8,821 candidates will contest Sri Lanka’s parliamentary election on November 14, vying for 196 seats in the legislature. An additional 29 seats will be allocated from the national list, bringing the total number of parliamentary members to 225.
According to the Election Commission, 5,464 of the candidates represent registered political parties, while the rest are contesting as part of independent groups.
Colombo has the most number of candidates followed by Gampaha.
