2024 Elpitiya Pradeshiya Sabha election

[3] National People's Power (NPP) emerged as the largest party, winning 15 out of 30 seats and securing 47.64% of the vote share.

[1] On 8 November 2024, the Election Commission of Sri Lanka confirmed the appointments of NPP's Kolamba Thanthreege Nishantha Perera as chairman and Wagoda Pathirage Sumith Chandana as vice chairman of the Pradeshiya Sabha.

[2][4] The 2019 Elpitiya Pradeshiya Sabha election, held on 11 October 2019, saw a high voter turnout of 78.86%, with the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) winning 56.31% of the vote (17 wards).

[5][6] Continuous political and administrative challenges were experienced by the council, with its term coming to an end on 6 March 2024.

Thus, 279 candidates from these eight political parties and one independent group contested in the election.