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VIDEO: Harin receives highest number of preferential votes in Badulla
Sep 21, 201404:05 PM
Harin Fernando received the highest number of preferential votes 173,993 at the Uva Provincial Council election contesting for the Badulla District on the United National Party (UNP).
Shashindra Rajapaksa received 96,619 preferential votes from Monaragala District. Fernando’s victory with a big margin has demonstrated that he is a big favourite of the masses.
Nine UPFA candidates have been elected to the Uva Provincial Council from the Badulla district. Among them Anura Vidhanagamage came first with 59,316 votes for UPFA. Chamara Sampath received 34,337.
However, UPFA has secured a significant victory in both Monaragala and Badulla Districts after pooling some 349,906 (51.25%) votes and securing 19 of 34 seats.
The United National Party (UNP) obtained some 274,773 votes (40.24%) and managed to secure 13 seats from the two districts.
The Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) secured two seats after obtaining 36,580 votes (5.36%).
Badulla UNP preferential votes list
1. Harin Fernando 173,993
2. R. velayuthan 30,457
3. Jayantha Kannangara 28,290
4. Upali Samaraweera 28,299
5. Ravi Samaraweera 25,580
6. Senarath Jayasuriya 24,216
7. Upali Senarathna 22,272
8. R.M. Rathnayake 20,249
Badulla UPFA preferential votes list
1. Anura Vidhanagamage 59,316
2. Chamara Sampath 34,337
3. Senthil Thondaman 31,858
4. Sudarshana Denipitiya 28,187
5. A.T. Buddhadasa 21,967
6. Vidivelli Suresh 21,967
7. Hemal Rathnayake 20,536
8. M.P. Weerasena 20,282
9. Ganesh Moorthy 19,262
Badulla JVP preferential votes list
1. Samantha Vidyarathna 14,161
