List of mayors of Kandy
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| Mayor of Kandy | |
|---|---|
Incumbent since 3 June 2025Chandrasiri Wijenayake | |
| Kandy Municipal Council | |
| Style | His Worship |
| Seat | Kandy |
| Constituting instrument | Municipal Council Ordinance No. 17 of 1865 |
| First holder | Sir Cudah Ratwatte |
| Deputy | Ruwan Kumara |
The mayor of Kandy is the mayor and head of the Kandy Municipal Council. The post was created in 1866 when the Kandy Municipal Council established by the Municipalities Ordinance of 1865. The offices of the mayor are at the Kandy Town Hall. The mayor's legal title is His worship the Mayor of Kandy.
List of mayors
[edit]- Parties
United National Party Sri Lanka Freedom Party National People's Power Independent
| Name | Party | Term of office | Notes | Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sir Cudah Ratwatte | Independent | 1939–1940 | First elected mayor of Kandy | ||
| Allan Morley Spaar | Independent | 1940–1942 | |||
| Naganather Canaganayagam | Independent | 1942 | First Tamil mayor | [1] | |
| Bennet Soysa | Independent | 1943–1944 | |||
| A. S. Karunaratna | Independent | 1945 | |||
| Victor M. Guruswamy | Independent | 1946 | |||
| Fredrick de Silva | United National Party | 1947 | Member of Parliament for Kandy (1954–57) and Ambassador to France (1968–71) | ||
| A. C. L. Ratwatte | United National Party | 1948 | |||
| Bennet Soysa | United National Party | 1949 | |||
| E. L. Senanayake | United National Party | 1950–1954 | Speaker of the Sri Lankan Parliament and Governor of North Central Province and Central Province | [2] | |
| Bennet Soysa | United National Party | 1954–1956 | Member of the State Council and the Senate of Ceylon | ||
| E. L. Senanayake | United National Party | 1956–1960 | |||
| Bennet Soysa | United National Party | 1961–1962 | |||
| Noel Wimalasena | United National Party | 1963 | |||
| E. L. Senanayake | United National Party | 1964–1968 | |||
| Sir Bennet Soysa | United National Party | 1968–1970 | |||
| Tilak Ratnayake | United National Party | 1979–1990 | Governor of Uva Province (1990–1993) | ||
| Chandra Ranaraja | United National Party | 1990–1991 | First female mayor | ||
| Don Edmund Pathirana | United National Party | 1991–1997 | |||
| Harindra Dunuwille | United National Party | 1997–2002 | Member of Parliament (1989–94) and served as the Deputy Minister of State for Constitutional Affairs | ||
| Kesera Senanayake | United National Party | 2002–2006 | Son of E. L. Senanayake | [3] | |
| L. B. Aluvihare | United National Party | 2006–2010 | |||
| Rajapathiranalage Sarath Pushpakumara | United National Party | 2010–2011 | |||
| Mahendra Ratwatte | Sri Lanka Freedom Party | 2011–2015 | Resigned to take on the role of Basnayake Nilame of the Kandy Sri Vishnu Devala | [4] | |
| Sena Dissanayake | Sri Lanka Freedom Party | 2015–2018 | [5] | ||
| Kesera Senanayake | United National Party | 2018–2024 | [6] | ||
| Chandrasiri Wijenayake | National People's Power | 2025–present | [7] | ||
References
[edit]- ^ Arumugam, S., ed. (1997). Dictionary of Biography of the Tamils of Ceylon (PDF). p. 28.
- ^ "Tribute to Desamanya E.L. Senanayake". Daily News. 31 January 2005. Retrieved 13 April 2018.
- ^ Muller, Carl (16 June 2002). "Exclusive interview with the Mayor of Kandy, Mr. Kesara Senanayake - of rotten apples and toilet water!". The Island. Retrieved 13 April 2018.
- ^ "Mahendra Ratwatte resigns as Mayor of Kandy". Daily Mirror. 19 November 2015. Retrieved 13 April 2018.
- ^ "New Kandy mayor assumes duty". Tamil Eelam Liberation Organization. 16 December 2015. Retrieved 13 April 2018.
- ^ Senaratne, L. B. (8 April 2018). "UNP's Kesera wins Kandy's mayoral battle amid UPFA, JVP neutrality". Sunday Times. Retrieved 13 April 2018.
- ^ Kuruluwansha, Asela (3 June 2025). "New Kandy Mayor ready to face challenges". The Daily News. Retrieved 10 June 2025.