High voter turnout

8 January 2015 11:40 am

A high voter turnout of more than 70 % in total was reported in the poll that concluded at 4.p.m. today, returning officers said. A 70 % turnout was reported in Kalutara, 75 % in Matale, 70 % in Kegalle, 75 % in Kurunegala and 76 % in Anuradhapura. The voter turnout in Vavuniya was reported as 66 % and 68 % in Mannar while it was 75 % in Kandy and 72 % in Trincomalee.

Voter turnout in some of the district 
- 76% in Matara

- 70% in Hambantota

- 80% in Nuwara Eliya

- 70% in Puttalam

- 75% in Moneragala

- 75 % in Polonnaruwa

- 70% in Kegalle

- 65% in Gampaha

- 79% in Galle

- 61% in Jaffna  

- 70% in Vanni

- 60% in Batticaloa

- 70% in Digamadulla