Sirisena was leading with 18,25,014 (51.62 %) votes and Rajapaksa was following him with 16,76,242 (47.23 %) votes at 7am on Friday.
Rajapaksa left the presidential residence, Temple Trees, "respecting the people's verdict," an official spokesperson said.
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Rajapaksa assured a smooth transition of power. He reportedly had a meeting with UNP leader and former Prime Minister Ranil Wikramasinghe.
The counting of votes started at 5pm on Thursday. Sirisena got a huge support from the minority dominant north, east, and northern west provinces. Tamil majority Northern Province largely voted for him.
While Sirisena secured 2,53,574 votes in Jaffna district, Rajapaksa got only 74,454 votes. Similarly, Sirisena secured 80.5 percent votes in Vanni, and Rajapaksa secured only 19.5 percent of votes there.
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Sirisena was leading in country's capital Colombo also.Rajapaksa, who dominated politics for a decade, faced an unexpected challenge from Sirisena, his former cabinet colleague.
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