The Election Commission announced that the election expense reports of all candidates, party secretaries, independent group leaders, and national list candidates who contested the 2024 General Election will be made public from today (17).

Election Commission Chairman R.M.A.L. Ratnayake stated that the reports will be available at every District Secretariat and the Election Commission’s office in Rajagiriya.

Under the Regulation of the Election Expenditure Act, the deadline for submitting these reports was midnight on 6 December. Of the 8,361 candidates representing political parties at the district level, 7,412 submitted their reports. Additionally, 493 of the 690 candidates from independent groups and 434 of the 527 national list candidates have complied.

The Election Commission also warned that legal action will be taken against candidates who failed to submit their income and expenditure reports.