04-02-2004, 11:14 AM
<span style='color:red'>Batticaloa polling, high in Muslim areas, low in Tamil areas
[TamilNet, April 02, 2004 08:34 GMT]
Brisk polling is reported in Muslim areas such as Kattankudy, Oddamavadi and Eravur in Batticaloa district and low polling in Tamil areas till one p.m. Friday, Batticaloa District Returning Officer Mr.S.Punnyamoorthy said
Polling in clustered polling stations that are located at Vavunatheivu for the uncleared voters has been considerable low. Some voters who came to Vavunatheivu clustered polling stations were not allowed to cast their voters as they failed to produce their polling cards to election officials, election department sources said.
About eighty percent polling has been reported in some polling stations located in Muslim areas, election sources said.
Batticaloa District Assistant Commissioner of Elections Mr.T.Krishanandalingam said he has sent new ballot box to a polling station located in Kattankudy area on receipt of information the available ballot box had been full with votes.
Meanwhile monitors of the European Union Election Observation Mission and PAFFREL visited several polling stations including clustered ones located in Vavunativu for uncleared areas voters in Batticaloa district, sources said.
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Jaffna reports high turnout, Erlalai booths closed early
[TamilNet, April 02, 2004 11:14 GMT]
Civil society sources in Jaffna said that there was high voter turnout in Chunnakam and Mallakam area. However, reports from Erlalai said that the booths at Erlalai Saiva Shanmarga Vidiyalayam were suddenly closed around 3.55pm and the gates were locked preventing further voting. Further details are not known.
There are nine seats to be won in Jaffna.
Total number of seats for the whole of Sri Lanka is 196, and together with 29 National list candidates, there are 225 seats to be won in today's elections.
The General Election, the 13th in Sri Lankan Parliamentary history, will begin at 7 am in 10,670 polling booths in 22 districts across Sri Lanka.
Polling will end at 4 pm. Nearly 12,890,000 voters are eligible to participate in this year's poll, among them 400,000 are new voters.
According to Department of Elections website, results of the postal voting, which took place on March 24 and 25, are expected to be announced later tonight. Full district-wise results and the composition of Parliament will be known by tomorrow afternoon.
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High polling in clustered booths for Killinochchi voters
[TamilNet, April 02, 2004 11:08 GMT]
High polling was recorded in the clustered polling stations located in the Muhamalai area for voters residing in the LTTE controlled Killinochchi district and villages in the Vadamaradchchi east division in the Jaffna district. Around noon, sixty percent of the voters have voted in the sixty two polling stations, 30 for Killinochchi district voters and 32 for Vadamaradchchi east division voters in the LTTE held areas, election department sources said.
About 60,600 registered voters in the LTTE held Killinochchi district and Vadamaradchchi east division in the Jaffna district are eligible for exercise their franchise, sources said
The districts of Killinochchi and Jaffna form the Jaffna electoral district, sources said.
In some polling stations election agents of the paramilitary group Eelam Peoples Democratic Party (EPDP) raised objections when voters went there to cast their votes, which resulted in the arguments between the EPDPers and election officials.
Later EPDP polling agents withdrew from those polling stations, sources in Muhamalai said.
In the other parts of the Jaffna electoral district under the government-controlled areas more than fifty percent of voters completed their voting by two p.m., election department sources said.</span>
tamilnet.com
[TamilNet, April 02, 2004 08:34 GMT]
Brisk polling is reported in Muslim areas such as Kattankudy, Oddamavadi and Eravur in Batticaloa district and low polling in Tamil areas till one p.m. Friday, Batticaloa District Returning Officer Mr.S.Punnyamoorthy said
Polling in clustered polling stations that are located at Vavunatheivu for the uncleared voters has been considerable low. Some voters who came to Vavunatheivu clustered polling stations were not allowed to cast their voters as they failed to produce their polling cards to election officials, election department sources said.
About eighty percent polling has been reported in some polling stations located in Muslim areas, election sources said.
Batticaloa District Assistant Commissioner of Elections Mr.T.Krishanandalingam said he has sent new ballot box to a polling station located in Kattankudy area on receipt of information the available ballot box had been full with votes.
Meanwhile monitors of the European Union Election Observation Mission and PAFFREL visited several polling stations including clustered ones located in Vavunativu for uncleared areas voters in Batticaloa district, sources said.
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Jaffna reports high turnout, Erlalai booths closed early
[TamilNet, April 02, 2004 11:14 GMT]
Civil society sources in Jaffna said that there was high voter turnout in Chunnakam and Mallakam area. However, reports from Erlalai said that the booths at Erlalai Saiva Shanmarga Vidiyalayam were suddenly closed around 3.55pm and the gates were locked preventing further voting. Further details are not known.
There are nine seats to be won in Jaffna.
Total number of seats for the whole of Sri Lanka is 196, and together with 29 National list candidates, there are 225 seats to be won in today's elections.
The General Election, the 13th in Sri Lankan Parliamentary history, will begin at 7 am in 10,670 polling booths in 22 districts across Sri Lanka.
Polling will end at 4 pm. Nearly 12,890,000 voters are eligible to participate in this year's poll, among them 400,000 are new voters.
According to Department of Elections website, results of the postal voting, which took place on March 24 and 25, are expected to be announced later tonight. Full district-wise results and the composition of Parliament will be known by tomorrow afternoon.
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High polling in clustered booths for Killinochchi voters
[TamilNet, April 02, 2004 11:08 GMT]
High polling was recorded in the clustered polling stations located in the Muhamalai area for voters residing in the LTTE controlled Killinochchi district and villages in the Vadamaradchchi east division in the Jaffna district. Around noon, sixty percent of the voters have voted in the sixty two polling stations, 30 for Killinochchi district voters and 32 for Vadamaradchchi east division voters in the LTTE held areas, election department sources said.
About 60,600 registered voters in the LTTE held Killinochchi district and Vadamaradchchi east division in the Jaffna district are eligible for exercise their franchise, sources said
The districts of Killinochchi and Jaffna form the Jaffna electoral district, sources said.
In some polling stations election agents of the paramilitary group Eelam Peoples Democratic Party (EPDP) raised objections when voters went there to cast their votes, which resulted in the arguments between the EPDPers and election officials.
Later EPDP polling agents withdrew from those polling stations, sources in Muhamalai said.
In the other parts of the Jaffna electoral district under the government-controlled areas more than fifty percent of voters completed their voting by two p.m., election department sources said.</span>
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