'Low voter turnout, no major incidents'

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Polling in all three provinces is taking place smoothly without any interruptions or any major incidents, Deputy Election Commissioner R.M.A.L Ratnayake said.

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

The figures are as follows: Batticaloa – 20%, Ampara – 30%, Trincomalee – 20%, Anuradhapura – 25%, Polonnaruwa 35%, Rathnapura – 25%, Kegalle – 23%.

Election monitoring body PAFFREL said that 37 complaints of violations of election laws have been reported so far from all three provinces.(Lakna Paranamanna)

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Comments - 13

CITIZEN Saturday, 08 September 2012 08:02 AM

Never mind the turnout. The results will show 95% have voted of which 99,09% to the Government!!!

weha Saturday, 08 September 2012 08:04 AM

May be people don't care may be people are fedup. but what they don't understand is that their vote is the only thing that can send the message.abstinence isn't going to improve anything.

Silva Saturday, 08 September 2012 08:42 AM

Whats the point of voting? final results will be the victory for the Government

rehan Saturday, 08 September 2012 08:57 AM

absent will only Wesson

Calistus Jayatilleke Saturday, 08 September 2012 09:37 AM

The people know very well now, regardless of how they vote the result is the same : resoouding victory to the UPFA, so why bother at all. Welcome to the Five Star Demo-Crazy of the Miracle of Asia.

leelananda Saturday, 08 September 2012 09:39 AM

To whom they need to vote?
If there is a donkey in the fray then people would have a good choice.

manju Saturday, 08 September 2012 09:51 AM

Pepole have more work to find eda wela (rice and curry) . No time to waste. No point of voting and all know the results already... Wasting public money..helicopter rides....

Koba Saturday, 08 September 2012 09:58 AM

People are fed really fed up, but the thing is ultimate result is government is winning by vast majority. opposition can make regime change but first needs leadership change in the main opposition.

Sagara Saturday, 08 September 2012 10:33 AM

weha - When total votes cast nor who they were for won't matter a dime and results which beggars belief, are the order of the day , is it any wonder apathy sets in?

Manik Saturday, 08 September 2012 10:21 AM

Now the political crooks might say that people do not vote and therefore we do not need elections. Half of the blame should go to the jackass who is leading the opposition.

Gilmart Saturday, 08 September 2012 11:51 AM

Wait for the results to know the real turnout....

Supun Perera Saturday, 08 September 2012 01:49 PM

Voter turn out does not matter, the boxes are already stuffed and as in previous Elections the ruling party in the corrupt, lawless Banana Republic win. This is no surprise as we all have seen how they violated all the Election Laws. God save former democratic Sri Lanka.

MagodisThuma Sunday, 09 September 2012 01:16 AM

Computer Gillmart !

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