Positive trend of high voter turnout as at 2.00 p.m.

The voter turnout in Monaragala and Badulla, Kandy, Kagalle, and Matale Districts is reported to have exceeded 40 per cent, the Election Returning Office (ERO) said.

Voting for the Presidential poll began at 7 a.m. and will end at 4 p.m. 

Approximately 37 per cent voter turnout so far has been recorded in Kurunegala and Polonnaruwa districts, while 20 to 27 per cent voter turnout reported in Galle and Matara districts, the ERO added. As at 10.00 a.m., 11 per cent voter turnout reported in Batticaloa district.

Some 15,044,490 voters will cast their votes at 12,314 polling stations in the 22 administrative districts. Ballot boxes were sent to respective polling stations from main counting centres countrywide yesterday under heavy security.
 
Election Commissioner Mahinda Deshapriya said that there were 303 postal vote counting centres and 1,109 main counting centres set up in 44 places countrywide.

UPDATE: voter turnout as at 12.30 a.m.

Nuwara Eliya-45%
Trincomalee-25%
Kegalle-45%
Colombo-50%
Mullaitivu-50%
Vavuniya-59%
Jaffna-25%

UPDATE: voter turnout as at 2.00 p.m.

Kalutara-55%
Matale-67%
Nuwara Eliya-70%
Matara-60%
Trincomalee-57%
Polonnaruwa-59%
Ratapura-50%
Kegalle-60% 

Gampaha-50%
Jaffna-51%
Mullaitivu-68%
Batticaloa-51%
Kurunegala-58%
Anuradhapura-66%
Badulla-60%
Monaragala-65%
Puttalam-58%
Vavuniya-60%
Galle-65%
Kandy-65%
Kalutara-55%