The new report of the Delimitation Committee was handed over to Prime Minister Dinesh Gunawardena this morning (April 11).
The document, which primarily seeks to halve the number of local government members which amounts to 8,000, was handed over by the chairman of the Delimitation Committee, Mahinda Deshapriya.
A five-member National Delimitation Committee was appointed in November 2022 for the demarcation of wards for local authorities.
The committee, chaired by the former election chief, comprises Mr. Jayalath R.V. Dissanayake, Mrs. W.M.M.R. Adikari, Mr. K. Thavalingam and Mr. I.A. Hameed.
It was appointed in a special gazette notification published by PM Gunawardena, in his capacity as the Minister of Public Administration, Home Affairs, Provincial Councils and Local Government.
However, the opposition took issue with the appointment of the Delimitation Committee, alleging that it was an attempt to postpone the Local Government election.
