The New Democratic Front (NDF), which contested the 2024 General Election under the ‘gas cylinder’ symbol, has nominated former Minister Ravi Karunanayake for one of the two National List seats won by the party in Parliament, according to party sources.
Meanwhile, the source said that the other nominee will be notified to the Election Commission in due course.
The NDF managed to secure a total of 5 seats in the Parliament including 2 National List seats in the 2024 Parliamentary Election, as they obtained a total of 500,835 votes from across the island.
In the meantime, Anuradha Jayarathne, who obtained 20,749 preferential votes in the Kandy District, former MP Rohitha Abeygunawardhana who secured 10,204 preferential votes in the Kalutara District and Chamara Sampath Dassanayake who received 19,359 preferential votes in the Badulla District are the only NDF parliamentary candidates who have secured seats in the 10th Parliament.
