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SPC polls today

Polling from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. at 1,485 stations:

The people of South will vote today to elect 55 members (including two bonus seats) to their Provincial Council.

Authorities said polling will take place from 7 am to 4 pm at 1,485 stations, spanning Galle, Matara and Hambantota districts.

A total of 1,761,859 voters are eligible to vote with 1,091 candidates from 52 political parties and Independent groups seeking their consent to get elected to the PC.

The Election Secretariat has deployed more than 23,000 officers for duty. Police also have made elaborate arrangements to ensure security and a free and fair poll.

Most schools in the area would be used as polling centres and all National and Provincial Council schools were closed yesterday. They would reopen on Monday after the elections, according to education authorities.

Meanwhile, all major political parties and independent groups concluded their election campaigns for the Southern Provincial Council Elections on October 7. The United People’s Freedom Alliance (UPFA) held its final election campaign rally at the Muwanpelassa grounds in Suriyawewa under President Mahinda Rajapaksa’s patronage.

The United National Party (UNP) concluded its campaign with a series of public interactive meetings in Galle on the same day. The People’s Liberation Front (JVP) held their last public rally at Tissamaharama town in Hambantota.

Elections Commissioner Dayananda Dissanayake said only voters, polling station staff, general secretaries of political parties, leaders of independent groups, candidates, police officers who are on duty and others who obtain permission from the Returning Officers will be allowed to enter the polling stations.

Election authorities said a proof of identity termed as valid by them was imperative to be eligible to receive a ballot paper.

The postal voting for today’s Southern Provincial Council elections was held on September 29 and 30 and a number of 31,158 workers had requested for postal voting from the three districts.

Votes are to be counted in 153 centres in Galle, Matara and Hambantota districts. Apart from this, 15 more centres will be established to count postal votes.

The Southern PC elections campaigns commenced with the dissolution of the Council on August 3, 2009. Nominations were submitted during August 21 to 28 as per the provisions of the Gazette notification.

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