Election Commission of Sri Lanka

Election Commission of Sri Lanka Sri Lanka Elections Members of Election Commission
On3rd of December 2020, the following Members, namely Mr. Nimal G.
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Punchihewa (Chairmen), Mr.S.B.Divaratne (Member), Mr.M.M.Mohamad (Member), Mr.K.P.P.Pathirana (Member) and Mr.J.Thyagarajah (Member) were appointed for a five year term by His Excellency the President of Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka. The Mission of the Commission
Raise critical consciousness among all stakeholders, ensuring the protection
of people’s rights and conduct free, fair an

d credible elections efficiently and
effectively that safeguard the people’s sovereignty and universal franchise
based on democratic principles

Goals
• All qualified citizens exercise their franchise fearlessly, freely and confidentially in elections conducted in a free and fair manner.
•The citizen realizes that the exercise of franchise is an inalienable right and involves himself or herself in the election process actively.
•Equal and fair opportunities exist for all candidates during election periods.
•An all-inclusive, updated voter list is in place before every election.
•All citizens in the marginalised sectors of society engage in the electoral processes confidently and adequately.
•The election process is administered competently and transparently.
•The needs of the stakeholders for data and information related to the election process and the Election Commission are adequately fulfilled in a timely manner. History
The Soulbury Commission was appointed in 1944 by the British Government. The Soulbury Commission recommended, was introduced in 1946 to provide for the conduct of elections to Local bodies. The Department of Parliamentary Elections functioned under a Commissioner to register voters and to conduct Parliamentary interalia, legislation to provide for the registration of voters and for the conduct of Parliamentary elections, and the Ceylon (Parliamentary Election) Order of the Council, 1946 was enacted on 26th September 1946. The Local Authorities Elections Ordinance elections and the Department of Local Government Elections functioned under a Commissioner to conduct Local Government elections. The “Department of Elections” was established on 01st of October 1955 amalgamating the Department of Parliamentary Elections and the Department of Local Government Elections. Accordingly, the Department of Elections was assigned with the responsibility of taking action to avoid ineligible persons from being registered in the register of electors. Since The Department functioned as an independent body without being subject to the purview of any ministry. With the passage of 19th Amendment to the Constitution the Department of Elections ceased was absorbed into the Election Commission without any impediment to the service conditions
applicableto them. Compared with the Department of Elections, the Election Commission is assigned a broader responsibility and duty.

𝗟𝗮𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗘𝗖𝗦𝗟 𝗢𝗺𝗻𝗶 𝗘𝗰𝗼𝘀𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗺! We are thrilled to announce the official launch of the Omni Ecosystem, marking the su...
17/08/2026

𝗟𝗮𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗘𝗖𝗦𝗟 𝗢𝗺𝗻𝗶 𝗘𝗰𝗼𝘀𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗺!

We are thrilled to announce the official launch of the Omni Ecosystem, marking the successful completion of Phase 1 in digitalizing the internal processes of the Election Commission of Sri Lanka (ECSL). The launch event took place in the presence of the Chairman of the Election Commission, Commission Members, the Commissioner General of Elections, and senior officers.

𝗞𝗲𝘆 𝗛𝗶𝗴𝗵𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗢𝗺𝗻𝗶 𝗘𝗰𝗼𝘀𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗺:
• 𝗗𝗶𝗴𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘇𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: Completes Phase 1 of internal process digitalization.
• 𝗠𝗼𝗱𝗲𝗿𝗻 𝗔𝗿𝗰𝗵𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲: Built on a robust microservices architecture.
• 𝗖𝘂𝗿𝗿𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗖𝗮𝗽𝗮𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀: Integrates 10 internal applications and lays the groundwork for future Digital Public Goods (DPGs).
• 𝗛𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗰 𝗠𝗶𝗹𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗻𝗲: Introduces Agentic AI into ECSL workflows for the first time in ECSL history.

𝗔 𝗦𝗽𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗡𝗼𝘁𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻:
We extend our deepest gratitude to the Election Commission, the Commissioner General of Elections, and the senior leadership team for their continuous guidance and strategic vision throughout this journey.

Our heartfelt thanks go to Ms. Aruni Damayanthi (Director - ICT) for her guidance and the entire ICT unit for their invaluable support. We extend special recognition to Thilinda Dissanayaka for leading the core technical implementation and mastering the most complex architectural challenges of this project, alongside Malaka Madushan for his vital contributions toward bringing it to fruition.

We also acknowledge the outstanding efforts of our SLIIT interns Dinusanka Gayashan, Shanilka, Olivia and Pravindi, and as well as our current intern cohort, whose energy, hard work, and commitment were vital to our success.

