LG Polls: UNP list finalised

3 November 2017 06:57 pm

The United National Party (UNP) has already finalised its nomination lists of candidates in view of the upcoming local authorities’ elections, a party official said yesterday.

Highways and Higher Education Minister Lakshman Kiriella told the Daily Mirror that the party found enough and more people to contest at the election.

“We have finalised our lists. They have been approved by the party headquarters as well,” he said.

The elections will be conducted on a date towards the end of January. The Elections Commission will start accepting nominations from political parties and the independent groups during the week starting December 11.

There are 341 local bodies including the ones carved out for the first time. (Kelum Bandara)