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Sri Lankan ruling party wins local govt elections
NEW DELHI [Maha Media]: Sri Lanka's ruling National People's Power (NPP) secured a victory in the 2025 Local Government Elections, winning 43.26 percent of votes and claiming 3,927 council seats, according to final results released by the Elections Commission on Wednesday.
The elections, held nationwide on Tuesday, saw the NPP dominate in 266 out of the island's 339 local government bodies.
The main opposition party, Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB), came in second with 21.69 percent of votes, won 1,767 seats, and leads in 13 local government bodies.
Meanwhile, the Illankai Tamil Arasu Katchi (ITAK), the leading Tamil party, won 377 seats and took control of 37 local government bodies. The Sri Lanka Muslim Congress (SLMC) secured 116 seats and leads in five local government bodies.
There were 17,156,338 registered voters for the elections, and the turnout was approximately 60 percent, according to the Elections Commission.
