(Updated at 11.00am) : Several leading contenders in the 2024 Presidential Election have cast their votes today (Sep. 21).
Independent candidate Ranil Wickremesinghe cast his vote at the College House polling center at the Colombo University.
Meanwhile, Presidential candidate of the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna – Namal Rajapaksa had cast his vote at the Medamulana D.A Rajapaksa Vidyalaya.
Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) presidential candidate – Sajith Premadasa, cast his vote at the Sri Vivekaramaya Viharaya polling station in Rajagiriya.
Sarvajana Balaya” presidential candidate – Dilith Jayaweera had also cast his vote at the Sri Chandraramaya Viharaya polling station in Mirihana.
National People’s Power (NPP) presidential candidate Anura Kumara Dissanayake has cast his vote at the polling station set up at the Saykoji Montessori in Panchikawatte.
Photos of Namal Rajapaksa and Dilith Jayaweera voting had been published in their respective Facebook pages.
However, in a media release issued on Sep. 19, the Election Commission had stated that photographing or filming polling stations and marked ballot papers and sharing them on social media platforms constitutes a violation of election laws.
