The silent period for the 2024 general election commenced at midnight yesterday, following the conclusion of the campaigning period.

Commissioner General of Elections, Saman Sri Rathnayake said that the silent period will remain in effect until November 14.

He has urged all candidates to abide by the election laws and regulations during this silent period.

The Commissioner General further iterated that all preparations for the 2024 general election are now complete.

Registered voters who could not obtain their official polling cards may now obtain them online. 

The National Election Commission announced that registered voters can visit the e-services website of the National Election Commission and follow the instructions to download their polling cards.

Meanwhile, Commissioner General of Elections, Saman Sri Rathnayake confirmed that necessary security arrangements for the general election are already in place.

He further highlighted that the transportation of ballot boxes to polling stations will begin tomorrow.

According to the election commission, nearly 200,000 state sector employees have been deployed for election duties.

A total of 8,361 candidates are contesting in the 2024 general election. 

From them, 5,015 are contesting from political parties, while 3,346 are independent candidates.