Issuing a release on Tuesday (07) Commissioner General of elections Saman Sri Ratnayake says District Returning Officers have been notified that the new date for the impending Local Government Elections will be the 25th of April.

The release further notes although the initial date for the Local Government Elections was set for March 09, 2023, unexpected and unavoidable circumstances including the inability to print ballots led to the postponement of the original date, hence the National Election Commission has deemed it more suitable for the election to be held on April 25th.

District Returning Officers have been informed accordingly.