Sri Lanka’s Presidential Election is currently underway with voting at 13,421 polling stations across the island.

A total of 17,140,354 voters are eligible to cast their ballots in an election where 38 candidates are contesting.

According to District Returning Officers, the voter percentage as of 2 PM is as follows;

Kurunegala – 65%

Kegalle – 65%

Gampaha – 62%

Galle – 61%

Puttalam – 57%

Nuwara Eliya – 70%

Matara – 64%

Rathnapura – 60%

Colombo – 60%

Kalutara – 60%

Mannar – 60%

Badulla – 56 %

Trincomalee – 54%

Monaragala – 65%

Hambantota – 60%

Vanni – 58%

Jaffna – 49%

Ampara – 60%

Anuradhapura – 70%

Mullathivu – 57%

Kilinochchi – 56%

Kandy – 65%