All necessary arrangements have been made to conduct free and fair General elections on 17th this month, Government Information Department said. There are 12,314 polling stations in the 22 administrative districts while the total number of registered voters for this General Election is 15,044,490. 125, 000 officials will be deployed for election duty on the day of the election. Ballot boxes will be delivered to the voting centers on the 13th. According to the Department of Elections more than 70000 officers will be engaged in counting of votes.
The final rites of veteran broadcaster, writer, and lyricist Nirmala de Alwis will be held today at Peradeniya.
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