- Last Update 2025-06-08 16:36:00
All set for Presidential polls tomorrow
Final preparations are underway for the Presidential elections tomorrow to elect the 9th Executive President of the country. Ballot boxes are being dispatched to polling stations along with election officers to 13,421 polling centres across the country.
The Election Commission, through District Election Offices, setupped 1,234 issuing counters to dispatch ballot boxes to remote areas with police security.
Police have also taken steps to step up the security measures across the island with the deployment of 63,000 police personnel. Police Media Spokesperson DIG Nihal Talduwa said earlier today a special traffic plan will come into effect tomorrow as well.
Ahead of polls tomorrow, people were seen queuing up in markets and shops to buy essential items in Colombo and suburban areas.
All schools across the island are closed today in view of the Presidential polls tomorrow.
The voting process is to commence at 7 a.m. tomorrow and will be underway till 4 p.m. For tomorrow’s polls, 17,140,354 eligible voters will be eligible to cast their votes to elect the President among 39 candidates.
Meanwhile, the Election Commission and surrounding areas will be declared a High Security Zone from tomorrow until the final results are announced.
• Colombo District
• Jaffna District
• Monaragala District
Pix by M.A. Pushpa Kumara, Sumanasiri Gunathilake & N. Lohathayalan
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