Presidential candidate count reaches 22

Colombo, August 7 (Daily Mirror)- Four more candidates placed their cash deposits today (07) for the upcoming Presidential election, taking the total number of candidates to 22.

According to the Election Commission, the candidates who placed deposits today are Pani Wijesiriwardena from the Socialist Equality Party, Anthony Victor Perera, Muhammad Ilyas and Pemasiri Manage as independent candidates.

Accordingly, other candidates are President Ranil Wickremesinghe, former MP Sarath Keerthirathne and K.K. Piyadasa, former Justice Minister Wijeyadasa Rajapakshe, Oshala Herath from the ‘Abhinawa Niwahal Peramuna’, A.S.P. Liyanage of the Sri Lanka Labour Party, Sajith Premadasa of the ‘Samagi Jana Balawegaya’, P.W.S.K. Bandaranayake from the ‘Jathika Sanwardhana Peramuna’, Ajantha De Zoysa from the Ruhunu Janatha Party, Siritunga Jayasuriya from the United Socialist Party, K. Ananda Kularatne, Sarath Manamendra from the Nawa Sihala Urumaya, Akmeemana Dayaratna Thera, Battaramulle Seelaratne Thera, Siripala Amarasinghe, Sarath Fonseka (Independent candidate) and K.R. Krishan from the Arunalu Janata Peramuna.

The Election Commission officially announced that the Presidential election will be held on September 21.