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Presidential Election: Bonds placed for Ranil to contest as independent candidate
Jul 26, 202409:29 AM
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Presidential Election: Bonds placed for Ranil to contest as independent candidate
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President’s Counsel Ronald Perera has placed bonds on behalf of President Ranil Wickremesinghe to contest the forthcoming Presidential Election as an independent candidate.

 

He had placed the deposit this morning (26) at the Election Commission Office in Rajagiriya.  

 

The Election Commission announced that the deposit money for the 2024 Presidential Election can be deposited from 8.30 am today (26) until 12 noon on August 14, the day before the calling of nominations for the election.

 

Accordingly, a candidate nominated by a recognized political party is required to deposit a sum of Rs. 50,000 in legal tender while a candidate nominated by any other political party or by an elector is required to deposit a sum of Rs. 75,000. 

 

Meanwhile, the Election Commission of Sri Lanka today also issued the Gazette notification announcing the date of the 2024 Presidential Election and the date for the accepting of nominations. 

 

Accordingly, the Presidential Election will be held on 21 September, 2024 and Nominations will be accepted on 15 August 2024, according to the Gazette notification.

 

 

 

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