2015 Sri Lankan presidential election
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2015 Sri Lankan presidential election

Section Title: National
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Candidate	Party	Votes	%

Maithripala Sirisena	New Democratic Front	6,217,162	51.28%

Mahinda Rajapaksa	United People's Freedom Alliance	5,768,090	47.58%

Ratnayake Arachchige Sirisena	Patriotic National Front	18,174	0.15%

Namal Ajith Rajapaksa	Our National Front	15,726	0.13%

Maulawi Ibrahim Mohanmed Mishlar	United Peace Front	14,379	0.12%

A. S. P. Liyanage	Sri Lanka Labour Party	14,351	0.12%

Ruwanthileke Peduru	United Lanka People's Party	12,436	0.10%

Aithurus M. Illias	Independent	10,618	0.09%

Duminda Nagamuwa	Frontline Socialist Party	9,941	0.08%

Siritunga Jayasuriya	United Socialist Party	8,840	0.07%

Sarath Manamendra	New Sinhala Heritage	6,875	0.06%

Pani Wijesiriwardene	Socialist Equality Party	4,277	0.04%

Anurudha Polgampola	Independent	4,260	0.04%

Sundaram Mahendran	Nava Sama Samaja Party	4,047	0.03%

Muthu Bandara Theminimulla	All Are Citizens, All Are Kings Organisation	3,846	0.03%

Battaramulle Seelarathana	Jana Setha Peramuna	3,750	0.03%

Prasanna Priyankara	Democratic National Movement	2,793	0.02%

Jayantha Kulathunga	United Lanka Great Council	2,061	0.02%

Wimal Geeganage	Sri Lanka National Front	1,826	0.02%

Valid votes	12,123,452	100.00%

Rejected votes	140,925

Total polled	12,264,377

Registered electors	15,044,490

Turnout	81.52%

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15,044,490 Sri Lankans were eligible to vote in the 2015 Sri Lankan presidential election.

final_sentence: 15,044,490 Sri Lankans were eligible to vote in the 2015 Sri Lankan presidential election.