Forbes StaffFor the presidential voting in Sri Lanka, the voter turnout is estimated to be 75 percent: Official.
According to an official, the voter turnout for the Sri Lanka presidential election on Saturday is estimated to be 75 percent. Saman Sri Ratnayaka, the Director General of Elections, announced that the voter turnout in the country for the presidential election is expected to be 75 percent. This percentage would be lower than the 83 percent voter turnout recorded in the previous presidential election held in November 2019.
Voter turnout for the presidential election in Sri Lanka is estimated at 75 percent.
The polls for the presidential election in Sri Lanka were held from 7 am to 4 pm local time at over 13,400 polling stations in 22 electoral districts. More than 17 million voters were expected to vote in the presidential election held after November 2019. This time, the election had the highest number of candidates, 38 in the fray.
No violence was reported at the presidential elections in Sri Lanka.
The island nation had seen its worst economic meltdown in 2022; however, earlier in the day on Saturday, polling concluded with no violence or security breaches reported anywhere from all 22 electoral districts in the crucial presidential elections.
Election officials said everyone who entered the polling station by 4 pm could vote beyond the deadline. They said postal votes were counted immediately after the voting closed at 4 pm. Postal voting was held four days earlier and was cast by government employees, mostly election officials, military officials, and police.
