The Tamil National Alliance (TNA) on Monday held a meeting to decide on the allocation of nominations within the alliance for the parliamentary election on August 17.
The four member coalition met for eight hours to discuss the nominations, after the overall number of seats across the Jaffna electoral district were reduced. For the five vacant parliamentary seats in the district, each party is allowed to field a total of 10 nominations, which will be announced by the parties this week.
Across the Northern and Eastern provinces, the Ilankai Thamil Arasu Katchi (ITAK) was allocated 23 nominations, Eelam People's Revolutionary Liberation Front (EPRLF) was allocated 8, Tamil Eelam Liberation Organization (TELO) 8 and the People's Liberation Organisation of Tamil Eelam (PLOTE) 5 nominations.
Breakdown of TNA candidacy allocations across electoral districts:
Jaffna:
ITAK 6, EPRLF 2, TELO 1, PLOTE 1
Vanni:
ITAK 3, EPRLF 2, TELO 3, PLOTE 1
Trincomalee:
ITAK 4, EPRLF 1, TELO 1, PLOTE 1
Batticaloa:
ITAK 5, EPRLF 1, TELO 1, PLOTE 1
Amparai:
ITAK 5, EPRLF 2, TELO 2, PLOTE 1
The four member coalition met for eight hours to discuss the nominations, after the overall number of seats across the Jaffna electoral district were reduced. For the five vacant parliamentary seats in the district, each party is allowed to field a total of 10 nominations, which will be announced by the parties this week.
Across the Northern and Eastern provinces, the Ilankai Thamil Arasu Katchi (ITAK) was allocated 23 nominations, Eelam People's Revolutionary Liberation Front (EPRLF) was allocated 8, Tamil Eelam Liberation Organization (TELO) 8 and the People's Liberation Organisation of Tamil Eelam (PLOTE) 5 nominations.
Breakdown of TNA candidacy allocations across electoral districts:
Jaffna:
ITAK 6, EPRLF 2, TELO 1, PLOTE 1
Vanni:
ITAK 3, EPRLF 2, TELO 3, PLOTE 1
Trincomalee:
ITAK 4, EPRLF 1, TELO 1, PLOTE 1
Batticaloa:
ITAK 5, EPRLF 1, TELO 1, PLOTE 1
Amparai:
ITAK 5, EPRLF 2, TELO 2, PLOTE 1