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On 4 May 1972, several Tamil political groups, including the Federal Party (ITAK), Ceylon Workers Congress, and All Ceylon Tamil Congress formed the Tamil United Front (TUF) under the joint leadership of S.J.V. Selvanayagam, S. Thondaman, and G.G. Ponnambalam. The TUF changed its name to Tamil United
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In October 1983, all the TULF legislators, numbering sixteen at the time, forfeited their seats in Parliament for refusing to swear an oath unconditionally renouncing support for a separate state in accordance with the Sixth Amendment to the Constitution of Sri Lanka.
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During the 1980s, the LTTE began to see the TULF as a rival in its desire to be considered the sole representative of the Tamils of the north and east. Over the next two decades, the LTTE assassinated several TULF leaders, including
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Liberation Front (TULF) and adopted the demand for an independent state to be known as the "secular, socialist state of
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The legal battle over the control of the TULF meant that the party, led by V. Anandasangaree, contested as an
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won by a landslide, the TULF won 6.40% of the popular vote and 18 out of 168 seats in the
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Votes and seats won by the TULF / ENDLF / EPRLF / TULF alliance by electoral district
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Throughout the 1970s and early 1980s, the TULF was frequently blamed by nationalist
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rule, the TULF won 1.60% of the popular vote and 5 out of 225 seats in the
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The TULF became the official opposition as a result of the rout of the
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won 3.88% of the popular vote and 15 out of 225 seats in the
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The TULF formed an alliance with the three Indian-backed
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In the first general election contested by the TULF, the
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Votes and seats won by the TULF by electoral district
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Votes and seats won by the TULF by electoral district
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In the first parliamentary election contested by the
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Votes and seats won by the TULF by electoral district
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Votes and seats won by the TULF by electoral district
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Votes and seats won by the TULF by electoral district
