The UPFA won the Anuradhapura Electoral District and won 5 seats while the UNP won 4 seats.

The UPFA polled 229,856 votes while the UNP received 213, 072 votes.

Anuradhapura UPFA team was led by Minister Duminda Dissanayake, a staunch ally of President Maithripala Sirisena. He was recently appointed as Acting Secretary General of the SLFP by the President.