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Harin, Ruwan and Sagala among those who lost

15 Nov, 2024

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Former Tourism Minister Harin Fernando, United National Party (UNP) Deputy Leader Ruwan Wijewardena and former President’s Advisor Sagala Ratnayake are among those who failed to secure seats in the new Parliament.

Former Minister Douglas Devananda, former MP Sivanesathurai Chandrakanthan, former MP Sarath Weerasekera and former Colombo Mayor Rosy Senanayake were also defeated.

Former Ministers Manusha Nanayakkara, Kanchana Wijesekera, Mahinda Amaraweera and Shasheendra Rajapaksa had also failed to secure a seat in the new Parliament.

Former MPs Johnston Fernando and Pavithra Wanniarachchi also lost their seats in Parliament.

The National People?s Power (NPP) has won the 2024 Parliament Elections in?Sri Lanka?with over 6.8 million votes.

The cumulative islandwide votes showed that the NPP had secured 6,863,186 votes and got 159 seats in Parliament which includes 18 National List seats.

The Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) got 1,968,716 votes and secured 40 seats in Parliament including 5 National List seats.

Meanwhile, the Illangai Thamil Arasu Kachi secured 8 seats (1 National List seat), the New Democratic Front 5 seats (2 National List seats) and the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna just 3 seats including 1 National List seat.

The Sri Lanka Muslim Congress also secured 3 seats including 1 National List seat. (Colombo Gazette)

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