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Voter turnout of 80% at Presidential polls: EC

16 Nov 2019

The Elections Commissioner-General, Saman Sri Rathnayake said the overall voter turnout at today's presidential election was approximately 80%. People's Action for Free and Fair Elections (PAFFREL)  Executive Director  Rohana Hettiarachchi said the overall voter turnout was between 82-85%. Hettiarachchi added that the presidential election was a 'peaceful' one compared to past elections. The election of the 7th Executive President of Sri Lanka commenced at 7.00 a.m this morning and concluded at 5 pm today. A record number of 35 presidential candidates contested today’s election. 15,992,096 citizens were eligible to vote at 12845 polling centers island-wide.  


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