1999 Sri Lankan presidential election
Results

1999 Sri Lankan presidential election

Section Title: Results
Table Section Text: None

Candidate	Party	Votes	%

Chandrika Kumaratunga	People's Alliance	4,312,157	51.12%

Ranil Wickremasinghe	United National Party	3,602,748	42.71%

Nandana Gunathilake	Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna	344,173	4.08%

Harischandra Wijayatunga	Sinhalaye Mahasammatha Bhoomiputra Pakshaya	35,854	0.43%

W. V. M. Ranjith	Independent	27,052	0.32%

Rajiva Wijesinha	Liberal Party	25,085	0.30%

Vasudeva Nanayakkara	Left & Democratic Alliance	23,668	0.28%

Tennyson Edirisuriya	Independent	21,119	0.25%

Abdul Rasool	Sri Lanka Muslim Party	17,359	0.21%

Kamal Karunadasa	People's Liberation Solidarity Front	11,333	0.13%

Hudson Samarasinghe	Independent	7,184	0.09%

Ariyawansa Dissanayaka	Democratic United National Front	4,039	0.05%

A. W. Premawardhana	People's Freedom Front	3,983	0.05%

Valid Votes	8,435,754	100.00%

Rejected Votes	199,536

Total Polled	8,635,290

Registered Electors	11,779,200

Turnout	73.31%

Sentence(s)

In the 1999 Sri Lankan Presidential Election, the electoral participation was 73.31%.

final_sentence: In the 1999 Sri Lankan Presidential Election, the electoral participation was 73.31%.