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Sarojini Yogeswaran
14th Mayor of Jaffna
In office 1998–1998
Succeeded by
Pon Sivapalan
Member of Jaffna Municipal Council
In office 1998–1998
Personal details
Born
Sarojini Ponnambalam
Died
(1998-05-17)17 May 1998 Jaffna, Sri Lanka
Political party
Tamil United Liberation Front
Spouse
Vettivelu Yogeswaran
Alma mater
Vembadi Girls High School
Sarojini Yogeswaran (née Ponnambalam; died in 1998) was the first female mayor of Jaffna, a city in Sri Lanka. She served from 1997 until her assassination. Yogeswaran was a member of the Tamil United Liberation Front and was the first elected mayor in 14 years.
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