Democratic People's Liberation Front (DPLF; ) 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. PLOTE would enter parliament in 2001.
From 2001 to 2004 DPLF had D. Siddarthan, elected from Vanni Electoral District. DPLF lost its parliamentary representation in the 2004 elections.
Electoral history Parliamentary Election year Votes Vote % Seats won +/– Government 1989 18,502 0.33% 1994 38,028 0.48% 3 2000 20,848 0.24% 3 2001 16,669 0.19% 1 2004 7,326 0.08% 1 2010 6,036 0.08% 2015 Part of TNA 2 2020 1 2024 Part of DTNA 1
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