Mannar Urban Council

Mannar Urban Council was created with effect from 15 April 2006 from parts of Mannar Divisional Council.^[1] However, according to the pro-LTTE TamilNet, the Sri Lankan government had suspended all local government in the north and east of the country in 1983 using emergency regulations.^[2] The civil war prevented elections from being held for MUC until 2011..

On 27 January 2006 local authority elections were called for the entire country.^[3][4] It was later announced that elections would be held on 30 March 2006 across the entire country.^[5] The Election Commissioner subsequently postponed the elections in the north and Batticaloa District until 30 September 2006.^[6] On 23 September 2006 elections in the north and Batticaloa District were postponed until 30 June 2007.^[7][8]

MUC continued to be administered by special commissioners until the 2011 elections.

Results of the local government election held on 17 March 2011:^[9]

The following candidates were elected:^[10] Santhanpillai Gnanaprgasam (TNA); Sebastiyampillai Jemes Firansis Jesuthasan (TNA); Nilamutheen Nahusheen (UPFA); Anthony Charles Morines Perera (TNA); Subramaniyam Pirunthavananathan (TNA); Sampooranam Rathinasingam (TNA); and Selvarasa Selvakumar (UPFA).

Santhanpillai Gnanaprgasam (TNA) and Sebastiyampillai Jemes Firansis Jesuthasan (TNA) were appointed Chairman and Deputy Chairman respectively.^[10]