Sri Lanka, May 27 -- The Election Commission has issued an urgent reminder to all political parties and independent groups to submit the names of their elected representatives to local government bodies, including the mandatory female members, before 12.00 midnight on May 30, 2025.

Issuing a statement in this regard, the election regulatory body said that despite the conclusion of the Local Government Elections more than three weeks ago, many parties and groups have yet to nominate the full list of members due to be appointed to their respective councils.

This delay comes in the lead-up to the official commencement of the new term of local government institutions, set for June 2, 2025, as stipulated by Gazette Notification No. 2424/02 i...