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Polls have closed across the island with a voter turnout lower than expected in Sri Lanka’s parliamentary elections.
Initial figures suggest lower participation in polls today compared to September’s presidential polls.
There are 17.1 million eligible voters, including 1 million first-time voters, who will elect lawmakers to the 225-member parliament for a five-year term. In the Tamil North-East, more than 2,000 candidates are standing for the 28 seats on offer.
Read more - Explainer: How Sri Lanka’s Parliamentary elections work
See photographs from across the Tamil homeland below.
Mullaitivu
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Jaffna
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Mannar
Vavuniya
Batticaloa
Amparai
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