Sarvajana Balaya

Sarvajana Balaya සර්වජන බලය சர்வஜன அதிகாரம்
Abbreviation	SB
Leader	Dilith Jayaweera
Founded	2024
Preceded by	Supreme Lanka Coalition
Headquarters	No. 11, Udyana Road, Colombo 08.
Ideology	Big tent Sinhalese nationalism Socialism
Political position	Centre-left to far-left
Colors	Blue
Parliament of Sri Lanka	1 / 225
Local government	226 / 8,793
Election symbol
Medal
Website
sarvajanabalaya.com
Politics of Sri Lanka Political parties Elections

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. ^{[1] [2] [3] [4]}

Member parties

The Sarvajana Balaya consists of the following parties: ^{[2] [4]}

• Mawbima Janatha Pakshaya
• Communist Party of Sri Lanka
• Democratic Left Front (formerly) ^[5]
• Independent MP's Forum
• Jathika Nidahas Peramuna (formerly) ^[6]
• 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. ^[7] Jayaweera came in sixth place in the first round, receiving 122,396 votes. ^[8]

Election	Candidate	Votes	%	Result
2024	Dilith Jayaweera	122,396	0.92%	Lost

Parliamentary

The Sarvajana Balaya contested the 2024 parliamentary election, but failed to win a single seat and won only one national list seat. Sarvajana Balaya nominated Dilith Jayaweera as its national list MP. ^[9]

Election	Votes	%	Seats	+/–	Result
2024	178,006	1.60%	1 / 225	New	Opposition

Local

Election	Votes	%	Seats	+/–
2025	294,681	2.83%	226 / 8,793	New [10]

References

1. Weerasooriya, Sahan (2024-05-28). "New political front formed with common programme". The Island Online. Archived from the original on 2025-03-24. Retrieved 2025-05-21.
2. Tennekoon, Sahan; Chamara, Sumudu (2024-05-31). "'First policy framework, then candidate': Sarvajana Balaya". The Morning. Archived from the original on 2024-05-31. Retrieved 2025-05-21.
3. "Sarvajana Balaya strategic plan launched: Need for SL to leverage its civilisational achievements stressed". The Island Online. 2024-07-10. Archived from the original on 2025-03-18. Retrieved 2025-05-21.
4. ක්‍රිෂාන් ජයසූරිය (28 May 2024). "පක්ෂ 7ක එකතුවෙන් 'සර්වජන බලය' නමින් නව සන්ධානයක්". www.mawbima.lk (in Sinhala). මව්බිම පුවත්පත. Retrieved 9 May 2025.
5. "Vasudeva's party leaves Dilith, to support NPP". Newswire. 2024-10-08. Retrieved 2025-05-25.
6. "Wimal's Party to skip Election, urges majority for NPP". Newswire. 2024-10-10. Retrieved 2024-10-10.
7. "Dilith Jayaweera places deposits to contest Presidential Election". www.adaderana.lk. Retrieved 2024-09-09.
8. "Presidential Election 2024 – All island result – Without preferences" (PDF). Election Commission of Sri Lanka. 22 September 2024. Archived (PDF) from the original on 6 October 2024. Retrieved 6 October 2024.
9. "Sarvajana Balaya nominates Dilith Jayaweera as national list MP". www.dailymirror.lk. Retrieved 2024-11-17.
10. "All Island Results - Cumulative". adaderana.lk. Ada Derana. Retrieved 9 May 2025.