12 Independent Groups have made their deposits -ECs in EP

Assistant Elections Commissioners of Trincomalee, Ampara and Batticaloa say 12 Independent Groups have made their deposits by yesterday for the forthcoming provincial council elections in the eastern province.
 Assistant Elections Commissioner of Batticaloa S. Sudhakaran sent no political party has so far submitted their nominations.
 Accepting of nominations will end at 12.00 noon on the 3rd of next month. The time period allocated to submit deposit for the local polls will conclude at 12.00 noon on April 2nd.
 The Elections Commissioner will officially announce the date for polling after receiving nomination papers.
Meanwhile preliminary arrangements for the upcoming Eastern Provincial Council elections are under way and accordingly the applications for postal votes are ready in accordance with the voters list of 2006.
The election secretariat says that a large number of security forces personnel are expected to apply for postal votes.
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