1st Northern Provincial Council

The 1st Northern Provincial Council is the current meeting of the Northern Provincial Council, with the membership determined by the results of the 2013 provincial council election held on 21 September 2013. The council met for the first time on 25 October 2013. According to the Constitution of Sri Lanka the maximum term of a provincial council is 5 years from the date of its first meeting.

1st Northern Provincial Council
Overview
Legislative bodyNorthern Provincial Council
JurisdictionNorthern Province, Sri Lanka
Meeting placeProvincial Council Assembly Hall, Northern Provincial Council Building, Kaithady
Term25 October 2013 (2013-10-25)
Websitenp.gov.lk
Provincial councillors
Members38
ChairmanC. V. K. Sivagnanam (ITAK)
Deputy ChairmanV. Kamaleswaran
Chief MinisterC. V. Vigneswaran (ITAK)
Leader of the OppositionS. Thavarajah (EPDP)
Party controlTamil National Alliance

Election

The 1st Northern Provincial Council election was held on 21 September 2013. The Tamil National Alliance (TNA), the largest party representing the Sri Lankan Tamils, won 30 of the 38 seats.[1] The United People's Freedom Alliance (UPFA), which was in power nationally, became the second largest group after winning 7 seats.[1] The Sri Lanka Muslim Congress (SLMC) won the remaining seat.[1]

Results
AllianceVotes%Seats
 Tamil National Alliance353,59578.48%30
 United People's Freedom Alliance82,83818.38%7
 Sri Lanka Muslim Congress6,7611.50%1
Others7,3801.64%0
Total450,574100.00%38

The new provincial council met for the first time on 25 October 2013.[2][3] C. V. K. Sivagnanam (TNA-ITAK) and Anton Jeyanathan (TNA-ITAK) were elected unopposed as Chairman and Deputy Chairman respectively.[4][5][6]

Government/Board of Ministers

C. V. Vigneswaran was appointed Chief Minister by Governor G. A. Chandrasiri on 1 October 2013.[7][8][9] Vigneswaran took his oath as chief minister and provincial councillor in front of President Mahinda Rajapaksa at the Presidential Secretariat on 7 October 2013.[10][11][12] The four other ministers took their oaths in front of Vigneswaran at Veerasingam Hall on 11 October 2013: P. Ayngaranesan (TNA-EPRLF); B. Deniswaran (TNA-TELO); T. Kurukularajah (TNA-ITAK); and P. Sathiyalingam (TNA-ITAK).[13][14]

Deaths and resignations

The 1st provincial council saw the following deaths and resignations:

  • 7 April 2014: K. Kamalendran (UPFA-JAF) forfeited his seat after ceasing to be a member of the UPFA.[15] He was replaced by S. Thavarajah (UPFA-JAF) on 9 April 2014.[16]
  • 17 February 2015: K. Swami Veerabahu (TNA-MUL) died.[17] He was replaced by K. Sivanesan (TNA-MUL) on 30 April 2015.[18]
  • 18 February 2015: Mary Kamala Gunaseelan (TNA-BON) resigned.[19] Her replacement M. P. Nadarajah (TNA-BON) was sworn in on 7 April 2015.[20][21]
  • 25 August 2015: D. Siddarthan (TNA-JAF) and S. Sivamohan (TNA-MUL) forfeited their seat after being elected to Parliament.[19] Their replacements, K. Tharmalingam (TNA-JAF) and V. Kamaleswaran (TNA-MUL), were sworn in on 18 September 2015.[22][23][24]
  • 10 September 2015: Angajan Ramanathan (UPFA-JAF) forfeited his seat after being appointed to Parliament.[19] He was replaced by S. Agilathas (UPFA-JAF) on 24 September 2015.[25]
  • 11 May 2016: M. P. Nadarajah (TNA-BON) resigned.[26] He was replaced by S. Mayuran (TNA-BON) on 5 July 2016.[27]
  • 1 October 2016: Anton Jeyanathan (TNA-MUL) died.[28][29][30] He was replaced by A. Povaneswaran (TNA-MUL) on 9 December 2016.[31]
  • 2017: S. Mayuran (TNA-BON) resigned. His replacement R. Jeyasekaram (TNA-BON) was sworn in on 2 August 2017.[32][33]
  • 6 October 2017: Rifkhan Bathiudeen (UPFA-MAN) resigned.[34] He was replaced by Alikhan Shariff.[35]
  • 14 December 2017: E. Arnold (TNA-JAF) resigned.[36][37] He was replaced by Sabaratnam Kugathas.[38]
  • December 2017: S. M. Rasik (SLMC-MAN) resigned. He was replaced by A. N. S. Mohamed.[38]

