Democratic People's Liberation Front

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| name = Democratic People's Liberation Front

| native_name = ஜனநாயக மக்கள் விடுதலை முன்னணி

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| president = Dharmalingam Siddarthan

| secretary_general = Subramaniam Sathananthan

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| founded = 1987

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| headquarters = 16 Haig Road, Bambalapitiya, Colombo 4

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Democratic People's Liberation Front (DPLF; {{Langx|ta|ஜனநாயக மக்கள் விடுதலை முன்னணி}}) a registered political party in Sri Lanka and a front of the People's Liberation Organisation of Tamil Eelam (PLOTE).

History

DPLF was established in 1987. While People's Liberation Organisation of Tamil Eelam was fighting the LTTE and other paramilitary factions in the North, they decided to enter democratic politics and gain power in parliament.

Even after their entrance to democratic politics, they would participate in battles such as the 1988 Maldives coup d'etat.{{citation|title=Rajiv Gandhi's Diplomacy: Historic Significance and Contemporary Relevance|url=http://www.diplomatist.com/dipom09y2014/article015.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180221161446/http://www.diplomatist.com/dipom09y2014/article015.html|archive-date=21 February 2018}} PLOTE would enter parliament in 2001.{{fact|date=August 2024}}

From 2001 to 2004 DPLF had D. Siddarthan, elected from Vanni Electoral District. DPLF lost its parliamentary representation in the 2004 elections.{{fact|date=August 2024}}

Electoral history

=Parliamentary=

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Election year ! Votes ! Vote % ! Seats won ! +/– ! Government
1989 \| align=center\| 18,502 \| align=center\| 0.33% \| {{Composition bar\|0\|225\|hex={{party color\|Democratic People's Liberation Front}}}} \| {{steady}} \| {{no\|Extra parliamentary}}
1994 \| align=center\| 38,028 \| align=center\| 0.48% \| {{Composition bar\|3\|225\|hex={{party color\|Democratic People's Liberation Front}}}} \| {{increase}} 3 \| {{no2\|Opposition}}{{efn\|As part of the EROS–PLOTE–TELO}}
2000 \| align=center\| 20,848 \| align=center\| 0.24% \| {{Composition bar\|0\|225\|hex={{party color\|Democratic People's Liberation Front}}}} \| {{decrease}} 3 \| {{no\|Extra parliamentary}}
2001 \| align=center\| 16,669 \| align=center\| 0.19% \| {{Composition bar\|1\|225\|hex={{party color\|Democratic People's Liberation Front}}}} \| {{increase}} 1 \| {{no2\|Opposition}}
2004 \| align=center\| 7,326 \| align=center\| 0.08% \| {{Composition bar\|0\|225\|hex={{party color\|Democratic People's Liberation Front}}}} \| {{decrease}} 1 \| {{no\|Extra parliamentary}}
2010 \| align=center\| 6,036 \| align=center\| 0.08% \| {{Composition bar\|0\|225\|hex={{party color\|Democratic People's Liberation Front}}}} \| {{steady}} \| {{no\|Extra parliamentary}}
2015 \| rowspan ="2" colspan=2 align=center\| Part of TNA \| {{Composition bar\|2\|225\|hex={{party color\|Democratic People's Liberation Front}}}} \| {{increase}} 2 \| {{no2\|Opposition}}
2020 \| {{Composition bar\|1\|225\|hex={{party color\|Democratic People's Liberation Front}}}} \| {{decrease}} 1 \| {{no2\|Opposition}}
2024 \| colspan=2 align=center\| Part of DTNA \| {{Composition bar\|0\|225\|hex={{party color\|Democratic People's Liberation Front}}}} \| {{decrease}} 1 \| {{no\|Extra parliamentary}}

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Election year

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1989

| align=center| 18,502

| align=center| 0.33%

| {{Composition bar|0|225|hex={{party color|Democratic People's Liberation Front}}}}

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