2nd Eastern Provincial Council

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2nd Eastern Provincial Council
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Overview
Legislative body Eastern Provincial Council
Jurisdiction Eastern Province, Sri Lanka
Meeting placeProvincial Council Assembly Hall, Assembly Secretariat, Trincomalee
Term1 October 2012 (2012-10-01)
Website ep.gov.lk
Members37
ChairmanAriyawathi Galappaththy, UPFA (2012-)
Deputy ChairmanM. S. Subair, UPFA (2012-)
Chief Minister M. N. Abdul Majeed, UPFA (2012-)
Party control United People's Freedom Alliance

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.

Contents

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

AllianceVotes%Seats
  United People's Freedom Alliance 200,04431.58%14
  Tamil National Alliance 193,82730.59%11
  Sri Lanka Muslim Congress 132,91720.98%7
  United National Party 74,90111.82%4
National Freedom Front 9,5221.50%1
Others22,3233.52%0
Total633,534100.00%37

The new provincial council met for the first time on 1 October 2012. [1] Ariyawathi Galappaththy (UPFA-SLFP) and M. S. Subair (UPFA-ACMC) were elected Chairman and Deputy Chairman respectively. [2]

Government/Board of Ministers

The UPFA was able to form an administration with the support of the SLMC. [3] 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. [4] [5] M. N. Abdul Majeed of the UPFA was appointed Chief Minister by Governor Mohan Wijewickrama. [6] Majeed was sworn in on 18 September 2012 in Colombo in front of President Mahinda Rajapaksa. [7] 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). [8] 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. [9] [10]

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. [11] [12] It was reported that members of the military intelligence were involved in the threats. [13] 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. [14] None of the TNA councillors gave into the threats and the TNA lodged a complaint with the Election Commissioner. [15]

Members

Name
 Electoral
District
Preference
Votes
Member
From
Member
To
Elected
Party
Elected
Alliance
Current
Party
Current
Alliance
Notes
Ameer, Ali BAT 21,2711 October 2012ACMC UPFA ACMC UPFA
Chandradasa, A. P. G. AMP 20,4591 October 2012 UNP UNP
Chandrakanthan, S. BAT 22,3381 October 2012 TMVP UPFA TMVP UPFA
Fernando, A. W. B. N. M. AMP 14,8871 October 2012 UNP UNP
Galappaththy, Ariyawathi W. G. M. TRI 14,2241 October 2012 SLFP UPFA SLFP UPFA Chairman (12-).
Gamage, Daya AMP 41,0641 October 2012 UNP UNP
Indirakumar, N. BAT 17,3041 October 2012 TELO TNA TELO TNA
Jameel, A. Ahamed Mohamed AMP 22,3571 October 2012 SLMC SLMC UPFA
Janarthanan, Jegatheesan TRI 8,9491 October 2012 ITAK TNA ITAK TNA
Jayasena, Thennakoon MudiyanselageBON1 October 2012 UPFA UPFA
Kalaiarasan, T. AMP 12,1221 October 2012 TNA TNA
Karunakaran, G. BAT 16,5361 October 2012 TELO TNA TELO TNA
Krishnapillai, G. BAT 20,2001 October 2012 TULF TNA TULF TNA
Kumara, K. P. P. P. TRI 12,3931 October 2012 UPFA UPFA
Lebbe, A. Ameer Mahumud AMP 19,6711 October 2012NC UPFA NC UPFA
Maharoof, Imran TRI 10,0481 October 2012 UNP UNP
Majeed, M. N. Abdul TRI 11,7261 October 2012 SLFP UPFA SLFP UPFA 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-).
Mansoor, I. M. M. AMP 21,7591 October 2012 SLMC SLMC UPFA 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-).
Mohamed, A. R. TRI 10,9041 October 2012 SLMC SLMC UPFA
Moulana, Seyed Ali Zahir BAT align=right|13,7646 February 2015 SLFP UPFA SLFP UPFA
Moulavi, S. L. M. H. TRI 10,7321 October 2012 SLMC SLMC UPFA
Nadarajah, M. BAT 16,6811 October 2012 ITAK TNA ITAK TNA
Nageswaran, Kumaraswamy TRI 10,9111 October 2012 ITAK TNA ITAK TNA
Navarathnaraja, ThuraiyappaBON1 October 2012 SLFP UPFA SLFP UPFA
Nazeer, Ahamed Lebbe Mohamed AMP 18,3271 October 2012 SLMC SLMC UPFA
Rajeswaran, Murugesu AMP 10,8121 October 2012 TNA TNA
Samsudeen, Ariff AMP 19,6801 October 2012NC UPFA NC UPFA
Shibly, Abdul Farook Mohamed BAT 20,4071 October 2012ACMC UPFA ACMC UPFA
Subair, Muhamed Sharief BAT 17,9031 October 2012ACMC UPFA ACMC UPFA Deputy Chairman (12-).
Thandayuthapani, S. TRI 20,8541 October 2012 ITAK TNA ITAK TNA Leader of the Opposition (12-).
Thavam, Aadam Lebbe AMP 32,3301 October 2012 SLMC SLMC UPFA
Thurairajasingam, K. BAT 27,7171 October 2012 ITAK TNA ITAK TNA
Thurairatnam, R. BAT 29,1411 October 2012 EPRLF TNA EPRLF TNA
Udumalebbe, Meera Sahibu AMP 24,0331 October 2012NC UPFA NC UPFA Minister of Road Development, Irrigation, Housing and Construction, Rural Electrification and Water Supply (12-).
Weerasingha, D. AMP 20,9221 October 2012 UPFA UPFA
Wijesekara, N. G. W. M. J. TRI 7,3031 October 2012 NFF NFF UPFA
Wimalaweera, Dissanayaka AMP 31,8151 October 2012 SLFP UPFA SLFP UPFA Minister of Education, Cultural Affairs, Lands and Land Development and Transport (12-).
Zainulabdeen, Ahamed Nazeer BAT 11,4011 October 2012 SLMC SLMC Minister of Agriculture, Animal Production and Development, Rural Industries Development, Fisheries and Tourism (12-).

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