Tamil National People's Front

The Tamil National People's Front (TNPF) is a Sri Lankan political alliance which represents the Sri Lankan Tamil ethnic minority in the country. It was launched on 28 February 2010 as breakaway faction of the Tamil National Alliance (TNA).[1] Its main constituent is the All Ceylon Tamil Congress and it also includes former TNA Jaffna district MPs Selvarajah Kajendren and Pathmini Sithamparanathan.[2]

Tamil National People's Front

தமிழ் தேசியத்திற்கான மக்கள் முன்னணி
ද්‍රවිඩ ජාතික ජනතා පෙරමුණ
PresidentGajendrakumar Ponnambalam
Secretary-GeneralS. Kajendren
Vice PresidentR. E. Anandaraja
Rajakon Hariharan
Visvalingam Manivannan
Gajendrakumar Ponnambalam
P. Sithamparanathan
FounderGajendrakumar Ponnambalam
FoundedFebruary 28, 2010 (2010-02-28)
Split fromTamil National Alliance
Headquarters43, 3rd Cross Street, Jaffna, Sri Lanka
IdeologyTamil Nationalism

2010 Parliamentary General Election

In the 8 April 2010 parliamentary election in which the United People's Freedom Alliance alliance led by President Rajapaksa retained power, the Tamil National People's Front led by Gajendrakumar Ponnambalam won 0.09% of the popular vote and no seats in the Sri Lankan parliament.

Votes and seats won by TNPF by electoral district

Electoral
District		Votes%SeatsTurnoutTNPF MPs
Jaffna6,3624.28%023.33%
Trincomalee1,1820.85%062.20%
Total7,5440.09%061.26%
Source:"Parliamentary General Election – 2010". Department of Elections, Sri Lanka.

References
  1. "Tamil National Peoples Front launched in Jaffna". TamilNet. 1 March 2010. Retrieved 10 April 2010.
  2. . TamilNet. 24 February 2011 http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=33589. Retrieved 6 May 2011. Missing or empty |title= (help)
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