The United People’s Freedom Alliance today made a deposit at the Elections Secretariat on behalf of President Mahinda Rajapaksa who will be the UPFA’s Presidential Candidate at the forthcoming Presidential Election in next year January.
SLFP National Organiser Basil Rakapaksa, Minister Dinesh Gunawardana, Senior Minister A.H.M. Fowzie and Deputy Minister Muthu Sivalingam were among the UPFA leaders and activists who were present at the occasion.
Sri Lanka Freedom Party General Secretary Anura Priyadarshana Yapa said that the UPFA Candidate will win with a higher percentage of votes at the coming election than at the previous one.
A candidate from a recognized political party has to make a deposit of Rs.50,000 while other candidates have to make deposits of Rs.75,000 each. According to Elections Commissioner Mahinda Deshapriya, 15 million 540 thousand 492 voters are eligible to vote at the coming election.
