Postal Voting: Ballot boxes transported to counting centres

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November 14, Colombo (LNW): The ballot boxes containing postal votes were transported to the vote counting centre in Polgolla Adarsha Vidyalaya in Kandy.

These ballot boxes were assembled and sent under heightened security from the Kandy District Secretariat, and the counting of votes began at about 5 p.m. this evening.

The number of registered postal votes in the Kandy District amounts to 57,951, amongst which the number of accepted votes are 57,092.

The casting of postal votes, accordingly, is at 99 per cent, said Kandy District Returning Officer Chandana Tennakoon.

Overall, 738,050 voters were deemed eligible for postal voting in this year’s Parliamentary Election. The casting of postal votes was carried out on October 30, November 01, 04, 07 and 08.

Courtesy: Nadeeka Daya Bandara (Kandy)

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