All set for PC polls

The Elections Secretariat will deploy over 75,000 election officers and 16,000 policemen for the crucial Western and Southern Provincial Council elections on Saturday from 7.00 a.m. to 4.00 p.m. There are 5,898,427 voters in six districts - Colombo over 1.5 million, Gampaha almost 1.6 million, Kalutara almost 900,000, Galle over 800,000, Matara over 600,000 and Hambantota over 450,000 who are eligible to vote at the forthcoming polls, a spokesman for the Elections Secretariat said.

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Chandrika plays into Geneva’s hands

Former Presidents J.R. Jayewardene and D.B. Wijetunga had an exemplary retirement after holding the most powerful position in the Executive. They never attempted to cast political remarks or tried to pontificate to their successors.

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UNP women candidates confident of PC polls victory

Provincial Council Elections of 2014 is scheduled to be held on March 29 to elect members to Western and Southern Provincial Councils. All major political parties have accelerated their respective political campaigns to woo the support of the public and emerge victorious.

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