Ranil Wickremesinghe places bond for election

President’s Counsel Ronald Perera has placed bonds on behalf of President Ranil Wickremesinghe as an independent candidate for the forthcoming Presidential Election.

He had placed the deposit this morning (26) at the Election Commission Office in Rajagiriya.  

The Election Commission announced that the deposit money for the 2024 Presidential Election can be deposited from 8.30 am today (26) until 12 noon on August 14, the day before the calling of nominations for the election.

Accordingly, a candidate nominated by a recognized political party is required to deposit a sum of Rs. 50,000 in legal tender while a candidate nominated by any other political party or by an elector is required to deposit a sum of Rs. 75,000.