How “Mavai” Senathirajah Gained the Upper Hand in Selecting TNA Candidates for Northern Provincial Poll.
By D.B.S. Jeyaraj-10 August 2013,
C.V. Wigneswaran
History was in the making as nominations closed on August 1st for the first ever election to Sri Lanka’s Northern Provincial Council scheduled for September 21st.The predominantly Tamil Northern Province comprising five administrative districts will have a Provincial Council of Thirty –Eight members.
Of the administrative districts Jaffna and Kilinochchi will form the Jaffna electoral district while Mannar, Vavuniya and Mullaitheevu together would be the Wanni electoral district. Of the thirty eight councillors thirty six of will be directly elected and two appointed as Bonus seats to the party winning the most number of seats in the Jaffna and Wanni electoral districts.