Voting for the general elections concluded at 4 p.m. on Monday August 17. The average voter turnout in a number of districts as at 4 p.m. on Monday are as follows:

Colombo 65%
Kandy 75%
Galle 70%
Kurunegala 65 – 68%
Anuradhapura 70 – 73%
Trincomalee 75%
Badulla 70%
Gampaha : 70%
Puttalam 66.5%
Kegalle 70- 75%
Jaffna 60%
Batticaloa 60%
Matale 70%
Nuwara Eliya 70%
Matara 70%
Mannar 70%
Digamadulla 65%
Ratnapura 70 – 75%
Kalutara 65%
Moneragala 65%

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