Military personnel in ceremonial uniform lower the Sri Lanka national flag at Galle Face Green in Colombo on July 23, 2022. (ARUN SANKAR / AFP)
COLOMBO – Sri Lanka's Election Commission said on Wednesday that applications for postal voting from eligible voters for the 2023 local elections would be accepted on Jan 5-23.
Chairman of the Election Commission Nimal Punchihewa told reporters that nominations from candidates contesting the local government elections would be accepted on Jan 18-21.
Polls will be held in 340 local government bodies and 14,000 polling centers will be established for the voting, according to the election commission chief
Accepting election deposits from candidates would begin on Jan 4 and continue until Jan 20, he said.
Polls will be held in 340 local government bodies and 14,000 polling centers will be established for the voting, according to the election commission chief.
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A petition was filed earlier to the Supreme Court by a retired military official seeking an order suspending the elections over Sri Lanka's economic crisis. The date of the upcoming elections has not yet been announced.