The deadline for the submission of nominations for the Aug. 17 general election expired at noon on Monday, July 13. Twenty-one accepted political parties and 201 independent groups have submitted their nominations of candidates for the 225 seats in parliament; and 6,151 candidates will be contesting the election from the 22 electoral districts. Notably, leaders of three major political parties — Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe from the UNP, Anura Kumara Dissanayake from the JVP and Field Marshal Sarath Fonseka from the Democratic Party — will be contesting from the Colombo District., Ones stop for Sri Lankan News papers in Sinhala News - The only Sri Lankan newspaper with round the clock news updates
The deadline for the submission of nominations for the Aug. 17 general election expired at noon on Monday, July 13. Twenty-one accepted political parties and 201 independent groups have submitted their nominations of candidates for the 225 seats in parliament; and 6,151 candidates will be contesting the election from the 22 electoral districts. Notably, leaders of three major political parties — Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe from the UNP, Anura Kumara Dissanayake from the JVP and Field Marshal Sarath Fonseka from the Democratic Party — will be contesting from the Colombo District., Ones stop for Sri Lankan News papers in Sinhala News - The only Sri Lankan newspaper with round the clock news updates