Polls violations: 24 reported by noon [October 08 2011]

Elections Secretariat has received 24 complains of election violation by 12 p.m. today,

Siripala Medawewa of the Secretariat said 13 complaints were reported from Colombo and the rest were from Gampaha and Galle.

" They mainly complained about party supporters gathering near polling stations, engaged in propaganda campaigns by distributing leaflets and offering some bribes to vote", he said.