Sri Lanka, Nov. 16 -- The Sri Lanka Police has deployed 60,175 police personnel, 8,080 CSD personnel and STF teams for duties during the Presidential election period, Police Media Spokesman SSP Ruwan Gunasekara said.

Briefing news media at Police Headquarters yesterday, the Police Spokesman said that all police personnel assigned for Presidential election duties had been deployed throughout the country by 6.00 am yesterday (15).

"Two police officers will be assigned to each of the 12,856 polling stations totaling 25,712 police personnel. Covering the whole island, 3043 police patrols have been deployed comprising a Police Inspector or Sub-Inspector, a Police Constable or Sergeant and two Civil Security Division (CSD) personnel. The numb...