An election secretariat has been setup to control election violence.

The deadline for the accepting of applications to cast postal votes ends today. The Election Commission announced that the duly filled applications must be handed over to District Returning Officers through the District Election Office address before 12.00 midnight.

The Election Commission announced that the application forms to be completed for availing the postal voting facility can be obtained free of charge from the places where the voters’ lists are displayed, from the district election offices and also from the website of the Election Commission. The applications received after the deadline will be rejected without consideration.