Kalmunai Municipal Council

Kalmunai Municipal Council (KMC) is the local authority for the city of Kalmunai in south-eastern Sri Lanka.[1] KMC is responsible for providing a variety of local public services including roads, sanitation, drains, housing, libraries, public parks and recreational facilities. It has 41 members elected using the Mixed system.

Kalmunai Municipal Council
Type
Type
Leadership
Mayor
AM.Rakeeb LLB, JPUM, UNP
Deputy Mayor
Rahmath Mansoor, UNP
Municipal Commissioner
MC.Anzar
Seats41
Elections
Mixed Seystem (Ward & PR)
Last election
2018 Sri Lankan local government elections

History

Kalmunai Pradeshiya Sabha was created in 1987 as part of the nationwide local government re-organisation. Kalmunai didn't have an elected local government for sporadic periods, this was due to various reasons.[2] Aljazeera, the Asiafoundation and the Daily Mirror attribute this to civil war;[3][4] Reuters and the US State Department attribute this to calls for election boycotts by the LTTE (enforced with brutal reprisals for non compliance);[5][6] the Taipei Times and the BBC attribute this to area coming under LTTE control[7][8] and the Tamilnet attribute it to The Sri Lankan government's suspension of all local government in the north and east of the country in 1983 using Emergency Regulations.[9] Kalmunai was promoted to municipality in 2001.

Election results

Local Authorities Election 2018 Results - Sri Lanka | Adaderana][10]

2018 local government election

Results of the local government election held on 10 February 2018:[11]

Alliances and partiesVotes%Seats
 United National Party 17,42429.66%12
 Independent Group 4 13,23922.54%9
 Ilankai Tamil Arasu Kadchi 9,00315.33%7
All Ceylon Makkal Congress (ACMC) 7,57312.89%5
Tamil United Liberation Front (TULF) 4,7498.08%3
Independent Group 3 1,5722.68%1
National Congress 1,5222.59%1
Independent Group 2 1,2262.09%1
Sri Lanka Freedom Party 1,1301.92%1
National Front for Good Governance 6231.06%1
Valid Votes 58,744100.00%41
Rejected Votes 611
Total Polled 59,355
Registered Electors 74,946
Turnout 77.46%

Source: elections.gov.lk[12]

Elected Ward Members: S.Kuberan (ITAK Ward No.01), AM.Rakeeb (UNP -02), AR.Ameer (UNP -03), MS.Umar Ali (UNP -04), MSM.Harees (Indp.03 -05), A.Vijayaratnam (ITAK -06), CM.Mufeeth (ACMC -07), K.Selvarasa (TULF -08), T.Rasaratnam (ITAK -09), P.Selvanayakam (ITAK -10), K.Mahenthiran (ITAK -11), S.Santhirasegaram (ITAK -12), K.Sivalingam (ITAK -13), ACA.Sathar (UNP -14), AMA.Rozan (UNP -15), M.Rahmath (UNP -16), AM.Fairoos (UNP -17), NM.Rismeer (Indp.04 -18), M.Fasmeer (Indp.04 -19), MYM.Joufar (Indp.04 -20), ARM.Aseem (Indp.04 -21), MSA.Rafeek (Indp.04 -22), MIA.Azees (Indp.04 -23)

Nominate Members: M. Nanthini (UNP), K. Puwaneswary (UNP), Arika Kariyaper (UNP), AMS. Nasreen (UNP), MA. Siddeeka (Indp.04), AH. Suyail (Indp.04), ANS. Rameesa (Indp.04), MIMA. Manaf (ACMC), AR. Baseera (ACMC), US. Sameena (ACMC), V. Santhiran (TULF), K. Vijayalaksumi (TULF), AR. Selesthina (Indp.02), AL. Rafeek (SLFP), NAM. Azam (NFGG), MMM. Safras (NC), BM. Sifan (ACMC)

  • AM. Rakeeb (UNP) elected as Mayor (Voting 22/41 seats)

Sources: www.dailymirror.lk and www.metromirror.lk

List of mayors

  • A.R. Azmeer (2006-2007)
  • H.M.M. Harees (2008-2009)
  • S.Z.M. Mashoor Moulana (2009-2011)
  • Siraz Meerasahib (2011-2013)
  • Nizam Kariapper (2013-2016)
  • A.M. Rakeeb (2018-now)

References
  1. "Kalmunai Municipal Council". www.gov.lk. Government of Sri Lanka. Retrieved 2018-02-10.
  2. "Lanka cannot afford to despise UN system".
  3. "In Northern Sri Lanka, Local Governments Prepare for Post-War Development". February 24, 2010.
  4. "Sri Lankans vote in local elections". www.aljazeera.com.
  5. Aneez, Shihar (July 23, 2011). "Sri Lanka's war-weary north votes amid intimidation, mistrust". Reuters – via www.reuters.com.
  6. "Sri Lanka". U.S. Department of State.
  7. "Fear still stalking polls in north Sri Lanka - Taipei Times". www.taipeitimes.com. July 23, 2011.
  8. "Post-war Sri Lanka vote date set". June 26, 2009 – via news.bbc.co.uk.
  9. "TNA urges PM to put off NE local polls". TamilNet. 11 September 2002. Retrieved 4 July 2009.
  10. "Local Authorities Election 2018 Results - Sri Lanka | Adaderana".
  11. "Local Authorities Election 2018 Final Results Kalmunai Municipal Council". Department of Elections, Sri Lanka.
  12. Local Authorities Election 2018 Results - Sri Lanka Adaderana
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