October 26, Colombo (LNW): Commissioner General of Elections Saman Sri Rathnayake reported that 62 election-related complaints, including incidents of election violence, were received in the past 24 hours. The District Centre for Election Complaints recorded one complaint of election violence and 42 complaints of election law violations by 4:30 p.m. on Thursday (24). Additionally, the National Centre for Election Complaints registered 19 complaints related to election law violations.
Since the election period began on September 26, a total of 662 complaints have been filed with the Election Commission. These include five cases of election violence, 642 instances of election law violations, and 15 other election-related issues. Out of these, 522 complaints have been investigated and resolved, while 140 cases remain under investigation, Rathnayake stated.
