Election results-2005 Presidential Election - 2010 Cumulative - Mahinda: 6,015,934 (57.88%) Sarath: 4,173,185 (40.15%)				Election Talk
Colombo District Mahinda   Sarath Colombo-North 17,605 (28.5%) 42,896 (69.5%) Colombo-Central 21,824 (22.5%) 73,152 (75.6%) Borella 16,909 (41.1%) 23,636 (57.5%) Colombo-East 19,107 (39.6%) 28,334 (58.7%) Colombo-West 6,350 (24.4%) 19,211 (73.8%) Dehiwala 19,457 (43.8%) 24,441 (55.1%) Ratmalana 26,215 (53.2%) 22,589 (45.8%) Kolonnawa 46,002 (53.2%) 40,474 (34.0%) Kotte 29,125 (52.2%) 26,129 (46.8%) Kaduwela 76,103 (62.2%) 45,082 (36.9%) Avissawella 53,664 (64.1%) 28,875 (34.5%) Homagama 80,799 (66.6%) 39,414 (32.5%) Maharagama 59,360 (62.3%) 32,162 (36.9%) Kesbewa 77,474 (65.1%) 40,474 (34.0%) Moratuwa 52,627 (58.0%) 37,233 (41.0%) Postal Votes 12,119 (63.5%) 6,897 (36.2%) Total 616,740 533,022 Percentage 52.9% 45.9%	Kurunegala District Mahinda   Sarath Galgamuwa 46,752 (67.1%) 21,666 (31.1%) Nikaweratiya 41,510 (64.5%) 21,830 (33.9%) Yapahuwa 49,854 (65.2%) 25,199 (33.0%) Hiriyala 42,240 (64.1%) 22,538 (34.2%) Wariyapola 36,497 (68.1%) 16,282 (30.4%) Panduwasnuwara 32,854 (66.7%) 19,681 (36.9%) Bingiriya 38,036 (61.2%) 23,273 (37.4%) Katugampola 43,052 (60.1%) 25,547 (36.8%) Kuliyapitiya 41,881 (59.3%) 27,813 (39.4%) Dambadeniya 44,172 (64.9%) 23,056 (33.9%) Polgahawela 34,501 (63.2%) 19,328 (35.4%) Kurunegala 34,912 (57.3%) 25,113 (41.2%) Mawathagama 36,237 (59.1%) 23,999 (39.2%) Dodangaslanda 28,907 (60.9%) 17,596 (37.1%) Postal Votes 31,379 (67.9%) 14,673 (31.8%) Total 582,784 327,594 Percentage 63.1% 35.5%	Gampaha District Mahinda   Sarath Wattala 39,316 (49.7%) 38,789 (49.0%) Negombo 32,125 (46.1%) 36,669 (52.6%) Katana 59,558 (60.0%) 38,605 (38.9%) Divulapitiya 48,149 (62.0%) 28,518 (36.7%) Mirigama 54,697 (63.7%) 30,169 (35.1%) Minuwangoda 60,318 (63.9%) 33,057 (35.0%) Attanagalla 61,337 (66.3%) 30,110 (32.6%) Gampaha 71,811 (68.4%) 32,262 (30.8%) Ja-Ela 56,726 (58.3%) 39,701 (40.8%) Mahara 69,085 (65.9%) 34,807 (33.2%) Dompe 56,758 (69.8%) 23,619 (29.0%) Biyagama 52,066 (61.5%) 31,762 (37.5%) Kelaniya 36,242 (56.9%) 26,740 (42.0%) Postal Votes 20,528 (67.7%) 9,698 (32.0%) Total 718,716 434,506 Percentage 61.7% 37.3%
Kandy District Mahinda   Sarath Galagedara 22,703 (58.5%) 15,338 (39.5%) Harispattuwa 56,508 (51.5%) 51,406 (46.9%) Patha-Dumbara 28,628 (49.6%) 27,692 (48.0%) Udu-Dumbara 27,179 (65.3%) 13,220 (31.8%) Teldeniya 19,009 (56.1%) 13,957 (41.2%) Kundasale 36,212 (55.7%) 27,852 (42.8%) Hewaheta 24,601 (51.6%) 21,791 (45.7%) Senkadagala 28,444 (52.3%) 25,243 (46.4%) Mahanuwara 11,636 (42.7%) 15,358 (56.3%) Yatinuwara 33,664 (58.2%) 23,290 (40.2%) Udunuwara 29,235 (50.9%) 27,123 (47.2%) Gampola 33,078 (49.6%) 32,090 (48.1%) Nawalapitiya 