A vote turnout of around 70 percent was recorded at today's Elpitiya Pradeshiya Sabha election, Galle District Secretary Somarathna Vidhanapathirana said.
Voting for the election began at 7 am and ended at 4 pm across 47 polling booths in 17 electoral wards in the area.
Mr. Vidhanapathirana said no incidents of violence or law violations had been reported during the election, and that the counting process is to begin in a few minutes.
The results of the election are expected to be announced at around 10 pm.
All Ceylon Makkal Congress MP Ali Sabri Raheem had been arrested by Kalpitiya police after he surrendered to the police today morning.
An interim order prohibiting Deshabandu Tennakoon from carrying out his duties as Inspector General of Police (IGP) has been issued by the Supreme Court.
The Presidential election will be held on September 21, the Commission of Elections has decided.
The former leader of the New Sama Samaja Party (NSSP) and the New Left Front and well-known figure in left-wing politics in Sri Lanka, Dr. Wickramabahu Karunaratne, passed away at the age of 81.
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