Government wins the election for the Eastern Provincial Council
United People's Freedom Alliance (UPFA) won the Eastern Provincial Council election bagging 20 seats.
United National Party (UNP) allied with the Sri Lanka Muslim Congress (SLMC) won 15 seats. People's Liberation Front (JVP) and Tamil Democratic People's Front (TDPF) won one seat each.
United National Party (UNP) allied with the Sri Lanka Muslim Congress (SLMC) won 15 seats. People's Liberation Front (JVP) and Tamil Democratic People's Front (TDPF) won one seat each.
UPFA achieved 388,886 votes while UNP obtained 250,732 votes from the Eastern Province. JVP obtained 9390 votes while TDPF achieved 7714 votes. UPFA won with a majority of 138,154 votes. The total number of votes in the Eastern Province is 982,721.
1342 candidates of 18 political parties and 56 independent groups contested for the 37 seats of the Eastern Provincial Council. The government coalition UPFA that was accused of mass scale election malpractices, won only one seat above UNP. UPFA won 17 seats sans the bonus seats. UNP won 15 seats while JVP and TDPF won one seat each. Government won 20 seats with the bonus seats.
1342 candidates of 18 political parties and 56 independent groups contested for the 37 seats of the Eastern Provincial Council. The government coalition UPFA that was accused of mass scale election malpractices, won only one seat above UNP. UPFA won 17 seats sans the bonus seats. UNP won 15 seats while JVP and TDPF won one seat each. Government won 20 seats with the bonus seats.
This is how the seats distributed district wise.
Ampara district
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UPFA - 144,247 votes - 08 seats
UNP - 121,272 votes - 06 seats
JVP - 4745 votes - no seats
Total registered votes - 409,308
Voted 273,389
Number of votes not cast - 135,919
Trincomalee district
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UNP - 70,858 (51.37%) votes - 05 seats
UPFA - 59,298 (42.99%) votes - 04 seats
JVP - 4266 (03.09%) votes - 01 seat
Total registered votes - 242,468
Voted -150,624
Rejected - 12,699 (8.43%)
Number of valid votes - 137,929
Batticaloa district
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UPFA - 105,341 (58.09%) votes - 06 seats
UNP - 58,602 (32.31%) votes - 04 seats
TDPF - 7714 (04.25%) votes - 01 seat
EPDP - 5418 (02.99%) votes
(JVP achieved only 379 votes from this district.)
Total registered votes - 330,950
Voted -202,443
Rejected - 21,088 (10.42%, an extraordinary percentage)
Number of valid votes - 181,355
