Nominations for 248 LG bodies accepted from today
December 18, 2017 08:42 am
The nominations for elections of 248 local government institutions will accepted from today (Dec. 18) while the deadline will end at 12 noon on Thursday (Dec. 21).
The nominations will be accepted at all District Secretariats which have been provided with extra police security.
As G.C.E. Ordinary Level examinations are being held today, the Elections Commission requests all political parties and elections groups to refrain from engaging in activities that would cause any hindrance to the exam, after they hand over nominations.
The police have been instructed to implement the law against anyone who fails to comply with that, the commission said.
The acceptance of nominations for 93 local government bodies ended at 12 noon last Thursday (Dec. 14).