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Northern Provincial Council, the Glossary

Northern Provincial Council (வட மாகாண சபை Vaṭa Mākāṇa Capai; NPC) is the provincial council for the Northern Province in Sri Lanka.^[1]

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Administrative division

Administrative divisions (also administrative units, administrative regions, #-level subdivisions, subnational entities, or constituent states, as well as many similar generic terms) are geographical areas into which a particular independent sovereign state is divided.

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Al Jazeera English

Al Jazeera English (AJE; lit) is a 24-hour English-language news channel operating under Al Jazeera Media Network, which is partially funded by the government of Qatar.

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Annamalai Varadaraja Perumal

Annamalai Varadaraja Perumal is a politician from Sri Lanka.

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Anton Jeyanathan

Mariyampillai Antony Jeyanathan (மரியம்பிள்ளை அன்ரனி ஜெகநாதன்; 11 May 1948 – 1 October 2016) was a Sri Lankan Tamil teacher, politician and provincial councillor.

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BBC News

BBC News is an operational business division of the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) responsible for the gathering and broadcasting of news and current affairs in the UK and around the world.

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C. V. K. Sivagnanam

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C. V. Vigneswaran

Canagasabapathy Visuvalingam Vigneswaran, PC (translit; කනකසභාපති විශ්වලිංගම් විග්නේෂ්වරන්; born 23 October 1939) is a Sri Lankan Tamil lawyer, judge, politician and Member of Parliament.

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Central government

A central government is the government that is a controlling power over a unitary state.

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Central Province, Sri Lanka

The Central Province (මධ්‍යම පළාත Madhyama Paḷāta, மத்திய மாகாணம் Madhdhiya Mākāṇam) is one of the nine provinces of Sri Lanka.

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Chief minister (Sri Lanka)

Chief ministers in Sri Lanka are elected heads of the provincial boards of ministers, bodies which aid and advice the governors, the heads of the provincial government, in the exercise of their executive power.

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Colombo

Colombo (translit,; translit) is the executive and judicial capital and largest city of Sri Lanka by population.

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Constitution of Sri Lanka

The Constitution of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka (Śrī Laṃkā āndukrama vyavasthāva, translit) has been the constitution of the island nation of Sri Lanka since its original promulgation by the National State Assembly on 7 September 1978.

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Daily FT

The Daily FT or the Daily Financial Times is a daily English-language newspaper published in Colombo, Sri Lanka, by Wijeya Newspapers.

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Daily Mirror (Sri Lanka)

Daily Mirror is a daily English-language newspaper published in Colombo, Sri Lanka, by Wijeya Newspapers.

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Declaration of independence

A declaration of independence, declaration of statehood or proclamation of independence is an assertion by a polity in a defined territory that it is independent and constitutes a state.

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Democratic Party (Sri Lanka)

Democratic Party was a political party in Sri Lanka led by former army chief Sarath Fonseka.

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Devolution

Devolution is the statutory delegation of powers from the central government of a sovereign state to govern at a subnational level, such as a regional or local level.

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Eelam People's Revolutionary Liberation Front

The Eelam People's Revolutionary Liberation Front (EPRLF) is a series of Sri Lankan political parties and a former militant separatist group.

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Eelam Revolutionary Organisation of Students

The Eelam Revolutionary Organisation of Students (EROS), also known as the Eelam Revolutionary Organisers, is a former Tamil militant group in Sri Lanka.

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Government of Sri Lanka

The Government of Sri Lanka (GoSL) (Śrī Lankā Rajaya; இலங்கை அரசாங்கம்) is a Semi-presidential republic determined by the Sri Lankan Constitution.

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Independence

Independence is a condition of a nation, country, or state, in which residents and population, or some portion thereof, exercise self-government, and usually sovereignty, over its territory.

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Independent politician

An independent, non-partisan politician or non-affiliated politician is a politician not affiliated with any political party or bureaucratic association.

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Indian Peace Keeping Force

Indian Peace Keeping Force (IPKF) was the Indian military contingent performing a peacekeeping operation in Sri Lanka between 1987 and 1990.

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Indo-Asian News Service

Indo-Asian News Service or IANS is a private Indian news agency.

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Indo-Sri Lanka Accord

The Indo-Sri Lanka Peace Accord was an accord signed in Colombo on 29 July 1987, between Indian Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi and Sri Lankan President J. R. Jayewardene.

