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  Sri Lanka President
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Parents > Sri Lanka > President
OfficePresident
HonorificPresident - Abbr: President
Type General Election
Filing Deadline October 07, 2019 - 12:00am Central
Polls Open November 15, 2019 - 08:30pm Central
Polls Close November 16, 2019 - 08:30am Central
Term Start November 17, 2019 - 12:05am
Term End July 13, 2022 - 01:30am
ContributorBojicat
Last ModifiedIndyGeorgia September 21, 2024 03:02pm
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Description A Presidential election date of November 16, 2019 was selected on September 18, 2019 [Link]

December 9, 2019 is the last day a president-elect can be sworn in. President-elect chose to be sworn in on 11/18/19 a day after being declared victor [Link]

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LAST GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyNew Democratic Front Won01/08/2015
NameMaithripala Sirisena Votes6,217,162 (51.28%)
Term01/09/2015 - 11/17/2019 Margin449,072 (+3.70%)
NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyUnited National Won07/13/2022
NameRanil Wickremesinghe Votes1 (100.00%)
Term07/13/2022 - 07/20/2022 Margin1 (+100.00%)
PRIMARY/OTHER SCHEDULE
LEANING PREDICTIONS    Detail
Leaning Graph
10/08/2019 11/16/2019
CandidateSlightLeanStrongSafe
Gotabaya Rajapaksa ----1 --
Leaning Call: Gotabaya Rajapaksa (100.00%)
Weighted Call: Gotabaya Rajapaksa (100.00%)

