Up-Country People's Front
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{{Infobox political party
| name = Up-Country People's Front
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| founder = P. Chandrasekaran
| leader = Velusami Radhakrishnan
| secretary_general = S. Vijesandiran
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| leader1_title = Youth Secretary
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| founded = 1989
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| headquarters = No. 88/2, CWF Building, Dunbar Road, Hatton
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| youth_wing = Up-Country Youth Front
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| regional = Tamil Progressive Alliance
| national = Samagi Jana Balawegaya
| colors = {{colour box|red}} Red
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| seats1_title = Parliament of Sri Lanka
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| symbol = Mammoty
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The Up-Country People's Front is a political party in Sri Lanka. It is part of the Tamil Progressive Alliance.
History
The party was established in 1989. P. Chandrasekaran was the party founder, who died in 2010.
At the 2004 parliamentary elections, the party won 0.5% of the popular vote and 2 out of 225 seats. One was an elected seat and the second member of parliament was appointed through the national list of the United National Party.
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Category:1989 establishments in Sri Lanka
Category:Political parties established in 1989
Category:Sri Lankan politicians
Category:Indian Tamils of Sri Lanka
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