Tamil National People's Front

The Tamil National People's Front (TNPF) is a Sri Lankan political alliance which represents the Sri Lankan Tamil ethnic minority in the country. It was launched on 28 February 2010 as breakaway faction of the Tamil National Alliance (TNA).[1] Its main constituent is the All Ceylon Tamil Congress and it also includes former TNA Jaffna district MPs Selvarajah Kajendren and Pathmini Sithamparanathan.[2]

Tamil National People's Front தமிழ் தேசியத்திற்கான மக்கள் முன்னணி ද්‍රවිඩ ජාතික ජනතා පෙරමුණ
President	Gajendrakumar Ponnambalam
Secretary-General	S. Kajendren
Vice President	R. E. Anandaraja Rajakon Hariharan Visvalingam Manivannan Gajendrakumar Ponnambalam P. Sithamparanathan
Founder	Gajendrakumar Ponnambalam
Founded	28 February 2010
Split from	Tamil National Alliance
Headquarters	43, 3rd Cross Street, Jaffna, Sri Lanka
Ideology	Tamil Nationalism
Colors
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Website
www.tnpf.info
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2010 Parliamentary General Election

In the 8 April 2010 parliamentary election in which the United People's Freedom Alliance alliance led by President Rajapaksa retained power, the Tamil National People's Front led by Gajendrakumar Ponnambalam won 0.09% of the popular vote and no seats in the Sri Lankan parliament.

Votes and seats won by TNPF by electoral district

Electoral District	Votes	%	Seats	Turnout	TNPF MPs
Jaffna	6,362	4.28%	0	23.33%
Trincomalee	1,182	0.85%	0	62.20%
Total	7,544	0.09%	0	61.26%
Source:"Parliamentary General Election – 2010". Department of Elections, Sri Lanka.

References

1. "Tamil National Peoples Front launched in Jaffna". TamilNet. 1 March 2010. Retrieved 10 April 2010.
2. "TNPF announces Central Committee, prepares party constitution". TamilNet. 24 February 2011. Retrieved 17 August 2020.