Presidential polls : Cash deposit placed for NPP’s Anura Kumara Dissanayake

August 6, 2024 at 10:47 AM

A cash deposit has been placed on behalf of National Peoples’ Power (NPP) Leader MP Anura Kumara Dissanayake to contest in the 2024 Presidential Election. 

The bond was placed on behalf of MP Dissanayake at the National Election Commission today.

A group, including NPP Executive Member and MP Vijitha Herath, had placed the cash deposit on behalf of MP Anura Kumara Dissanayake. 

As of last evening, cash deposits had been placed for 17 candidates to contest the upcoming Presidential polls. 

According to the National Election Commission, a total of 17,140,354 voters are eligible to cast their ballots in the 2024 Presidential Elections. 

The Presidential polls are scheduled for September 21, while Nominations will be accepted on August 15. (Newswire)