Eastern Provincial Council election 2008

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:politics
gptkbp:chiefMinisterElected gptkb:Sivanesathurai_Chandrakanthan
gptkbp:country gptkb:Sri_Lanka
gptkbp:date 10 May 2008
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Eastern Provincial Council election 2008
gptkbp:nextEdition Eastern Provincial Council election 2012
gptkbp:notable_for First election after demerger of North Eastern Province
First provincial election in Eastern Province since 1988
gptkbp:party gptkb:United_National_Party
gptkb:Sri_Lanka_Muslim_Congress
gptkb:United_People's_Freedom_Alliance
Tamil Democratic National Alliance
gptkbp:previousEdition Eastern Provincial Council election 1988
gptkbp:region gptkb:Eastern_Province
gptkbp:result UPFA won majority
gptkbp:seatingCapacity 37
gptkbp:type provincial council election
gptkbp:voterTurnout 65.78%
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:TMVP
gptkbp:bfsLayer 8