The result of the Elpitiya Pradeshiya Sabha election is expected to be released at 10 pm today (Oct 11), Election Commission Chairman Mahinda Deshapriya said.
Speaking to reporters at Elpitiya, Deshapriya observed that no incidents of violence have been reported so far and that no room would be allowed for such incidents to take place.
Voting got underway at 7 am and will go on until 4 pm.
(Pics by Priyantha Wickramarachchi)
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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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