August 15, Colombo (LNW): The Election Commission of Sri Lanka said it accepted all nominations from 39 candidates running for the upcoming Presidential Election.
Chairman R.M.A.L. Rathnayake announced that all candidates, including those from major political parties, smaller parties, and independent contenders, met the nomination requirements during the designated period from 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. this (15) morning.
Three objections raised during the allotted time for objections, which ended at 11:30 a.m., were reviewed and subsequently dismissed.
These objections pertained to candidates Janaka Priyantha Kumara Ratnayake, Ven. Battaramulle Seelarathana Thero, and Oshala Lakmal Anil Herath.
With the objections resolved, the allocation of election symbols to independent candidates will proceed shortly. The list of accepted candidates is as follows:
- Dilith Jayaweera
- Sarath Manamendra
- Abubakar Mohamed Infaz
- A.S.P. Liyanage
- Pani Wijesiriwardena
- Priyantha Pushpakumara Wickremesinghe
- Ajantha de Soyza
- Ven. Battaramulle Seelarathana Thero
- Sarath Fonseka
- Nuwan Sanjeewa Bopage
- Oshala Herath
- Janaka Ratnayake
- K.K. Piyadasa
- Mailawanagam Thilakaraja
- Siripala Amarasinghe
- Pakkiya Selvam Ariyanethiran
- Sarath Keerthirathne
- K. Ananda Kularatne
- Namal Rajapakshe
- Akmeemana Dayarathana Thero
- K.R. Kishan
- Chaminda Anuruddha
- Wijeyadasa Rajapakshe
- Anura Sidney Jayarathne
- Sirithunga Jayasuriya
- Mahinda Dewage
- Mohamed Ilyaz
- Lakshman Namal Rajapakse
- Antony Victor Perera
- Keerthi Wickremeratne
- Sajith Premadasa
- Ranil Wickremesinghe
- Marakkalamanage Premasiri
- Lalith de Silva
- P.W.S.K. Bandaranaike
- D.M. Bandaranaike
- Anura Kumara Dissanayake
- Agampodi Prasanga Suranjeewa Anoj de Silva
- Roshan Ranasinghe
