Sri Lanka, Nov. 4 -- The latest electoral district seat allocation announced by the Election Commission (EC) has seen the Colombo Electoral District gaining one parliamentary seat, while Badulla losing one.

According to a media release issued yesterday (3), the Election Commission stated that Colombo District would be allocated 19 parliamentary seats, up from 18 at the 2024 General Election while Badulla District's allocation has been reduced from nine seats to eight.

The seat allocations for the remaining 20 electoral districts have remained unchanged compared with the 2024 parliamentary election. This has been stated by the EC in its official statement released on the number of MPs to be elected from each electoral district in a parli...