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Archived from 225: 2480: 175: 4017: 2346: 1605:Votes and seats won by TNA by electoral district 2767:People's Liberation Organisation of Tamil Eelam 2380:"Result of Parliamentary General Election 1994" 2324:"Result of Parliamentary General Election 1989" 2307:"Result of Parliamentary General Election 1977" 1982:, which is now a constituent party of the TNA. 1974:when it took a pro-Tamil Tigers stance in the 895:politicians for acts of violence committed by 3229: 2879:Eelam People's Revolutionary Liberation Front 2517: 937:Eelam People's Revolutionary Liberation Front 3641:Federation of Tamil Sangams of North America 2352:"The benign parliamentarian from Batticaloa" 3243: 2905:Lanka Sama Samaja Party (Alternative Group) 3236: 3222: 2874:Eelam National Democratic Liberation Front 2524: 2510: 1994:and only in one electoral district in the 933:Eelam National Democratic Liberation Front 1212:, came to power after seventeen years of 1044:Thambimuthu Samuel Pennington Thevarasa ( 2458:"Pararajasingham elected on final count" 1537: 1523: 1520: 1517: 1514: 1502: 1499: 1496: 1493: 1470: 1467: 1464: 1461: 1444: 1441: 1438: 1435: 1300: 1297: 1294: 1291: 1268: 1265: 1262: 1259: 1112: 1109: 1106: 1103: 1071: 1068: 1065: 1062: 1025: 1022: 1019: 1016: 999: 996: 993: 990: 3661:Transnational Government of Tamil Eelam 3056:Lanka Sama Samaja Party (Revolutionary) 2278:"Parliamentary General Election – 2010" 4018: 2273: 2112:2010 Sri Lankan parliamentary election 2086: 1996:2004 Sri Lankan parliamentary election 1573: 1382:2000 Sri Lankan parliamentary election 1368: 1202:1994 Sri Lankan parliamentary election 1188: 945:1989 Sri Lankan parliamentary election 865: 274:1977 Sri Lankan parliamentary election 4036:Political parties established in 1972 3217: 2505: 2312:. Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. 1949:. Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. 4056:Sri Lankan Tamil nationalist parties 2771:Democratic People's Liberation Front 3492:Government of the Northern Province 3086:Viplavakari Lanka Sama Samaja Party 3061:People's Front of Liberation Tigers 2777:Tamil Eelam Liberation Organization 2106:2010 Parliamentary General Election 1986:2004 Parliamentary General Election 1581:2001 Parliamentary General Election 1376:2000 Parliamentary General Election 1196:1994 Parliamentary General Election 941:Tamil Eelam Liberation Organization 923:1989 Parliamentary General Election 876:. The TULF's success would lead to 268:1977 Parliamentary General Election 227:Tamil Onrupattatu Viduthulai Munnai 133:5/3A Wijayaba Mawatha, Kalubowila, 13: 4046:Secessionist organizations in Asia 3557:Democratic Tamil National Alliance 3180:Tamil National Liberation Alliance 14: 4067: 3071:Sri Lanka Freedom Socialist Party 2472: 4031:1972 establishments in Sri Lanka 4002: 4001: 3747:Representations in Indian cinema 3567:Tamil People's National Alliance 3126:United People's Freedom Alliance 3016:Aziz Democratic Workers Congress 3011:All Ceylon Malay Political Union 2869:Democratic United National Front 2854:Ceylon Democratic Unity Alliance 2819:Tamil People's National Alliance 2536: 2440:"EPDP gets four seats in Jaffna" 2116:United People's Freedom Alliance 981:TULF / ENDLF / EPRLF / TELO MPs 901:Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam 284:, including all 14 seats in the 244:Dravida Eksath Vimukthi Peramuna 160: 3420:Bandaranaike–Chelvanayakam Pact 3006:All Ceylon Islamic United Front 2849:Ceylon Communist Party (Maoist) 2590:Tamil Makkal Viduthalai Pulikal 2580:Eelam People's Democratic Party 2575:Desha Vimukthi Janatha Pakshaya 4041:Political parties in Sri Lanka 2533:Political parties in Sri Lanka 2450: 2432: 2414: 2396: 2372: 2340: 2316: 2299: 236:ද්‍රවිඩ එක්සත් විමුක්ති පෙරමුණ 31:ද්‍රවිඩ එක්සත් විමුක්ති පෙරමුණ 