2024 Presidential Election: Voter turnout after polls close

The district-level voter turnout percentages for the 2024 Presidential Election at the close of polls at 04.00 p.m. today have been released. 

Accordingly, the voter turnout percentages of several districts at the close of polls are as follows:  

Nuwara-Eliya  - 80%
Monaragala - 77%
Polonnaruwa - 78%
Ratnapura - 75%
Gampaha - 80%
Colombo - 75%
Ampara - 70%
Kilinochchi - 68%
Puttalam - 75%
Kalutara - 75%
Galle - 74% 
Vavuniya - 72% 
Mannar - 72%
Badulla - 73%
Hambantota - 78% 
Kegalle - 75% 
Anuradhapura - 75% 
Batticaloa - 69%
Kurunegala - 75% 
Mullaitivu - 68% 
Kandy - 78% 
Ampara - 70%
Trincomalee - 76% 
Matale - 74%

Meanwhile, it was earlier reported that the overall voter turnout as at 2.00 p.m. today had exceeded 60 percent.