
Former Minister Johnston Fernando, who first entered Parliament in 2000 and served for over two decades, is left without a Parliamentary seat for the first time in 24 years.
As per the final results of the Kurunegala District, the National People’s Power (NPP) dominated by securing over 650,000 votes.
Meanwhile, Johnston Fernando’s Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) only managed to secure 35, 236 votes in the General Election, failing to secure a seat.
Several former ministers and other politicians have also failed to secure seats in the Tenth Parliament of Sri Lanka. They are;
Former Agriculture Minister Mahinda Amaraweera – Hambantota
Former Minister Ramesh Pathirana – Galle
Former Minister Manusha Nanayakkara – Galle
Former Power & Energy Minister Kanchana Wijesekera – Matara
Former Minister Roshan Ranasinghe – Kalutara District
Former Minister S. M. Chandrasena – Anuradhapura
Former Minister Duminda Dissanayake – Anuradhapura
Former Minister Pavithra Wanniarachchi – Ratnapura
Former state minister Ranjith Siyambalapitiya – Kegalle
Former state minister Premitha Bandara Tennakoon – Matale
Former state minister Rohana Dissanayaka – Matale
Shasheendra Rajapaksa – Monaragala
Nipuna Ranawaka – Matara
Daham Sirisena – Polonnaruwa District
Former Sri Lanka cricket Captain T. M. Dilshan – Kalutara