35,555 (57.1%) 25,107 (40.3%) Postal Votes 24,184 (66.7%) 10,025 (33.1%) Total 406,636 329,492 Percentage 54.2% 43.9%	Jaffna District Mahinda   Sarath Kayts 4,611 (46.2%) 3,976 (39.8%) Vaddukoddai 4,247 (22.7%) 11,712 (62.7%) Kankesanturai 4,559 (31.6%) 4,559 (31.6%) Manipay 5,749 (26.6%) 13,390 (62.0%) Kopay 4,538 (22.1%) 13,151 (64.1%) Udupiddy 2,545 (19.1%) 6,974 (67.2%) Point-Pedro 2,361 (19.1%) 8,585 (69.3%) Chavakachcheri 4,567 (24.6%) 11,599 (62.4%) Nallur 3,554 (21.7%) 11,543 (70.4%) Jaffna 3,296 (27.6%) 7,914 (66.2%) Kilinochchi 991 (15.8%) 4,717 (75.1%) Postal Votes 892 (20.2%) 3,173 (72.0%) Total 44,154 113,877 Percentage 24.8% 63.8%	Galle District Mahinda   Sarath Balapitiya 23,634 (64.9%) 12,198 (33.5%) Ambalangoda 33,488 (62.8%) 19,191 (36.0%) Karandeniya 34,809 (71.0%) 13,420 (27.4%) Bentara-Elpitiya 44,036 (67.4%) 20,219 (31.0%) Hiniduma 47,987 (63.6%) 26,061 (34.5%) Baddegama 44,495 (63.3%) 24,446 (34.8%) Ratgama 37,329 (67.1%) 17,617 (31.6%) Galle 25,797 (47.7%) 27,625 (51.1%) Akmeemana 40,321 (61.5%) 24,345 (37.2%) Habaraduwa 39,435 (66.9%) 18,606 (31.6%0 Postal Votes 15,640 (66.2%) 7,905 (33.5%) Total 386,971 211,633 Percentage 63.7% 34.8%
Kegalle District Mahinda   Sarath Dedigama 39, 736 (62.3%) 23,097 (36.2%) Galigamuwa 30,980 (64.6%) 16,077 (33.5%) Kegalle 33,129 (66.7%) 15,791 (31.8%) Rambukkana 29,864 (64.2%) 15,967 (34.3%) Mawanella 32,335 (53.6%) 27,039 (44.8%) Aranayake 23,204 (61.8%) 13,469 (35.9%) Yatiyantota 31,456 (59.3%) 20,346 (38.4%) Ruwanwella 33,145 (61.7%) 19,819 (36.9%) Deraniyagala 28,460 (61.7%) 16,461 (35.7%) Postal Votes 14,330 (67.5%) 6,811 (32.1%) Total 296,639 174,877 Percentage 61.8% 36.4%	Badulla District Mahinda   Sarath Mahiyangane 38,486 (60.1%) 24,057 (37.7%) Wiyaluwa 20,816 (60.8%) 12,529 (36.6%) Passara 18,529 (43.6%) 22,601 (53.1%) Badulla 19,799 (51.6%) 17,917 (46.7%) Hali-Ela 23,758 (50.7%) 21,946 (46.8%) Uva-Paranaga 34,831 (55.9%) 18,696 (42.1%) Welimada 27,252 (53.2%) 23,092 (45.1%) Bandarawela 29,975 (52.3%) 26,085 (45.5%) Haputale 19,135 (43.3%) 23,856 (54.0%) Postal Votes 14,998 (64.7%) 8,056 (34.8%) Total 237,579 198,835 Percentage 53.2% 44.6%	Kalutara District Mahinda   Sarath Panadura 50,772 (61.2%) 31,319 (37.8%) Bandaragama 61,363 (65.0%) 32,290 (33.7%) Horana 57,292 (66.3%) 27,818 (32.2%) Bulathsinhala 38,018 (65.0%) 19,073 (32.6%) Matugama 47,988 (63.6%) 26,016 (34.5%) Kalutara 51,330 (62.5%) 29,719 (36.2%) Beruwala 43,787 (54.4%) 35,678 (44.3%) Agalawatta 47,317 (65.2%) 23,717 (32.7%) Postal Votes 13,695 (68.7%) 6,177 (30.1%) Total 412,562 231,807 Percentage 63.1% 35.4%
