Nearly a million people are eligible to vote in an unexpectedly hard-fought electoral contest that will take place in the Uva Province today.
Following a furious provincial polls campaign to secure the two Districts of Badulla and Moneragala over the
Ballot boxes for the Uva Provincial Council election which is to be held tomorrow were issued to senior presiding officers at polling stations in Badulla and Moneragala districts under strict police security. Pix by Prasanna Padmasiri Bandara
The Department of Election and the District Returning officers stated that Uva Provincial council election which began at 7 this morning has been conducted peacefully thus far.
The newly put up posters, banners and cutouts of candidates at the upcoming Uva Provincial Council elections greet you at several places as you enter the Province.