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J. R. Jayewardene

Junius Richard Jayewardene (ජුනියස් රිචඩ් ජයවර්ධන; ஜூனியஸ் ரிச்சட் ஜயவர்தனா; 17 September 1906 – 1 November 1996), commonly abbreviated in Sri Lanka as J.R., was a Sri Lankan lawyer, Public official and a stateman who served as Prime Minister of Sri Lanka from 1977 to 1978 and as the second President of Sri Lanka from 1978 to 1989.

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Jaffna District

Jaffna District (யாழ்ப்பாணம் மாவட்டம் Yāḻppāṇam Māvaṭṭam; යාපනය දිස්ත්‍රික්කය yāpanaya distrikkaya) is one of the 25 districts of Sri Lanka, the second level administrative division of the country.

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Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna

Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP / PLF) is a Marxist–Leninist communist party in Sri Lanka.

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Kaithady

Kaithady (கைதடி) is a suburb in the northern district of Jaffna in Sri Lanka, with a population of nearly 10,000.

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Kilinochchi District

Kilinochchi District (கிளிநொச்சி மாவட்டம் Kiḷinocci Māvaṭṭam; කිලිනොච්චි දිස්ත්‍රික්කය) is one of the 25 districts of Sri Lanka, the second level administrative division of the country.

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Legislature

A legislature is a deliberative assembly with the legal authority to make laws for a political entity such as a country, nation or city.

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Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam

The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE; translit, translit; also known as the Tamil Tigers) was a Tamil militant organization that was based in the northern and eastern Sri Lanka.

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Mannar District

Mannar District (மன்னார் மாவட்டம் Maṉṉār Māvaṭṭam; මන්නාරම දිස්ත්‍රික්කය) is one of the 25 districts of Sri Lanka, the second level administrative division of the country.

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Mullaitivu District

Mullaitivu District (முல்லைத்தீவு மாவட்டம்,; මුලතිවු දිස්ත්‍රික්කය) is one of the 25 districts of Sri Lanka, the second level administrative division of the country.

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North Central Province, Sri Lanka

North Central Province (උතුරු මැද පළාත Uturumæda Paḷāta, வட மத்திய மாகாணம் Wada Maththiya Mākāṇam) is one of the nine provinces of Sri Lanka.

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North Eastern Province, Sri Lanka

The North Eastern Province was one of the provinces of Sri Lanka.

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North Western Province, Sri Lanka

North Western Province (වයඹ පළාත Wayamba Paḷāta, வட மேல் மாகாணம் Vada Mael Mākāṇam) is a province of Sri Lanka.

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Northern Province, Sri Lanka

The Northern Province (வட மாகாணம் Vaṭa Mākāṇam; උතුරු පළාත Uturu Paḷāta) is one of the nine provinces of Sri Lanka.

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Open list

Open list describes any variant of party-list proportional representation where voters have at least some influence on the order in which a party's candidates are elected.

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Parliament of Sri Lanka

The Parliament of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka (Sinhala: ශ්‍රී ලංකා පාර්ලිමේන්තුව Shri Lanka Parlimenthuwa, Tamil: இலங்கை நாடாளுமன்றம் Ilaṅkai nāṭāḷumaṉṟam) is the supreme legislative body of Sri Lanka.

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President of Sri Lanka

The president of Sri Lanka (ශ්‍රී ලංකා ජනාධිපති Śrī Laṃkā Janādhipathi; இலங்கை சனாதிபதி Ilankai janātipati) is the head of state and head of government of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka.

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Proportional representation

Proportional representation (PR) refers to any type of electoral system under which subgroups of an electorate are reflected proportionately in the elected body.

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Provinces of Sri Lanka

Provinces (translit; translit) are the first level administrative divisions of Sri Lanka.

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Provincial governments of Sri Lanka

Provincial governments of Sri Lanka are the devolved governments of the nine Provinces of Sri Lanka.

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Ranasinghe Premadasa

Sri Lankabhimanya Ranasinghe Premadasa (රණසිංහ ප්‍රේමදාස Raṇasiṃha Premadāsa; ரணசிங்க பிரேமதாசா Raṇaciṅka Pirēmatācā; 23 June 1924 – 1 May 1993) was the third President of Sri Lanka from 2 January 1989 until his assassination in 1993.

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Referendum

A referendum (referendums or less commonly referenda) is a direct vote by the electorate on a proposal, law, or political issue.

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Reuters

Reuters is a news agency owned by Thomson Reuters.

