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* First post war General Election * First result by midnight
* Tight security countrywide
It is all systems go as the nation elects a new Parliament today in the first General Election to be held in post war Sri Lanka. It is the second major election in four months following the Presidential Election in January this year.
The Elections Commissioner’s Department said all arrangements have been put in place to ensure a free and fair polls to elect members to the 14th Parliament where 196 members will be returned on the District List and 29 from the National List.
A total of 7,620 candidates from 36 political parties and 301 independent groups are in the fray representing 22 electoral districts. Together with the National List members, the House will comprise 225 members under the Proportional Representation system.
A total of 14,088,500 persons are eligible to cast their vote at today’s election which will be conducted at 11,155 centres. Polling begins at 7.00 a.m and ends at 4.00 p.m. The counting is scheduled to commence at midnight at 1,387 counting centres. Of this 20 counting centres have been established to count votes of IDPs. Counting of postal votes will take place first.
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