Revellers take to the streets to celebrate

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With nearly a third of the ballots officially declared, Mr Sirisena has 52.49 percent of the vote and Mr Rajapaksa 46.21 percent.

Just over 75 per cent of the 15.04 million electorate turned out to vote in Thursday's election called two years ahead of schedule.

Seen here are supporters of Common Opposition candidate Maithripala Sirisena taking to the streets to celebrate.

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Voters in Matara celebrate[/caption] [caption id="attachment_67394" align="alignnone" width="300"]

Voters in Dambulla[/caption]

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