Northern Provincial Council வட மாகாண சபை උතුරු පළාත් සභා | |
|---|---|
| 1st Northern Provincial Council | |
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| Type | |
| Type | |
| Leadership | |
Chairman | |
Deputy Chairman | |
Leader of the Opposition | K. Kamalendran, UPFA since 25 October 2013 |
Chief Secretary | R. Wijialudchumi since 5 December 2011 |
| Structure | |
| Seats | 38 |
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Political groups | Government (30)
Opposition (8) |
| Elections | |
Last election | 21 September 2013 |
| Meeting place | |
| Provincial Council Assembly Hall, Northern Provincial Council Building, Kaithady | |
| Website | |
| np.gov.lk | |
Northern Provincial Council (Tamil: வட மாகாண சபை Vaṭa Mākāṇa Capai; NPC) is the provincial council for the Northern Province in Sri Lanka. In accordance with the Sri Lankan constitution, NPC has legislative power over a variety of matters including agriculture, education, health, housing, local government, planning, road transport and social services. The constitution also gives it powers over police and land but successive central governments have refused to devolve these powers to the provinces.[1][2][3] NPC has 38 members elected using the open list proportional representation system.
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