UPFA Gen-Secy Susil Premajayantha Makes Deposit on Behalf of Presidential Candidate Mahinda Rajapaksa at Elections Secretariat.

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Ranil Dharmasena

General Secretary of the UPFA Petroleum Industries Minister Susil Premajayantha made a deposit at the Election Secretariat yesterday on behalf of the government’s presidential candidate incumbent President Mahinda Rajapaksa for the forthcoming Presidential Election scheduled to be held in January 8 next year.

Five parties have deposited money so far for the presidential election. The parties are Janasetha Peramuna, United Socialist Party, Okkoma Vasiyo Okkoma Rajavaru Party, Socialist Alliance and the UPFA.

A candidate from a recognised political party has to make a deposit of Rs. 50,000 while other candidates have to make deposits of Rs. 75,000 each.

Accepting deposits is scheduled to end at 12.00 noon on December 07, 2014, Secretariat sources said.

Courtesy:The Island