Ilankai Tamil Arasu Katchchi candidates at Jaffna District Secretariat to file nomination papers yesterday. Pix: Northeastern Monitor |
Several Tamil political parties filed nomination papers for the November 14 General elections today at respective District Election Departments as the deadline to submit nominations closed at 12.00 pm today.
In the Jaffna electoral district which consists of the Kilinochchi district, 396 candidates from 23 political parties and 23 independent groups are contesting for six seats. Two nominations filed by independent groups were rejected by officials, according to District Returning Officer M. Piratheepan.
Ilankai Tamil Arasu Katchchi (ITAK), Tamil National Peoples' Front, Eelam Peoples' Democratic Party (EPDP), Thamil Makkal Kootani and Democratic Tamil National Alliance (DTNA) filed nominations in both electoral districts.
In the Vanni electoral district consisting of Vavuniya, Mannar and Mullaithivu, 423 candidates from 22 political parties and 25 independent groups are also contesting for six seats. Four nominations were rejected. (Northeastern Monitor/October 11/2024)
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