List of Mayors of Jaffna
Mayors and chairmen

Name
Name
Party
Took office
Left office
Title
Refs
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Canagaratnam, A.A. Canagaratnam
-
-
-
Chairman
-
-
Nalliah, R. R.R. R. Nalliah
-
-
-
Chairman
-
-
Sabapathy, Sam A.Sam A. Sabapathy
-
1937
1939
Chairman
-
-
Aiyadurai, K.K. Aiyadurai
-
1942
1943
Chairman
-
-
Sabapathy, Sam A.Sam A. Sabapathy
-
6 January 1949
31 December 1949
Mayor
-
-
Ponnambalam, CathiraveluCathiravelu Ponnambalam
-
6 January 1950
31 December 1951
Mayor
-
-
Sabapathy, Sam A.Sam A. Sabapathy
-
11 January 1952
31 December 1954
Mayor
-
-
Sultan, M. A. M. M.M. A. M. M. Sultan
-
5 January 1955
31 December 1955
Mayor
-
-
Navaratnam, S. A.S. A. Navaratnam
-
16 January 1956
31 December 1957
Mayor
-
-
Kasipillai, P.P. Kasipillai
-
6 July 1960
31 December 1960
Mayor
-
-
Thurairajah, T. S.T. S. Thurairajah
-
7 January 1961
12 February 1962
Mayor
-
-
Jacob, M.M. Jacob
-
19 February 1962
15 May 1963
Mayor
-
-
Tharmalingam, S. A.S. A. Tharmalingam
-
28 May 1962
4 April 1963
Mayor
-
-
John, P. M.P. M. John
-
11 April 1963
6 May 1963
Mayor
-
-
Thurairajah, T. S.T. S. Thurairajah
-
15 May 1963
6 May 1963
Mayor
-
-
Mahadeva, S. S.S. S. Mahadeva
-
8 July 1965
31 December 1965
Mayor
-
-
Nagarajah, S.S. Nagarajah
-
8 January 1966
24 March 1966
Mayor
-
-
Duraiappah, AlfredAlfred Duraiappah
-
15 February 1970
21 April 1971
Mayor
-
-
Duraiappah, AlfredAlfred Duraiappah
Sri Lanka Freedom Party
22 April 1971
27 July 1975
Mayor
-
-
Viswanathan, R.R. Viswanathan
-
1 June 1979
31 May 1983
Mayor
-
-
Yogeswaran, SarojiniSarojini Yogeswaran
Tamil United Liberation Front
11 March 1998
17 May 1998
Mayor
-
-
Sivapalan, PonPon Sivapalan
Tamil United Liberation Front
29 June 1998
11 September 1998
Mayor
-
-
Raviraj, NadarajahNadarajah Raviraj
Tamil United Liberation Front
9 January 2001
18 December 2001
Mayor
-
-
Kandaiyan, SellanSellan Kandaiyan
Tamil United Liberation Front
15 January 2002
13 February 2003
Mayor
-
-
Patkunarajah, YogeswariYogeswari Patkunarajah
Eelam People's Democratic Party
1 September 2009
-
Mayor
-
-
Arnold, E.E. Arnold
Illankai Tamil Arasu Kachchi
26 February 2018
-
Mayor
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Question: When did the first two mayors from the Tamil United Liberation Front leave office?
Answer: The Tamil United Liberation Front Mayor of Jaffna Sarojini Yogeswaran left office on 17 May 1998 and her successor Pon Sivapalan left office on 11 September 1998.