Acceptance of nominations for the Batticaloa district begins tomorrow

Acceptance of nominations for the Batticaloa district in the local government election begins tomorrow.
All recognized political parties could hand over their nominations till 12 noon on the 25th of this month.
The election secretariat says independence groups could place deposits till 12 noon on the 24th of this month.
Local government elections for nine bodies, including for the Batticaloa Municipal council are to be conducted.
Executive director of the PAFFREL organization hopes to meet the election commissioner as well as political party leaders including the head of the Sri Lanka Muslim congress to discuss on the election. Workshops to educate foreign and local election monitors will commence tomorrow. The EPDP says it will file candidates along with the EPRLF Vardaraja Wing and the PLOTE for the election.
DIG Gamini Navaratne has been appointed as the head of the special election secretariat set up at the police headquarters to deal with security arrangements of the election.