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.
Former Chairman of SriLankan Airlines, Nishantha Wickramasinghe, arrested on allegation of corruption by the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) has been remanded until July 1 by the Colombo Magistrate court.
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