Friday, August 7, 2020

Prime Minister Elect Mahinda Rajapakshe Received Highest Number Of Preferential Votes In The Election -SJB Leader Sajith Premadasa And Former Army Commander Field Marshal Fonseka Also Received Large Number Of Preferential Votes

Prime Minister elect Former President
Mahinda Rajapakshe of the ruling Sri Lanka People's Progressive Party (SLPP) had secured highest number of preferential votes at the Parliamentary Election held last Wednesday according to the National Election Commission. He had received 527,364  votes from Kurunagala District  and became the Candidate who had received  the highest number of preferential votes in an Election of Sri lanka's Parliament history.

Earlier the record was held by United National Party (UNP ) Leader Former Prime minister Ranil Wikramasinghe.

Meanwhile leader of the newly formed Samagi Jana Balaya (SJB) party Sajith Premadasa who is tipped to become the Opposotion leader of the 09 th Parliament had secured 305,744 preferential votes from Colombo District.

To view the preferential votes received by each MP elected to Parliament visit
  http://www.newswire.lk/2020/08/07/manapa/

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