In The Haputale Urban Council election, an Independent Group (IND1) took the lead, winning 5 out of 11 seats with 1,038 votes (46.01%).
The National People’s Power (NPP) followed with 844 votes (37.41%), securing 4 seats.
The Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) managed 2 seats with 374 votes (16.58%).
Out of 3,051 registered voters, 2,304 turned up to vote, marking a turnout of 75.52%.
Only 48 votes were rejected, while 2,256 were valid.
The Department of National Zoological Gardens is readying enclosures to quarantine two large tortoises that were found stranded 15 kilometers westwards off Pitipana Negombo, today.
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