Low turnout at local government polls – Election Department

The Election Department in Sri lanka a short while ago said that the voter turnout for the local government polls which is currently in progress was considerably low in all parts of the country

“The voter turnout was considerably low in all parts of the country with a little improvement in Hambantota (percy's home town)” Said Deputy Elections Commissioner W.P.Suamanasiri.

According to independence  election monitoring bodies like PAFFREL & Network for Election Monitoring said that by noon the voter turnout was between 20% to 28%. but they said their was a sharp increase in the number of incidents of election related violence.