DEMOCRATIC SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF SRI LANKA
PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS OF 17 NOVEMBER 2005
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Source: Sri Lanka Government elections website

Parties
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* DUA - Democratic Unity Alliance 
* ELPP - Eksath Lanka Podujana Pakshaya 
* JSP - Jathika Sangwardhena Peramuna 
* NLF - New Left Front 
* RJP - Ruhunu Janatha Party 
* SEP - Socialist Equality Party 
* SLNF - Sri Lanka National Front 
* SLPF - Sri Lanka Progressive Front 
* ULF - United Lalith Front 
* UNAF - United National Alternative Front 
* UNP - United National Party 
* UPFA - United Peoples Freedom Alliance 
* USP - United Socialist Party 


NATIONAL SUMMARY
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Enrolled voters:                              13,327,160
Total votes cast:                              9,826,908   73.7
Invalid votes:                                   109,869   01.1
Valid votes:                                   9,717,039   98.9
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Candidate                          Party       Votes       %
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Ajith Kumara J Arachchige          DUA             5,082   00.1
Anura de Silva                     ULF             6,357   00.1
Aruna de Soyza                     RJP             7,685   00.1
Hewaheenipallage S Dharmadwaja     UNAF            1,316   00.0
Wije Dias                          SEP             3,500   00.0
Wimal Geeganage                    SLNF            6,639   00.1
Victor Hettigoda                   ELPP           14,458   00.1
Chamil Jayaneththi                 NLF             9,296   00.1
Siritunga Jayasuriya               USP            35,425   00.4
Nelson Perera                      SLPF            2,525   00.0
Mahinda Rajapaksa                  UPFA        4,887,152   50.3
Achala Ashoka Suraweera            JSP            31,238   00.3
Ranil Wickramasinghe               UNP         4,706,366   48.4
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Total                                          9,717,039
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