The Election Commission of Sri Lanka has announced the dates allocated for the marking of postal votes in the 2025 Local Government (LG) Elections.
Accordingly, postal voting for the LG Polls will be held on April 22, 23 and 24 at all District Secretariats and election offices.
Meanwhile, those unable to mark postal votes on the aforementioned dates can do so on April 28 and 29, the Election Commission said.
Maximum spending limit set for candidates
The Election Commission of Sri Lanka has announced the maximum spending limit allowed for each candidate during the upcoming Local Government (LG) Elections.
Accordingly, the spending limit allowed per candidate at the upcoming LG polls is Rs. 74 per voter for the Mannar Ward, which is the lowest spending amount.
Rs. 160 per voter is permitted for the Lahugala Ward, which is the highest amount that a candidate can spend per voter across all wards in Sri Lanka, according to the Election Commission.
The spending ceiling of the remaining LG institutions is in between, the commission adds.
Mannar, Poonakari and Dehiattakandiya LG Polls on May 6
Elections for the Poonakari, Mannar, and Dehiattakandiya local government institutions will be held together with the 2025 Local Government (LG) Polls, the Election Commission announced.
Accordingly, the elections for the abovementioned local government bodies will be held on May 06, 2025, the commission said today (March 27).
The acceptance of nominations for the Poonakari, Mannar, and Dehiattakandiya LG institutions were held separately from the other LG institutions across the island, and the process ended at 12:00 noon today.
The nomination process for these Local Government bodies had been delayed due to court proceedings, however, the petitions which had been filed over these LG bodies were later withdrawn by the petitioning parties.
