Presidency 2015: Voting concludes

( January 8, 2015, Colombo, Sri Lanka Guardian) Voting for the presidential elections concluded a short while ago.

Polling which commenced at 7 a.m. concluded at 4 p.m.

Fifteen million forty thousand four hundred and ninety individuals have been deemed eligible to vote.

Voting took place in 12,314 polling centers countrywide.

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