The Election Commission of Sri Lanka says it has accepted the nominations of all 39 presidential candidates who submitted their nominations today (15) for the 2024 Presidential Election.

The Election Commission Chairman R.M.A.L. Rathnayake announced that the three objections presented following the nomination submission, were rejected.

Addressing the candidates, signatories and others present at the Election Secretariat, he said that 39 candidates had submitted nominations during the allocated period from 9.00 a.m. to 11.00 a.m. today. This includes 22 candidates from recognized political parties, 1 from other parties and 16 independent candidates.

He added that three objections had been submitted during the period allocated for the presenting of objections which ended at 11.30 a.m. 

He stated that the members of the Election Commission decided to reject all three objections which had been submitted concerning the candidates Janaka Priyantha Kumara Ratnayake, Ven. Battaramulle Seelarathana Thero and Oshala Lakmal Anil Herath.

Accordingly, the nominations of all 39 presidential candidates who submitted nominations have been accepted, the Election Commission Chairman declared.

The allocation of symbols to independent candidates is expected to follow shortly. 

 Following is the full list of the nominations accepted;

1. Dilith Jayaweera

2. Sarath Manamendra

3. Abubakar Mohamed Infaz

4. A.S.P. Liyanage

5. Pani Wijesiriwardena

6. Priyantha Pushpakumara Wickremesinghe

7. Ajantha de Soyza

8. Ven. Battaramulle Seelarathana Thero

9. Sarath Fonseka

10. Nuwan Sanjeewa Bopage

11. Oshala Herath

12. Janaka Ratnayake

13. K.K. Piyadasa

14. Mailawanagam Thilakaraja

15. Siripala Amarasinghe

16. Pakkiya Selvam Ariyanethiran

17. Sarath Keerthirathne

18. K. Ananda Kularatne

19. Namal Rajapakshe

20. Akmeemana Dayarathana Thero

21. K.R. Kishan

22. Chaminda Anuruddha

23. Wijeyadasa Rajapakshe

24. Anura Sidney Jayarathne

25. Sirithunga Jayasuriya

26. Mahinda Dewage

27. Mohamed Ilyaz

28. Lakshman Namal Rajapakse

29. Antony Victor Perera

30. Keerthi Wickremeratne

31. Sajith Premadasa

32. Ranil Wickremesinghe

33. Marakkalamanage Premasiri

34. Lalith de Silva

35. P.W.S.K. Bandaranaike

36. D.M. Bandaranaike

37. Anura Kumara Dissanayake

38. Agampodi Prasanga Suranjeewa Anoj de Silva

39. Roshan Ranasinghe