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Wayamba
poll quiet and low Only around 55 percent of the voters turned up in the province compared to 73 percent in the general elections on April 2. The poll was largely peaceful and fair, but a tragedy occurred when a police officer providing security to the transport of the ballot boxes from one of the booths in the Kurunegala district was killed when the vehicle he was travelling in skidded off the road. Three others were injured in the incident which took place at Wariyapola. The ballot box was recovered and brought to the Kurunegala Kachcheri. Residents and political observers said two elections within a month appeared to be too much for the voters, who in addition were disappointed over what was happening after the April 2 general election. Wayamba Returning Officer Jayantha Bulumulla told The Sunday Times that minor incidents of violence were reported from Wariyapola and Karagaswawe and she referred the cases to the police. Heavy rains which came down around 2.45 p.m. in parts of the Kurunegala areas also resulted in a delay in transporting ballot boxes to the Kachcheri. |
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