbgcolor={{party color|United People's Freedom Alliance}}|UPFAbgcolor="#9acd32"|ACMCbgcolor={{party color|United People's Freedom Alliance}}|UPFA
style="height: 25px;"

| align=left|Subair, Muhamed Sharief

BATalign=right|17,9031 October 2012bgcolor="#9acd32"|ACMCbgcolor={{party color|United People's Freedom Alliance}}|UPFAbgcolor="#9acd32"|ACMCbgcolor={{party color|United People's Freedom Alliance}}|UPFAalign=left|Deputy Chairman (12-).
style="height: 25px;"

| align=left|Thandayuthapani, S.

TRIalign=right|20,8541 October 2012bgcolor={{party color|Illankai Tamil Arasu Kachchi}}|ITAKbgcolor={{party color|Tamil National Alliance}}|TNAbgcolor={{party color|Illankai Tamil Arasu Kachchi}}|ITAKbgcolor={{party color|Tamil National Alliance}}|TNAalign=left|Leader of the Opposition (12-).
style="height: 25px;"

| align=left|Thavam, Aadam Lebbe

AMPalign=right|32,3301 October 2012bgcolor={{party color|Sri Lanka Muslim Congress}}|SLMCbgcolor={{party color|Sri Lanka Muslim Congress}}|SLMCbgcolor={{party color|United People's Freedom Alliance}}|UPFA
style="height: 25px;"

| align=left|Thurairajasingam, K.

BATalign=right|27,7171 October 2012bgcolor={{party color|Illankai Tamil Arasu Kachchi}}|ITAKbgcolor={{party color|Tamil National Alliance}}|TNAbgcolor={{party color|Illankai Tamil Arasu Kachchi}}|ITAKbgcolor={{party color|Tamil National Alliance}}|TNA
style="height: 25px;"

| align=left|Thurairatnam, R.

BATalign=right|29,1411 October 2012bgcolor={{party color|Eelam People's Revolutionary Liberation Front}}|EPRLFbgcolor={{party color|Tamil National Alliance}}|TNAbgcolor={{party color|Eelam People's Revolutionary Liberation Front}}|EPRLFbgcolor={{party color|Tamil National Alliance}}|TNA
style="height: 25px;"

| align=left|Udumalebbe, Meera Sahibu

AMPalign=right|24,0331 October 2012bgcolor="#9acd32"|NCbgcolor={{party color|United People's Freedom Alliance}}|UPFAbgcolor="#9acd32"|NCbgcolor={{party color|United People's Freedom Alliance}}|UPFAalign=left|Minister of Road Development, Irrigation, Housing and Construction, Rural Electrification and Water Supply (12-).
style="height: 25px;"

| align=left|Weerasingha, D.

AMPalign=right|20,9221 October 2012bgcolor={{party color|United People's Freedom Alliance}}|UPFAbgcolor={{party color|United People's Freedom Alliance}}|UPFA
style="height: 25px;"

| align=left|Wijesekara, N. G. W. M. J.

TRIalign=right|7,3031 October 2012NFFNFFbgcolor={{party color|United People's Freedom Alliance}}|UPFA
style="height: 25px;"

| align=left|Wimalaweera, Dissanayaka

AMPalign=right|31,8151 October 2012bgcolor={{party color|Sri Lanka Freedom Party}}|SLFPbgcolor={{party color|United People's Freedom Alliance}}|UPFAbgcolor={{party color|Sri Lanka Freedom Party}}|SLFPbgcolor={{party color|United People's Freedom Alliance}}|UPFAalign=left|Minister of Education, Cultural Affairs, Lands and Land Development and Transport (12-).
style="height: 25px;"

| align=left|Zainulabdeen, Ahamed Nazeer

BATalign=right|11,4011 October 2012bgcolor={{party color|Sri Lanka Muslim Congress}}|SLMCbgcolor={{party color|Sri Lanka Muslim Congress}}|SLMCalign=left|Minister of Agriculture, Animal Production and Development, Rural Industries Development, Fisheries and Tourism (12-).

References

  • {{cite journal|url=http://www.documents.gov.lk/Extgzt/2012/PDF/Sep/1776_6/1776_6(E).pdf |date=17 September 2012 |title=PART I : SECTION (I) — GENERAL Government Notifications PROVINCIAL COUNCILS ELECTIONS ACT, No. 2 OF 1988 Eastern Province Provincial Council |journal=The Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka Extraordinary |volume=1776/06 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121102002455/http://documents.gov.lk/Extgzt/2012/PDF/Sep/1776_6/1776_6%28E%29.pdf |archivedate=2 November 2012 }}
  • {{cite journal|url=http://www.documents.gov.lk/Extgzt/2012/PDF/Sep/1776_7/1776_7(E).pdf|date=17 September 2012|title=PART I : SECTION (I) — GENERAL Government Notifications PROVINCIAL COUNCILS ELECTIONS ACT, No. 2 OF 1988 Notice Under Section 61A(2)|journal=The Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka Extraordinary|volume=1776/07|access-date=2012-09-22|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121023211640/http://documents.gov.lk/Extgzt/2012/PDF/Sep/1776_7/1776_7(E).pdf|archive-date=2012-10-23|url-status=dead}}
  • {{cite web|url=http://www.slelections.gov.lk/pdf/ele_2012/Candidates/Ampara%20preference.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140429080352/http://www.slelections.gov.lk/pdf/ele_2012/Candidates/Ampara%20preference.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-date=2014-04-29 |title=Preferences |publisher=Department of Elections, Sri Lanka }}
  • {{cite web|url=http://www.slelections.gov.lk/pdf/ele_2012/Candidates/Batticaloa%20preference.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140429080234/http://www.slelections.gov.lk/pdf/ele_2012/Candidates/Batticaloa%20preference.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-date=2014-04-29 |title=Preferences |publisher=Department of Elections, Sri Lanka }}
  • {{cite web|url=http://www.slelections.gov.lk/pdf/ele_2012/Candidates/Trinco_FREV.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140429044507/http://www.slelections.gov.lk/pdf/ele_2012/Candidates/Trinco_FREV.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-date=2014-04-29 |title=Preferences |publisher=Department of Elections, Sri Lanka }}

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