# Kalmunai Municipal Council

Kalmunai Municipal Council (KMC) is the local authority for the city of Kalmunai in south-eastern Sri Lanka. KMC is responsible for providing a variety of local public services including roads, sanitation, drains, housing, libraries, public parks and recreational facilities. It has 41 members elected using the Mixed system.

## History

Kalmunai Pradeshiya Sabha was created in 1987 as part of the nationwide local government re-organisation. Kalmunai didn't have an elected local government for sporadic periods, this was due to various reasons. Aljazeera, the Asiafoundation and the Daily Mirror attribute this to civil war; Reuters and the US State Department attribute this to calls for election boycotts by the LTTE (enforced with brutal reprisals for non compliance); the Taipei Times and the BBC attribute this to area coming under LTTE control and the Tamilnet attribute it to The Sri Lankan government's suspension of all local government in the north and east of the country in 1983 using Emergency Regulations. Kalmunai was promoted to municipality in 2001.

## Election results

Local Authorities Election 2018 Results - Sri Lanka | Adaderana]

### 2018 local government election

Results of the local government election held on 10 February 2018:
| Alliances and parties | Alliances and parties | Votes | % | Seats |
| | United National Party | 17,424 | 29.66% | 12 |
| | Independent Group 4 | 13,239 | 22.54% | 9 |
| | Ilankai Tamil Arasu Kadchi | 9,003 | 15.33% | 7 |
| | All Ceylon Makkal Congress (ACMC) | 7,573 | 12.89% | 5 |
| | Tamil United Liberation Front (TULF) | 4,749 | 8.08% | 3 |
| | Independent Group 3 | 1,572 | 2.68% | 1 |
| | National Congress | 1,522 | 2.59% | 1 |
| | Independent Group 2 | 1,226 | 2.09% | 1 |
| | Sri Lanka Freedom Party | 1,130 | 1.92% | 1 |
| | National Front for Good Governance | 623 | 1.06% | 1 |
| Valid Votes | Valid Votes | 58,744 | 100.00% | 41 |
| Rejected Votes | Rejected Votes | 611 | | |
| Total Polled | Total Polled | 59,355 | | |
| Registered Electors | Registered Electors | 74,946 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | 77.46% | | |
Source: elections.gov.lk
Elected Ward Members: S.Kuberan (ITAK Ward No.01), AM.Rakeeb (UNP -02), AR.Ameer (UNP -03), MS.Umar Ali (UNP -04), MSM.Harees (Indp.03 -05), A.Vijayaratnam (ITAK -06), CM.Mufeeth (ACMC -07), K.Selvarasa (TULF -08), T.Rasaratnam (ITAK -09), P.Selvanayakam (ITAK -10), K.Mahenthiran (ITAK -11), S.Santhirasegaram (ITAK -12), K.Sivalingam (ITAK -13), ACA.Sathar (UNP -14), AMA.Rozan (UNP -15), M.Rahmath (UNP -16), AM.Fairoos (UNP -17), NM.Rismeer (Indp.04 -18), M.Fasmeer (Indp.04 -19), MYM.Joufar (Indp.04 -20), ARM.Aseem (Indp.04 -21), MSA.Rafeek (Indp.04 -22), MIA.Azees (Indp.04 -23)
Nominate Members: M. Nanthini (UNP), K. Puwaneswary (UNP), Arika Kariyaper (UNP), AMS. Nasreen (UNP), MA. Siddeeka (Indp.04), AH. Suyail (Indp.04), ANS. Rameesa (Indp.04), MIMA. Manaf (ACMC), AR. Baseera (ACMC), US. Sameena (ACMC), V. Santhiran (TULF), K. Vijayalaksumi (TULF), AR. Selesthina (Indp.02), AL. Rafeek (SLFP), NAM. Azam (NFGG), MMM. Safras (NC), BM. Sifan (ACMC)
* AM. Rakeeb (UNP) elected as Mayor (Voting 22/41 seats)
Sources: www.dailymirror.lk and www.metromirror.lk
List of mayors
* A.R. Azmeer (2006-2007)
* H.M.M. Harees (2008-2009)
* S.Z.M. Mashoor Moulana (2009-2011)
* Siraz Meerasahib (2011-2013)
* Nizam Kariapper (2013-2016)
* A.M. Rakeeb (2018-now)