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    Sri Lanka Presidential Election of 1982
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    Source: The Library of Congress Country Studies
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    TULF decided to boycott the 1982 presidential elections, partly in reaction to the harsh Prevention of Terrorism Act and partly in response to pressures exerted by Tamil extremists. Only 46 percent of the voters in Jaffna District turned out. In Sinhalese districts, 85 percent of voters turned out. Increasing violence by Tamil youths in the north and east of the island accompanied the call for a Tamil Eelam. The rising level of violence in 1983 led the government to pass a sixth amendment to the Constitution, which specifically banned talk of separatism. All sixteen TULF members of parliament were expelled for refusing to recite a loyalty oath, thus removing a critical channel for mediation.

    Data as of October 1988


    NOTE: The information regarding Sri Lanka on this page is re-published from The Library of Congress Country Studies. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Sri Lanka Presidential Election of 1982 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Sri Lanka Presidential Election of 1982 should be addressed to the Library of Congress.

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