1: 4026:Tamil United Liberation Front 3562:Tamil National People's Front 3547:Tamil United Liberation Front 2292: 2155: 2152: 2149: 2146: 2143: 2031: 2028: 2025: 2022: 2019: 1331:, from August 1999 (replaces 1146:(TULF), murdered 13 July 1989 219:தமிழர் ஐக்கிய விடுதலை முன்னணி 211:Tamil United Liberation Front 29:தமிழர் ஐக்கிய விடுதலை முன்னணி 26:Tamil United Liberation Front 3160:Democratic National Alliance 2925:National Democratic Movement 2752:Illankai Tamil Arasu Kachchi 2696:Communist Party of Sri Lanka 2404:"Senathirajah - new TULF MP" 1980:Illankai Tamil Arasu Kachchi 254: 106:Illankai Tamil Arasu Kachchi 16:Political party in Sri Lanka 7: 3959:Shrine of Our Lady of Madhu 3487:Northern Provincial Council 3076:Sri Lanka Sama Samaja Party 2955:Revolutionary Workers Party 2726:Sri Lanka Mahajana Pakshaya 2716:Our Power of People's Party 2564:Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna 1566: 1561: 1556: 1551: 1422: 1419: 1416: 1413: 1359: 1354: 1349: 1344: 1317: 1246: 1243: 1240: 1237: 1179: 1174: 1169: 1164: 1137: 1029:Prince Gunarasa Casinader ( 977: 974: 971: 968: 854: 849: 844: 829: 826: 823: 820: 807: 804: 801: 798: 785: 782: 779: 776: 761: 758: 755: 752: 740: 737: 734: 731: 719: 716: 713: 710: 699: 696: 693: 690: 675: 672: 669: 666: 653: 650: 647: 644: 629: 626: 623: 620: 608: 605: 602: 599: 586: 583: 580: 577: 564: 561: 558: 555: 540: 537: 534: 531: 516: 513: 510: 507: 492: 489: 486: 483: 468: 465: 462: 459: 444: 441: 438: 435: 423: 420: 417: 414: 402: 399: 396: 393: 378: 375: 372: 369: 354: 351: 348: 345: 332: 329: 326: 323: 310: 307: 304: 301: 243: 226: 10: 4072: 3509:Eastern Provincial Council 3460:NPC Resolution on Genocide 3379:Wesleyan Methodist Mission 3095:Former political alliances 3021:Bolshevik Samasamaja Party 2633:Tamil Progressive Alliance 2613:All Ceylon Makkal Congress 2244: 2223: 2202: 2181: 2160: 2057: 2036: 1700:Thambiraja Thangavadivel ( 1530: 1509: 1488: 1456: 1430: 1286: 1254: 1098: 1090:Ganeshankari Yogasangari ( 1057: 1011: 1003:Jeyaratnam Thiviya Nadan ( 985: 247:) is a political party in 3999: 3974: 3929: 3896: 3828: 3734: 3673: 3623: 3575: 3537:All Ceylon Tamil Congress 3529: 3479: 3472: 3445:Burning of Jaffna library 3392: 3366: 3313: 3280:Tissamaharama inscription 3275:History of Eastern Tamils 3267: 3260: 3254:List of Sri Lankan Tamils 3251: 3198:List of political parties 3188: 3138:Freedom People's Alliance 3094: 3041:Jathika Vimukthi Peramuna 3026:Buddhist Republican Party 2998: 2920:Motherland People's Party 2890:Frontline Socialist Party 2839:Bahujana Nidahas Peramuna 2832:Others outside parliament 2831: 2807:All Ceylon Tamil Congress 2792:Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna 2736: 2674: 2665: 2648:Up-Country People's Front 2643:National Union of Workers 2638:Democratic People's Front 2628:Sri Lanka Muslim Congress 2618:Freedom People's Congress 2546: 2364:: CS1 maint: unfit URL ( 1942: 1757:Gajendrakumar Ponnambalam 1094:), murdered 19 June 1990 235: 218: 184: 173: 168: 157: 152: 140: 129: 119: 101:All Ceylon Tamil Congress 93: 75: 57: 49: 37: 23: 3947:Nallur Kandaswamy temple 3656:Tamil Youth Organisation 3108:Mahajana Eksath Peramuna 3036:Ceylon National Congress 2999:Former political parties 2970:Socialist Equality Party 2915:Mawbima Janatha Pakshaya 2910:Liberal Democratic Party 2706:Jathika Nidahas Peramuna 2585:Mahajana Eksath Peramuna 2570:Ceylon