Nominations close, NPP and SJB reveal National List nominees

By Rathindra Kuruwita

The nomination period for the 2024 general election, which commenced on 4 October, officially concluded at noon on Friday, 11 October. Commissioner General of Elections, Saman Sri Ratnayake, confirmed that nominations were received at the District Secretaries’ offices across 22 electoral districts.

The upcoming election will see 225 Members of Parliament elected, 196 members chosen from the 22 electoral districts and 29 appointed via the National List, based on the votes secured by each party or group.

On Friday, the JVP-led NPP released its National List. Its nominees are as follows:

Bimal Rathnayake, Prof. Wasantha Subasinghe, Dr. Anura Karunathilake, Prof. Upali Pannilage, Eranga Udesh Weeraratne, Ret. Maj. Gen. Aruna Jayasekara, Dr. Harshana Suriyapperuma, Janitha Ruwan Kodituwakku, Punya Sri Kumara Jayakody, Ramalingam K. Chandrasekar, Dr. Najith Indika, Sugath Thilakaratne, Lakmali Hemachandra – Attorney-at-Law, Sunil Kumara Gamage, Gamini Rathnayake, Prof. Ruwan Chaminda Ranasinghe, Sugath Wasantha De Silva, Keerthi Welisarage, Chamila Kumudu Peiris, Abdul Fatha Mohamed Ikram, Ranjan Jayalal Perera, Mohamed Nazeer Ikram, Martin Nelson, Romesh Mohan De Mel, Benita Prishanthi Hettithanthri, Pubudu Nuwan Samaraweera, Sarath Lal Perera, Anura Hettigoda Gamage, and Hemathilaka Gamage.

The SJB, also submitted its 29-member National list on Friday, handed over by Party Chairman Imthiaz Bakeer Markar and General Secretary Ranjith Madduma Bandara.

The list includesRanjith Maddumabandara, Imthiaz Bakeer Markar, Dullas Alahapperuma, Sagaran Vijayandiran, Nizam Kariapper, Sujeeva Senasinghe, G. L. Peiris, Sudarshini Fernandopulle, Upul Jayasuriya, Mahim Mendis, Upul Bandara Dissanayake, Rohana Lakshman Piyadasa, Lihini Fernando, Ravindra Samarweera, Athulasiri Samarakone, Kennedy Degaulle Gunewardena, Lalith Prasanna Perera, Vishaka Kamalee Suriyabandara, Mahesh Senanayake, Ravi Jayawardena, Thisath Devapriya Bandara Wijegunawardena, Lankeshwarage Mitrapala, Palanivelu Parameshwaran, Balakrishnan Sivanasan, Ganapathy Nagulesvaran, Chandima Wijegunewardena, Mohamed Hasim Mohamed Roomy, Muhammadu Ismail Muttu Muhammadu, and Indika Bandaranayake.

On the same day, the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) revealed its 29-member national list for the 2024 General Election. The list includes: Namal Rajapaksa, Gamini Lokuge, C. B. Ratnayake, Ven. Uthurawala Dhammarathana Thera, Tissa Vitharana, Jayantha Ketagoda, Sagara Kariyawasam, Thisakutti Arachchi, Ven. Tebuwana Piyananda Thera, Muhammad Fadil Marjan Asmi, Renuka Perera, Wimal Geegange, W. Dayarathna, Anusha Damayanthi, Jagath Wellawatta, Wasantha Handapangoda, Viraj Perera, Athula Priyadarshana De Silva, Manjula Wellalage, Ravihara Kulathunga, Damith Hettihewa, Ranjith Bandara, Vidura Perera, Pasan Kasthuri Fernando, Sarath Keerthirathna, Sudath Rohana, Mahinda Pathirana, Rathna Dharmapriya Daya Pathirana, and Samantha Indika.