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]
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Voters in Dambulla[/caption]
The Committee on High Posts has approved the nomination of Former Air Force Commander Air Chief Marshal (Retd.)
Former Chairman of SriLankan Airlines, Nishantha Wickramasinghe, arrested on allegation of corruption by the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) has been remanded until July 1 by the Colombo Magistrate court.
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