Sri Lanka, May 30 -- With the deadline to provide the names of the nominated and elected members of the recently concluded Local Government polls by party secretaries expiring midnight today (30), the Election Commission of Sri Lanka will go ahead and issue the gazette with the names that are already in hand, the Daily Mirror learns.

As per the gazette notification No.2424/02 dated 17 /02 /2025 issued by the Minister of Public Administration, Provincial Councils and Local Government, it has been ordered that the term of office of local authorities shall commence by June 02, 2025.

Therefore, the names of all elected and nominated members shall be published in the gazette prior to the commencement of the term of office, thus each party a...