Achieving this milestone reinforces our commitment to driving innovation, efficiency, and transparency across public service.

නව කෑගල්ල දිස්ත්‍රික් මැතිවරණ කාර්යාලය විවෘත කිරීම - 2026.08.04කෑගල්ල දිස්ත්‍රික් මැතිවරණ කාර්යාලය කෑගල්ල නව දිස්ත්‍රික්...
12/08/2026

නව කෑගල්ල දිස්ත්‍රික් මැතිවරණ කාර්යාලය විවෘත කිරීම - 2026.08.04

කෑගල්ල දිස්ත්‍රික් මැතිවරණ කාර්යාලය කෑගල්ල නව දිස්ත්‍රික් ලේකම් කාර්යාල පරිශ්‍රය තුළ ස්ථාපිත කිරීමේ සමාරම්භක උත්සවය මැතිවරණ කොමිෂන් සභාවේ සභාපතිතුමන් ඇතුළු මැතිවරණ කොමිෂන් සභාවේ සාමාජික මහතුන් හා මැතිවරණ කොමසාරිස් ජනරාල්තුමන්ගේ ප්‍රධානත්වයෙන් 2026 අගෝස්තු මස 04 වන දින පවත්වන ලදී. මෙම අවස්ථාව සඳහා ප්‍රධාන කාර්යාලයේ අතිරේක මැතිවරණ කොමසාරිස්තුමන්ලා ඇතුළු මාණ්ඩලික නිලධාරීන් මෙන්ම කෑගල්ල දිස්ත්‍රික් ලේකම්තුමන් හා කෑගල්ල දිස්ත්‍රික් ලේකම් කාර්යාලයේ මාණ්ඩලික නිලධාරීන් පිරිසක්ද සහභාගී විය.

கேகாலை மாவட்ட புதிய தேர்தல் அலுவலகத் திறப்பு – 2026.08.04

கேகாலை மாவட்ட தேர்தல் அலுவலகமானது, கேகாலை புதிய மாவட்ட செயலக வளாகத்தில் நிறுவப்பட்டதன் ஆரம்ப நிகழ்வு, தேர்தல் ஆணைக்குழுவின் தவிசாளர் உட்பட தேர்தல் ஆணைக்குழுவின் உறுப்பினர்கள் மற்றும் தேர்தல் ஆணையாளர் நாயகம் அவர்களின் தலைமையில் 2026 ஆகஸ்ட் மாதம் 04ஆம் திகதி நடைபெற்றது. இந்நிகழ்வில் பிரதான அலுவலகத்தின் மேலதிக தேர்தல் ஆணையாளர்கள் உள்ளிட்ட நிறைவேற்று அதிகாரிகளும், கேகாலை மாவட்ட செயலாளர் மற்றும் கேகாலை மாவட்ட செயலகத்தின் நிறைவேற்று அதிகாரிகளும் கலந்துகொண்டனர். Opening of the New Kegalle District Election Office – 04.08.2026

The inaugural ceremony marking the establishment of the Kegalle District Election Office within the premises of the New Kegalle District Secretariat was held on 04 August 2026 under the patronage of the Chairman and Members of the Election Commission and the Commissioner General of Elections. The occasion was attended by Additional Commissioners of Elections as well as the District Secretary of Kegalle and number of executive officers of the Kegalle District Secretariat.

The Election Commission of Sri Lanka successfully conducted a specialized Cybersecurity Awareness Session for our leader...
27/07/2026

The Election Commission of Sri Lanka successfully conducted a specialized Cybersecurity Awareness Session for our leadership and team, in collaboration with Sri Lanka CERT. As part of the national initiative to safeguard Critical National Information Infrastructure (CNII), this session focused on enhancing digital vigilance, threat awareness, and data protection.

A sincere thank you to Sri Lanka CERT for their expert guidance in ensuring our digital systems remain secure and resilient.

The Election Commission successfully held the Closing Ceremony of the **"PAURA 2025 – Stories of the Power of the Vote"*...
10/07/2026

The Election Commission successfully held the Closing Ceremony of the **"PAURA 2025 – Stories of the Power of the Vote"** Short Film Competition, organized for the second consecutive time, on **9 May 2026** at the Tharangani Cinema Hall of the National Film Corporation.

01. First Place
School Category
Name of the film - முதல் மை
Name of the creator - Ahamed Ramees Mushab Ahamed
BT/BC/ Valaichenai An-Noor Maha Vidyalaya, Valaichenai.

