Presidential candidate count rises 27

Colombo, August 09 (Daily Mirror) -  Three more candidates placed cash deposits for the upcoming Presidential election today (09) increasing the total number of candidates to 27. 

According to the Election Commission, the candidates who placed deposits today are Priyantha Pushpakumara from the Nava Sama Samaja Party, M. Thilakarajah as an independent candidate, J. D. K. Wickramarathne from the Ape Jana Bala Party. 

Accordingly, other candidates are President Ranil Wickremesinghe, former MP Sarath Keerthirathne and K.K. Piyadasa, former Justice Minister Wijeyadasa Rajapakshe, Oshala Herath from ‘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 ‘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), K.R. Krishan from the Arunalu Janata Peramuna, Pani Wijesiriwardena from Socialist Equality Party, Anthony Victor Perera, Muhammad Ilyas, Pemasiri Manage, Sidney Jayarathna and D M bandaranayake.

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