Thirty-six candidates contesting Presidential Polls
The placing of cash deposits by candidates contesting for the Presidential Election 2024 will end today (14) at noon, Election Commission (EC) Chairman R.M.A.L. Rathnayake said.
Nominations will be accepted from candidates tomorrow (15) from 9.00 am to 11.00 am and the Presidential Election is scheduled to be held on September 21.
Four more candidates placed cash deposits yesterday (13) at the Election Secretariat office in Rajagiriya for the 2024 Presidential Election bringing the total number of candidates contesting to 36.
The 36 candidates who have placed their cash deposits for the Presidential Election are President Ranil Wickremesinghe as an independent candidate, former MP Sarath Keerthiratne as an Independent candidate, Oshala Herath from the Abhinawa Niwahal Peramuna, A.S.P. Liyanage from the Sri Lanka Workers Party, MP Sajith Premadasa from the Samagi Jana Balawegaya, P.W.S.K. Bandaranayaka from the National Development Front, MP Dr. Wijeyadasa Rajapakshe from the National Democratic Front, K.K. Piyadasa as an Independent candidate, Sirithunga Jayasuriya from the United Socialist Party, Ajantha De Soyza from the Ruhunu Janatha Peramuna, K. Ananda Kularathna as an Independent candidate, Sarath Manamendra from the New Sihala Urumaya, Ven. Battaramulle Seelarathana Thera from the Janasetha Front, Ven. Akmeemana Dayarathana Thera as an Independent candidate, Siripala Amarasinghe as an Independent candidate, K. R. Krishan from the Arunalu Janatha Peramuna, Sarath Fonseka as an Independent candidate, Anura Kumara Dissanayake from the National People’s Power, Pani Wijesiriwardena from the Socialist Equality Party, Antony Victor Perera as an Independent candidate, Ahidurus Muhammad Illyas as an Independent candidate and Marakkala Manage Pemasiri as an Independent candidate, Anura Sydney Jayaratne as an independent candidate, D.M. Bandaranayaka as an Independent candidate, Priyantha Pushpakumara Wickramasingha from New Sama Samaja party, M. Thilakaraja as an independent candidate, J.D.K. Wickramaratne from Ape Janabala Party, Roshan Ranasinghe as an Independent candidate, Mahinda Dewage from Sri Lanka Socialist Party, Anoj De Silva from Democratic United National Front, P. Ariyanethran as an Independent candidate, Muhammad Infas from United Democratic Alliance, Dilith Jayaweera from the Sarvajana Balaya Party, Nuwan Bopage from the Jana Aragalaya Sandanaya, Namal Rajapaksa from the Samabima Party and Chaminda Anuruddha as an independent candidate.
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