Workers' Congress 1957: 1595:Rajavarothiam Sampanthan 1591:5 December 2001 election 1452:Nimalan Soundaranayagam 1390:Ratnasiri Wickremanayake 1122:Anthony Emmanuel Silva ( 111:Ceylon Workers' Congress 70:Savumiamoorthy Thondaman 3651:Tamils Against Genocide 3636:Canadian Tamil Congress 3552:Tamil National Alliance 3374:American Ceylon Mission 3245:Sri Lankan Tamil people 3170:National Unity Alliance 2965:Social Democratic Party 2950:People's Tamil Congress 2895:Janatha Sevaka Pakshaya 2859:Crusaders for Democracy 2711:Lanka Sama Samaja Party 2690:Supreme Lanka Coalition 2683:Sri Lanka Freedom Party 2655:United Republican Front 2623:New Lanka Freedom Party 1972:Tamil National Alliance 1587:Tamil National Alliance 1326:, murdered 29 July 1999 1048:), murdered 11 May 1990 943:(TELO), to contest the 3898:Languages and dialects 3435:Vaddukoddai Resolution 3046:Lanka Democratic Party 2990:United Socialist Party 2985:United Citizen’s Front 2980:Sri Lanka Labour Party 2930:Nava Sama Samaja Party 2885:Freedom People's Front 2721:Pivithuru Hela Urumaya 1692:Joseph Pararajasingham 1449:Joseph Pararajasingham 1333:Dr. Neelan Tiruchelvam 1324:Dr. Neelan Tiruchelvam 1273:Joseph Pararajasingham 1051:Joseph Pararajasingham 62:S. J. V. Chelvanayakam 3384:Jaffna Youth Congress 3338:Kotagama inscriptions 3203:Politics of Sri Lanka 3165:Left Liberation Front 3152:United National Front 3081:United Lanka Congress 2701:Democratic Left Front 2598:United National Party 2124:Sri Lankan parliament 2000:Sri Lankan parliament 1976:2004 general election 1851:Selvam Adaikalanathan 1599:Sri Lankan parliament 1394:Sri Lankan parliament 1218:Sri Lankan parliament 1210:Chandrika Kumaratunga 949:Sri Lankan parliament 880:in which hundreds of 282:Sri Lankan parliament 189:Politics of Sri Lanka 3631:British Tamils Forum 3051:Lanka Mahajana Sabha 2945:New Sinhala Heritage 2940:New Democratic Front 2935:New Democratic Party 2900:Jathika Hela Urumaya 1899:K. Thurairetnasingam 1868:Irasa Kuhaneswaran ( 1082:Suresh Premachandran 1075:Kandiah Navaratnam ( 521:S. Kathiravelupillai 3942:Naguleswaram temple 3343:Portuguese conquest 3333:Jaffna Palace ruins 3290:Ketheeswaram temple 3031:Ceylon Labour Party 1896:), died 5 June 2002 1860:Sivasakthy Ananthan 1784:M. K. Shivajilingam 1281:K. Thurairajasingam 1116:Raja Kuhaneswaran ( 917:Neelan Thiruchelvam 811:T. Thirunavukarasu 568:P. S. Soosaithasan 336:Chelliah Rajadurai 299:Electoral District 81: (52 years ago) 3646:Global Tamil Forum 3300:Munneswaram temple 3175:Socialist Alliance 3066:Sinhala Maha Sabha 2844:Bodu Jana Peramuna 2464:. 11 October 2000. 2446:. 11 October 2000. 2410:on 1 October 2008. 2392:on 6 October 2010. 2350:(1 January 2006). 2097:on 7 January 2009. 1966:, a critic of the 1907:M. Sivasithamparam 1890:M. Sivasithamparam 1793:A. Vinayagamoorthy 1775:Mavai Senathirajah 1479:Mavai Senathirajah 1329:Mavai Senathirajah 1149:Mavai Senathirajah 834:T. Sivasithamparam 634:M. Sivasithamparam 590:X. M. Sellathambu 124:Tamil United Front 4013: 4012: 3995: 3994: 3669: 3668: 3530:Political parties 3468: 3467: 3295:Koneswaram temple 3211: 3210: 3120:People's Alliance 2827: 2826: 2814:National Congress 2497:. 31 August 1979. 2428:on 5 August 2012. 2290: 2289: 2286: 2284:on 14 April 2010. 