Female Representatives in LG Bodies to be Declared Soon

The election commission has made arrangements to the Additional Commissioner of election says, the number of female members elected to Local Government bodies from each party will be counted and notified to the respective parties within this week.

List of nominated members of respective political parties should provide a list to the Elections Commission on dates notified without delay as the names of members appointed from the additional list will also be included in the Gazette notification giving a list of representatives elected on the ward basis.

Earlier it was stated that the 8,325 new members elected to 340 Local Government institutions island wide will assume their duties in their respective local bodies on March 6.

As the political parties which have won a majority of seats, but have failed to secure a working majority at LG bodies are facing a dilemma, when forming administrations at the relevant LG bodies.