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LG Polls 2025: Only a single X allowed on ballot paper

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Election Commission Chairman R.M.A.L. Ratnayake stated yesterday (May 04) that voters at the upcoming Local Government (LG) elections must mark only one cross (X) in the empty box next to the symbol of their chosen political party or independent group.

He emphasized that any writing, drawing, or additional markings outside the single cross in the designated box – such as names, lines, or other symbols – will result in the vote being rejected.

He also noted that separate ballot papers are being printed for each Local Government body for this election, and all assigned officials are required to report to their designated locations.

Meanwhile, Ratnayake stated that voters who have not yet received their official polling cards for the 2025 LG Elections can collect them from the relevant post offices or download them from the Election Commission’s website. He added that even without a polling card, voters can cast their vote by presenting a valid document of identification at their polling station.

The Election Commission Chairman said that all preparations have been made for the Local Government Election on Tuesday and after voting ends vote counting will take place at ward level, with most wards having one polling station and a few larger ones having multiple.

Voting will be held on Tuesday from 7.00am – 4.00 pm to elect members for 339 Local Government bodies across the country. A total of 17,156,338 registered voters are eligible to cast their ballots, with 75,589 candidates contesting from various political parties and independent groups.

මේපාර ඡන්දයට ඕන කතිරය විතරයි

මේපාර ඡන්දයට ඕන කතිරය විතරයි – මැ.කෝ. පළාත් පාලන මැතිවරණයේදී ඡන්ද පත්‍රිකාවේ දේශපාලන පක්‍ෂය හෝ ස්වාධීන කණ්ඩායමේ නම් ඉදිරියෙන් මුද්‍රණය කර ඇති සලකුණ ඉදිරියේ තිබෙන හිස් කොටුවේ කතිර සළකුණ ලකුණු කිරීම පමණක් කළ යුතු බව මැතිවරණ කොමිසමේ සභාපති ආර්.එම්.ඒ.එල්. රත්නායක මහතා ඊයේ (04) පැවසීය.හිස් කොටුවේ තනි කතිරකින් පමණක් ඡන්දය ප්‍රකාශ කළ යුතු බවත් ඡන්ද පත්‍රිකාවේ යමක් ලිවීම, ඇදීම, නමක් ලිවීම, කුරුටුගෑම හෝ වෙනත් කිසිඳු ආකාරයේ සටහන් දැමීම ඡන්දය ප්‍රතික්ෂේප වන බවත් ඒ මහතා කීය.මෙවර මැතිවරණයේදී එක් එක් පළාත් පාලන ආයතනය වෙනුවෙන් වෙන් වෙන් වශයෙන් ඡන්ද පත්‍රිකා මුද්‍රණය කර ඇති බව කී ඒ මහතා මැතිවරණ රාජකාරිය අත්‍යවශ්‍ය රාජකාරියක් වීම නිසා නියමිත නිලධාරීන්ට, නියමිත ස්ථානයට වාර්තා කිරීම අත්‍යවශ්‍ය බව ද සඳහන් කළේය.මෙතෙක් නිල ඡන්ද පත්‍රිකා නොලැබුණු යම් ඡන්දදායකයෙක් සිටී නම් ඡන්දය දින දක්වා තමන්ට ලියුම් බෙදන තැපැල් කාර්යාලයෙන් ලබාගත හැකි බවත් නිල ඡන්ද පත්‍රිකාව මැතිවරණ කොමිසමේ නිල වෙබ් අඩවියෙන් බාගතකළ හැකි අතර ඡන්ද පත්‍රිකාව නොමැතිව වුවද ඡන්ද මාධ්‍යස්ථානයට ගොස් අවලංගු අනන්‍යතා පත්‍රයක් ඉදිරිපත් කර ඡන්දය පාවිච්චි කළ හැකි බවත් සභාපතිවරයා කීය. #lka #SriLanka #LGPolls2025

Posted by Sri Lanka Mirror on Sunday, May 4, 2025

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NPP wins Tangalle Urban Council in first LG election results

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The Election Commission has released the first official results from the 2025 Local Government polls, with the National People’s Power (NPP) claiming victory in the Tangalle Urban Council, Hambantota District.  

Tangalle Urban Council Results
National People’s Power (NPP): 2,260 votes (9 seats)  
Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB): 1,397 votes (5 seats)  
Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP): 795 votes (3 seats)  
United National Party (UNP):  265 votes (1 seat)  
Sarvajana Balaya (SB): 177 votes (1 seat)  

The JVP-led NPP’s strong showing in this southern urban council marks a significant shift in the region traditionally dominated by the SLPP. 

Political analysts note this could signal changing voter sentiments amid economic pressures.  

Voting concluded at 4:00 p.m. today after a largely peaceful process. 

Counting continues for 338 other local bodies, with results expected through the night.  

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LG polls : voting concludes peacefully

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Voting of the 2025 Local Government elections concluded at 4.00 pm today (May 06).

The Election Commission has stated that the voting process was peaceful overall, with no incidents of violence reported during the polling period.

Voting ended with varying turnout in various districts as most districts have reported turnout of about 50% or less as at 3.00 pm.

Meanwhile, police say that special security arrangements are continued even after voting is concluded.

Police Media Spokesperson, SSP Buddhika Manatunga, has urged the public to remain calm and peaceful during the post-election period as well.

A total of 75,589 candidates are contesting from various political parties and independent groups at this year’s Local Government election.

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World Bank group President to visit SL tomorrow

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World Bank group President – Ajay Banga will visit Sri Lanka tomorrow (May 07).

It is the first visit by the head of the multilateral lender in 20 years, following an invitation extended by President Anura Kumara Disanayake last year.

“The visit comes at a critical moment, as Sri Lanka continues its path toward economic recovery and seeks to build a more resilient, inclusive, and private sector-led future,” the World Bank says.

Banga will meet President Dissanayake, Prime Minister Harini Amarasuriya, and senior government and private sector leaders.

“These discussions will center on how Sri Lanka can overcome current challenges and seize new opportunities as it continues to recover economically and socially,” the World Bank added.

The World Bank Group currently maintains a portfolio of projects in Sri Lanka valued at $2.2 billion, encompassing both public and private sector investments. While recent reports have acknowledged Sri Lanka’s progress, the Bank continues to emphasize the need for poverty reduction and reform continuity to ensure sustained recovery.

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