Ballot boxes to polling centers

An election official and security personnel carry a ballot box and other polling materials collected from a distribution center on the eve of Local Government Elections. A total of 75,589 candidates from 49 political parties and 257 independent groups will contest tomorrow at 13,759 polling stations to elect 8,287 members to 339 local government bodies. The number of registered voters in Sri Lanka is approximately 17,156,338. Pix by Pradeep Pathirana