The Sri Lanka Muslim Congress is a political party in Sri Lanka. The party was formed at a meeting held at Kattankudy in 1981 by a small study group of local Eastern Province political leaders. At the last legislative elections, held on 2 April 2004, the party won 2.0% of the popular vote and 5 out of 225 seats. The party represents the Muslim community of Sri Lanka.
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