Sri Lanka, March 16 -- The Election Commission has issued a special announcement regarding the possible reasons for rejecting nomination papers submitted for the Local Government Elections.

According to the announcement, which outlines 11 points, the commission stated that if a candidate has not signed the nomination paper, the candidate's name will be removed, and no substitute name can be added.

The statement also mentions that the deposit made on behalf of the candidate will be forfeited.

According to the Election Commission, the reasons for the rejection of nomination papers are as follows:

1. Submitted by an unauthorized person.

2. Absence of the prescribed number of candidates or exceeding the prescribed number of candidates. ...