Acceptance of nominations for local gove ment elections will begin today (18).
The Election Commissioner General Mr. Saman Sri Ratnayake said that all the instructions have been given to the District Election Officers.
He also announced that nominations will be accepted until 12.00 noon on the 21st.
Mr. Saman Sri Ratnayake, Commissioner General of the Election Commission said that the date of the election will be announced after the submission of nominations for the election.
During this period, New Lanka Freedom Party (NLFP) placed deposits for Colombo, Gampaha, Kalutara, Matale, Nuwara-Eliya, Galle, Ampara and Puttalam districts, while the main opposition Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) placed deposits for Colombo, Kalutara, Matale, Galle, Jaffna, Batticaloa, Puttalam and Ratnapura districts.
Meanwhile, Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) has tendered deposits for Colombo, Nuwara-Eliya, Galle, Vavuniya, Batticaloa, Trincomalee and Ratnapura districts during this period.
In addition, Janasetha Peramuna, Freedom People’s Front and United National Party also lodged their deposits yesterday for the upcoming LG election.
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