Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa accompanied by First Lady Shiranthi Wickremasinghe Rajapaksa, Parliamentarian Namal Rajapaksa and youngest son Rohitha Rajapaksa cast their ballots at the Medamulana D. A. Rajapaksa Maha Vidyalaya in the Hambantota district this morning.

According to the elections commissioner counting of postal votes will commence at 4.15 pm today. Counting of  other votes will begin at 6pm. The elections Chief said that  the first postal voting result is expected to be released by  8.30 pm.