Colombo (News 1st): General Secretary of Parliament Dhammika Dassanayake said the Chairman of the National Elections Commission Mahinda Deshapriya was informed in writing over a vacant seat in the Parliament.

The Parliamentary Seat was left vacant following the demise of Ratnapura District MP Ranjith Zoysa. Accordingly, the Ratnapura District Returning Officer would produce the name of the next-in-line in the list of UPFA MPs.

Thereafter, the National Elections Commission would gazette the name of the new MP to the vacant position in Parliament.

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