EC accepts nominations of all 39 presidential candidates
August 15, 2024 12:04 pm
The Election Commission of Sri Lanka says it has accepted the nominations of all 39 presidential candidates who submitted their nominations today (15) for the 2024 Presidential Election.
The Election Commission Chairman R.M.A.L. Rathnayake announced that the three objections presented following the nomination submission, were rejected.
Addressing the candidates, signatories and others present at the Election Secretariat, he said that 39 candidates had submitted nominations during the allocated period from 9.00 a.m. to 11.00 a.m. today. This includes 22 candidates from recognized political parties, 1 from other parties and 16 independent candidates.
He added that three objections had been submitted during the period allocated for the presenting of objections which ended at 11.30 a.m.
He stated that the members of the Election Commission decided to reject all three objections which had been submitted concerning the candidates Janaka Priyantha Kumara Ratnayake, Ven. Battaramulle Seelarathana Thero and Oshala Lakmal Anil Herath.
Accordingly, the nominations of all 39 presidential candidates who submitted nominations have been accepted, the Election Commission Chairman declared.
The allocation of symbols to independent candidates is expected to follow shortly.
Following is the full list of the nominations accepted;
1. Dilith Jayaweera
2. Sarath Manamendra
3. Abubakar Mohamed Infaz
4. A.S.P. Liyanage
5. Pani Wijesiriwardena
6. Priyantha Pushpakumara Wickremesinghe
7. Ajantha de Soyza
8. Ven. Battaramulle Seelarathana Thero
9. Sarath Fonseka
10. Nuwan Sanjeewa Bopage
11. Oshala Herath
12. Janaka Ratnayake
13. K.K. Piyadasa
14. Mailawanagam Thilakaraja
15. Siripala Amarasinghe
16. Pakkiya Selvam Ariyanethiran
17. Sarath Keerthirathne
18. K. Ananda Kularatne
19. Namal Rajapakshe
20. Akmeemana Dayarathana Thero
21. K.R. Kishan
22. Chaminda Anuruddha
23. Wijeyadasa Rajapakshe
24. Anura Sidney Jayarathne
25. Sirithunga Jayasuriya
26. Mahinda Dewage
27. Mohamed Ilyaz
28. Lakshman Namal Rajapakse
29. Antony Victor Perera
30. Keerthi Wickremeratne
31. Sajith Premadasa
32. Ranil Wickremesinghe
33. Marakkalamanage Premasiri
34. Lalith de Silva
35. P.W.S.K. Bandaranaike
36. D.M. Bandaranaike
37. Anura Kumara Dissanayake
38. Agampodi Prasanga Suranjeewa Anoj de Silva
39. Roshan Ranasinghe
