Election Commission of Sri Lanka

Election Commission of Sri Lanka
ශ්‍රී ලංකා මැතිවරණ කොමිෂන් සභාව; இலங்கை தேர்தல்கள் ஆணைக்குழு
Non-ministerial/Semi-independent Agency overview
Formed	October 1, 1955; As the Department of Elections
Preceding agencies	Department of Elections (1955-2015); Department of Parliamentary Elections (1946-1955); (Merged into Department of Elections); Department of Local Authorities Elections (1946-1955); (Merged into Department of Elections);
Jurisdiction	Sri Lanka
Headquarters	Elections Secretariat, Sarana Mawatha, Rajagiriya 10107, Sri Lanka; 6.910131°N 79.892606°E
Employees	674
Annual budget	LKR 4.6 billion (2017)
Non-ministerial/Semi-independent Agency executives	Nimal G. Punchihewa, (Chairman); M. M. Mohamed, (Commission member); S.B. Diwaratne, (Commission member); K. P. P. Pathirana, (Commission member); Jeevan Thyagarajah, (Commission member);
Key document	17th, 18th,19th and 20th Amendments to the Constitution of Sri Lanka;
Website	www.elections.gov.lk

The Election Commission of Sri Lanka is the constitutional authority responsible for administering and overseeing all elections in Sri Lanka, including the Presidential, Parliamentary, Provincial and Local Authority elections. Sri Lanka has had universal adult suffrage since 1931, becoming the first Crown colony to enfranchise all adult citizens, 3 years after the United Kingdom itself; the country is the oldest democracy in Asia.

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