Srilanka, June 1 -- Names of more than 164 local bodies have been gazetted by the Commission of Elections today.

This includes D.P. Shantha as the Mayor of the Dehiwala Mount Lavinia Municipal Council and A.H. Arosha as Mayor of Sri Jayewardenepura Kotte.

Names of more than 170 local bodies including the Colombo Municipal Council have not been gazetted yet.

Most of the local bodies of which the names have not been gazetted are ones where no party has obtained an absolute majority.

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