7 August 2020 05:15 am
Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) has secured an unprecedented victory in the Colombo district.
SLPP received 674,603 votes (57.04%) with a total of 12 seats while the Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) with 387,145 votes (32.73%) secured six seats.
Jathika Jana Balawegaya (JJB) obtained 67,600 votes (5.72%) and able to secure one seat from the district.
The United National Party (UNP) led by former Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe unable to secure a single seat in Colombo District, a first for the party as it managed to get 30,875 votes (2.61%) only.