Upcoming Parliamentary Elections and the future of Sri Lanka, IPCS (2010)
7696 candidates from 24 political parties and hundreds of independent groups who were registered for the elections on 8 April. The number of independent groups far exceeds the registered political parties. They will fight for 196 out of the total 225 seats to be elected directly, by over 14 million voters. The remaining 29 seats will be allotted nationally based on voting percentage by each party/alliance.
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