Sri Lanka, April 15 -- Campaigning activities for the 2025 Local Government (LG) election has been largely peaceful so far, according to a local election watchdog.

Despite around 71,000 persons contesting, only 200 complaints related to the election have been filed with the Police, says the Executive Director of People's Action for Free & Fair Elections (PAFFREL), Rohana Hettiarachchi.

Around 13 incidents of violence have also been reported thus far including an incident in Deraniyagala yesterday, Hettiarachchi added. He said an arrest has been made after a candidate was assaulted.

According to Police, a total of 15 candidates and 52 political party supporters have been apprehended over 2025 LG election related complaints.

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