Jaffna Electoral District
| Jaffna | |
|---|---|
| Electoral District for the Parliament of Sri Lanka | |
| Administrative District | |
| Province | Northern |
| Polling divisions | 11 |
| Population | 696,253 (2011) |
| Electorate | 529,239 (2014) |
| Current Electoral District | |
| Created | 1978 |
| Seats |
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| MPs | ITAK (1) |
| Provincial Council | Northern |
| Created from | |
Jaffna Electoral District is one of the 22 multi-member electoral districts of Sri Lanka created by the 1978 Constitution of Sri Lanka. The district covers the administrative districts of Jaffna and Kilinochchi in the Northern province. The district currently elects 9 of the 225 members of the Sri Lankan Parliament and had 529,239 registered electors in 2014. The district is Sri Lanka's Electorate Number 10.