Voting remains steady as residents across the North-East cast their votes in Sri Lanka's local government elections.
The election is for municipal council, urban council and pradeshiya council seats across the island.
Armed police and military personnel were seen on the streets near polling booths as voting took place, after the goverment increased the security presence across the North-East ahead of the polls.
Woman leaves voting centre in Mannar as armed military officers watch
Jaffna
Periyakallar, Batticaloa
Armed officer watches as voters gather in Trincomalee
Mothers arrive to vote in Kilinochchi
Voting takes place in the Muslim Quarter of Jaffna
Leaders of Tamil nationalist parties cast their votes this morning
Several voters at a polling station in Jaffna complained that the ink used to stain the finger is not being applied properly. At the same station a UNP candidate was seen outside the station, telling people to vote for him.
Amparai
Voters queue outside polling booth in Trincomalee
Voters queue at polling booth in Mannar
Man leaves after casting vote in Vavuniya
Election monitors observe polls in Vavuniya
Batticoloa
Batticaloa
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