Thirty six candidates place deposits to contest Presidential elections

Chairman of the Election Commission, R.M.A.L. Ratnayake, said that deposits to contest the Presidential elections will be received only until Wednesday noon.

Nominations for the Election will be received on Thursday between 9.00 a.m. to 11.00 a.m.

The list of 36 candidates from political parties and independent groups who have handed over their nominations so far are as follows;

Ranil Wickremesinghe – Independent, Sarath Keerthirathne – Independent, Oshala Anil Herath - New Independent Front,. A.S.P. Liyanage - Sri Lanka Labour Party, Sajith Premadasa - Samagi Jana Balawegaya, P.W.S.K. Bandaranayake - National Development Front, Wijeyadasa Rajapakshe - National Democratic Front,. K.K. Piyadasa – Independent, Siritunga Jayasuriya - United Socialist Party, Ajantha de Zoysa - Ruhunu Janatha Party, K. Ananda Kularathne – Independent, Sarath Manamendra - Nawa Sihala Urumaya Party,Ven Battaramulle Seelarathana Thera - Janasetha Peramuna, Ven Akmeemana Dayarathana Thera – Independent, Siripala Amarasinghe – Independent, K.R. Krishan - Arunalu Janatha Peramuna, Gardihewa Sarath Chandralal Fonseka- Independent, Dissanayake Mudiyanselage Anura Kumara Dissanayake - National People’s Power, Pani Wijesisiwardena - Samajawadi Samanatha Pakshaya, Biyanwilage Anthony Victor – Independent,. Ahidurus Muhammed Illyas - Independent Marakkala Manage Pemasiri – Independent, Pallimulla Kapugamage Anura Sydney Jayarathne – Independent. D.M. Bandaranayake – Independent,Priyantha Pushpa Kumara - Nawa Samasamaja Party, M. Thilakaraja - Independent ,. J.D.K. Wickramarathne - Ape Janabala Party, Roshan Ranasinghe – Independent, Mahinda Devage – SriLankawe Samajawadi Pakshaya, Anoj de Silva – Democratic United National Front, Pakkiya Selvam Ariyanethran - Independent, Abubakar Mohamed Infaz- United Democratic Alliance, Dilith Jayaweera- Sri Lanka Communist Party, Nuwan Bopage – Samajawadi Jantha Sandanaya, Namal Rajapaksa -Samabima Party and Polgampala Chaminda Anuruddha -Independent.