Ratnapura District Mahinda   Sarath Eheliyagoda 46,177 (66.4%) 22,277 (32.0%) Ratnapura 55,225 (64.0%) 29,891 (34.6%) Pelmadulla 34,773 (57.7%) 24,283 (40.3%) Balangoda 46,716 (61.1%) 28,201 (36.9%) Rakwana 43,368 (60.0%) 27,302 (37.7%) Nivitigala 45,248 (65.3%) 22,431 (32.4%) Kalawana 31,514 (67.8%) 14,009 (30.1%) Kolonna 65,255 (66.6%) 31,029 (31.7%) Postal Votes 9,458 (69.3%) 4,143 (30.4%) Total 377,734 203,566 Percentage 63.8% 34.4%	Anuradhapura District Mahinda   Sarath Medawachchiya 35,996 (69.3%) 14,971 (28.8%) Horowupotana 33,622 (65.1%) 17,054 (33.0%) Anura'pura-East 41,418 (64.1%) 22,270 (34.5%) Anura'pura-West 41,965 (65.0%) 21,288 (33.0%) Kalawewa 57,967 (68.2%) 25,591 (30.1%) Mihintale 27,619 (65.1%) 13,928 (32.8%) Kekirawa 34,101 (63.7%) 18,431 (34.5%) Postal Votes 25,760 (71.0%) 10,228 (28.2%) Total 298,448 143,761 Percentage 66.3% 31.9%	Matara District Mahinda   Sarath Deniyaya 42,999 (65.5%) 20,939 (31.9%) Hakmana 45,590 (70.7%) 17,626 (27.3%) Akuressa 44,527 (66.0%) 21,926 (32.5%) Kamburupitiya 40,879 (70.0%) 16,561 (28.4%) Devinuwara 36,428 (67.0%) 17,219 (31.7%) Matara 33,948 (55.1%) 27,102 (44.0%) Weligama 41,359 (64.4%) 21,978 (34.2%) Postal Votes 10,425 (66.7%) 5,159 (33.0%) Total 296,155 148,510 Percentage 65,5% 32.9%
Puttalam District Mahinda   Sarath Puttalam 25,751 (40.1%) 36,971 (57.5%) Anamaduwa 49,895 (70.4%) 19,622 (27.7%) Chilaw 45,617 (59.7%) 29,514 (38.6%) Nattandiya 34,799 (60.9%) 21,612 (37.8%) Wennappuwa 40,931 (60.3%) 26,023 (38.4%) Postal Votes 4,988 (66.7%) 2,464(33%) Total 201,981 136,233 Percentage 58.7% 39.6%	Matale District Mahinda   Sarath Dambulla 58,016 (66.0%) 28,171 (32.0%) Laggala 31,277 (64.1%) 16,300 (33.4%) Matale 26,996 (49.7%) 26,013 (47.9%) Rattota 32,818 (54.4%) 25,991 (43.0%) Postal Votes 8,846 (68.4%) 4,038 (31.2%) Total 157,953 100,513 Percentage 59.7% 38.0%	Digamadulla District Mahinda   Sarath Ampara 73,389 (67.9%) 32,895 (30.5%) Sammanturai 19,991 (41.2%) 27,003 (56.0%) Kalmunai 9,564 (22.0%) 32,946 (75.8%) Potuvil 33,979 (37.4%) 54,374 (60.0%) Postal Votes 9,989 (62.5%) 5,885 (36.8%) Total 146,912 153,105 Percentage 47.9% 49.95
Nuwara-Eliya District Mahinda   Sarath N'Eliya-Maskeliya 62,604 (34.0%) 112,866 (61.3%) Kotmale 24,120 (45.9%) 26,727 (50.8%) Hanguranketa 29,164 (61.4%) 16,470 (34.7%) Walapane 29,618 (55.9%) 21,474 (40.5%) Postal Votes 6,098 (66.2%) 3,067 (33.3%) Total 151,604 180,604 Percentage 43.8% 52.1%	Hambantota District Mahinda   Sarath Mulkirigala 48,187 (66.9%) 22,537 (31.3%) Beliatta 38,055 (66.9%) 17,965 (31.6%) Tangalle 60,082 (70.6%) 23,729 (27.9%) Tissamaharama 71,581 (64.6%) 37,426 (33.8%) Postal Votes 8,982 (70.7%) 3,679 (29.0%) Total 226,887 105,336 Percentage 67.2% 31.2%	Vanni District Mahinda   Sarath Mannar 6,656 (23.2%) 20,157 (70.2%) Vavuniya 13,742 (28.5%) 31,796 (66.0%) Mullaitivu 1,726 (18.4%) 6,882 (73.5%) Postal Votes 2,018 (51.1%) 1,845 (46.8%) Total 28,740 70,367 Percentage 27.3% 66.9%