02. Second Place
School Category
Name of the film – The Value
Name of the creator - PU/ Pallama Nandimithra Central College

03. Third Place
School Category
Name of the film – Dear Machiaveli
Name of the creator - Kahenage Maneesha Dilshan
Ra/ Batuhena Maha Vidyalaya

Merit Prizes

01. School Category
Name of the film – අනාගතය ලියන අත
Name of the creator - WP/MT/ Bellana Maha Vidyalaya

02. School Category
Name of the film – One Vote Matters
Name of the creator - Thennakon Mudiyanselage Duminda Roshantha Sandaruwan
Maha/Va/ T.B.Mu. Herath Secondary College

03. School Category
Name of the film – යථාර්තය
Name of the creator - Panamulla Arachchige Geemal Sathsara,
Panapage Nishani Kanchana Golden
Royal College, Monaragala.

04. School Category
Name of the film – QUESTION?
Name of the creator - PO/DIM/ Maduruoya Maha Vidyalaya

05. School Category
Name of the film – The Pixels
Name of the creator - Pitagampalage Isitha Prabashana Sumanasiri,
Wahumpurage Vidusha Denuwan
Ra/Am/ Kolambageara National college

06. AI
Name of the film – VOTE
Name of the creator – S.M. Rushdi

07. AI
Name of the film – Power of Vote
Name of the creator – H.K. Lakindu Keshara
Ba/ Haliala Densil Kobbekaduwa College

02/07/2026

2026.06.16 දින පොලොන්නරුව මැතිවරණ කාර්යාලයේ පුර්ණ සහයෝගයෙන් කදුරුවෙල මුස්ලිම් ජාතික පාසලේ පැවැත්වූ ශිෂ්‍ය පාර්ලිමේන්තු වැඩසටහන

பொலன்னறுவை தேர்தல் அலுவலகத்தின் முழுமையான ஒத்துழைப்புடன் 2026.06.16 அன்று கதுருவெல முஸ்லிம் தேசிய பாடசாலையில் நடைபெற்ற மாணவ நாடாளுமன்றத் நிகழ்ச்சித் திட்டம்.

The Student Parliament program held at the Kaduruwela Muslim National School on 2026.06.16, with the full cooperation of the Polonnaruwa Election Office.

මැතිවරණ කොමිෂන් සභාවේ ප්‍රධාන මූල්‍ය නිලධාරී ධූරය හොබවමින් විශිෂ්ට සේවයක් ඉටු කරන ලද, කේ. එස්. පී. පෙරේරා මහතා 2026.06.1...
18/06/2026

මැතිවරණ කොමිෂන් සභාවේ ප්‍රධාන මූල්‍ය නිලධාරී ධූරය හොබවමින් විශිෂ්ට සේවයක් ඉටු කරන ලද, කේ. එස්. පී. පෙරේරා මහතා 2026.06.16 දින සිට විශ්‍රාම යාම නිමිත්තෙන් එතුමාට උපහාර පිරිනැමීම සඳහා ගිණුම් අංශය මගින් සංවිධානය කරන ලද උපහාර උත්සවය...

தேர்தல் ஆணைக்குழுவின் பிரதம கணக்கு அலுவல ராக கடமையாற்றி ஓய்வுபெற்ற திரு.K.S.P. பெரேரா 2026.06.16 இல் இருந்து ஓய்வுபெற்றதால் அவருக்கு உபசரணை செய்வதற்காக கணக்கு பிரிவினால் ஏற்பாடு செய்துள்ள உபசரணை நிகழ்ச்சி

Signing of the Memorandum of Understanding between the Election Commission of Sri Lanka and the Sri Lanka Police for Pro...
09/06/2026

Signing of the Memorandum of Understanding between the Election Commission of Sri Lanka and the Sri Lanka Police for Providing Access to the E-Service Facility for checking of Electoral Register Information.
09 June 2026.

தேர்தல் ஆணைக்குழு ஊடாக வழங்கப்படும்தேர்தல்கள் இ – சேவைவழமைப் போல் பெற்றுக்கொள்ள முடியும்உள்நுழைகபராமரிப்பு பணியின் போது ...
01/06/2026

தேர்தல் ஆணைக்குழு ஊடாக வழங்கப்படும்
தேர்தல்கள் இ – சேவை
வழமைப் போல் பெற்றுக்கொள்ள முடியும்
உள்நுழைக
பராமரிப்பு பணியின் போது ஏற்பட்ட சிரமத்திற்கு வருந்துகின்றோம்.
இக்காலத்தில் எங்களுக்கு ஒத்துழைப்பு வழங்கிய உங்கள் அனைவருக்கும் நன்றி.
இலங்கை தேர்தல் ஆணைக்குழு.

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