RUZAIK FAROOK
COLOMBO : The 2025 Local Government Elections officially commenced at 7 am and will continue until 4 p.m. today,Tuesday May 6.
This polls will elect 8,287 members to 339 local government bodies across the country.
A total of 13,759 polling centers have been established islandwide for the voting process.
A total of 17,156,338 voters are eligible to cast their votes in this election.
There are 75,589 candidates contesting, representing 49 recognized political parties and 257 independent groups.
RUZAIK FAROOK
In Colombo , Deputy Speaker of Parliament Dr. Rizvi Salih registered his vote at Carey College Polling Booth for Local Government Elections 2025,while Former Eastern Province Governor M L A M Husbullah cast his vote in a booth in his hometown in Kattankudy.
The district-level voter turnout for the 2025 Local Government (LG) election has already exceeded 20 per cent in several districts at 10 am , according to reports.
Accordingly, the voter turnout percentages of all districts as at 10.00 a.m. this morning (May 06) are as follows:
Mannar – 23%
Badulla – 22%
Gampaha – 20%
Kalutara – 20%
Nuwara Eliya – 20%
Ratnapura – 20%
Hambantota – 18%
Galle – 19%
Matara – 21%
Kilinochchi – 22%
Kegalle – 20%
Digamadulla – 25%
Puttalam – 20%
Matale – 25%
Kandy – 21%
Hambantota – 19%
Colombo – 18%
Monaragala – 23%
Polonnaruwa – 21%
Anuradhapura – 21%
Kurunegala – 20%
Trincomalee – 21%
Batticaloa – 22%
Vavuniya – 35%
Mullaitivu – 25%