2120:Mahinda Rajapaksa 2103: 2102: 2099: 1992:independent group 1964:V. Anandasangaree 1955: 1954: 1951: 1766:Nadarajah Raviraj 1748:V. Anandasangaree 1593:, the TNA led by 1578: 1577: 1475:V. Anandasangaree 1386:People's Alliance 1373: 1372: 1206:People's Alliance 1193: 1192: 884:were murdered by 870: 869: 657:P. Ganeshalingam 497:V. Anandasangaree 286:Northern Province 241: 224: 207: 206: 194:Political parties 147:Tamil nationalism 66:G. G. Ponnambalam 53:K. K. Kanagarajah 44:V. 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Navaratnam 296: 295: 246: 240:romanized:  239: 237: 229: 223:romanized:  222: 220: 180: 177: 164: 120:Preceded by 89: 87: 82: 21: 20: 4071: 4070: 4066: 4065: 4064: 4062: 4061: 4060: 4016: 4015: 4014: 4009: 3991: 3970: 3966:Village deities 3925: 3892: 3824: 3761:Saturday Review 3730: 3686:Genetic studies 3665: 3619: 3577:Militant groups 3571: 3525: 3519:Chief Ministers 3502:Chief Ministers 3464: 3425:Standardisation 3388: 3362: 3358:Demala Hatpattu 3309: 3256: 3247: 3242: 3212: 3207: 3193:Portal:Politics 3184: 3148:-led alliances 3104:-led alliances 3090: 2994: 2975:Socialist Party 2823: 2732: 2661: 2542: 2535: 2530: 2487: 2479: 2478: 2475: 2470: 2469: 2456: 2455: 2451: 2438: 2437: 2433: 2420: 2419: 2415: 2402: 2401: 2397: 2389: 2382: 2378: 2377: 2373: 2357: 2356: 2345: 2341: 2333: 2326: 2322: 2321: 2317: 2309: 2305: 2304: 2300: 2295: 2276: 2139: 2114:, in which the 2108: 2089: 2015: 1988: 1962:TULF President 1960: 1945: 1897: 1867: 1858: 1791: 1782: 1773: 1764: 1755: 1699: 1690: 1654:A. Chandranehru 1614: 1583: 1481: 1477: 1451: 1409: 1384:, in which the 1378: 1327: 1305:A. Thangathurai 1279: 1275: 1233: 1204:, in which the 1198: 1147: 1121: 1089: 1080: 1049: 1043: 1034: 964: 925: 897:militant groups 680:K. Thurairatnam 545:V. Dharmalingam 276:, in which the 270: 257: 203: 174: 159: 153:Election symbol 115: 85: 83: 80: 79:4 May 1972 68: 64: 33: 32: 30: 27: 17: 12: 11: 5: 4069: 4059: 4058: 4053: 4048: 4043: 4038: 4033: 4028: 4011: 4010: 4000: 3997: 3996: 3993: 3992: 3990: 3989: 3984: 3978: 3976: 3972: 3971: 3969: 3968: 3963: 3962: 3961: 3951: 3950: 3949: 3944: 3933: 3931: 3927: 3926: 3924: 3923: 3918: 3913: 3908: 3902: 3900: 3894: 3893: 3891: 3890: 3885: 3883:United Kingdom 3880: 3875: 3870: 3865: 3860: 3855: 3850: 3845: 3840: 3834: 3832: 3826: 3825: 3823: 3822: 3821: 3820: 3813: 3806: 3799: 3792: 3785: 3778: 3775:Tamil Guardian 3771: 3764: 3754: 3749: 3744: 3738: 3736: 3729: 3728: 3723: 3718: 3713: 3708: 3703: 3698: 3693: 3688: 3683: 3677: 3675: 3671: 3670: 3667: 3666: 3664: 3663: 3658: 3653: 3648: 3643: 3638: 3633: 3627: 3625: 3621: 3620: 3618: 3617: 3612: 3607: 3602: 3597: 3592: 3587: 3581: 3579: 3573: 3572: 3570: 3569: 3564: 3559: 3554: 3549: 3544: 3539: 3533: 3531: 3527: 3526: 3524: 3523: 3522: 3521: 3516: 3506: 3505: 3504: 3499: 3494: 3483: 3481: 3474: 3470: 3469: 3466: 3465: 3463: 3462: 3457: 3452: 3447: 3442: 3437: 3432: 3427: 3422: 3417: 3412: 3407: 3402: 3396: 3394: 3390: 3389: 3387: 3386: 3381: 3376: 3370: 3368: 3364: 3363: 3361: 3360: 3355: 3350: 3345: 3340: 3335: 3330: 3328:Aryacakravarti 3325: 3319: 3317: 3315:Jaffna kingdom 3311: 3310: 3308: 3307: 3302: 3297: 3292: 3287: 3282: 3277: 3271: 3269: 3262: 3258: 3257: 3252: 3249: 3248: 3241: 3240: 3233: 3226: 3218: 3209: 3208: 3206: 3205: 3200: 3195: 3189: 3186: 3185: 3183: 3182: 3177: 3172: 3167: 3162: 3157: 3156: 3155: 3143: 3142: 3141: 3135: 3129: 3123: 3117: 3111: 3098: 3096: 3092: 3091: 3089: 3088: 3083: 3078: 3073: 3068: 3063: 3058: 3053: 3048: 3043: 3038: 3033: 