Campaigning for the North Central and Sabaragamuwa provincial council elections which is scheduled to commence on August 23 is to end at mid night today.

Election campaigning over electronic media should conclude by August 21, while campaigning over print media should end by August 22, Elections Commissioner's Department said.

Accordingly, the final publicity rally of the United People's Freedom Alliance headed by the President Mahinda Rajapaksa is scheduled to take place in Embilipitiya today.

The United National Party's concluding publicity rallies headed by the Opposition Leader Ranil Wickremasinghe will be held in the Ratnapura and Kegalle districts.