Sarvajana Balaya is a political alliance in Sri Lanka founded in 2024. It is led by media mogul, entrepreneur and lawyer Dilith Jayaweera. Initially, the alliance consisted of Jayaweera's own party, the Mawbima Janatha Pakshaya, and several other left-wing nationalist parties.
Member parties The Sarvajana Balaya consists of the following parties: Mawbima Janatha Pakshaya Communist Party of Sri Lanka Democratic Left Front (formerly) Independent MP's Forum Jathika Nidahas Peramuna (formerly) National Organization for Duty Pivithuru Hela Urumaya
Electoral history Presidential On 4 August 2024, Dilith Jayaweera was announced as the presidential candidate of the Sarvajana Balaya in the 2024 Sri Lankan presidential election. Jayaweera submitted his nomination under the Communist Party to contest under the "star" symbol. Jayaweera came in sixth place in the first round, receiving 122,396 votes. +ElectionCandidateVotes%Result2024Dilith Jayaweera122,3960.92%
Parliamentary The Sarvajana Balaya contested the 2024 parliamentary election, but failed to win a single seat and won only one national list seat. Dilith Jayaweera was nominated as the alliance's national list MP. +ElectionVotes%Seats+/–Result2024178,0061.60%New
Local +ElectionVotes%Seats+/–2025294,6812.83%New
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