3028: 3023: 3018: 3013: 3008: 3002: 3000: 2996: 2995: 2993: 2992: 2987: 2982: 2977: 2972: 2967: 2962: 2957: 2952: 2947: 2942: 2937: 2932: 2927: 2922: 2917: 2912: 2907: 2902: 2897: 2892: 2887: 2882: 2876: 2871: 2866: 2861: 2856: 2851: 2846: 2841: 2835: 2833: 2829: 2828: 2825: 2824: 2822: 2821: 2816: 2811: 2810: 2809: 2797: 2796: 2795: 2781: 2780: 2779: 2774: 2757: 2756: 2755: 2740: 2738: 2734: 2733: 2731: 2730: 2729: 2728: 2723: 2718: 2713: 2708: 2703: 2698: 2686: 2678: 2676: 2669: 2663: 2662: 2660: 2659: 2658: 2657: 2652: 2651: 2650: 2645: 2640: 2630: 2625: 2620: 2615: 2602: 2601: 2594: 2593: 2592: 2587: 2582: 2577: 2572: 2567: 2552: 2550: 2544: 2543: 2529: 2528: 2521: 2514: 2506: 2500: 2499: 2485: 2474: 2473:External links 2471: 2468: 2467: 2449: 2431: 2413: 2395: 2371: 2339: 2315: 2297: 2296: 2294: 2291: 2288: 2287: 2271: 2270: 2268: 2263: 2258: 2253: 2248: 2242: 2241: 2239: 2236: 2233: 2230: 2227: 2221: 2220: 2218: 2215: 2212: 2209: 2206: 2200: 2199: 2197: 2194: 2191: 2188: 2185: 2179: 2178: 2176: 2173: 2170: 2167: 2164: 2158: 2157: 2154: 2151: 2148: 2145: 2142: 2107: 2104: 2101: 2100: 2084: 2083: 2081: 2076: 2071: 2066: 2061: 2055: 2054: 2052: 2049: 2046: 2043: 2040: 2034: 2033: 2030: 2027: 2024: 2021: 2018: 1987: 1984: 1959: 1956: 1953: 1952: 1940: 1939: 1937: 1932: 1927: 1922: 1917: 1911: 1910: 1887: 1885: 1882: 1880: 1878: 1874: 1873: 1848: 1845: 1842: 1839: 1836: 1830: 1829: 1819: 1816: 1813: 1810: 1807: 1801: 1800: 1745: 1742: 1739: 1736: 1733: 1727: 1726: 1724: 1721: 1718: 1715: 1712: 1706: 1705: 1680: 1677: 1674: 1671: 1668: 1662: 1661: 1651: 1648: 1645: 1642: 1639: 1633: 1632: 1629: 1626: 1623: 1620: 1617: 1582: 1579: 1576: 1575: 1571: 1570: 1565: 1560: 1555: 1550: 1544: 1543: 1541: 1539: 1536: 1534: 1532: 1531:National List 1528: 1527: 1525: 1522: 1519: 1516: 1513: 1507: 1506: 1504: 1501: 1498: 1495: 1492: 1486: 1485: 1472: 1469: 1466: 1463: 1460: 1454: 1453: 1446: 1443: 1440: 1437: 1434: 1428: 1427: 1424: 1421: 1418: 1415: 1412: 1377: 1374: 1371: 1370: 1366: 1365: 1363: 1358: 1353: 1348: 1343: 1337: 1336: 1321: 1319: 1316: 1314: 1312: 1311:National List 1308: 1307: 1302: 1299: 1296: 1293: 1290: 1284: 1283: 1270: 1267: 1264: 1261: 1258: 1252: 1251: 1248: 1245: 1242: 1239: 1236: 1197: 1194: 1191: 1190: 1186: 1185: 1183: 1178: 1173: 1168: 1163: 1157: 1156: 1141: 1139: 1136: 1134: 1132: 1131:National List 1128: 1127: 1114: 1111: 1108: 1105: 1102: 1096: 1095: 1073: 1070: 1067: 1064: 1061: 1055: 1054: 1036:G. Karunakaran 1027: 1024: 1021: 1018: 1015: 1009: 1008: 1001: 998: 995: 992: 989: 983: 982: 979: 976: 973: 970: 967: 924: 921: 868: 867: 863: 862: 860: 858: 853: 848: 843: 837: 836: 831: 828: 825: 822: 819: 813: 812: 809: 806: 803: 800: 797: 791: 790: 789:T. Rasalingam 787: 784: 781: 778: 775: 769: 768: 763: 760: 757: 754: 751: 745: 744: 742: 739: 736: 733: 730: 724: 723: 721: 718: 715: 712: 709: 705: 704: 701: 698: 695: 692: 689: 683: 682: 677: 674: 671: 668: 665: 659: 658: 655: 652: 649: 646: 643: 637: 636: 631: 628: 625: 622: 619: 613: 612: 610: 607: 604: 601: 598: 592: 591: 588: 585: 582: 579: 576: 570: 569: 566: 563: 560: 557: 554: 548: 547: 542: 539: 536: 533: 530: 524: 523: 518: 515: 512: 509: 506: 500: 499: 494: 491: 488: 485: 482: 476: 475: 470: 467: 464: 461: 458: 452: 451: 446: 443: 440: 437: 434: 432:Kankesanthurai 428: 427: 425: 422: 419: 416: 413: 407: 406: 404: 401: 398: 395: 392: 386: 385: 380: 377: 