UNP won Trinco

UNP won Trinco

The UNP won the polls in the Trincomalee district grabbing 5 seats (70,858 votes) with the UPFA getting 4 seats (59298 votes) and the JVP 1 seat (4266 votes).

Clash erupts at Trinco counting center

Clash erupts at Trinco counting center

A clash erupted inside the Trincomalee District Secretariat where votes are being counted.

Reporters at the site say the incident occurred between supporters of two political parties. Police were making attempts to defuse the situation.

Trincomalee,and Muttur polling divisions win UNP.And displaced voters also won UNP.

UPFA won Batti

UPFA won Batticaloa

The UPFA won the polls in the Batticaloa district by securing 6 seats (105341 votes) while the UNP secured 4 seats (58602 votes) and the TDNA 1 seat (7714 votes).

After Pillayan’s vote stuffing by cadres - UNP

After Pillayan’s vote stuffing by cadres - UNP



Around 3.40 pm a group of TMVP cadres had forcibly entered the polling booth in Vipulananda Vidyalaya in Pethalai, Valachchenai where TMVP leader Pillayan cast his ballot this morning, and stuffed the ballot boxes, UNP alleges

60 percent voter turnout for PC polls in East

60 percent voter turnout

The Elections Commissioners department says a 60 percent overall voter
turnout was reported from the provincial council polls in the East.