Hand Symbol in Ballot Paper

Hand Symbol in Ballot Paper

Last time the SLFP contested on its own on hand symbol was in the year 1991. The ”hand symbol”of the Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) will appear on the ballot paper for the first time since 1991 at the upcoming local government elections, party officials said yesterday.
The SLFP intent to field candidates under the hand symbol in some areas and the betel leaf symbol of the United People’s Freedom Alliance (UPFA) in other areas, UPFA secretary said.