374: 371: 368: 362: 361: 356: 353: 350: 347: 344: 342:Chavakachcheri 338: 337: 334: 331: 328: 325: 322: 316: 315: 312: 309: 306: 303: 300: 269: 266: 256: 253: 205: 204: 202: 201: 196: 191: 185: 182: 181: 171: 170: 166: 165: 155: 154: 150: 149: 144: 138: 137: 131: 127: 126: 121: 117: 116: 114: 113: 108: 103: 97: 95: 94:Merger of 91: 90: 77: 73: 72: 59: 55: 54: 51: 47: 46: 41: 35: 34: 28: 25: 24: 15: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 4068: 4057: 4054: 4052: 4049: 4047: 4044: 4042: 4039: 4037: 4034: 4032: 4029: 4027: 4024: 4023: 4021: 4008: 3998: 3988: 3985: 3983: 3980: 3979: 3977: 3973: 3967: 3964: 3960: 3957: 3956: 3955: 3952: 3948: 3945: 3943: 3940: 3939: 3938: 3935: 3934: 3932: 3928: 3922: 3919: 3917: 3916:Negombo Tamil 3914: 3912: 3909: 3907: 3904: 3903: 3901: 3899: 3895: 3889: 3888:United States 3886: 3884: 3881: 3879: 3876: 3874: 3871: 3869: 3866: 3864: 3861: 3859: 3856: 3854: 3851: 3849: 3846: 3844: 3841: 3839: 3836: 3835: 3833: 3831: 3827: 3819: 3818: 3814: 3812: 3811: 3807: 3805: 3804: 3800: 3798: 3797: 3793: 3791: 3790: 3786: 3784: 3783: 3779: 3777: 3776: 3772: 3770: 3769: 3765: 3763: 3762: 3758: 3757: 3755: 3753: 3750: 3748: 3745: 3743: 3740: 3739: 3737: 3733: 3727: 3724: 3722: 3719: 3717: 3714: 3712: 3709: 3707: 3704: 3702: 3699: 3697: 3694: 3692: 3689: 3687: 3684: 3682: 3679: 3678: 3676: 3672: 3662: 3659: 3657: 3654: 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3196: 3194: 3191: 3190: 3187: 3181: 3178: 3176: 3173: 3171: 3168: 3166: 3163: 3161: 3158: 3153: 3150: 3149: 3147: 3144: 3139: 3136: 3133: 3130: 3127: 3124: 3121: 3118: 3115: 3112: 3109: 3106: 3105: 3103: 3100: 3099: 3097: 3093: 3087: 3084: 3082: 3079: 3077: 3074: 3072: 3069: 3067: 3064: 3062: 3059: 3057: 3054: 3052: 3049: 3047: 3044: 3042: 3039: 3037: 3034: 3032: 3029: 3027: 3024: 3022: 3019: 3017: 3014: 3012: 3009: 3007: 3004: 3003: 3001: 2997: 2991: 2988: 2986: 2983: 2981: 2978: 2976: 2973: 2971: 2968: 2966: 2963: 2961: 2958: 2956: 2953: 2951: 2948: 2946: 2943: 2941: 2938: 2936: 2933: 2931: 2928: 2926: 2923: 2921: 2918: 2916: 2913: 2911: 2908: 2906: 2903: 2901: 2898: 2896: 2893: 2891: 2888: 2886: 2883: 2880: 2877: 2875: 2872: 2870: 2867: 2865: 2862: 2860: 2857: 2855: 2852: 2850: 2847: 2845: 2842: 2840: 2837: 2836: 2834: 2830: 2820: 2817: 2815: 2812: 2808: 2805: 2804: 2803: 2802: 2798: 2794: 2793: 2789: 2788: 2787: 2786: 2782: 2778: 2775: 2772: 2768: 2765: 2764: 2763: 2762: 2758: 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2186: 2184: 2180: 2177: 2174: 2171: 2168: 2165: 2163: 2159: 2141: 2136: 2135: 2132: 2131: 2127: 2125: 2121: 2117: 2113: 2096: 2092: 2085: 2082: 2080: 2077: 2075: 2072: 2070: 2067: 2065: 2062: 2060: 2056: 2053: 2050: 2047: 2044: 2041: 2039: 2035: 2017: 2012: 2011: 2008: 2007: 2003: 2001: 1997: 1993: 1983: 1981: 1977: 1973: 1969: 1965: 1948: 1941: 1938: 1936: 1933: 1931: 1928: 1926: 1923: 1921: 1918: 1916: 1913: 1912: 1908: 1904: 1900: 1895: 1891: 1888: 1886: 1883: 1881: 1879: 1877:National List 1876: 1875: 1871: 1865: 1861: 1856: 1852: 1849: 1846: 1843: 1840: 1837: 1835: 1832: 1831: 1827: 1823: 1822:R. Sampanthan 1820: 1817: 1814: 1811: 1808: 1806: 1803: 1802: 1798: 1794: 1789: 1785: 1780: 1776: 1771: 1767: 1762: 1758: 1753: 1749: 1746: 1743: 1740: 1737: 1734: 1732: 1729: 1728: 1725: 1722: 1719: 1716: 1713: 1711: 1708: 1707: 1703: 1697: 1693: 1688: 1684: 1681: 1678: 1675: 1672: 1669: 1667: 1664: 1663: 1659: 