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Sabaragamuwa Province

The Sabaragamuwa Province (සබරගමුව පළාත Sabaragamuwa Paḷāta, சபரகமுவ மாகாணம் Sabaragamuva Mākāṇam) is one of the nine provinces of Sri Lanka.

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The Socialist Equality Party is a Trotskyist political party in Sri Lanka.

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Southern Province, Sri Lanka

The Southern Province (දකුණු පළාත Dakuṇu Paḷāta, தென் மாகாணம் Theṉ Mākāṇam) of Sri Lanka is one of the nine provinces of Sri Lanka, the first level administrative division of the country.

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Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka, historically known as Ceylon, and officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, is an island country in South Asia.

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Sri Lanka Labour Party

The Sri Lanka Labour Party (ශ්‍රී ලංකා කම්කරු පක්ෂය) is a political party which is led by A.S.P.Liyanage.

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Sri Lanka Mahajana Pakshaya

The Sri Lanka Mahajana Pakshaya (SLMP; Sri Lanka People's Party) is a political party in Sri Lanka, founded in 1984 by Vijaya Kumaranatunga.

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Sri Lanka Muslim Congress

The Sri Lanka Muslim Congress (translit; ශ්‍රී ලංකා මුස්ලිම් කොංග්‍රසය Sri Lanka Muslim Kongrasaya) is a political party in Sri Lanka.

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Sri Lankan Civil War

The Sri Lankan Civil War (śrī laṁkāvē sivil yuddhaya; Ilaṅkai uḷnāṭṭup pōr) was a civil war fought in Sri Lanka from 1983 to 2009.

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Sri Lankan Tamil militant groups

Sri Lankan Tamil militant groups rose to prominence in the 1970s to fight the state of Sri Lanka in order to create an independent Tamil Eelam in the north of Sri Lanka.

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Supreme Court of Sri Lanka

The Supreme Court of Sri Lanka (Sri Lanka Sreshthadikaranaya; Ilankai uyar neetimanram) is the highest court in Sri Lanka and the final judicial instance of record.

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Tamil Eelam

Tamil Eelam (தமிழீழம், tamiḻ īḻam; generally rendered outside Tamil-speaking areas as தமிழ் ஈழம்) is a proposed independent state that many Tamils in Sri Lanka and the Eelam Tamil diaspora aspire to create in the north and east of Sri Lanka.

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Tamil National Alliance

The Tamil National Alliance (TNA; தமிழ்த் தேசியக் கூட்டமைப்பு ISO 15919: tamiḻt tēciyakkūṭṭamaippu) is a political alliance in Sri Lanka that represents the country's Sri Lankan Tamil minority.

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TamilNet

TamilNet is an online newspaper that provides news and feature articles on current affairs in Sri Lanka, specifically related to the erstwhile Sri Lankan Civil War.

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The Hindu

The Hindu is an Indian English-language daily newspaper owned by The Hindu Group, headquartered in Chennai, Tamil Nadu.

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The Island (Sri Lanka)

The Island is a daily English-language newspaper in Sri Lanka.

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The Sri Lanka Gazette

The Sri Lanka Gazette, officially The Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, (translit; translit) is a public journal of the Government of Sri Lanka.

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Thirteenth Amendment to the Constitution of Sri Lanka

The Thirteenth Amendment to the Constitution of Sri Lanka (13A) is amendment to the Constitution of Sri Lanka, passed in 1987, which created Provincial Councils in Sri Lanka.

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United National Party

The United National Party (UNP; translit, translit) is a centre-right political party in Sri Lanka.

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United People's Freedom Alliance

The United People's Freedom Alliance (abbreviated UPFA; එක්සත් ජනතා නිදහස් සන්ධානය Eksath Janathā Nidahas Sandānaya; ஐக்கிய மக்கள் சுதந்திரக் கூட்டணி) was a political alliance in Sri Lanka founded by former Sri Lankan president Chandrika Kumaratunga in 2004 and dissolved by former Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena in 2019.

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The United Socialist Party (එක්සත් සමාජවාදි පකෂය, Eksath Samajavadi Pakshaya, ஐக்கிய சோசலிச கட்சி, Aikkiy soōcialica Kaṭci) is a Trotskyist political party in Sri Lanka.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northern_Provincial_Council

Also known as Chairman of the Northern Provincial Council, Deputy Chairman of the Northern Provincial Council.

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