Elpitiya PS poll voting begins

Elpitiya PS poll voting begins

October 11, 2019   07:06 am

Casting votes for the Elpitiya Pradeshiya Sabha election commenced at 47 polling booths, a short while ago, says Ada Derana reporter.

Voting commenced at 7.00 a.m. this morning and will continue until 4.00 p.m. this evening.

The total number of voters eligible to cast their ballots stands at 53,384.

Among the 155 candidates from recognized political parties, who are running for the Elpitiya Pradeshiya Sabha election, 28 will be elected as PS councillors.

The voters are required to submit a form of identification accepted by the Elections Commission in order to cast their ballot.

A total number of 800 staff members have been deployed for election duties and the ballot papers have already been directed to the polling booths, the Galle District Counting Officer Somaratne Vidanapathirana said.

He added that the final result of the election will be announced before 10.00 pm tonight.

 

Ada Derana will report you every detail of the Elpitiya PS election until the release of its final results. The general public can catch the latest updates of the election via Ada Derana websites, TV Derana, Ada Derana 24 channel, FM Derana as well as the SMS alert service.

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