The Election Commission has announced that the upcoming Local Government (LG) Elections in Sri Lanka will be held on May 06.
This announcement was made during a special press conference held today (20).
The acceptance of nominations for the LG Elections concluded today (20), with no nominations being accepted after 12:00 noon.
The nomination process for 336 Local Government institutions began on March 17, and the election date was confirmed after the conclusion of the nomination period.
Additionally, the deadline for placing deposits for the LG Elections ended yesterday (19).
Earlier, the Election Commission had announced an extension of key deadlines related to the elections, with the official polling date to be set following the completion of the nomination process.