CANDIDATES
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Name Gotabaya Rajapaksa Sajith Premadasa Anura Kumara Dissanayaka Mahesh Senanayake M. L. A. M. Hizbullah Ariyawansha Dissanayaka Ajantha Perera
PartySri Lanka People's Front United National Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna National Peoples Movement Independent Democratic United National Socialist Party
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Uncertified Votes (98.99% in) 6,924,255 (52.25%) 5,564,239 (41.99%) 418,553 (3.16%) 49,655 (0.38%) 38,814 (0.29%) 34,537 (0.26%) 27,572 (0.21%)
Margin0 (0.00%) -1,360,016 (-10.26%) -6,505,702 (-49.09%) -6,874,600 (-51.87%) -6,885,441 (-51.96%) -6,889,718 (-51.99%) -6,896,683 (-52.04%)
Estimated Final6,994,310 (5000.79%) 5,620,534 (4018.57%) 422,787 (302.28%) 50,157 (35.86%) 39,206 (28.03%) 34,886 (24.94%) 27,850 (19.91%)
Fusion Votes
KE Joint Opposition0
NPP National People's Power0
Predict Avg.0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
Cash On Hand $-- $-- $-- $-- $-- $-- $--
Website
Entry Date 08/11/2019 09/26/2019 08/18/2019 09/29/2019 10/07/2019 10/07/2019 08/28/2019
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MATCHUP POLLS (0 from 0 pollsters)
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Name Rohan Pallewatte Siripala Amarasinghe Milroy Fernando M. K. Shivajilingam Battaramulle Seelarathana Thero Ajantha de Zoyza Anurudha Polgampola
PartyNational Development Independent Independent Independent Janasetha Peramuna Ruhuna People's Independent
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Uncertified Votes (98.99% in) 25,173 (0.19%) 15,285 (0.12%) 13,641 (0.10%) 12,256 (0.09%) 11,879 (0.09%) 11,705 (0.09%) 10,219 (0.08%)
Margin-6,899,082 (-52.06%) -6,908,970 (-52.13%) -6,910,614 (-52.15%) -6,911,999 (-52.16%) -6,912,376 (-52.16%) -6,912,550 (-52.16%) -6,914,036 (-52.17%)
Estimated Final25,427 (18.18%) 15,439 (11.04%) 13,779 (9.85%) 12,379 (8.85%) 11,999 (8.58%) 11,823 (8.45%) 10,322 (7.38%)
Fusion Votes
Predict Avg.0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
Cash On Hand $-- $-- $-- $-- $-- $-- $--
Website
Entry Date 10/07/2019 10/07/2019 10/07/2019 10/07/2019 10/07/2019 10/07/2019 10/07/2019
MATCHUP POLLS (0 from 0 pollsters)
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Name Namal Rajapaksa Jayantha Ketagoda Duminda Nagamuwa Aparekke Punnananda Thero Subramanium Gunaratnam A.S.P. Liyanage Piyasiri Wijenayake
PartyNationalities Unity Organization Independent Frontline Socialist Party Independent Our National Front Sri Lanka Labour Party Independent
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Uncertified Votes (98.99% in) 9,497 (0.07%) 9,467 (0.07%) 8,219 (0.06%) 7,611 (0.06%) 7,333 (0.06%) 6,447 (0.05%) 4,636 (0.04%)
Margin-6,914,758 (-52.18%) -6,914,788 (-52.18%) -6,916,036 (-52.19%) -6,916,644 (-52.19%) -6,916,922 (-52.19%) -6,917,808 (-52.20%) -6,919,619 (-52.21%)
Estimated Final9,593 (6.86%) 9,562 (6.84%) 8,302 (5.94%) 7,688 (5.50%) 7,407 (5.30%) 6,512 (4.66%) 4,682 (3.35%)
Fusion Votes
Predict Avg.0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
Cash On Hand $-- $-- $-- $-- $-- $-- $--
Website
Entry Date 10/07/2019 10/07/2019 10/07/2019 10/07/2019 10/07/2019 10/02/2019 10/07/2019
MATCHUP POLLS (0 from 0 pollsters)
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Name Aruna de Soyza Rajiva Wijesinha Illiyas Idroos Mohamed Siritunga Jayasuriya Sarath Keerthirathna Sarath Manamendra Vajirapani Wijesiriwardene
PartyDemocratic National Movement Independent Independent United Socialist Independent New Sinhala Heritage Socialist Equality
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Uncertified Votes (98.99% in) 4,218 (0.03%) 4,146 (0.03%) 3,987 (0.03%) 3,944 (0.03%) 3,599 (0.03%) 3,380 (0.03%) 3,014 (0.02%)
Margin-6,920,037 (-52.22%) -6,920,109 (-52.22%) -6,920,268 (-52.22%) -6,920,311 (-52.22%) -6,920,656 (-52.22%) -6,920,875 (-52.22%) -6,921,241 (-52.23%)
Estimated Final4,260 (3.05%) 4,187 (2.99%) 4,027 (2.88%) 3,983 (2.85%) 3,635 (2.60%) 3,414 (2.44%) 3,044 (2.18%)
Fusion Votes
Predict Avg.0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
Cash On Hand $-- $-- $-- $-- $-- $-- $--
Website
Entry Date 10/07/2019 10/07/2019 10/07/2019 10/07/2019 10/07/2019 10/07/2019 10/07/2019
MATCHUP POLLS (0 from 0 pollsters)
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Name Ashoka Wadigamangawa Hassan Mohamed Alavi Saman Perera Priyantha Edirisinghe Samaraweera Weerawanni Bedde Gamage Nandimithra Samansiri Herath
PartyIndependent Independent Our Power of People Okkoma Wasiyo Okkoma Rajawaru Sanwidhanaya Independent Nava Sama Samaja Pakshaya Independent
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Uncertified Votes (98.99% in) 2,924 (0.02%) 2,903 (0.02%) 2,368 (0.02%) 2,139 (0.02%) 2,067 (0.02%) 1,841 (0.01%) 976 (0.01%)
Margin-6,921,331 (-52.23%) -6,921,352 (-52.23%) -6,921,887 (-52.23%) -6,922,116 (-52.23%) -6,922,188 (-52.23%) -6,922,414 (-52.23%) -6,923,279 (-52.24%)
Estimated Final2,953 (2.11%) 2,932 (2.10%) 2,391 (1.71%) 2,160 (1.54%) 2,087 (1.49%) 1,859 (1.33%) 985 (0.70%)
Fusion Votes
Predict Avg.0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
Cash On Hand $-- $-- $-- $-- $-- $-- $--
Website
Entry Date 10/02/2019 10/07/2019 10/07/2019 10/07/2019 10/02/2019 10/07/2019 10/07/2019
MATCHUP POLLS (0 from 0 pollsters)
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Name Others  
PartyIndependent  
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Uncertified Votes (98.99% in) 0 (0.00%)  
Margin-6,924,255 (-52.25%)  
Estimated Final139,864 (100.00%)  
Fusion Votes
  
Predict Avg.0.00%  
Cash On Hand $--  
Website  
Entry Date 10/07/2019  
MATCHUP POLLS (0 from 0 pollsters)
ENDORSEMENTS
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DROPPED OUT - NO VOTES
Maithripala Sirisena (UPFA)
Oct 06, 2019 		Karu Jayasuriya (UNP)
Sep 26, 2019 		Ranil Wickremesinghe (UNP)
Sep 26, 2019

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