Batticaloa District Mahinda   Sarath Kalkudah 20,112 (34.1%) 35,608 (60.5%) Batticaloa 28,090 (27.6%) 69,975 (68.7%) Padiruppu 5,968 (13.0%) 36,776 (80.1%) Postal Votes 1,491 (28.6%) 3,637 (70.0%) Total 55,663 146,057 Percentage 26.3% 68.9%	Trincomalee District Mahinda   Sarath Seruwila 27,932 (63.1%) 15,260 (34.5%) Trincomalee 13,935 (27.0%) 35,887 (69.4%) Mutur 21002 (38.0%) 32,631 (59.1%) Postal Votes 6,882 (63.7%) 3,798 (35.2%) Total 69,752 87,661 Percentage 43.0% 54.1%	Polonnaruwa District Mahinda   Sarath Minneriya 39,587 (69.5%) 16,517 (29.0%) Medirigiriya 34,613 (63.7%) 18,979 (35.0%) Polonnaruwa 60,718 (62.1%) 35,473 (36.3%) Postal Votes 9,971 (70.6%) 4,057 (28.7%) Total 144,889 75,026 Percentage 64.9% 33.6%
Moneragala District Mahinda   Sarath Bibile 34,523 (67.2%) 15,649 (30.5%) Moneragala 46,731 (68.6%) 19,990 (29.4%) Wellawaya 68,310 (70.1%) 27,369 (28.1%) Postal Votes 8,871 (69.8%) 3,795 (29.9%) Total 158,435 66,803 Percentage 69.0% 29.1%
Cumulative - All Island Candidate Votes (%) Mahinda Rajapaksha 6,015,934 57.88% Sarath Fonseka 4,173,185 40.15% M.C.M. Ismail 39,226 0.38% Achala Suraweera 26,266 0.25% Channa Gamage 23,290 0.22% Mahiman Ranjith 18,747 0.18% Anura Liyanage 14,220 0.14% Sarath Manamendra 9,684 0.09% Kanagalingam Sivajilingam 9,662 0.09% U.B. Wijekoon 9,381 0.09% Lal Perera 9,353 0.09% Siritunga Jayasuriya 8,352 0.08% Wickramabahu Karunaratne 7,055 0.07% Idroos Ilyas 6,131 0.06% Wije Dias 4,195 0.04% Sarath Pinnaduwa 3,523 0.03% Mohamed Musthaffa 3,134 0.03% Seelarathana Thero 2,770 0.03% Senaratna De Silva 2,620 0.03% Aruna de Soyza 2,618 0.03% Sarath Kongahage 2,260 0.02% M.B. Thaminimulla 2,007 0.02% Total 10,393,613 99.03% Cumulative - Districts District Mahinda Sarath Anuradapura 298,448 (66.3%) 143,761 (31.9%) Badulla 237,579 (53.2%) 198,835 (44.6%) Batticoloa 55,663 (26.3%) 146,057 (68.9%) Colombo 614,740 (52.9%) 533,022 (45.9%) Digamadulla 146,912 (47.9%) 153,105 (49.9%) Galle 386,971 (63.7%) 211,633 (34.8%) Gampaha 718,716 (61.7%) 434,506 (37.3%) Hambantota 226,887 (67.2%) 105,336 (31.2%) Jaffna 44,154 (24.8%) 113,877 (63.8%) Kalutara 412,562 (63.1%) 231,807 (35.4%) Kandy 406,636 (54.2%) 329,492 (43.9%) Kegalle 296,639 (61.8%) 174,877 (36.4%) Kurunegala 582,784 (63.1%) 327,594 (35.5%) Matale 157,953 (59.7%) 100,513 (38.0%) Matara 296,155 (65.5%) 148,510 (32.9%) Monaragala 158,435 (69.0%) 66,803 (29.1%) NuwaraEliya 151,604 (43.8%) 180,604 (52.1%) Polonnaruwa 144,889 (64.9%) 75,026 (33.6%) Puttalam 201,981 (58.7%) 136,233 (39.6%) Ratnapura 377,734 (63.8%) 203,566 (34.4%) Trincomalee 69,752 (43.0%) 87,661 (54.1%) Vanni 28,740 (27.3%) 70,367 (66.9%) Total 6,015,934 (57.9%) 4,173,185 (40.1%)