The National Election Commission said that a total of 39 candidates have submitted their nominations for the 2024 Presidential Election.

Dilith Jayaweera of the Mawbima Janatha Party (MJP), Namal Rajapaksa representing the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP), United National Party (UNP) Leader and incumbent President Ranil Wickremesinghe, and Sajith Premadasa, Leader of the Opposition , Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB),  Wijeyadasa Rajapakshe of the Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP), Anura Kumara Dissanayake of the National Peoples’ Power (NPP), and Tamil Common Candidate P. Ariyanethran were among the candidates.

The submission process began at 9:00 AM and concluded at 11:00 AM today.
After the process of reviewing objections, the final list of eligible candidates will be announced.