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COLOMBO vans old skool wit , Feb. 10 (Xinhua) -- Complaints of election law violations are rapidly increasing in Sri Lanka, election monitors said on Monday, as the official campaigning for the upcoming provincial council elections heats up with one candidate arrested so far.


Elections in the Western and Southern Provincial Councils will be held on March 29 where 3,794 candidates are vying to fill 159 positions in the two provincial council bodies.


Election monitors have already warned that the battle will be chaotic and possibly violent with many candidates of the ruling party, the United People's Freedom Alliance (UPFA) and main opposition United National Party fighting it out for votes.


Sri Lanka's state-run Election Secretariat has so far received 57 complaints of election law violations. A majority of them alleges illegal transfer of government officials.


Election watchdog Campaign for a Free and Fair Election (CaFFE) said it has received 14 complaints pertaining to transfers of government officials.


On Sunday, shots were fired at the vehicle of UNP Southern Provincial Council candidate Anura Senaratne vans old skool zwart , polls monitors said in the first fire arms related violation reported to date.


Another candidate from the ruling party was arrested by police for carrying out an illegal election campaign and assaulting a police officer in the southern city of Galle.


Two people have also died after a truck carrying UPFA party supporters crashed into a group of bystanders at a political rally.