Badulla Municipal Council

Badulla Municipal Council බදුල්ල මහ නගර සභාව

Type
Type	Local authority
Leadership
Mayor	U. N. Gunasekara, (UPFA) Since 8 October 2011
Seats	15
Elections
Voting system	open list proportional representation system
Last election	Sri Lankan local government elections, 2011

The Badulla Municipal Council is the local council for Badulla, the capital city of Uva Province. The council was first formed as a Town Council which was established in the 1933 and was upgraded to Municipal Council status in 1963.^[1] Badulla Municipal Council is considered as one of the oldest Municipal Councils in the Sri Lanka.^[2]

Representation

The Badulla Municipal Council is divided into 13 wards and is represented by 15 councillors, elected using an open list proportional representation system. Wards those belong to the Badulla Municipal Council are listed below.

Medapathana
Kailagoda
Badulla North
Pitawelagama
Badulla West
Katupelella
Badulla Central
Badulupitiya
Badulla East
Hindagoda
Badulla South
Hingurugamuwa
Kanupelella

2011 Local government election

Results of the local government election held on 8 October 2011.^[3]

Alliances and parties		Votes	%	Seats
	United People's Freedom Alliance (NC, ACMC, SLFP et al.)	13,337	63.25%	10
	United National Party	6,982	33.11%	5
	Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna	453	2.15%	0
	Up-Country People's Front	293	1.39%	0
	Eksath Lanka Maha Sabha	7	0.03%	0
	Patriotic National Front	4	0.02%	0
	Independent Group 1	4	0.02%	0
	Independent Group 2	4	0.02%	0
	Jana Setha Peramuna	2	0.01%	0
	Ruhunu Janatha Party	0	0.0%	0
Valid Votes		21,086	97.38%	15
Rejected Votes		567
Total Polled		21,653
Registered Electors		29,312
Turnout		73.87

References

↑ "Newly elected local body heads take oaths today". The Sunday Times (Sri Lanka). 16 October 2011. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
↑ "Badulla Municipal Council: Badulla town limits will be expanded - UPFA Mayoral candidate". Sunday Observer (Sri Lanka). 25 September 2001. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
↑ "Badulla Municipal Council". Retrieved 28 June 2017.

External links

Sri Lanka Telecom Pura Varuna - Badulla Municipal Council

Municipal councils of Sri Lanka
Colombo Dehiwala-Mount Lavinia Sri Jayawardenapura Kotte Kaduwela Moratuwa Negombo Gampaha Kurunegala Kandy Matale Dambulla Nuwara Eliya Badulla Bandarawela Galle Matara Hambantota Ratnapura Anuradhapura Jaffna Batticaloa Kalmunai Akkaraipattu

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