Parliamentary Select Committee appointed to examine PC electoral system

February 20, 2026 at 10:38 AM


An 11-member Special Parliamentary Select Committee has been appointed to examine and report on the electoral system to be used for Provincial Council elections and to submit proposals and recommendations.

Speaker Dr. Jagath Wickramaratne informed Parliament on Friday (20) that the committee has been established under the chairmanship of Minister Vijitha Herath.

The members of the committee are:
• Muneer Mulaffer
• Sunil Watagala
• Arun Hemachandra
• Ranjith Madduma Bandara
• Mano Ganesan
• Lakshman Nipuna Arachchi
• Shanakiyan Rasamanickam
• Samanmalee Gunasinghe
• Darmapriya Wijesinghe
• Chandana Sooriyaarachchi
• Nizam Kariapper