Re-poll in Kumpuruppiddi village
[TamilNet, Saturday, 10 April 2010, 16:19 GMT]
A re-poll is to be held in Kumpuruppiddi polling station in the
Trincomalee electorate on April 20 following the cancellation of
polling held on April 8. Kumpuruppiddi is a Tamil village located north
of Trincomalee town along Trincomalee-Pulmoaddai highway.
The Sri Lankan Commissioner of Elections has ordered the re-poll following
reports that a gang had entered into the Kumpuruppiddi polling station
and forcibly removed the ballot papers that led the suspension of
counting process later. The Police have ordered a special investigation into the alleged
incident to find out why the police officers stationed at the polling
station failed to stop the gang from entering the polling station. The
members of gang are supporters of a minister in the ruling party. Until the re-poll is held the Election Secretariat has suspended the
release of Trincomalee electorate district result. However unofficial
reports stated the ruling United Peoples Freedom Alliance (UPFA) won
two seats including the bonus seat, one seat by the United National
Party (UNP) and the third seat by the Tamil National Alliance (TNA).
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