{"id":606,"date":"2011-10-10T13:13:25","date_gmt":"2011-10-10T13:13:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/colombotelegraph.com\/?p=606"},"modified":"2011-10-10T13:13:25","modified_gmt":"2011-10-10T13:13:25","slug":"dr-bahu-elected-to-mc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/index.php\/dr-bahu-elected-to-mc\/","title":{"rendered":"DR BAHU ELECTED TO MC"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Colombo Telegraph<\/p>\n

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Dr Karunaratne<\/p><\/div>\n

NSSP General Secretary Dr Vickramabahu Karunaratne has been elected to the Dehiwala Mount Lavinia municipal council (MC). This is the first time in his entire political history he won a seat in a MC. Karunaratne became politically active very early in his life, joining the\u00a0Lanka Sama Samaja Party(LSSP) in 1962 whilst an\u00a0undergraduate at the University of Ceylon. He was elected to the LSSP’s Central Committee in 1972 but fell out with the party’s leadership over their support for the\u00a0Sri Lanka Freedom Party\u00a0and its 1972 Republican Constitution. He was expelled from the LSSP. In 1977 Karunaratne joined with other former members of the LSSP, including Vasudeva Nanayakkara\u00a0, to form the Nava Sama Samaja Party\u00a0\u00a0(New Social Equality Party).<\/p>\n

“This vote shows the public recognition of the left and Tamil Liberationist forces in Lanka. This is a mighty step towards building a formidable challenge against the Rajapaksa regime starting with the unity of oppressed workers and minorities,” said Dr Karunarathne. He contested the local government elections as a Democratic Peoples Front candidate.<\/p>\n

The DPF led by Mano Ganesan secured eight seats in total with six in the Colombo Municipal Council and one seat in the Kolonnawa Urban Council.<\/p>\n

Visit\u00a0http:\/\/www.nssp.info<\/a>\u00a0for more details.<\/p>\n

DPF has received 29,334 votes in these three local government bodies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
PARTY NAME<\/td>\nVOTES OBTAINED<\/td>\nPERCENTAGE<\/td>\nSEATS<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Colombo Municipal Council<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
United National Party<\/td>\n\n

101,920<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

43.01%<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

24<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

United People’s Freedom Alliance<\/td>\n\n

77,089<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

32.53%<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

16<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Democratic Peoples Front<\/td>\n\n

26,229<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

11.07%<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

6<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Dehiwala-Mount Lavinia Municipal Council<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
United People’s Freedom Alliance<\/td>\n\n

39,812<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

52.55%<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

16<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

United National Party<\/td>\n\n

31,082<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

41.02%<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

11<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Democratic Peoples Front<\/td>\n\n

2,167<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

2.86%<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

1<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Kolonnawa Urban Council<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
United People’s Freedom Alliance<\/td>\n\n

11,303<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

46.95%<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

6<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

United National Party<\/td>\n\n

10,667<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

44.31%<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

4<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Democratic Peoples Front<\/td>\n\n

938<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

3.90%<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

1<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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