Polls open in local elections in Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka to hold local government elections on May 6

The ruling NPP is looking to gain control of local bodies to deliver on pledges at the local level; opposition trying to regain lost political capital

Sri Lanka holds delayed local elections in first test for Dissanayake's government - Link Newspaper

Colombo: The polls opened in Sri Lanka on Monday for the delayed local council elections seen as a major electoral test for the ruling National People’s Power (NPP) led by President Anura Kumara Dissanayake. The voting started at 7 am and will continue till 4 pm. Over 17.1 million voters are eligible to vote to elect 8,287 members of 339 local government bodies at 13,759 polling stations, election officials said. Over 75,000 candidates from 49 p…

‘Voters without polling cards still eligible to vote’ – Commission General - LankaXpress

The Commissioner General of Elections, Saman Sri Ratnayake, has confirmed that there is no obstacle for any eligible voter to cast their ballot in today’s 2025 Local Government Elections, even if they have not received their official polling card. Speaking on TV Derana’s current affairs programme 360° yesterday (May 5), Ratnayake explained that sub-post offices across the country have been opened today to allow individuals to collect their polli…

From Promises To Results - Colombo Telegraph

By Jehan Perera – Jehan Perera The local government elections, long delayed and much anticipated, are shaping up to be a landmark political event. These elections were originally due in 2023, but were postponed by the previous government of President Ranil Wickremesinghe. The government of the day even defied a Supreme Court ruling mandating that elections be held without delay. They may have feared a defeat would erode that government’s already…

Sri Lanka Local Govt Elections : Ruling NPP is looking to gain control of local bodies to deliver on pledges at the local level; while opposition parties are trying to regain lost political capital – dbsjeyaraj.com

By Meera Srinivasan Over 17 million Sri Lankan voters will on Tuesday (May 6, 2025) get to vote in the local government elections — the island nation’s third election in seven months — to elect representatives to as many as 336 local bodies. The voters will choose members and chairs of Municipal Councils, Urban Councils, ...Continue reading ‘Sri Lanka Local Govt Elections : Ruling NPP is looking to gain control of local bodies to deliver on pled…

Sri Lanka goes for nationwide Local Government polls after 7 years