With the deadline to provide the names of the nominated and elected members of the recently concluded Local Government polls by party secretaries expiring midnight today (30), the Election Commission of Sri Lanka will go ahead and issue the gazette with the names that are already in hand, the Daily Mirror learns.
As per the gazette notification No.2424/02 dated 17 /02 /2025 issued by the Minister of Public Administration, Provincial Councils and Local Government, it has been ordered that the term of office of local authorities shall commence by June 02, 2025.
Therefore, the names of all elected and nominated members shall be published in the gazette prior to the commencement of the term of office, thus each party and group is directed to submit the names of all members to the respective Returning Officer on or before May 30, 2025.
However, when contacted a senior official of the commission told the Daily Mirror that although they have received the names of many members, a substantial number of names are yet to be received.
The official said they will however go ahead and issue the gazette with the names of the members, which had already been provided and will go for another gazette notification once the rest of the names are provided by the party and group secretaries.
The official further said it is not practical to wait until they receive all the names as there’s a notable delay in parties and groups forming the respective local authorities with their elected and nominated members.