Polling begins in Sri Lanka, island nation to elect next president

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Polling begins in Sri Lanka, island nation to elect next president - Business Standard

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Polls opened on Saturday in Sri Lanka's crucial presidential election -- the island nation's first major electoral exercise since its worst economic meltdown in 2022.

Over 200,000 officials have been deployed to conduct the election which will be guarded by 63,000 police personnel.

Some 17 million people are eligible to vote at over 13,400 polling stations.