35 Presidential candidates to lose security deposits

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Colombo, September 24 (Daily Mirror) - The Election Commission has announced that the security deposits of 35 presidential candidates will be forfeited.

Commissioner General of Elections, Saman Sri Ratnayake, stated that this decision stems from the candidates' failure to secure at least 12.5% of the vote in the recently concluded presidential election.

According to election law, candidates who do not meet this minimum vote requirement are required to forfeit their deposits.

Only three candidates out of 38, namely Anura Kumara Dissanayake, Ranil Wickremesinghe, and Sajith Premadasa, were able to secure more than the required percentage. Anura Dissanayake obtained 42.3%, while Premadasa garnered 32.8%, and Wickremesinghe received 17.3%.

Comments - 16

Judge Tuesday, 24 September 2024 04:08 PM

The deposit is too low. Those clowns should not be wasting taxpayer funds. Equally, it is an administrative nightmare. The deposit should be at least 2 -3 million Rupees.

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Abolish EP To Save Money Wednesday, 25 September 2024 05:22 AM

Absolutely! Anyway, there are Plans are to abolish the Executive Presidency, thereby saving money. Parliament should nominate the person as it will be more of a ceremonial person. Citizens only vote parliamentarians, they will decide who the Prime Minister and President will be.

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Rajan V Pillai Tuesday, 24 September 2024 04:11 PM

What is this deposit sum? Joke of the Election Commission. Those candidates should be barred for Lifetime from contesting any election. Do they think People of the country are set of jokers, since they are jokers and proxy holders for certain politicians.

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A MIRACLE WAS IN THE MAKING AND NO AMOUNT OF FAKE CANDIDATES CONTESTING AS STOOGES FOR A EMPTY GAS CYLINDER MADE NO DIFFERENCE. Tuesday, 24 September 2024 06:58 PM

RAJAN YOU ARE ABSOLUTELY CORRECT, BUT ALL IN VAIN DIDN'T MAKE AN ATOM OF A DIFFERENCE. I WONDER WHO PAID FOR SOME OF THEIR SECURITY DEPOSITS, THEY CAME OUT OF COLD STOREAGE JUMPED ONE AFTER THE OTHER AS CANDIDATES. WASTE OF TAX PAYERS HARD EARNED MONEY.

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Onlooker Tuesday, 24 September 2024 10:56 PM

By your token of barring contesting lifetime, our new President would have been barred for this election. He got only 3.16% last election 2019. Comment is free but be factual.

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Voter Tuesday, 24 September 2024 04:14 PM

Good job!

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Tex payer Tuesday, 24 September 2024 04:55 PM

ANY COST OUR ROBBED MONEY 75 % CANDIDATES DEPOSITED

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Jameshad Tuesday, 24 September 2024 04:18 PM

In future election the law has to be implement minimum deposit is 1 million to avoid the baby sisters and time wasters to contesting.

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Plans To Abolish Executive Presidency Wednesday, 25 September 2024 05:20 AM

Plans are to abolish the Executive Presidency, thereby saving money. Parliament should nominate the person as it will be more of a ceremonial person. Citizens only vote parliamentarians, they will decide who the Prime Minister and President will be.

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KP Hull Wednesday, 25 September 2024 07:18 AM

The deposit sum and forfeit threshold % should be set in such a way that election will pay itself ie encourage more people to compete at the same time charge more.

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Bokka Tuesday, 24 September 2024 04:28 PM

Should have imposed 5 million non refundable deposit for ones who could not get votes more than 25000

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Nihal S Tuesday, 24 September 2024 04:38 PM

Namal too. Paid the price for corruptions committed by SLPA led by his father and for joining with Ranil for protection. This is great, we do not want to see a Rajapakse come back.

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karu Tuesday, 24 September 2024 05:07 PM

every looser should payback 1/38 of total election cost. If they dont have vote base then they should not waste public money. I think this is not against democracy , we should start thinking pragmatic , otherwise we can not bring up this county. Ex ASP , Seelarathane thero .. I dont understand

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Sumal Tuesday, 24 September 2024 05:35 PM

Better to have a penalty term. Probably 2 million they need to pay if not secured 12.5%.

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Voter Wednesday, 25 September 2024 02:37 AM

The entire system needs to be overhauled to ensure every Tom, Dick and Harry doesn’t register going forward. I am all for democratic rights, but 40 presidential candidates for an island nation of 23 million is ridiculous. A colossal waste of taxpayer funds. Also, a lot of our elderly people end up getting confused when trying to cast their vote.

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ziad mohamed Wednesday, 25 September 2024 08:58 AM

Have a vetting process to eliminate the undesirable elements and proxies from contesting. This would save the treasury by way of printing short ballot papers plus help the voter, especially the elderly to vote their preferred candidate , without much hassle.

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