Desha Vimukthi Janatha Pakshaya

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
National Liberation People's Party
Desha Vimukthi Janatha Pakshaya
Secretary-GeneralD. Kalansooriya
SecretaryP. M. Podiappuhamy
Founded1988
Headquarters152/1 1/2 Baddagana HS., Duwa Road, Baddagana
National affiliationSri Lanka People's Freedom Alliance
Parliament of Sri Lanka
0 / 225
Election symbol
Ear of Paddy

The Desha Vimukthi Janatha Pakshaya (DVJP) (National Liberation People's Party) is a political party in Sri Lanka. It is currently a member of the Socialist Alliance and the Sri Lanka People's Freedom Alliance.

The party's general secretary is D. Kalansooriya.

History[edit]

The DVJP was founded in 1988.

During the last legislative elections on 2 April 2004, the party was part of the United People's Freedom Alliance, which won 45.6% of the popular vote and 105 out of 225 seats.