UPFA wins at local government polls

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The ruling party, United People’s Freedom Alliance (UPFA) secured a comfortable victory at the elections held on Saturday for 65 Local Government bodies.

With the 45 local bodies won by the ruling UPFA in the Saturday elections, the Government has the control of 250 local bodies out of the total 335.

In the Northern Province out of the 20 local bodies the ruling UPFA won only the Kayts, Velanai and Delft Pradeshiya Sabhas in the Jaffna District and the Illankai Thamil Arusu Katchchi (ITAK), a constituent party of Tamil national Alliance (TNA) won the rest.

The other Tamil party, TULF has won two bodies, Pachchilaippalli PS and Poonakari PS in the Kilinochchi District.

The main opposition United National Party (UNP), Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) and the government ally Sri Lanka Muslim Congress (SLMC) failed to secure victory in any of the local bodies.