(UTV|COLOMBO) – Voting for the Local Government Elections to elect 8,356 members to 341 Local Government bodies is now underway and ends at 4.00 this evening (10).A positive voter turnout was reported in most of the districts by 10.00 AM today, Returning Officers said.
The percentages as follows district wise according to Returning Officers.
Gampaha – 30%
Matale – 30%
Hambantota – 25%
Nuwara Eliya – 20%
Polonnaruwa – 20%
Vavuniya – 40%
Moneragala – 25%
Kalutara – 20%
Galle – 19%
Matara – 20%
Kurunegala – 30%
Ratnapura – 30%
Kegalle – 30%
Badulla – 20%
Anuradhapura – 25%
Kandy – 49%
Jaffna – 22%
Kilinochchi – 25%
Trincomalee – 50%
Puttalam – 20%
Mannar – 40%
Ampara – 20%
Mullaitivu – 40%
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