Acceptance of Nominations For 248 LG Bodies From Today

Nominations for 248 Local Government institutions will be accepted from today until noon on December 21, the Elections Commission said.

According to the new Mixed Electoral System under which the Forthcoming Local Government Elections will be held under the new Mixed Electoral System. While the number of Local Government bodies have been increased up to 341, the number of councillors have increased up to 8,356.

The Chairman of the Elections Commission Mahinda Deshapriya will announce the date for the election after the accepting nominations end on December 21 and after looking into any objections raised, Deputy Elections Commissioner M.M.Mohammed said.