With no major incidents of violence, an overall 70% to 75%
voter turnover was reported at yesterday’s provincial council elections
for the North Central and Sabaragamuwa Provinces, Additional Commissioner
of Elections (Provincial and Local), W. P. Sumanasiri said.
"The poll was relatively incident-free except for certain
complaints of threats, intimidation and harassment of voters", police
officials said.
"It was a peaceful poll in both the provinces", senior DIG
(Elections) Gamini Navaratne said.
With an overall 70% to 75% voter turnout, there were long queues outside polling booths as seen in this picture taken in Kegalle in the Sabaragamuwa Province. (Inset) With tight security measures in place, a police officer checks the bag of a female voter at a polling booth at Thambuttegama in the Anuradhapura district of North Central Province yesterday. (Pix by M. B. Pahalawatte and Cyril Basnayake)
75,000 or more voters
disallowed to vote in A'Pura for want of IDs says Minister
Media and Information Minister Anura Priyadharshana Yapa
said yesterday that whilst polling was brisk with voters showing much
enthusiasm...
Gunshot provoked attack on
Johnpulle’s home: Dullas
Minister Dullas Alahapperuma said that UPFA supporters
attacked UNP campaign manager Raja Johnpulle’s Anuradhapura residence only
after gunfire directed from his residence caused serious injuries to a
government supporter.
