Counting of preferential votes in the Western and South Provincial council polls have now commenced and according to unconfirmed reports, UPFA candidates Hirunika Premachandra and Prasanna Ranatuna have taken the lead in the Colombo and Gampaha districts respectively.
Reports further say that Ranatunga has
obtained over 100,000 preferential votes than Nimal Lanza who also
contested from the Gampaha district under the UPFA ticket.
Popular actresses Nadeesha Hemamali and
Anarkali Janeetha Jayatillake who both contested from Matara district
have failed to secure victory at the Southern Provincial Council polls,
reports say.