According to the report of the new Delimitation Commission, the number of members elected in the local government election has been reduced by almost half, said the chairman of the commission, Mahinda Deshapriya. He said this when he handed over the report of the commission to Prime Minister Dinesh Gunawardena this morning.
According to the new restrictions, the number of elected local government representatives is limited to 4,714, which is almost half of the current number of members.