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Sri Lanka People’s Party candidate Namal Rajapaksa submits nomination
NPP candidate Anura Kumara Dissanayake submits papers
The Electoral Commission announced that a total of 39 candidates who submitted their nominations yesterday morning (15th) will participate in the 2024 presidential election.
The Election Commission said that of the 40 candidates who had paid the security deposit to contest the presidential election, 39 had submitted their nominations yesterday, with the exception of independent candidate Sarath Kumara Gunaratne, who had paid the security deposit on Wednesday (14th), but did not submit his nomination at the Election Commission office. The Election Commission received three objections during the time period for accepting objections from candidates (9 am to 11:30 am).
One of the objections was filed by Ven. Battaramulla Seelarathana Thera without naming any specific candidate. The other two objections were filed by Oshala Herath and Nisansala Kumari against Janaka Ratnayake, former chairman of the Public Utilities Commission of Sri Lanka (PUCSL).
After considering the three objections raised against the candidates concerned, the members of the Electoral Commission unanimously decided to dismiss all three objections in accordance with the provisions of the Electoral Act. The Electoral Commission then announced that all 39 candidates who submitted their nominations yesterday are eligible to participate in the 2024 presidential election. Of the 39 candidates running in the upcoming presidential election, 22 are from recognized political parties, 1 is from another political party, and 16 are running as independent candidates.
The candidates who will contest in the 2024 presidential election scheduled for September 21 are: Ranil Wickremesinghe, Sarath Keerthiratne, Oshala Herath, ASP Liyanage, Sajith Premadasa, PWSKBandaranayaka, Dr.Wijeyedasa Rajapakshe, KK Piyadasa, Siritiyaza Ajaya Desuriyaza, Soyza Jatha, K. Ananda Kularathna, Sarath Manamendra, Ven. Battaramulle Seelarathana Thera, Ven. Akmeemana Dayarathana Thera, Siripala Amarasinghe, Krkrishan, Sarath Fonseka, Anura Kumara Dissanayake, Pani Wijesiriwardena, Antony Victor Perera, Ahidurus Muhammad Illyas, Marakkala JKD. Anoj De Silva, P. Ariyanethran, Muhammad Infas, Dilith Jayaweera, Nuwan Bopage, Namal Rajapaksha, Chaminda Anuruddha, Lakshman Namal Rajapaksa, Janaka Ratnayake and Lalith De Silva. The Election Commission said that each independent candidate contesting the 2024 presidential election will be allotted a voting symbol.
Posts Thirty-nine presidential candidates First appeared in Daily News.
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