SLPP’s Stanley Dias elected Dehiwala-Mount Lavinia Mayor

26 Mar, 2018

Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) member Stanley Dias was elected Mayor of the Dehiwala-Mount Lavinia Municipal Council.

The United National Party (UNP) won the recent Local Government (LG) elections for the?Dehiwala-Mount Lavinia Municipal Council.

However?Stanley Dias obtained more votes by the elected members to be elected Mayor. (Colombo Gazette)

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