UPFA to obtain almost 2/3 majority with the National List seats

The ruling party of Sri Lanka, the UPFA has been able to secure a vast majority of seats at the Parliamentary General Election concluded yesterday evening with the completion of the re-polls at the Nawalapitiya Electorate in the Kandy District and the Kumburupiddi polling division of the Trincomalee District. ofThe UPFA obtained 10 out of 19 seats in Colombo, Gampaha – 12 (out of18), Kalutara – 7 (out 10), Kndy – 8 (out of 12), Matale – 4 (outof 5), Nuwara Eliya – 5 (out of 7a), Galle – 7 (out of 10), Matara – 6(out of 8), Hambantota – 5 (out of 7), Jaffna – 3 (out of 9), Vanni –2 (out of 6), Batticaloa – 1 (out of 5), Digamadulla – 4 (out of 7), Trincomalee – 2 (out of 4), Kurunegala – 10 (out of 15), Puttalam – 6(out of 8), Anuradhapura – 7 (out of 9), Polonnaruwa – 4 (out of 5), Badulla – 6 (out of 8), Moneragala – 4 (out of 5), Ratnapura – 7 (outof 10) and 7 out of 9 seats in the Kegalla District. The total number of seats obtained by UPFA through the electoral process now stands at 127. With more seats to be earned through the National List, the UPFA will obtain a large majority of seats which will be close to a two third of the total number in the next Parliament. The largely anticipated strong government elected through the General Election will undoubtedly strengthen the newly re-elected President’s massive development programme. The verdict of the people has been made clear once again after 3 months of the re-election of President Mahinda Rajapaksa.