Overall voter turnout 71%: EC

5 August 2020 07:06 pm Views - {{hitsCtrl.values.hits}} 4 Bookmark

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The overall voter turnout for the General Election 2020 stood at 71 per cent, Elections Commission Chairman Mahinda Deshapriya said a short while ago.

Voter turnout at close of polls was recorded as 75% in Nuwara Eliya, 74% in Badulla, Trincomalee and Monaragala, 73% in Wanni, Ratnapura and Hambantota Districts, 72% in Colombo, Digamadulla and Batticaloa, 71% in Polonnaruwa, Kegalle, Matara, Kalutara, Matale, Kandy and Anuradhapura, 69% in Galle, Kurunegala and Gampaha, 64% in Jaffna and 63% in Puttalam District.

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Nimal Wednesday, 05 August 2020 07:41 PM

The funny thing is turnout increases rapidly once polls closed.

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errs Wednesday, 05 August 2020 07:44 PM

electing Mr.Sampanthan and Mr.Sumanthiran is a reward for war criminals

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azee Thursday, 06 August 2020 06:47 AM

Rest (of the country) in Peace

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Ram Thursday, 06 August 2020 11:27 AM

Kurunegala less polling is a huge blow for the pohottuwa leader MR who contested from Kurunegala.

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