Nomination for LG election accepted from today

Accepting nominations for the upcoming local government election begins at 8.30 am today(Jan 18), the Election Commission says

accordingly, nominations will be accepted until 12.00 p.m. January 21.

Commission General of Elections Saman Sri Ratnayake stated that the date for the LG Election would be announced on Jan 21 after concluding the acceptance of nominations.

Meanwhile, accepting election deposits of the candidates began on January 04 and will continue until 12 p.m. on January 20.

It is reported that 29 political parties and 52 independent groups have placed deposits for the LG Election between 8.30 a.m and 4.15 p.m yesterday