Voting for the 2025 Local Government Election, which commenced at 07.00 am, is currently underway at 13,759 polling stations to elect representatives for 339 Local Government institutions. 

According to Returning Officers, the voter turnout as of 12.00 pm is as follows;

Colombo – 28%

Kegalle – 33%

Digamadulla – 31%

Puttalam – 30%

Anuradhapura – 30%

Polonnaruwa – 34%

Badulla – 36%

Ratnapura – 30%

Mannar – 40%

Trincomalee – 36%

Galle – 35%

Matara 42%

Kurunegala – 30%

Nuwara Eliya – 32% (Newswire)

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Voting is underway for the 2024 Parliamentary Election at 13,421 polling centres across the country.

According to Returning Officers, the voter turnout as of 10.00 am is as follows;

Colombo – 20%

Kandy – 25%

Nuwara Eliya – 20%

Puttalam – 22%

Kalutara – 20%

Batticaloa – 15%

Digamadulla – 18%

Badulla – 21%

Kegalle – 20%:

Ratnapura – 23%

Polonnaruwa – 22%

Kurunegala – 22%

Matara – 10%

Jaffna – 16%

Trincomalee – 23%:

Vanni – 24.5%

Anuradhapura – 25%

Monaragala – 23%

Matale – 24%

Gampaha – 20%

Galle -19% (Newswire)

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Voting in Sri Lanka’s Presidential Election concluded at 04.00 pm today. 

According to the District Returning Officers, the approximate voter turnout at the close of voting at 04.00 pm today is as follows;

• Nuwara Eliya – around 80%
• Colombo – 75%
• Ratnapura – over 74%
• Kegalle – 72%
• Kurunegala – 79% 
• Gampaha – 80%
• Puttalam – 78%
• Monaragala – 80%
• Badulla – 73%
• Digamadulla – 70%
• Vanni – 71%
• Batticaloa – 65-70%
• Trincomalee – 76.8%
• Polonnaruwa – 78%
• Colombo – 78% 
• Kandy – between 75-80%
• Galle – 74%  
• Hambantota – 78%
• Matara – more than 75%
• Kalutara – 75%
• Anuradhapura – more than 75%
• Jaffna – 66% (Newswire)

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