The National Election Commission has stated that there's,an opportunity to nominate a new candidate for the forthcoming Presidential Election in the place of the Independent Candidate Muhammad Illyas who passed away due to a heart failure on last Thursday (22).If an Independent group wishes to nominate an independent Candidate it needs to be done within a three day period the Chairman of the Commission R.M.A.L Ratnayske has stated .
If the deceased need to be replaced a death certificate need to be submitted to the Elections commission the Chairman has stressed.As a,result of the death of Independent candidate Illyas the number of candidates for the forthcoming Presidential election now stands as 38 it has been reported.
