Transportation of Ballot Boxes to Begin Today

COLOMBO (News 1st); The transportation of ballot boxes and officials for the 2024 general election will commence this morning. 

Commissioner General of Elections Saman Sri Ratnayake says that this process will take place in 49 centers. 

He also says that officials and ballot boxes for 13,314 polling stations will take place today. 

Meanwhile, Police Spokesman DIG Nihal Thalduwa says that a special security arrangement is in place for the transportation of ballot boxes. 

This year, 8,352 candidates will be contesting the 2024 general election which is scheduled to be held on the 14th of November. 

From them, 5,006 are contesting from political parties, and 3,346 are independent candidates. 

The voting process for the 2024 general election will commence at 7 am tomorrow.

17,140,354 individuals have been deemed eligible to cast their votes tomorrow.