**Please note that the official website of the Department of Elections is under construction. In order to provide you with relevant information regarding the forthcomming elections for Provincial Councils in Eastern Province we are publishing this information temporarily.
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principle objective of the Department of Elections is to conduct Presidential,
Parliamentary, Provincial and Local Elections and the Holding of Referendum in
a free and fair manner.
The Department is responsible for the annual
revision of electoral registers of the 22 electoral districts.
With the
recently enacted 17th amendment to the constitution an Election Commission is
to be established.
Until it is constituted the person holding the office
of the Commissioner of Elections immediately prior to the commencement of the
act exercises and performs the powers and functions of the commission.
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Elections Secretariat, Sarana Mawatha, Rajagiriya, Sri Jayawardenapura, Sri Lanka. |
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