Presidential Election 2024: Ex-Sports Minister Roshan Ranasinghe places deposit

Presidential Election 2024: Ex-Sports Minister Roshan Ranasinghe places deposit

August 12, 2024   12:00 pm

Bonds have been placed on behalf of former Sports Minister Roshan Ranasinghe today (12), to contest in the 2024 Presidential Election as an independent candidate.

Aloka Ranasinghe, a relative of the ex-minister, has paced the cash deposit on behalf of Ranasinghe.

On Sunday (11), Roshan Ranasinghe announced his presidential candidacy while addressing a function held at the Sri Lanka Foundation Institute.

The Presidential Election is scheduled to be held on September 21 and Nominations will be accepted on August 15, 2024, as per a gazette extraordinary issued by the Election Commission of Sri Lanka.

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