National Election Commission has
decided to extend the voting period of the forthcoming Presidential Election scheduled to be held on 16 th of November by one hour according to the Commissioner General of National Election Commission Saman Shri Ratnayake .
Accordingly the voting period of the Election will be extended 7 a.m to 5 p.m instead of 4 p.m as earlier scheduled he has stressed .
This decision has been taken after discussions held with all political party representatives thinking the voters will need more time to cast their votes as the poll card is longer then previous ones due to the higher number of candidates contesting the election .
The Gazette Notification regarding the extension of voting period is scheduled to be issued midnight tonight(29).
Accordingly the voting period of the Election will be extended 7 a.m to 5 p.m instead of 4 p.m as earlier scheduled he has stressed .
This decision has been taken after discussions held with all political party representatives thinking the voters will need more time to cast their votes as the poll card is longer then previous ones due to the higher number of candidates contesting the election .
The Gazette Notification regarding the extension of voting period is scheduled to be issued midnight tonight(29).
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