COLOMBO, Aug. 8 (Xinhua) -- Polls opened Saturday in Sri Lanka's first election since the island's security forces crushed the Tamil Tigers' over three-decade-old separatist campaign. Polling is being 
held from 7:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. local time for the Jaffna Municipal Council and Vavuniya Urban Council in the north, a province affected by the bloody violent campaign of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) rebels. Election to appoint a new provincial administration for the Uva Provincial Council in the central hilly part of the island is also being conducted. A little over 1 million voters are expected to vote, election officials said. The election will be the first in Jaffna since 1998. Jaffna, the cultural capital of the minority Tamils, came under government control in 1995 after being controlled by the rebels for many years. Vavuniya is the gateway to the north - although the rebels never came to control the town it has been a hotbed of violence throughout the conflict. Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapakse's ruling United People's Freedom Alliance and allies are expected to win the election, analysts say.
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held from 7:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. local time for the Jaffna Municipal Council and Vavuniya Urban Council in the north, a province affected by the bloody violent campaign of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) rebels. Election to appoint a new provincial administration for the Uva Provincial Council in the central hilly part of the island is also being conducted. A little over 1 million voters are expected to vote, election officials said. The election will be the first in Jaffna since 1998. Jaffna, the cultural capital of the minority Tamils, came under government control in 1995 after being controlled by the rebels for many years. Vavuniya is the gateway to the north - although the rebels never came to control the town it has been a hotbed of violence throughout the conflict. Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapakse's ruling United People's Freedom Alliance and allies are expected to win the election, analysts say.For further details visit as : http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2009-08/08/content_11846148.htm
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