Sarojini Yogeswaran (née Ponnambalam; died in 1998) was the first female mayor of Jaffna, a city in northern Sri Lanka.

Yogeswaran was a member of the Tamil United Liberation Front and was the first elected mayor in 14 years.

Yogeswaran was shot five times with a pistol near her Jaffna home on 17 May 1998.

An LTTE front organization called the Sankiliyan Force claimed responsibility.

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