Provisional figures of voter turnout of the Sri Lanka's parliamentary election are out. The overall turnout is 71%, going by media reports. This means that about 1.1 crore people or 11 million turned up at polling booths, despite #COVID19 #COVID19SL #SriLankaElections2020 1/5
The figure may be less than the 2015 parliamentary election or 2019 presidential poll but it is understandable, under the given circumstances. I am really amazed at the level of faith of voters of #SriLanka in democracy. Hats off to them! #SriLankaElections2020 #COVID19SL 2/5
As for North & East, Batticaloa has topped the region with 76% voter turnout against 69.12% in 2015. Vanni, Trincomalee & Ampara recorded 73% each, more or less similar to their figures of 2015 with 71.89%, 74.34% & 73.99% respectively. #SriLankaElections2020
3/5 #COVID19SL
Though Jaffna has recorded the lowest in the region with 67%, its showing was better than that of 2015 as it saw about 5.5%point higher now than five years ago. This has been achieved amid a pandemic, which is a creditable accomplishment. 4/5
Once again, congratulations to people of Sri Lanka for having taken part in the polling process in a big way and peaceful manner! 5/5 #SriLanka #SriLankaElections2020 #COVID19SL
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