Hatton Police raided a UPFA elections office today, following a complaint that the office was exhibiting the preferential numbers of candidates in violation of election law.

The office reportedly had exhibited the preferencial numbers from yesterday.

It is illegal to exhibit the preference numbers of candidates after the election campaign period ended at midnight on August 14.

The general election takes place today and is reported to be peaceful upto now. There was considerable enthusiasm among voters to exercise their franschise today, especially among the Estate Workers in the Nuwara Eliya District.