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Thowfeek contested the [[Sri Lankan parliamentary election, 2001|2001 parliamentary election]] as one of the [[United National Front (Sri Lanka)|United National Front]]'s (UNF) candidates in [[Trincomalee Electoral District|Trincomalee District]]. He was elected and entered [[Sri Lankan Parliament|Parliament]].<ref name=pe01>{{cite web|url=http://www.slelections.gov.lk/pdf/preference2001GE.pdf |archive-url=http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20120809183323/http://www.slelections.gov.lk/pdf/preference2001GE.pdf |dead-url=yes |archive-date=2012-08-09 |title=General Election 2001 Preferences |publisher=Department of Elections, Sri Lanka }}</ref> He contested the [[Sri Lankan parliamentary election, 2004|2004 parliamentary election]] as a [[Sri Lanka Muslim Congress]] (SLMC) candidate in Trincomalee District but failed to get re-elected after coming fifth amongst the SLMC candidates.<ref name=pe04>{{cite web|url=http://www.slelections.gov.lk/pdf/Preference2004GE.pdf |title=General Election 2004 Preferences |publisher=Department of Elections, Sri Lanka }}{{dead link|date=April 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> |
Thowfeek contested the [[Sri Lankan parliamentary election, 2001|2001 parliamentary election]] as one of the [[United National Front (Sri Lanka)|United National Front]]'s (UNF) candidates in [[Trincomalee Electoral District|Trincomalee District]]. He was elected and entered [[Sri Lankan Parliament|Parliament]].<ref name=pe01>{{cite web|url=http://www.slelections.gov.lk/pdf/preference2001GE.pdf |archive-url=http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20120809183323/http://www.slelections.gov.lk/pdf/preference2001GE.pdf |dead-url=yes |archive-date=2012-08-09 |title=General Election 2001 Preferences |publisher=Department of Elections, Sri Lanka }}</ref> He contested the [[Sri Lankan parliamentary election, 2004|2004 parliamentary election]] as a [[Sri Lanka Muslim Congress]] (SLMC) candidate in Trincomalee District but failed to get re-elected after coming fifth amongst the SLMC candidates.<ref name=pe04>{{cite web|url=http://www.slelections.gov.lk/pdf/Preference2004GE.pdf |title=General Election 2004 Preferences |publisher=Department of Elections, Sri Lanka }}{{dead link|date=April 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> |
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Thowfeek contested the 2006 local government election as an [[Independent politician|independent]] group candidate and was elected to Muttur Divisional Council, becoming its chairman.<ref>{{cite journal|url=http://www.documents.gov.lk/Extgzt/2006/Pdf/Apr/1440-11/1440-11E.pdf|date=10 April 2006|title=PART IV (B) — LOCAL GOVERNMENT Notices under the Local Authorities Elections Ordinance LOCAL AUTHORITIES ELECTIONS ORDINANCE (CHAPTER 262) Notice under Section 66 (2)|journal=[[The Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka]] Extraordinary|volume=1440/11}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Kinniya, Muttur Council chairmen take oaths|url=http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=17795|work=[[TamilNet]]|date=16 April 2006}}</ref> Thowfeek contested the [[Sri Lankan provincial council elections, 2008–09|2008 provincial council election]] as one of the [[United People's Freedom Alliance]]'s (UPFA) candidates in Trincomalee District but failed to get elected to the [[Eastern Provincial Council]].<ref>{{cite journal|url=http://www.documents.gov.lk/Extgzt/2008/pdf/Apr/1543_30/1543_30E.pdf|date=4 April 2008|title=PART I : SECTION (I) — GENERAL Government Notifications PROVINCIAL COUNCILS ELECTIONS ACT, No. 2 OF 1988 Notice Under Section 22(1)|journal=[[The Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka]] Extraordinary|volume=1543/30}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Kamalendran|first1=Chris|title=Where hope and fear live side-by-side|url=http://www.sundaytimes.lk/080413/News/news0014.html|work=[[The Sunday Times (Sri Lanka)]]|date=13 April 2008}}</ref> |
