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Message: <blockquote data-quote="lkdood" data-source="post: 13376610" data-attributes="member: 92282">The Elections Department says the voter turn-out at the Provincial  Council polls that ended about an hour ago is about 50%, although a  slightly lower figure of around 43% to 46% was recorded from the  Sabaragamuwa province.   Meanwhile, the Elections Complaints Investigation Center (ECIC) of the  Elections Department said it received 117 complaints of election  violence within the course of the day. An official of the ECIC said the  highest number of complaints had been reported from Ratnapura. The  breakdown of complaints from each district is as follows: Anuradhapura –  17, Polonnaruwa – 16, Trincomalee – 12, Batticaloa – 14, Ampara – 19,  Kegalle – 13, Ratnapura - 26.However, the Campaign for Free and Fair Elections (CaFFE) alleged that  the election was not free and fair adding that the overall voter  turn-out was only close to 45%. According to CaFFE, a total number of 121 incidents of violence had been  reported within the course of the day from all provinces where the  elections were held, with several major incidents reported from  Akkaraipattu.  DM</blockquote>

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