Eravur Urban Council (EUC) is the

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for the town of Eravur in eastern

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. EUC is responsible for providing a variety of local public services including roads, sanitation, drains, housing, libraries, public parks and recreational facilities. It has 9 members elected using the

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Election results

2006 local government election

Results of the local government election held on 20 May 2006: The following candidates were elected: Mohamed Cassim Abdul Gafoor (SLMC); Abu Haniffa Sahul Hameed (SLMC); Abdul Gafoor Mohamed Hassan (SLMC); Jamaldeen Mohamadu Jemeel (Ind 3); Mahumoothu Lebbe Abdul Lathief (UNP); Hayathu Mohamed Noor Mohamed (SLMC); Ahamed Farsath Jamaldeen Mohamed Musthafa (SLMC); Abdul Latif Mohamadu Yoosuf (UPFA); and Mohamadu Sarif Zubair (UPFA). Mohamed Cassim Abdul Gafoor (SLMC) and Abu Haniffa Sahul Hameed (SLMC) were appointed Chairman and Deputy Chairman respectively. The term of the council was due to expire in 2010 but on 22 December 2009 Minister of Local Government and Provincial Councils

Janaka Bandara Tennakoon Janaka Bandara Tennakoon is a Sri Lankan politician, a member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka and a former Cabinet Minister. He was educated at Dharmaraja College, Kandy. He contested as the Group Leader of the Matale District of the Central Prov ...

extended it until 31 March 2011. Eravur Town Rural Council (''Eravur Town Pradesha Sabhai'' or ''Eravur Town Pradeshiya Sabha'') was promoted and renamed Eravur Urban Council with effect from 1 April 2011.

2011 local government election

Results of the local government election held on 17 March 2011: The following candidates were elected: Akeel Arshath K. L.; Abdul Raseed Firous; Abdul Lathief Mahumoothu Lebbe; Ameen Issath Mohideen;

Seyed Ali Zahir Moulana Seyed Ali Zahir Moulana (born 25 June 1956) is a Sri Lankan politician, former diplomat and local government activist. He is most known for the pivotal and important role he played in bringing about an end to the Sri Lankan Civil War. He has bee ...

(UPFA); Meera Labbey Rebupasam; Poopalaretnam Sasikaran; Mohamed Ismail Mohamed Thasleem (UPFA); and Iramlan Abdul Wasith.

(UPFA) and Mohamed Ismail Mohamed Thasleem (UPFA) were appointed Chairman and Deputy Chairman respectively.

References

{{Urban councils of Sri Lanka Government of Batticaloa District Local authorities in Eastern Province, Sri Lanka Urban councils of Sri Lanka