Tissamaharama area developed as a village council was incorporated as a minor municipal council with divisions (07) on 01.07.1961 vide Gazette Notification No. 12230 dated 18/11/1960. At the end of its term of office, the second term of office began on 01/01/1964, and Mr. MM Maithripala became the chairman. According to the Pradeshiya Sabha Act No. 15 of 1987, the village council that existed from 01/01/1988 until then was designated as a Pradeshiya Sabha, and the jurisdiction was comprised of 44 village officer domains. The chairman of the first local council elected by popular vote was N.T. who represented the Sri Lanka Freedom Party. Mr. Dayananda. There were 12 councilors who got official power in the election held on 11/05/1991.  

Party	Name	Position
Sri Lanka Freedom Party	N. T. Mr. Dayananda	Honorable Chairman
	L. Y. N. Mr. Senaviratne	Honorable Vice President
	W. K. Mr. Premadasa	Honorable local council member
	B. K. Mr. Wimalaratne	Honorable local council member
	M. S. Mr. Somaratne	Honorable local council member
	D. D. Mr. Ekanayake	Honorable local council member
	W. G. Mr. Sudat	Honorable local council member
United National Party	W. G. Mr. Nandasena	Honorable local council member
	Mr. Hemasiri Pathinayake	Honorable Regional Council Member
	W. L. G. Mr. Jinadasa	Honorable Regional Council Member
	Mr. Jayantha Senanayake	Honorable local council member
Mahajan United Front	P. G. Mr. Peiris Appu	Honorable local council member

After the end of the term of office of that council, Mr. Buddhadasa Jayasuriya, representing the United People’s Front, became the chairman according to the local council elections held on 03/07/1997.

Party	Name	Position
Public United Front	Mr. Buddhadasa Jayasuriya	Honorable Chairman
	W. K. Mr. Premadasa	Honorable Vice President
	N. T. Mr. Dayananda	Honorable local council member
	M. S. Mr. Somaratne	Honorable local council member
	P. L. Mr. Charlie Gunaratne	Honorable local council member
	A. P. M. Mr. S. De Vaz Gunawardena	Honorable local council member
	A. W. K. Mr. Piyasena	Honorable local council member
United National Party	p. H. Mr. Nimal Chandralal	Honorable local council member
	H. G. G. Mr. Ariapala	Honorable local council member
	Mr. Jayantha Senanayake	Honorable local council member
People’s Liberation Front	A. P. Mr. Samarasuriya	Honorable local council member
	A. P. Mr. Chandrasena	Honorable local council member

Local council member A. P. Mr. Samarasuriya, A. G. Mr. Chandresna resigned. W. P. Mr. Amarapala, R. D. Mr. Sirisena was appointed to the vacant MP positions. Honorable Chairman H. L. The assembly including Mr. Jayasiri was elected by popular vote representing the Janata Vimukthi Peramuna. The composition of this council effective from 15/04/2002 is as follows.

Party	Name	Position
People’s Liberation Front	H. L. Mr. Jayasiri	Honorable Chairman
	Mr. Kusumsiri Rohanadhira	Honorable Vice President
	S. R. Mr. Weerakoon	Honorable local council member
	W. G. Mr. Gunapala	Honorable local council member
	K. H. Mr. Nimalaratne	Honorable Regional Council Member
	A. H. Mr. Herbert de Silva	Honorable Regional Council Member
United National Party	K. H. Mr. Gamini	Honorable Regional Council Member
	A. p. M. Mr. S. De Vaz Gunawardena	Honorable Regional Council Member
	M. it. R. Mr. Priyantha Munasinghe	Honorable Regional Council Member
	Mr. Jayantha Senanayake	Honorable Regional Council Member
Public Jana United Front	P. L. Mr. Charlie Gunaratne	Honorable Regional Council Member
	Ann. T. Mr. Dayananda	Honorable Regional Council Member

Honorable Chairman H. L. The assembly including Mr. Jayasiri was elected by popular vote representing the Janata Vimukthi Peramuna. The composition of this council effective from 15/04/2006 is as follows.

Party		Name	Position
Janta Liberation Front		H. L. Mr. Jayasiri	Honorable Chairman
		S. R. Mr. Weerakoon	Honorable Vice President
		A. H. Mr. Herbert de Silva	Honorable local council member
		L. H. Mr. Kumudu Sujeeva	Honorable Regional Council Member
		K. Mr. Rupasingha	Honorable Regional Council Member
		R. Mr. Rajitha Priyadarshana	Honorable Regional Council Member
		E. it. Mr. Wimalaratne	Honorable Regional Council Member
Public Jana United Front	P. L. Mr. Charlie Gunaratne		Honorable Regional Council Member
	Mr. Buddhadasa Jayasuriya		Honorable Regional Council Member
	H. J. K. G. Mr. Wijerama		Honorable Regional Council Member
United National Party		K. H. Mr. Gamini	Honorable Regional Council Member
		B. K. Mr. Ishmi	Honorable Regional Council Member

According to the local council election held on 17/03/2011, the council including the Honorable President Mr. Harsha Udaya Kumara Jayaweera was elected by popular vote representing the United People’s Freedom Alliance. The composition of the council till 15/05/2015 is as follows.

Party	Name	Position
United People’s Freedom Alliance	Mr. Harsha Udaya Kumara Jayaweera	Honorable Chairman
	W. G. Mr. Upul	Honorable Vice President
	Mr. Charlie Gunaratne	Honorable local council member
	Mr. Sudath Vidanagamage	Honorable Regional Council Member
	W. K. Mr. Tashitha Samila	Honorable Regional Council Member
	H. J. K. G. Mr. Wijerama	Honorable Regional Council Member
	A. H. Mr. Presley Suraj	Honorable Regional Council Member
United National Party	K. H. Mr. Gamini	Honorable Regional Council Member
	Mrs. Sujeeva Samarasinghe	Honorable Regional Council Member
	A. P. Mr. Dhammika	Honorable Regional Council Member
People’s Liberation Front	L. H. Mr. Kumudu Sujeeva	Honorable Regional Council Member
	K. Mr. Rupasingha	Honorable Regional Council Member

Pradeshiya Sabha member K. Due to cancellation of Mr. Rupasinghe’s party membership, since 30/07/2013 R. Mr. Rajitha Priyadarshana was appointed for the vacant position. This council, which was operational from 10/04/2011, was dissolved on 15th May 2015 as per the Special Gazette of the Democratic Socialist People’s Government of Sri Lanka published on 27th March 2015.