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Casting
of
postal
votes
for the
upcoming
Southern
Provincial
polls
commenced
yesterday
morning
and it
will
continue
till
today
evening.
The
Election
Secretariat
had
received
nearly
31,158
postal
vote
applications
from the
government
sector
for the
upcoming
provincial
council
polls.
The
highest
number
of
applications
were
received
from the
Galle
District
with the
total
number
of
14,766
applications.
The
postal
voting
in the
Matara
District
was
successful,
said
Matara
District
Secretary
W.K.K.
Athukorale.
The
total
number
eligible
was
8,390.
In the
Hambantota
District,
8,002
public
employees
were
eligible
to cast
their
votes.
The
District
Secretary
R.M.D.B.
Meegasmulla
said
voting
was very
peaceful.
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