Emmanuel Arnold (Tamil: இம்மானுவேல் ஆனல்ட்) is a Sri Lankan Tamil politician, former provincial councillor and the former Mayor of Jaffna.
E. Arnold | |
|---|---|
| 19th Mayor of Jaffna | |
| In office 26 March 2018 – 30 December 2020 | |
| Preceded by | Yogeswari Patkunarajah |
| Succeeded by | V. Manivannan |
| Member of the Northern Provincial Council for Jaffna District | |
| In office 11 October 2013 – 14 December 2017 | |
| Succeeded by | saba kugathas |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | Illankai Tamil Arasu Kachchi |
| Other political affiliations | Tamil National Alliance |
| Ethnicity | Sri Lankan Tamil |
Career edit
Arnold contested the 2013 provincial council election as one of the Tamil National Alliance's candidates in Jaffna District and was elected to the Northern Provincial Council.[1][2] After the election he was appointed to assist the Chief Minister on enterprise promotion and sports development.[3] He took his oath as provincial councillor in front of Chief Minister C. V. Vigneswaran at Veerasingam Hall on 11 October 2013.[4][5]
Arnold resigned from the Northern Provincial Council in December 2017 in order to contest the 2018 local elections as the TNA's mayoral candidate in Jaffna.[6][7] He was elected to Jaffna Municipal Council as the member for Passaiyoor ward.[8] He was subsequently elected Mayor when the council met for the first time in 26 March 2018.[9][10][11]
Electoral history edit
| Election | Constituency | Party | Alliance | Votes | Result | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 provincial[2] | Jaffna District | ITAK | TNA | 2,688 | Elected | ||
| 2018 local[12] | Passaiyoor | ITAK | TNA | 642 | Elected | ||
References edit
- ^ "PART I : SECTION (I) ó GENERAL Government Notifications PROVINCIAL COUNCILS ELECTIONS ACT, No. 2 OF 1988 Northern Province Provincial Council" (PDF). The Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka Extraordinary. 1829/33. 25 September 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 December 2013.
- ^ a b "PROVINCIAL COUNCIL ELECTIONS 2013 ñ Results and preferential votes: Northern Province". The Daily Mirror (Sri Lanka). 26 September 2013. Archived from the original on 16 January 2014.
- ^ "Division of Ministries of the Northern Provincial Council & Subjects for Councillors" (PDF). TamilNet. 11 October 2013.
- ^ "NPC members take oath in Jaffna after honouring fallen Tamil Heroes". TamilNet. 11 October 2013.
- ^ "Northern Provincial Council TNA members take oaths". The Sunday Times (Sri Lanka). 11 October 2013. Archived from the original on 14 October 2013.
- ^ "ITAK decides MPc, Arnold to contest the Mayor post of Jaffna Municipality". Tamil Diplomat. 18 December 2017. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
- ^ Rajasingham, K. T. (19 December 2017). "ITAK Jaffna mayoral nomination and ramifications". Asian Tribune. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
- ^ "PART I : SECTION (I) — GENERAL Government Notifications LOCAL AUTHORITIES ELECTIONS ORDINANCE (CHAPTER 262) Notice under Section 66(2)" (PDF). The Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka Extraordinary. 2061/42-10. Colombo, Sri Lanka: 2A–3A. 9 March 2018. Retrieved 17 March 2018.
- ^ "TNA captures Jaffna Municipal Council - Arnold takes over as Mayor of Jaffna". Tamil Diplomat. 27 March 2018. Retrieved 27 March 2018.
- ^ "TNA's Emmanuel Arnold elected as Jaffna Mayor". Tamil Guardian. 26 March 2018. Retrieved 26 March 2018.
- ^ "Eemmanuel Arnold swears in as new mayor of Jaffna". Hiru News. Colombo, Sri Lanka. 26 March 2018. Retrieved 26 March 2018.
- ^ "Results Of Local Authorities Elections - 2018 (Ward by Result) - Jaffna District: Jaffna Municipal Council" (PDF) (in Tamil). Colombo, Sri Lanka: Election Commission of Sri Lanka. Retrieved 20 March 2018.
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