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Presidential Elections - 2010 (1) 14,088,500 Voters have casted their vote at 11,098 polling stations on 26th January 2010. Electoral District No. of Registered Electors ...

Name of Electoral District Number of Members which such Electoral District is entitled to return 01-Colombo 19 02-Gampaha 18 03-Kalutara 10 04-Mahanuwara 12 05-Matale 5 06-Nuwara-Eliya 7 07-Galle 10 08-Matara 8 09-Hambantota 7 10-Jaffna 9 11-Vanni 6 12-Batticaloa 5 13-Digamadulla 7 14-Trincomalee 4 15-Kurunegala 15 16-Puttalam 8 17-Anuradhapura 9 18-Polonnaruwa 5 19-Baddulla 8 20-Monaragala 5 21-Ratnapura 10 22-Kegalle 9 Total for District 196 National List 29 Total for Parliament 225

The Media Centre for National Security of the Ministry of Defence, Public Security, Law and Order reported that General Sarath Fonseka was taken into military custody around 9.00 pm on 08th February 2010 in connection with certain fraudulent acts and other military offences committed by him. It said further that Military investigations are in progress and a detailed statement will be issued later. A group of Army and Military Police personnel had forcefully taken away Gen. Sarath Fonseka a short while ago. He was arrested while he was having a friendly discussion with leaders of several political parties. When Gen. Fonseka was arrested the Leader of the JVP Somawansa Amarsinghe, Parliamentarian Sunil Handunneththi, the Leader of Western People’s Front Mano Ganeshan and the Leader of SLMC Rauff Hakeem were having a discussion with Gen. Fonseka after they had concluded a press conference at Gen. Fonseka’s office. At the moment Gen. Fonseka’s office...

The Media Centre for National Security of the Ministry of Defence, Public Security, Law and Order reported that General Sarath Fonseka was taken into military custody around 9.00 pm on 08th February 2010 in connection with certain fraudulent acts and other military offences committed by him. It said further that Military investigations are in progress and a detailed statement will be issued later.