Namal Rajapaksa, Nipuna Ranawaka, and Ramesh Pathirana have taken the lead in preferential votes in the Hambantota, Matara, and Galle districts respectively.
The Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) has won all these districts securing more than 70% of votes.
Counting of preferential votes in the Hambantota, Matara, and Galle districts is currently underway. (Newswire)