Sarath Fonseka’s seat falls vacant [October 07 2010]

By Uditha Kumarasinghe

Acting Secretary General of Parliament, Dhammika Dassanayake has informed the Elections Commissioner in a letter that the seat of DNA MP Sarath Fonseka is vacant.

MP Fonseka’s seat fell vacant in accordance with the provisions of the Section 66-D of the Parliamentary Election Act and according to the Section 64-1. Parliament’s Acting Secretary General has announced this to the Election Commissioner, Parliament sources said.

The sources said that the Commissioner would name DNA Colombo District candidate Lakshman Nipunarachchi who polled the highest number of preferential votes after Fonseka for the vacant seat.