Considerable enthusiasm was reported among voters in Anuradhapura District today, with 40 percent of the voters reportedly casting their votes within four hours after the polling began at 7.00am.

The voters showed a marked enthusiasm to vote in Anuradhapura town as well.

However, the enthusiasm in Polonnaruwa was much less, with just 25 percent reported to have casted their vote during the same time period.

Polonnaruwa is the native district of President Maithripala Sirisena.