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First post-war polls in Sri Lanka

by sathyajith | August 8, 2009 at 03:05 am

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LOCAL AUTHORITIES ELECTIONS 2009
Final Results

JAFFNA MUNICIPAL COUNCIL

POLITICAL PARTY/ INDEPENDENT GROUP VOTES OBTAINED PERCENTAGE SEATS UNITED PEOPLE'S FREEDOM ALLIANCE 10,602 50.67 13* ILLANKAI TAMIL ARASU KADCHI 8,008 38.28 8 INDEPENDENT GROUP 1 1,175 5.62 1 TAMIL UNITED LIBERATION FRONT 1,007 4.81 1 UNITED NATIONAL PARTY 83 0.40
INDEPENDENT GROUP 2 47 0.22

Valid Votes 20,922 93.90 Rejected Votes 1,358 6.10 Total Polled 22,280 Regis. Electors 100,417

Nothern of Sri Lanka is on the way to normality and helding the First post polls. The results will show how the civilians, mainly Tamil ethnic, accept the each Politicale parties such as TNA , UPFA (Rulings party) or UNP the main Opposition party without any directions.

First post-war polls in Sri Lanka

The first elections in Sri Lanka since the civil war ended in May are being held in the Tamil-dominated north.

The government has described the votes in Jaffna and Vavuniya, as well as in the southern province of Uva, as a step towards normality in the country.

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sathyajith

at 03:35 on August 8th, 2009

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Voting for the Uva Provincial council, Jaffna Municipal Council and Vavuniya Urban Council ended at 4.00 pm. The department of elections said that counting will commence around 8.00pm