Up-Country People's Front
Political party in Sri Lanka
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The Up-Country People's Front is a political party in Sri Lanka. It is part of the Tamil Progressive Alliance.
Up-Country People's Front | |
|---|---|
| Leader | Velusami Radhakrishnan |
| Secretary-General | S. Vijesandiran |
| Founder | P. Chandrasekaran |
| Founded | 1989 |
| Headquarters | No. 88/2, CWF Building, Dunbar Road, Hatton |
| Youth wing | Up-Country Youth Front |
| National affiliation | Samagi Jana Balawegaya |
| Regional affiliation | Tamil Progressive Alliance |
| Colors | Red Black[1] |
| Parliament of Sri Lanka | 1 / 225 |
| Local Government | 4 / 7,842 |
| Election symbol | |
| Mammoty | |
History
The party was established in 1989. P. Chandrasekaran was the party founder, who died in 2010.
At the 2004 parliamentary elections, the party won 0.5% of the popular vote and 2 out of 225 seats. One was an elected seat and the second member of parliament was appointed through the national list of the United National Party.
