Democratic People's Liberation Front
Template:One source Template:Use dmy dates Template:Infobox political party Democratic People's Liberation Front (DPLF; Template:Langx) a registered political party in Sri Lanka and a front of the People's Liberation Organisation of Tamil Eelam (PLOTE).
History
DPLF was established in 1987. While People's Liberation Organisation of Tamil Eelam was fighting the LTTE and other paramilitary factions in the North, they decided to enter democratic politics and gain power in parliament.
Even after their entrance to democratic politics, they would participate in battles such as the 1988 Maldives coup d'etat.<ref>Template:Citation</ref> PLOTE would enter parliament in 2001.Template:Fact
From 2001 to 2004 DPLF had D. Siddarthan, elected from Vanni Electoral District. DPLF lost its parliamentary representation in the 2004 elections.Template:Fact
Electoral history
Parliamentary
| Election year | Votes | Vote % | Seats won | +/– | Government |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 18,502 | 0.33% | Template:Composition bar | Template:Steady | Template:No |
| 1994 | 38,028 | 0.48% | Template:Composition bar | Template:Increase 3 | Template:No2Template:Efn |
| 2000 | 20,848 | 0.24% | Template:Composition bar | Template:Decrease 3 | Template:No |
| 2001 | 16,669 | 0.19% | Template:Composition bar | Template:Increase 1 | Template:No2 |
| 2004 | 7,326 | 0.08% | Template:Composition bar | Template:Decrease 1 | Template:No |
| 2010 | 6,036 | 0.08% | Template:Composition bar | Template:Steady | Template:No |
| 2015 | Part of TNA | Template:Composition bar | Template:Increase 2 | Template:No2 | |
| 2020 | Template:Composition bar | Template:Decrease 1 | Template:No2 | ||
| 2024 | Part of DTNA | Template:Composition bar | Template:Decrease 1 | Template:No | |
Notes
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