National People’s Power (NPP) member Sagaradheera Vishva Vikrama today was elected as the Mayor of the Bandarawela Municipal Council after securing eight votes.
He was elected as mayor with a majority of four votes, receiving six votes from the NPP, along with two votes from Independent Group 02 and one vote from Independent Group 01.
For the position of Deputy Mayor, the NPP nominated Srikanth Nanda from Independent Group 01, who also secured eight votes, the same as the newly elected mayor.
Independent Group 01’s Mohammed Naushad, who contested for the mayoral position, received only four votes from his group. He also contested for the deputy mayor position and received the same number of votes.
A notable aspect of the election was that the Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB), which had previously stated its intention to secure power within the council alongside the opposition, abstained from participating in the voting process. (Newswire)