Sri Lanka, May 6 -- The 2025 Local Government (LG) election is scheduled to be held today where over 17 million Sri Lankans are eligible to vote to elect members for 339 Local Government institutions.

Voting will take place between 7:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. at 13,759 polling centers across the island.

Nominations

The acceptance of nominations for 336 local government institutions took place from 8.30 a.m. on March 17 until 12 noon on March 20.

Nominations for the Mannar, Poonakary, and Dehiattakandiya Pradeshiya Sabhas were accepted from 8.30 a.m. on 24 March to noon on 27 March.

Nominations of several political parties and independent groups were rejected based on provisions included in various election laws. This prompted legal chall...