Vote counting to begin in 2024 Polls: Results expected in three phases

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By: Isuru Parakrama

November 14, Colombo (LNW): Following the conclusion of Sri Lanka’s 2024 General Election, the Election Commission has confirmed that vote counting will commence from 7:15 pm onwards once ballot boxes reach the designated counting centres.

Election Commission Chairman R.M.A.L. Ratnayake made the announcement in a public statement, detailing the structured release of results.

Results will be shared in three stages. First, initial outcomes will be published at the constituency level, followed by district-level results.

The third phase will involve declaring the number of parliamentary seats allocated to each political party and independent group.

Preference vote counting, determining the individual MPs for each party, will begin at each centre once these main results are available.

However, the Commission clarified that only preference votes of parties and groups that have secured seats will be counted.

Representatives of other groups not qualifying for parliamentary seats will be asked to leave the counting centres at that stage, ensuring a streamlined process as the final preference tallies are determined.

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