16 November 2019 05:22 pm
Execute Director of the People’s Actions for Free and Fair Elections (PAFFREL) Rohana Hettiarachchi said average voter turnout of over 80 per cent was recorded at the conclusion of the presidential election.
He said voting has been peaceful throughout the day.
Voter turnout according to returning officers as at 5.00 p.m:
| Nuwara Eliya | 80% |
| Kandy | 80% |
| Puttalam | 75% |
| Badulla | 80% |
| Polonnaruwa | 80% |
| Anuradhapura | 80% |
| Hambantota | 80% |
| Ratnapura | 84% |
| Gampaha | 81% |
| Jaffna | 66% |
| Killinochchi | 73% |
| Batticaloa | 77% |
| Ampara | 80% |
| Kegalle | 79% |
| Trincomalee | 83% |
| Monaragala | 84% |
| Kalutara | 80% |
| Mullaitivu | 76% |
| Vavuniya | 75% |
| Mannar | 71% |
| Colombo | 80% |
| Matale | 80% |
| Galle | 80% |
| Matara | 80% |
| Kurunegala | 81% |