Election Hotlines Announced

Two hot lines were setup by the Elections Department to receive complaints of election violence at the Northern, North Western and Central Provincial Council elections, an official said.

Two hot lines were setup by the Elections Department to receive complaints of election violence at the Northern, North Western and Central Provincial Council elections, an official said.

The complaints would be entertained till the last ballot boxes arrived at the counting centres, he said.

Additional Commissioner R. M. A. L. Ratnayake said people could call 0112877612 and 0112877618 to report any incidents of election violations or violence during the election period.

The Elections Department Complaint Centre said persons lodging complaints could do so anonymously or send a fax with personal details through 0112877613.

The Elections Department said accepting complaints would be done in a special operation on Election Day (21) from 6.30 a.m. till the final ballots arrived at the counting centres.
Telephone and fax numbers for lodging complaints are as follows:

District	Tel. No	Fax No
Vavuniya	011 2877061	0112 877076
Mannar	011 2877056
Mullaithivu and Kilinochchi	011 2877054	0112 877081
Jaffna	011 2877053
Nuwara Eliya	011 2877051	0112 877075
Matale	011 2877050	0112 877074
Kandy	011 2877047	0112 877073
Puttalam	011 2877042	0112 877069
Kurunegala	011 2877041	0112 877065