Tuesday, 27 October 2015

Tamil United Liberation Front - 1977 Election results in North & East Srilanka

Northern Province                                1977

Jaffna District

Electorate
Name of the Elected
Symbol
Kayts
K.P. Ratnam
Sun
Waddukkodai
T. Thirunavukarasu
Sun
Kankesanthurai
Sun
Manipay
Sun
Kopai
Sun
Udduppidi
T. Rasalingam
Sun
Point-Pedro
K. Thurairatnam
Sun
Chavakachcheri
V.N. Navaratnam
Sun
Nallur
M. Sivasithamparam
Sun
Jaffna
V. Yogeswaran
Sun




Vanni District

Electorate
Name of the Elected
Symbol
Kilinochchi
V. Anandasangary
Sun
Mannar
P.S. Soosaithasan
Sun
Mulativu
X.M.Sellathambu
Sun
Vavuniya
T. Sivasithamparam
Sun



Eastern Province[edit]
Trincomalee District
Electorate
Name of the Elected
Symbol
Seruvila
H.D.L. Leelaratne
Elephant
Trincomalee
Sun
Batticalao District
Electorate
Name of the Elected
Symbol
Mutur
M.E.H. Maharoof
Elephant
Kalkudah
K.W. Devanayagam
Elephant
Batticaloa
C.Rajadurai & Farid Meeralebbai
Sun & Elephant
Paddiruppu
P. Ganeshalingam
Sun
Ampara District
Electorate
Name of the Elected
Symbol
Ampara
Elephant
M._A._Abdul_Majeed
Elephant
Kalmunai
Abdul Rasak Mansoor
Elephant
Potuvil
M.A.M. Jalaldeen & C.Kanagaratnam
Elephant & -Sun


Vaddukoddai Resolution was adopted on 14 May 1976 in Pannakam near Vaddukoddai, Northern Province, Sri Lanka it called for the creation of an independent Tamil Eelam by the Tamil United Liberation Front under the leadership of S. J. V. Chelvanayakam and it fought Sri Lankan parliamentary election, 1977 on its demand for Tamil Eelam and won an overwhelming mandate in the Tamil areas and become the main opposition party in Sri Lanka . It gave impetus to Tamil Nationalists who claimed it was an democratic endorsement in favour of a separate state

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