Presidential elections were held in Sri Lanka on 9 November 1994. Nominations were accepted on 7 October 1994 and electoral participation was 70.47%. Prime MinisterChandrika Kumaratunga of the governing People's Alliance was elected, receiving 62% of all votes cast.
On 24 October 1994, during his presidential campaign, Gamini Dissanayake was assassinated by the Tamil Tigers. His name on the ballot paper was replaced by his wife Srima Dissanayake.[1]
Results
Kumaratunga won the election by a record margin with 62.28% of the vote.[1]
^ abc(PDF). People’s Action for Free and Fair Elections. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-02-23. Retrieved 2009-08-22.
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"1994 Sri Lanka Presidential Election Results". LankaNewspapers.com.
. Manthree.com. Archived from the original on 2010-01-30.
April 24, 2023
1994, lankan, presidential, election, presidential, elections, were, held, lanka, november, 1994, nominations, were, accepted, october, 1994, electoral, participation, prime, minister, chandrika, kumaratunga, governing, people, alliance, elected, receiving, vo. Presidential elections were held in Sri Lanka on 9 November 1994 Nominations were accepted on 7 October 1994 and electoral participation was 70 47 Prime Minister Chandrika Kumaratunga of the governing People s Alliance was elected receiving 62 of all votes cast 1994 Sri Lankan presidential election 1988 9 November 1994 1999 Turnout70 47 15 15 pp Nominee Chandrika Kumaratunga Srima DissanayakeParty SLFP UNPAlliance People s Alliance Popular vote 4 709 205 2 715 283Percentage 62 28 35 91 Winners of polling divisions Kumaratunga in blue and Dissanayake in green President before electionDingiri Banda WijetungaUNP Elected President Chandrika KumaratungaSLFPBackground EditPresident Ranasinghe Premadasa was assassinated in 1993 by the Tamil Tigers and was succeeded by the Prime Minister Dingiri Banda Wijetunga President Wijetunga chose not to run in the 1994 election therefore the United National Party selected Leader of the Opposition Gamini Dissanayake as their candidate His main challenger was Prime Minister Chandrika Kumaratunga of the People s Alliance whose party had won the parliamentary elections earlier in 1994 1 On 24 October 1994 during his presidential campaign Gamini Dissanayake was assassinated by the Tamil Tigers His name on the ballot paper was replaced by his wife Srima Dissanayake 1 Results EditKumaratunga won the election by a record margin with 62 28 of the vote 1 CandidatePartyVotes Chandrika KumaratungaPeople s Alliance4 709 20562 28Srima DissanayakeUnited National Party2 715 28335 91Hudson SamarasingheIndependent58 8860 78Harischandra WijayatungaSinhalaye Mahasammatha Bhoomiputra Pakshaya32 6510 43A J RanasingheIndependent22 7520 30Nihal GalappaththiSri Lanka Progressive Front22 7490 30Total7 561 526100 00Valid votes7 561 52698 03Invalid blank votes151 7061 97Total votes7 713 232100 00Registered voters turnout10 945 06570 47Source Election CommissionReferences Edit a b c Results of past presidential elections in Sri Lanka PDF People s Action for Free and Fair Elections Archived from the original PDF on 2012 02 23 Retrieved 2009 08 22 Result of Presidential Election 1994 PDF Department of Elections Sri Lanka Archived from the original PDF on 2009 03 04 1994 Sri Lanka Presidential Election Results LankaNewspapers com 1994 Presidential Election Manthree com Archived from the original on 2010 01 30 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1994 Sri Lankan presidential election amp oldid 1137046208, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
