30 to 35 percent turnout in Jaffna

21 September 2013 08:02 am Views - 4178

A voter turnout of about 30 - 35% was recorded in Jaffna by 10 am at today’s Northern Provincial Council election and election monitoring bodies have claimed a lack of enthusiasm among voters during the ongoing Provincial Council polls held in the all three provinces.

Meanwhile, Provincial Elections offices released voter turn-out figures as of 12 noon a short while ago.

The figures are as follows: Nuwar Eliya 30%, Matale 45%, Kandy 40%, Kurunegala 45%, Puttlam, 35%, Kilinochchi 29%, Vavuniya 24% and Mannar 30%