Election Commissioner Mahinda Deshapriya told the Daily News that the commission expects to call for nomination for Local Government polls between December 11 to 20 and that elections would be held in January without further delay.
He further said that a stipulated date has not been declared as yet. The nomination period will last three days and would be anytime between December 11 to 20. He also confirmed that polls will be held between January 20 and 31. However it will not fall on a Sunday or public holiday.