1655: 1652: 1649: 1646: 1643: 1640: 1638: 1635: 1634: 1630: 1627: 1624: 1621: 1618: 1616: 1611: 1610: 1607: 1606: 1602: 1600: 1596: 1592: 1588: 1572: 1569: 1564: 1559: 1554: 1549: 1546: 1545: 1542: 1540: 1535: 1533: 1529: 1526: 1512: 1508: 1505: 1491: 1487: 1484: 1480: 1476: 1473: 1459: 1455: 1450: 1447: 1433: 1429: 1425: 1411: 1406: 1405: 1402: 1401: 1397: 1395: 1391: 1387: 1383: 1367: 1364: 1362: 1357: 1352: 1347: 1342: 1339: 1338: 1334: 1330: 1325: 1322: 1320: 1315: 1313: 1310: 1309: 1306: 1303: 1289: 1285: 1282: 1278: 1274: 1271: 1257: 1253: 1249: 1235: 1230: 1229: 1226: 1225: 1221: 1219: 1215: 1211: 1207: 1203: 1187: 1184: 1182: 1177: 1172: 1167: 1162: 1159: 1158: 1154: 1150: 1145: 1142: 1140: 1135: 1133: 1130: 1129: 1125: 1119: 1115: 1101: 1097: 1093: 1087: 1083: 1078: 1074: 1060: 1056: 1052: 1047: 1041: 1037: 1032: 1028: 1014: 1010: 1006: 1002: 988: 984: 980: 966: 961: 960: 957: 956: 952: 950: 946: 942: 939:(EPRLF), and 938: 934: 930: 920: 918: 914: 908: 904: 902: 898: 894: 889: 887: 883: 879: 875: 864: 861: 859: 857: 852: 847: 842: 839: 838: 835: 832: 818: 815: 814: 810: 796: 793: 792: 788: 774: 771: 770: 767: 766:R. Sampanthan 764: 750: 747: 746: 743: 729: 726: 725: 722: 707: 706: 702: 688: 685: 684: 681: 678: 664: 661: 660: 656: 642: 639: 638: 635: 632: 618: 615: 614: 611: 597: 594: 593: 589: 575: 572: 571: 567: 553: 550: 549: 546: 543: 529: 526: 525: 522: 519: 505: 502: 501: 498: 495: 481: 478: 477: 474: 471: 457: 454: 453: 450: 447: 433: 430: 429: 426: 412: 409: 408: 405: 391: 388: 387: 384: 383:V. Yogeswaran 381: 367: 364: 363: 360: 357: 343: 340: 339: 335: 321: 318: 317: 313: 298: 297: 294: 293: 289: 287: 283: 279: 275: 265: 263: 252: 250: 245: 233: 228: 216: 212: 200: 197: 195: 192: 190: 187: 186: 183: 179: 172: 167: 163: 156: 151: 148: 145: 143: 139: 136: 132: 128: 125: 122: 118: 112: 109: 107: 104: 102: 99: 98: 96: 92: 78: 74: 71: 67: 63: 60: 56: 52: 48: 45: 42: 40: 36: 22: 19: 3911:Jaffna Tamil 3815: 3808: 3801: 3794: 3787: 3780: 3773: 3766: 3759: 3716:Thesavalamai 3546: 3405:Colonisation 3114:United Front 2799: 2790: 2783: 2759: 2750: 2743: 2688: 2681: 2605: 2596: 2562: 2555: 2492: 2452: 2434: 2426:the original 2416: 2408:the original 2398: 2387:the original 2374: 2342: 2331:the original 2318: 2301: 2282:the original 2265: 2260: 2255: 2250: 2245: 2129: 2128: 2109: 2095:the original 2078: 2073: 2068: 2063: 2058: 2005: 2004: 1989: 1968:Tamil Tigers 1961: 1934: 1929: 1924: 1919: 1914: 1905:) (replaces 1902: 1893: 1825: 1778: 1769: 1751: 1695: 1657: 1604: 1603: 1584: 1567: 1562: 1557: 1552: 1547: 1399: 1398: 1379: 1360: 1355: 1350: 1345: 1340: 1277:P. Selvarasa 1223: 1222: 1199: 1180: 1175: 1170: 1165: 1160: 954: 953: 929:paramilitary 926: 909: 905: 899:such as the 890: 871: 855: 850: 845: 840: 728:Sammanthurai 473:K. P. 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Index

Leader
V. Anandasangaree
S. J. V. Chelvanayakam
G. G. Ponnambalam
Savumiamoorthy Thondaman
All Ceylon Tamil Congress
Illankai Tamil Arasu Kachchi
Ceylon Workers' Congress
Tamil United Front
Dehiwala
Ideology
Tamil nationalism
TULF Election Symbol
tulf.org
Politics of Sri Lanka
Political parties
Elections
Tamil
Sinhala
Sri Lanka
Tamil Eelam
1977 Sri Lankan parliamentary election
UNP
Sri Lankan parliament
Northern Province
Batticaloa
Chavakachcheri
V. N. Navaratnam
Jaffna
V. Yogeswaran

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