Elections Commissioner had accepted 45,732 applications of IDP voters who will be facilitated at 89 cluster polling stations in eight administrative districts in Northern and Eastern Provinces.

Arrangements have been made to operate 1,000 buses for IDP voters to come to polling centres from 7.00 a.m. to 4.00 p.m. with the assistance of SLTB and private bus services. Dissanayaka added that special officers will be assigned at Vavuniya and Batticaloa to oversee activities in the Northern province, especially facilities provided to the IDPs.

About 80.4 percent voters possess National Identity Cards while others have been advised to obtain temporary Identity Cards from the Grama Niladaries, Elections Commissioner said.

Over 90 percent have whatever identity cards recognized at a polling station to cast their votes, Dissanayaka added.

Identity cards issued by JPs will not be accepted, he said.

Those not possessing an identity card can ask for their ballot papers after examining the electoral register with the assistance of the polling agents, he further stated.

Dissanayaka said no person will be able to enter the polling station area declared within 500 square metre radius to the station except staff, representatives and security personnel.

If any irregularities and violations against the election law occurs, the result of that polling station will be nullified. In such a case, the total results can be delayed for another one week, he said.

There is no room to substitute fake ballot papers into ballot boxes, Elections Commissioner emphasized.