Members will not be able to attend the inaugural sessions of local government bodies as scheduled on 02 June due to parties and independent groups failing to furnish details of their appointed members at non-division levels.
Only the gazetted members can attend the meetings, to be chaired by the local government assistant commissioners, where the administrations of the LG bodies will be formed.
When contacted, commissioner general of elections Saman Sri Ratnayake said no party or independent group has gained a winning majority in 178 LG bodies.
This issue will not arise for the LG bodies in which there are clear winners, and either the mayors or the chairmen will preside at their inaugural meetings.
Certain parties and independent groups had not submitted details of their appointed members by 22 May, he said.
The 60 percent of winners at division level, whose names are with the commission, and the appointed members already named were to be gazetted by 23 May.
However, their names will practically be declared in the week starting on 26 May, added Ratnayake.