National People's Movement (NPM) Presidential candidate Anura Kumara Dissanayake will contest the upcoming poll under the symbol of a compass, an NPM spokesman said.
Meanwhile, Battaramulle Seelarathana Thero and Sarath Manamendra had filed objections against the candidature of M.K. Sivajalingam and M.L.A.M. Hisbullah respectively.
These complaints had been rejected by the Election Commission, its Chairman Mahinda Deshapriya declared.
Battaramulle Seelarathana Thero and Sarath Manamendra are also contesting this year's presidential election under the Jana Satha Peramuna and Nawa Sihala Urumaya parties respectively.
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A Sri Lanka Air Force Bell 212 helicopter belonging to the No. 72 squadron has crashed into the Madhuru Oya reservoir this morning, Air FOrce Media Spokesman Eranda Geeganage said.
Update: Five of the twelve passengers on board the bell 212 aircraft that crashed into the Maduru Oya today, have succumbed to their injuries, the SLAF said.
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