Southern Provincial Council elections:

Matara District nominations

Bandula Gunasekera and T. K. Ariyadasa- Malimbada group corr. and A.W. Gunawardena, Matara Central Corr.

UPFA

The United People’s Freedom Alliance (UPFA) handed it’s nominations for the Matara District yesterday (Thursday 27)

The nominations were handed over by the Minister of Transport Dullas Alahapperuma with the group leader and former SPC Minister Hemal Gunasekara to Mrs. W.K.K. Athukorala Matara District Returning Officer and Matara District Secretary.

The UPFA candidates are 1. Gunasekara Wickremaratne 2. Hemal Chandima Rasaputhra 3. Aruna Gunaratne 4. Hadunge Sosindra Nandana 5. Bandu Ranawaka 6. S. Weerawansa 7. Kanchana Wijesekara, 8. Nelanga Hendavitharana 9. Indrajith Priyadarshana Hewakodippilige Krishaly Muthukumarana, 10. Anthonige Hewa Piyasena 11. Abeywardena Sarath Yapa 12. Justin Galappahthi 13. Eshwarage Mahinda, 14. Praneeth Padmathilaka Madduma Patabendige 15. Manoj Sirisena Hewa Gampalage 16. H.G. Weerasumana Weerasinghe 17. Dharma Wijeya Wijesekara Dahanayaka 18. Don Wijawantha Prathapasinghe 19. S. Wijaya Bindu Weerasinghe 20. Jayantha Kodituwakku Hewa Manamaala Arachchige 21. Abeywickrema Danvas Stanley.

UNP

The United National Party (UNP) handed its nominations for the Matara district yesterday.

The candidates are 1. Akalanka Buddhika Pathirana, 2. Sirisena Wijaya Wickramage, 3. Handunneththi Ranhulu Piyasiri, 4. Kapila Jayantha Wellappili, 5. Amaraweera Wickrema Jinadasa Gunawardhana, 6. Gayan Sanjeewa Hewa Wellalage, 7. Lionel Kodikara, 8. Indika Jathunga, 9. Ediriweera Wijesooriya Thushara Priyadarshana, 10. Chaminda Jagath Thalgaswatta, 11. Kankanam Gamage Kumarasiri, 12. Ajith Kumara Samarasignhe Bedde Kankanamge, 13. Kapila Gamage, 14. Dharmasiri Nandalal Daluwatta, 15. Chandana Priyantha Bamunuwita Gamage, 16. Udaya Shantha Kodituwakku Dissanayake, 17. M. R. Chandana Wijesinghe, 18. Mohamed Waasin Mohamed Waashim, 19. Gajaman Hewage Wijeratne, 20. R. Abeygunawardena Hettiarachchige, 21. Haputhanthirige Windana Nishantha.

JVP

The Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) handed its nominations for Matara District yesterday .

The candidates are: 1. N. K. Sisira Kumara, 2. Jayantha Kumarasiri Serasignhe Pathirana, 3. S. Rathnayake, 4. L. B. Lal Premanath, 5. Ukasil Moulana Seyyad Ibrahim Seyyadu, 6. Gammeddage Ajantha, 8. Kapugama Geeganage Pemasiri, 8. Mahanthimulla Gamage Ajith Hemantha, 9. Walage Piyasena, 10. Suwanda Arachchige Charles Nandana, 11. Batuwita Madiwilage Sagara Keerthi, 12. Pothumulla Kankanamge Piyathilaka, 13. Hewa Alankarage Bandula, 14. Suduweli Kondage Ajith, 15. Udeeptha Nuwan Wijesekara, 16. Ilandari Durage Wickramapala, 17. Ranaweera Kankanamge Nilantha Dhammajith, 18. Halpe Rajapaksa Gamage Priyantha, 19. Samaranayake Kankanamge Upasena, 20. Pallemulla Kapugamage Norman de Silva, 21. Hewa kuda Anthonige Hemachandra.

Matara district Eksath Lanka Maha Sabhava

Eksath Lanka Maha Sabhava submitted their nominations for Matara district yesterday to the District Secretary Returning Officer W.K.K. Athukorala at the Matara District Secretariat. The nominations were handed over by the group leader H.G. Dayananda. The list of candidates as follows:

H.G. Dayananda, Dayasiri Navaratne Senanayake, R.M.R. Harshanie Rajapaksa, Udukawa Hewage Anura, Lewhendeniyage Sugathadasa, Rakawakage Siripala, A.S. Jaruka Kumari, Christy Supun Rubasingh, Hapu Arachchige Gamini, G.K. Ananda Chandra Kumara, Chameera Devapriya Weerasinghe, Nandasena Hettiarachichi Munasinghe Arachchige Mahinda, S.H. Nalin Nishantha, Ajith Kumara Sudusinghe, Diddugodage Gayan, P.H.K. Victor, H.W.K. Suludu de Silva, Liyana Gamage Mangala Ravindra, H.K. Sumudu Manjula, D.P. Bandula Sarath Chandra.

Eksath Jathika Sandhanaya

The Eksath Jathika Sandhanaya handed over its nominations for Matara district to Matara district Returning Officer and Matara District Secretary W. K. K. Athukorala yesterday. The list of candidates are M. C. Dushantha, D. S Wimalatunga, Ranhulu S. S. de Soysa, M. Nayanachandra, Nishantha Ranjana Sudusinghe, Kamal Manoraj Sellahewa, Deduwa Pathirana Charitha, Sirisena Janrawel, M. G. Gihan, Uthpala Didulana, P. K. Gayan Rasika, W. Aruna, W. Kasun Manjusri, D. Krisanka Wasana, Dedduwa Pathirana Sanjaya Rajeew, Deduwa Pathirana Asiri, L. Meddagoda, Ruwan Chamara, Manoj Kumara, Hemantha Weerasinghe, H. Wipularatne.