| ශ්රී ලංකා මැතිවරණ කොමිෂන් සභාව இலங்கை தேர்தல்கள் ஆணைக்குழு | |
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| Formed | October 1, 1955 As the Department of Elections |
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| Jurisdiction |  Sri Lanka |
| Headquarters | Election Secretariat, Sarana Mawatha, Rajagiriya 10107, Sri Lanka 6°54′36″N 79°53′34″E / 6.91011°N 79.89269°E |
| Employees | 674[1] |
| Annual budget | LKR 4.6 billion (2017)[1] |
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| Website | elections.gov.lk |
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The Election Commission of Sri Lanka is the constitutional authority responsible for administering and overseeing all elections in Sri Lanka, including the Presidential, Parliamentary, Provincial and Local Authority elections. Sri Lanka has had universal adult suffrage since 1931, becoming the first Crown colony to enfranchise all adult citizens, 3 years after the United Kingdom itself; the country is the oldest democracy in Asia.[2][3]
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