Thowfeek contested the 2006 local government election as an [[Independent politician|independent]] group candidate and was elected to Muttur Divisional Council, becoming its chairman.<ref>{{cite journal|url=http://www.documents.gov.lk/Extgzt/2006/Pdf/Apr/1440-11/1440-11E.pdf|date=10 April 2006|title=PART IV (B) — LOCAL GOVERNMENT Notices under the Local Authorities Elections Ordinance LOCAL AUTHORITIES ELECTIONS ORDINANCE (CHAPTER 262) Notice under Section 66 (2)|journal=[[The Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka]] Extraordinary|volume=1440/11|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130401134437/http://documents.gov.lk/Extgzt/2006/Pdf/Apr/1440-11/1440-11E.pdf|archivedate=1 April 2013|df=}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Kinniya, Muttur Council chairmen take oaths|url=http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=17795|work=[[TamilNet]]|date=16 April 2006}}</ref> Thowfeek contested the [[Sri Lankan provincial council elections, 2008–09|2008 provincial council election]] as one of the [[United People's Freedom Alliance]]'s (UPFA) candidates in Trincomalee District but failed to get elected to the [[Eastern Provincial Council]].<ref>{{cite journal|url=http://www.documents.gov.lk/Extgzt/2008/pdf/Apr/1543_30/1543_30E.pdf|date=4 April 2008|title=PART I : SECTION (I) — GENERAL Government Notifications PROVINCIAL COUNCILS ELECTIONS ACT, No. 2 OF 1988 Notice Under Section 22(1)|journal=[[The Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka]] Extraordinary|volume=1543/30}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Kamalendran|first1=Chris|title=Where hope and fear live side-by-side|url=http://www.sundaytimes.lk/080413/News/news0014.html|work=[[The Sunday Times (Sri Lanka)]]|date=13 April 2008}}</ref> |
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<ref>{{cite journal|url=http://www.documents.gov.lk/Extgzt/2008/pdf/May/1549_17/1549_17E.pdf |date=15 May 2008 |title=PART I : SECTION (I) — GENERAL Government Notifications PROVINCIAL COUNCILS ELECTIONS ACT, No. 2 OF 1988 Eastern Province Provincial Council |journal=[[The Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka]] Extraordinary |volume=1549/17 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140525195143/http://www.documents.gov.lk/Extgzt/2008/pdf/May/1549_17/1549_17E.pdf |archivedate=25 May 2014 |df= }}</ref> |
<ref>{{cite journal|url=http://www.documents.gov.lk/Extgzt/2008/pdf/May/1549_17/1549_17E.pdf |date=15 May 2008 |title=PART I : SECTION (I) — GENERAL Government Notifications PROVINCIAL COUNCILS ELECTIONS ACT, No. 2 OF 1988 Eastern Province Provincial Council |journal=[[The Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka]] Extraordinary |volume=1549/17 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140525195143/http://www.documents.gov.lk/Extgzt/2008/pdf/May/1549_17/1549_17E.pdf |archivedate=25 May 2014 |df= }}</ref> |
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Thowfeek contested the [[Sri Lankan parliamentary election, 2010|2010 parliamentary election]] as one of the UPFA's candidates in Trincomalee District but failed to get elected after coming sixth amongst the UPFA candidates.<ref name=pe10>{{cite web|url=http://www.slelections.gov.lk/pdf/GE2010_preferences/Trincomalee_pref_GE2010.pdf|title=Parliamentary General Election - 2010 Trincomalee Preferences|publisher=Department of Elections, Sri Lanka}}</ref> |
Thowfeek contested the [[Sri Lankan parliamentary election, 2010|2010 parliamentary election]] as one of the UPFA's candidates in Trincomalee District but failed to get elected after coming sixth amongst the UPFA candidates.<ref name=pe10>{{cite web|url=http://www.slelections.gov.lk/pdf/GE2010_preferences/Trincomalee_pref_GE2010.pdf|title=Parliamentary General Election - 2010 Trincomalee Preferences|publisher=Department of Elections, Sri Lanka}}{{dead link|date=December 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> |
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==Electoral history== |
==Electoral history== |
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Revision as of 21:57, 3 December 2017
K. M. Thowfeek | |
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| Member of Parliament for Trincomalee District | |
| In office 2001–2004 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 4 April 1958 |
| Political party | United People's Freedom Alliance |
| Ethnicity | Sri Lankan Moor |
Kabeeb Mohamed Thowfeek (born 4 April 1958; also known as Thideer Thowfeek) is a Sri Lankan politician and former Member of Parliament.
