Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte Municipal Council | |
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Type | |
Type | |
Term limits | 4 years |
History | |
Founded | January 1, 1997 |
Preceded by | Kotte Urban Council (1940 - 1997) |
Leadership | |
Mayor | |
Deputy Mayor | |
Mrs. A. D. S. Sadeeka [3] | |
Structure | |
Seats | 38 [4] |
Political groups | Government [4] Opposition [4] |
Elections | |
Open list proportional representation | |
Last election | 10 February 2018 |
Next election | 9 March 2023 |
Meeting place | |
No. 06, Nawala Road, Rajagiriya | |
Website | |
https://www.kotte.mc.gov.lk |
The Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte Municipal Council is the local council for Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte, the administrative city of Sri Lanka. The council was first formed as Kotte Urban Development Council which was established in the 1930s and the council became Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte Municipal Council in 1997, Chandra Silva was elected as the first mayor. [5]
Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte Municipal Council area is bounded by the Kolonnawa Urban Council to the North, the Kotikawatta – Mulleriyawa Pradeshiya Sabha to the North East, Kaduwela Municipal Council to the East, Maharagama Urban Council to the South East, Dehiwala-Mount Lavinia Municipal Council to the South West, and Colombo Municipal Council to the West.
The Kotte Urban Development Council was created in the 1930s, with a modern building at Rajagiriya. It was succeeded by the Kotte Urban Council, which had a large section of its area removed and tagged onto the Colombo Municipal Council ward of Borella while the Battaramulla urban council was dissolved and a small section of Battaramulla tagged onto the Kotte Urban Council. The Kotte Urban Council became the Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte Municipal Council in 1997, with Chandra Silva as the first Mayor.
There are 20 Members of the Municipal Council (MMCs), elected on proportional representation. There are 18 wards, but these are now merely polling divisions, without individual representation.
Political party | Council members | |||||||
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1991 | 1997 | 2002 | 2006 | 2011 | 2018 | |||
SLPP | - | - | - | - | - | 18 | 18 / 38 | |
UNP | 8 | 7 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 12 / 38 | |
UPFA [lower-alpha 1] | 11 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 5 | 5 / 38 | |
JVP | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 / 38 | |
LSSP | - | - | - | - | 1 | – | – | |
JHU | - | - | 0 | 1 | - | – | – | |
MEP | - | 1 | - | - | - | – | – | |
Ind | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – | – | |
Total | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 38 |
Ward No | Ward Name |
01 | Obesekarapura |
02 | Moragasmulla |
03 | Meda Welikada |
04 | Rajagiriya |
05 | Bandaranayakapura |
06 | Nawala West |
07 | Koswatta |
08 | Ethulkotte |
09 | Pitakotte East |
10 | Pitakotte |
11 | Pitakotte West |
12 | Nawala East |
13 | Nugegoda West |
14 | Pagoda North |
15 | Gangodavila East |
16 | Pagoda South |
17 | Nugegoda East |
18 | Gangodavila West |
Division No | Division Name |
514 | Welikada East |
514A | Welikada West |
514B | Rajagiriya |
514C | Obesekarapura |
514D | Welikada North |
519 | Nugegoda |
519A | Pagoda |
519B | Nugegoda West |
519C | Pagoda East |
520 | Nawala West |
520A | Koswatte |
520B | Nawala East |
521 | Ethul Kotte |
521A | Ethul Kotte West |
522 | Pitakotte West |
522A | Pitakotte East |
522B | Pitakotte |
526 | Gangodavila North |
526A | Gangodavila South |
526C | Gangodavila East |
Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte is a multi-ethnic, multi-religious urban centre. According to the census of 2012 the demographics by ethnicity and religion is as follows:
Population (2012) | % of Total | |
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Buddhist | 82,841 | 77.06% |
Roman Catholic | 7,827 | 7.28% |
Islam | 6,772 | 6.30% |
Other Christian | 5,040 | 4.69% |
Hindu | 4,864 | 4.52% |
Other | 164 | 0.15% |
Total | 107,508 | 100.00% |
Population (2012) | % of Total | |
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Sinhalese | 91,268 | 84.89% |
Sri Lankan Tamil | 7,503 | 6.98% |
Sri Lankan Moor | 5,207 | 4.84% |
Burgher | 1,049 | 0.98% |
Other | 840 | 0.78% |
Indian Tamil | 801 | 0.75% |
Malay | 710 | 0.66% |
Sri Lankan Chetty | 72 | 0.07% |
Baratha | 58 | 0.05% |
Total | 107,508 | 100.00% |
The Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte Municipal Council is divided into 16 wards and is represented by 20 councillors, elected using an open list proportional representation system. [12]
Results of the local government election held on 8 October 2011. [13]
Alliances and parties | Votes | % | Seats | |
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United People's Freedom Alliance (NC, ACMC, SLFP et al.) | 26,723 | 63.57% | 13 | |
United National Party | 10,830 | 25.76% | 5 | |
Independent Group 3 | 2,178 | 5.18% | 1 | |
Lanka Sama Samaja Party | 1,291 | 3.07% | 1 | |
Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna | 942 | 2.24% | 0 | |
Independent Group 6 | 28 | 0.07% | 0 | |
Independent Group 1 | 17 | 0.042% | 0 | |
Independent Group 2 | 7 | 0.02% | 0 | |
Independent Group 4 | 7 | 0.02% | 0 | |
Independent Group 1 | 8 | 0.01% | 0 | |
Independent Group 4 | 8 | 0.01% | 0 | |
Patriotic National Front | 6 | 0.01% | 0 | |
Independent Group 5 | 5 | 0.01% | 0 | |
Valid Votes | 42,034 | 96.96% | 20 | |
Rejected Votes | 1,319 | |||
Total Polled | 43,353 | |||
Registered Electors | 73,486 | |||
Turnout | 58.99% |
The Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte Municipal Council has six standing departments each headed by the mayor. The standing committees are Accounts Department, Municipal Engineering Department, Health Development, Veterinary Department, Legal Department and Public Utility Department. [14]
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