UNP beats JVP in Kelaniya science faculty poll
The UNP-backed student union won the elections in the science faculty of the University of Kelaniya on Thursday, beating the JVP-backed union by a majority of over 600 votes, university sources said.

The UNP-backed Shishya Padanama which campaigned on a platform of anti-ragging obtained 825 votes as against 218 votes received by the JVP-backed Vidyapeeta Kriyakari Kamituwa.

In four other faculties -- Commerce and Management, Humanities, Social Science and Medical -- candidates of the Joint Students Front backed by the JVP were elected uncontested after the UNP-backed union pulled out of the contest.

UNP student union leaders said they pulled out of the contest due to threats, but the JVP student union leaders claimed the UNP union did not have candidates to field.

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