Members
Name District
 Preference
Votes		 Member
From		 Member
To		 Elected
Party		 Elected
Alliance		 Current
Party		 Current
Alliance		 Notes
S. AgilathasJAF2,48224 September 2015SLFPUPFASLFPUPFAReplaces Angajan Ramanathan.
P. AriyaratnamKIL27,26411 October 2013ITAKTNAITAKTNA
E. ArnoldJAF26,88811 October 201314 December 2017ITAKTNAITAKTNAReplaced by Sabaratnam Kugathas.
Ayub AsminBON1,00911 October 2013PMGGTNAPMGGTNA
P. AyngaranesanJAF22,26811 October 2013EPRLFTNAEPRLFTNAMinister of Agriculture(13-17).
Rifkhan BathiudeenMAN11,13017 October 20136 October 2017ACMCUPFAACMCUPFAReplaced by Alikhan Shariff.
A. L. Y. J. CassimMUL1,72617 October 2013ACMCUPFAACMCUPFA
B. DeniswaranMAN12,82811 October 2013TELOTNATELOTNAMinister of Fisheries (13-17).
B. GajatheepanJAF29,66911 October 2013ITAKTNAITAKTNA
G. GunaseelanMAN12,26014 October 2013TELOTNATELOTNAMinister of Health (17-).
Mary Kamala GunaseelanBON11 October 201318 February 2015TULFTNATULFTNAReplaced by M. P. Nadarajah.
R. IndrarajahVAV11,53518 October 2013EPRLFTNAEPRLFTNA
Annihamyge JayathilakaVAV4,80617 October 2013UPFAUPFA
Anton JeyanathanMUL9,30911 October 20131 October 2016ITAKTNAITAKTNADeputy Chairman (13-16). Replaced by A. Povaneswaran.
R. JeyasekaramBON2 August 2017EPRLFTNAEPRLFTNAReplaces S. Mayuran.
K. KamalendranJAF13,63217 October 20137 April 2014EPDPUPFAEPDPUPFALeader of the Opposition (13-14). Replaced by S. Thavarajah.
V. KamaleswaranMUL18 September 2015TNATNAReplaces S. Sivamohan. Deputy Chairman (16-).
Vinthan KanagaratnamJAF16,46311 October 2013TELOTNATELOTNA
Sabaratnam KugathasJAFJanuary 2018TNATNAReplaces E. Arnold.
T. KurukularajahKIL26,42711 October 2013ITAKTNAITAKTNAMinister of Education (13-17).
K. T. LinganathanVAV11,90114 October 2013PLOTETNAPLOTETNA
S. MayuranBON5 July 20162017TELOTNATELOTNAReplaces M. P. Nadarajah. Replaced by R. Jeyasekaram.
A. N. S. MohamedMANJanuary 2018SLMCSLMCReplaces S. M. Rasik.
M. P. NadarajahBON7 April 201511 May 2016TNATNAReplaces Mary Kamala Gunaseelan. Replaced by S. Mayuran.
A. ParanjothyJAF16,35911 October 2013ITAKTNAITAKTNA
S. PasupathipillaiKIL26,13211 October 2013ITAKTNAITAKTNA
A. PovaneswaranMUL9 December 2016TELOTNATELOTNAReplaces Anton Jeyanathan.
Angajan RamanathanJAF10,03417 October 201310 September 2015SLFPUPFASLFPUPFAReplaced by S. Agilathas.
S. M. RasikMAN3,16517 October 2013December 2017SLMCSLMCReplaced by A. N. S. Mohamed.
T. RaviharanMUL8,86814 October 2013EPRLFTNAEPRLFTNA
K. SarveswaranJAF14,76116 October 2013EPRLFTNAEPRLFTNAMinister of Education (17-).
Ananthi SasitharanJAF87,87011 October 2013ITAKTNAITAKTNAMinister of Women's Affairs (17-).
P. SathiyalingamVAV19,65611 October 2013ITAKTNAITAKTNAMinister of Health (13-17).
K. SayanthanJAF20,17911 October 2013ITAKTNAITAKTNA
A. D. D. SenevirathnaVAV5,14817 October 2013UPFAUPFA
Alikhan ShariffMAN7,583October 2017ACMCUPFAACMCUPFAReplaces Rifkhan Bathiudeen.
M. K. ShivajilingamJAF22,66014 October 2013TELOTNATELOTNA
D. SiddarthanJAF39,71514 October 201325 August 2015PLOTETNAPLOTETNAReplaced by K. Tharmalingam.
C. V. K. SivagnanamJAF26,74711 October 2013ITAKTNAITAKTNAChairman (13-).
S. SivamohanMUL9,29616 October 201325 August 2015EPRLFTNAEPRLFTNAReplaced by V. Kamaleswaran.
K. SivanesanMUL30 April 2015PLOTETNAPLOTETNAReplaces K. Swami Veerabahu. Minister of Agriculture (17-).
V. SivayoganJAF13,47911 October 2013ITAKTNAITAKTNA
S. R. P. SraivaMAN12,92811 October 2013TNATNA
C. SukirthanJAF20,54111 October 2013ITAKTNAITAKTNA
K. Swami VeerabahuMUL8,70211 October 201317 February 2015TNATNAReplaced by K. Sivanesan.
K. TharmalingamJAF18 September 2015TULFTNATULFTNAReplaces D. Siddarthan.
S. ThavarajahJAF9,8039 April 2014EPDPUPFAEPDPUPFALeader of the Opposition (14-). Replaced by K. Kamalendran.
V. ThavanathanKIL3,75317 October 2013EPDPUPFAEPDPUPFA
M. ThiyagarajahVAV11,68116 October 2013EPRLFTNAEPRLFTNA
C. V. VigneswaranJAF132,2557 October 2013ITAKTNAITAKTNAChief Minister (13-).
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