Identity area
Reference code
CA UTSC 014-S2-SS1-7-16
Title
[Local government elections and new village councils]
Date(s)
- 1963-1965 (Creation)
Level of description
File
Extent and medium
1 file of textual records
Context area
Name of creator
(1898-1977)
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Content and structure area
Scope and content
File includes records related to the local government elections and the newly formed village councils. Includes meeting invitations, letters, a hand drawn map, The Ceylon Government Gazette (December 1963), lists of candidates and nominations, and party symbols. Also includes a letter from E. I. Ponniah regarding Kalmunai town electorate, its formation, a detailed overview of the area, and political representation issues of the Saandar caste in local government. Also includes a letter from the Chairman of the Mallikaitivu Village Council detailing the splitting of the existing village council to create two new village councils, Seruwila and Dehiwatte, and the impact of the split.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
System of arrangement
Original folder number is 70
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
Conditions governing reproduction
Language of material
- Tamil
- English