• Polonnaruwa electoral district was an electoral district of Sri Lanka between August 1947 and February 1989. The district was named after the town of...
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  • agreement Polonnaruwa District Polonnaruwa Electoral District Polonnaruwa Electoral District (19471989) Polonnaruwa massacre Polonnaruwa National Cricket...
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    administrative districts of Mannar, Mullaitivu and Vavuniya). The first general election which used these electoral districts was in 1989. According to...
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    List of Polling divisions of Sri Lanka (category Electoral districts of Sri Lanka)
    Sri Lanka are subdivisions of the country's electoral districts. From the 1st parliamentary election in 1947 to the 8th in 1977, members were elected to...
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    released details regarding the number of members to be elected from each electoral district in the upcoming parliamentary election, the number of candidates to...
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  • 183 electoral districts existed from 1947 to 1989 in Sri Lanka. The country's 1978 Constitution introduced a new proportional representation electoral system...
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  • Parliamentary elections have been held in Sri Lanka since the first in 1947, under three different constitutions: the Soulbury Constitution, the 1972 Constitution...
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  • 1993 Sri Lankan presidential election (category Elections using electoral votes)
    Matale Matara Monaragala Mullaitivu Nuwara Eliya Polonnaruwa Puttalam Ratnapura Trincomalee Vavuniya District Secretariats Divisional Secretariats Grama Niladhari...
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    Elections September 21, 2024" (PDF). ifes.org. International Foundation for Electoral Systems. 2024. p. 3. Archived (PDF) from the original on 22 September...
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    Dematagoda. Gamini Medagedara, another Communist Party member, was killed at Polonnaruwa. KAD Saddhatissa, a retired school principal living in Akuressa and supporter...
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  • collapsed from 145 seats in the previous election, winning 3 seats. Electoral calendar Electoral system Member of the United National Party officially running...
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    Chola empire during the reign of his son Rajendra Chola. The Kingdom of Polonnaruwa was the second major Sinhalese kingdom of Sri Lanka. It lasted from 1055...
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    fifteen prime ministers of Sri Lanka since the creation of the position in 1947, prior to the independence of the country (then known as Ceylon). The prime...
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  • This is a list of cabinets of Sri Lanka since 1947. The Executive Council of Ceylon was the Executive Council created in British Ceylon by the British...
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    2018. Of the 225 members of parliament, 196 are elected from 22 electoral districts, which are multi-member. The remaining 29 MPs are elected from National...
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    Matale Matara Monaragala Mullaitivu Nuwara Eliya Polonnaruwa Puttalam Ratnapura Trincomalee Vavuniya District Secretariats Divisional Secretariats Grama Niladhari...
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    was elected to – the House of Representatives from the Attanagalla Electoral District. He was appointed Minister of Health and served as Leader of the House...
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    Matale Matara Monaragala Mullaitivu Nuwara Eliya Polonnaruwa Puttalam Ratnapura Trincomalee Vavuniya District Secretariats Divisional Secretariats Grama Niladhari...
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    fall of Anuradhapura Kingdom. Subsequently, they moved the capital to Polonnaruwa. Following a 17-year-long campaign, Vijayabahu I successfully drove the...
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    Menikdiwela, SLAS (1979–1988) Prematilaka Mapitigama, SLAS (1988–1989) K. H. J. Wijedasa SLAS (1989–1994) K. Balapatabendi, PC (1994–2003) W. J. S. Karunaratne...
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  • Matale Matara Monaragala Mullaitivu Nuwara Eliya Polonnaruwa Puttalam Ratnapura Trincomalee Vavuniya District Secretariats Divisional Secretariats Grama Niladhari...
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  • multipurpose projects. He also renovated historic sites in Anuradhapura and Polonnaruwa and played a major role in the Colombo plan. During his tenure, free...
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    candidate in the Maharagama Electoral District at the 1983 by-election, winning and entering Parliament. During the 1989 parliamentary election, Gunawardena...
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    their fight for language rights.[citation needed] Following the sweeping electoral victory of the United National Party (UNP) in July 1977, the TULF became...
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    Koneswaram Temple (category Hindu temples in Trincomalee District)
    surrounding Konesar Malai. The Sinhalese king Gajabahu II who ruled Polonnaruwa from 1131 to 1153 CE is described in the Konesar Kalvettu as a devout...
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    station in Vavuniya and Polonnaruwa were attacked. Less intense activity was reported in the Kandy, Badulla and Moneragala Districts. Having lost the element...
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  • Matale Matara Monaragala Mullaitivu Nuwara Eliya Polonnaruwa Puttalam Ratnapura Trincomalee Vavuniya District Secretariats Divisional Secretariats Grama Niladhari...
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    engage in politics and was re-elected to parliament in 1989, representing Hambantota District under proportional representation. He came to prominence...
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  • High Court Matara High Court Negombo High Court Panadura High Court Polonnaruwa High Court Puttalam High Court Ratnapura High Court Tangalle High Court...
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    M. K. A. D. S. Gunawardana (category 1947 births)
    Seruvila electorate. He contested the 1989 parliamentary election as one of the SLFP's candidates in Trincomalee District. He was elected and entered Parliament...
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