Deposits from Candidates will be accepted from today
Elections Commissioner Mahinda Deshapriya announced that Sri Lanka’s 7th Presidential Election would be held on the 8th of January 2015. Nominations for the Presidential Election will be accepted on the 8th of next month.
Accordingly, nominations will be accepted at the Elections Secretariat in Rajagiriya from 9.00 a.m. to 1100 a.m. on the 8th of next months.
A candidate from a recognized political party has to make a deposit of 50,000/- rupees. Other candidates have to make a deposit of 75,000/- rupees. Deposits will be accepted from today (24).
The “2014 Voters List” will be used for this election. Elections Commissioner Mahinda Deshapriya said that 15,540,492 voters are eligible to vote at this election.