E. Arnold (Sri Lankan politician)
Sri Lankan politician
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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 | |
| Party | Illankai Tamil Arasu Kachchi |
Other political affiliations | Tamil National Alliance |
Ethnicity | Sri Lankan Tamil |
Career
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 on 26 March 2018.[9][10][11]
Electoral history
| Election | Constituency | Party | Alliance | Votes | Result | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 provincial[2] | Jaffna District | ITAK | TNA | 2,688 | Elected | ||
| 2018 local[12] | Passaiyoor | ITAK | TNA | 642 | Elected | ||
