Dr. Harini Amarasuriya, the Prime Ministerial candidate from the National People’s Power (NPP) for the 2024 general election, has emerged as the top candidate in the Colombo district, securing over 655,289 preferential votes.
This vote count marks a historic record as the highest number of preferential votes ever received by a single parliamentary candidate in Sri Lanka’s election history.
Previously, the candidate with the highest number of preferential votes was Mahinda Rajapaksa, who contested from the Kurunegala District in the 2020 general election, receiving 527,364 votes.