Elections Commission Chairman R.M.A.L. Ratnayake says a total of 155,976 new voters are eligible to vote in the upcoming Local Government Elections.
He said, according to the voters’ list certified on 01 October 2024 and 01 February 2025, the new voters have been registered in addition to those who qualified to vote in the Presidential and General Elections held last year.
Ratnayake further said that a total of 17,296,330 voters have qualified to vote in this year’s Local Council polls.
The Election Commission Chairman noted that the acceptance of applications for postal voting for the Local Government Elections was completed on Wednesday (12 Mar).
He said the Election Commission has also completed all preliminary steps for the 2025 Local Government Elections. (Newswire)