Early life and family
Thowfeek was born on 4 April 1958.[1] He is the brother of M. S. Thowfeek.[2]
Career
Thowfeek contested the 2001 parliamentary election as one of the United National Front's (UNF) candidates in Trincomalee District. He was elected and entered Parliament.[3] He contested the 2004 parliamentary election as a Sri Lanka Muslim Congress (SLMC) candidate in Trincomalee District but failed to get re-elected after coming fifth amongst the SLMC candidates.[4]
Thowfeek contested the 2006 local government election as an independent group candidate and was elected to Muttur Divisional Council, becoming its chairman.[5][6] Thowfeek contested the 2008 provincial council election as one of the United People's Freedom Alliance's (UPFA) candidates in Trincomalee District but failed to get elected to the Eastern Provincial Council.[7][8] [9]
Thowfeek contested the 2010 parliamentary election as one of the UPFA's candidates in Trincomalee District but failed to get elected after coming sixth amongst the UPFA candidates.[10]
Electoral history
| Election | Constituency | Party | Votes | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 parliamentary[3] | Trincomalee District | UNF | 24,847 | Elected |
| 2004 parliamentary[4] | Trincomalee District | SLMC | 16,599 | Not elected |
| 2006 local | Muttur DC | Ind | Elected | |
| 2008 provincial | Trincomalee District | UPFA | Not elected | |
| 2010 parliamentary[10] | Trincomalee District | UPFA | 5,096 | Not elected |
References
- ^ "Directory of Members: Thideer Thowfeek". Parliament of Sri Lanka.
- ^ Weerakkody, Kalinga (20 August 2003). "Defence Minister orders: Security strengthened in East". The Island (Sri Lanka).
- ^ a b "General Election 2001 Preferences" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-08-09.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|dead-url=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ a b "General Election 2004 Preferences" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "PART IV (B) — LOCAL GOVERNMENT Notices under the Local Authorities Elections Ordinance LOCAL AUTHORITIES ELECTIONS ORDINANCE (CHAPTER 262) Notice under Section 66 (2)" (PDF). The Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka Extraordinary. 1440/11. 10 April 2006. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 April 2013.
{{cite journal}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "Kinniya, Muttur Council chairmen take oaths". TamilNet. 16 April 2006.
- ^ "PART I : SECTION (I) — GENERAL Government Notifications PROVINCIAL COUNCILS ELECTIONS ACT, No. 2 OF 1988 Notice Under Section 22(1)" (PDF). The Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka Extraordinary. 1543/30. 4 April 2008.
- ^ Kamalendran, Chris (13 April 2008). "Where hope and fear live side-by-side". The Sunday Times (Sri Lanka).
- ^ "PART I : SECTION (I) — GENERAL Government Notifications PROVINCIAL COUNCILS ELECTIONS ACT, No. 2 OF 1988 Eastern Province Provincial Council" (PDF). The Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka Extraordinary. 1549/17. 15 May 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 May 2014.
{{cite journal}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ a b "Parliamentary General Election - 2010 Trincomalee Preferences" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka.[permanent dead link]
