The preferential voting results of the Colombo Electoral District have been released. The National People's Power (NPP) won fourteen seats while the Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) won four seats.
The following are the MPs elected to the tenth Parliament from Colombo based on preferential vote results:
NPP
Harini Amarasuriya - 655,289
Chathuranga Abeysinghe - 127,166
Sunil Watagala - 125,700
Lakshman Nipuna Arachchi - 96,273
Aruna Panagoda - 91,081
Eranga Gunasekara - 85,180
Harshana Nanayakkara - 82,275
Kaushalya Ariyarathne - 80,814
Asitha Niroshana - 78,990
Rizvie Salih- 73,018
Susantha Dodawatta- 65,391
Chandana Sooriyaarachchi- 63,387
Samanamalee Gunasinghe - 59,657
Dewananda Suraweera- 54,680
SJB
Sajith Premadasa - 145,611
Harsha de Silva - 81,473
Mujibur Rahuman - 43,737
S.M. Marikkar - 41,482
The government today granted permission for an Iranian warship with 208 on board to enter the country.
The United States has told Sri Lanka that the disposition of the Iranian naval vessel IRIS Bushehr and its crew is a matter for Colombo to resolve under its own laws and international obligations, while signalling it is in active talks with Sri Lanka to contain Iran’s threat to US interests.
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