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Presidential polls begin

16 Nov 2019

The election of the 8th President of Sri Lanka commenced at 7.00 a.m this morning.

15,992,096 eligible voters will commute to 12845 polling centers today. Voters are able to exercise their franchise until 5.00 pm in the evening. A record number of 35 presidential candidates are contesting today's election, highest since 1982. 68,000 Police and civil defence personnel have been deployed island-wide for the presidential polls today. The election will also be the most expensive in the country’s history, with the polls body estimating it to cost a staggering Rs. 7.5 billion.  


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