Sri Lanka’s voter turnout in the Thursday parliament election was around 30 percent on average by 12 noon with Ratnapura and Kegalle districts were outperforming, an election monitor said.
“On average, the voter turnout is around 30 percent, according to our monitors at district level. It has exceeded 35 percent in both Ratnapura and Kegalle distrcts,” Manjula Gajanayake, Executive Director at Institute for Democratic Reforms and Electoral Studies (IRES).
“There is huge interest in voting in Vanni electoral district while it has been usual in Jaffna. The turnout is low in the Eastern province, but usually most people vote in the afternoon there,” he said.
Election commission officials have asked the people to vote as early as possible due to risks of possible rains and thunder showers throughout the country.
The district-level voter turnout for the 2024 General Election has already exceeded 40 percent in several districts, according to reports.
Accordingly, the voter turnout percentages of several districts as at 12 noon today (Nov.14) are as follows:
Gampaha 40%
Nuwara-Eliya 40%
Kandy 30%
Matara 34%
Kegalle 32%
Batticaloa 32%
Puttalam 30%
Badulla 41%
Ratnapura 35%
Ampara 37%
Trincomalee 45%
Kurunegala 28%
Anuradhapura 40%