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Up-Country People's Front

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Up-Country People's Front
LeaderVelusami Radhakrishnan
Secretary-GeneralS. Vijesandiran
FounderP. Chandrasekaran
Founded1989
HeadquartersNo. 88/2, CWF Building, Dunbar Road, Hatton
Youth wingUp-Country Youth Front
National affiliationSamagi Jana Balawegaya
Regional affiliationTamil Progressive Alliance
Colors  Red
  Black[1]
Parliament of Sri Lanka
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Election symbol
Mammoty

The Up-Country People's Front is a political party in Sri Lanka. It is part of the Tamil Progressive Alliance.

History

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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.

References

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  1. ^ "Upcountry people's front divides". Hiru News. 20 December 2014. Retrieved 3 December 2016.