Kandy Electoral District
Introduction '''Kandy (Mahanuwara) electoral district''' is one of the 22 multi-member electoral districts of Sri Lanka created by the 1978 Constitution of Sri Lanka. The district is conterminous with the administrative district of Kandy in the Central province. The district currently elects 12 of the 225 members of the Sri Lankan Parliament and had 970,456 registered electors in 2010.
1982 presidential election Results of the 1st presidential election held on 20 October 1982 for the district:CandidatePartyVotes per Polling DivisionPostalVotesTotal Votes%Galage-daraGam-polaHaris-pattuwaHewa-hataKandyKunda-saleNawala-pitiyaPathaDumbaraSenka-dagalaTel-deniyaUduDumbaraUdu-nuwaraYati-nuwaraJunius JayewardeneUNP17,77826,38043,18620,29615,72920,42124,58622,15820,10513,25815,28423,44020,8486,152'''289,621'''59.80%Hector KobbekaduwaSLFP11,87415,34023,30112,2866,49812,89813,51211,78313,21912,74712,24212,10017,5963,251'''178,647'''36.89%Rohana WijeweeraJVP1,0925283,3744194081,138961669621821456852964190'''12,493'''2.58%Colvin R. de SilvaLSSP9818823016514918026416119910015715013184'''2,256'''0.47%Vasudeva NanayakkaraNSSP2845913182466654933051473618'''718'''0.15%Kumar PonnambalamACTC186042436460643732563827156'''562'''0.12%'''Valid Votes''''''30,888''''''42,541''''''70,224''''''33,240''''''22,930''''''34,743''''''39,453''''''34,862''''''34,269''''''27,012''''''28,228''''''36,616''''''39,590''''''9,701''''''484,297''''''100.00%'''Rejected Votes214394605414203355411382277267358246325974,548Total Polled31,10242,93570,82933,65423,13335,09839,86435,24434,54627,27928,58636,86239,9159,798488,845Registered Electors35,94050,56382,59038,94729,75141,31447,44541,88843,4423,14531,78843,223536,767Turnout86.54%84.91%85.76%86.41%77.76%84.95%84.02%84.14%79.52%867.38%89.93%85.28%91.07%Source:
1988 presidential election Results of the 2nd presidential election held on 19 December 1988 for the district:CandidatePartyVotes per Polling DivisionPostalVotesTotal Votes%Galage-daraGam-polaHaris-pattuwaHewa-hataKandyKunda-saleNawala-pitiyaPathaDumbaraSenka-dagalaTel-deniyaUduDumbaraUdu-nuwaraYati-nuwaraRanasinghe PremadasaUNP15,07124,80030,70819,68811,30115,23124,20320,90216,8259,91212,03216,58214,4782,391'''234,124'''54.88%Sirimavo BandaranaikeSLFP12,54918,97625,59414,0156,95912,11816,08215,08714,6909,41712,46610,42015,6992,115'''186,187'''43.65%Oswin AbeygunasekaraSLMP330418719298617433559557834247324315515100'''6,266'''1.47%'''Valid Votes''''''27,950''''''44,194''''''57,021''''''34,001''''''18,877''''''27,782''''''40,844''''''36,546''''''32,349''''''19,576''''''24,822''''''27,317''''''30,692''''''4,606''''''426,577''''''100.00%'''Rejected Votes2635179623732974075216113953393865503621846,167Total Polled28,21344,71157,98334,37419,17428,18941,36537,15732,74419,91525,20827,86731,0544,790432,744Registered Electors39,67155,42594,10942,86828,95848,84154,01048,74148,20827,65937,34550,223628,240Turnout71.12%80.67%61.61%80.19%66.21%57.72%76.59%76.23%67.92%72.00%67.50%55.49%68.88%Source:
1989 parliamentary general election Results of the 9th parliamentary election held on 15 February 1989 for the district:PartyVotes per Polling DivisionPostalVotesTotal Votes%SeatsGalage-daraGam-polaHaris-pattuwaHewa-hataKandyKunda-saleNawala-pitiyaPathaDumbaraSenka-dagalaTel-deniyaUduDumbaraUdu-nuwaraYati-nuwaraUnited National Party /Ceylon Workers' Congress16,77723,26221,21820,9179,5139,59422,31517,03114,4716,01916,2559,01211,0647,525'''204,973'''61.72%8Sri Lanka Freedom Party7,68613,45010,53810,3073,9114,20610,4256,9798,8534,1469,3733,3528,6614,090'''105,977'''31.91%4Sri Lanka Muslim Congress4951,5552,4768001,2636851,0651,7401,018249842,68250085'''14,697'''4.43%0United Socialist Alliance(CPSL, LSSP, NSSP, SLMP)288288157192556295921476774113263106334384'''5,147'''1.55%0United Lanka People's Party81971081191321161147312934110526189'''1,315'''0.40%0'''Valid Votes''''''25,327''''''38,652''''''34,497''''''32,335''''''15,375''''''14,896''''''34,840''''''26,299''''''25,245''''''10,561''''''26,085''''''15,204''''''20,620''''''12,173''''''332,109''''''100.00%''''''12'''Rejected Votes1,2982,6422,5192,0257681,2252,7841,8971,3577582,5851,0481,062406Total Polled26,62541,29437,01634,36016,14316,12137,62428,19626,60211,31928,67016,25221,68212,579Registered Electors38,74754,61192,30042,17828,26747,75853,32747,71346,74627,25436,92348,91550,59812,980Turnout68.71%75.61%40.10%81.46%57.11%33.76%70.55%59.10%56.91%41.53%77.65%33.22%42.85%96.91%Source:The following candidates were elected:Dingiri Banda Wijetunga (UNP), 58,617 preference votes (pv); D. M. Jayaratne (SLFP), 54,290 pv; Mahahitana Arachchige Daniel (UNP), 53,396 pv; Abdul Cader Shahul Hameed (UNP), 36,375 pv; A.R.M. Abdul Cader (UNP), 33,757 pv; Hettihewage Chandraman de Silva (UNP), 29,726 pv; Tikiribanda Harindranatha Dunuwila (UNP), 28,377 pv; Tissa Attanayake (UNP), 27,788 pv; Rankeththege Premachandra Wijesiri (UNP), 27,555 pv; Abeykoon Mudiyanselage Mahinda Abeykoon (SLFP), 26,881 pv; Yasaratne Tennakoon (SLFP), 22,736 pv; and Lakshman Kiriella (SLFP), 20,898 pv.Mahahitana Arachchige Daniel (UNP) was murdered on 25 June 1989.
1993 provincial council election Results of the 2nd Central provincial council election held on 17 May 1993 for the district:Party Votes % SeatsUnited National Party252,926 14People's Alliance (SLFP, SLMC et al. )155,298 9Democratic United National Front90,366 5Nava Sama Samaja Party3,382 '''Valid Votes'''  '''28'''Total PolledRegistered ElectorsTurnoutSource:
1994 parliamentary general election Results of the 10th parliamentary election held on 16 August 1994 for the district:PartyVotes per Polling DivisionPostalVotesTotal Votes%SeatsGalage-daraGam-polaHaris-pattuwaHewa-hataKandyKunda-saleNawala-pitiyaPathaDumbaraSenka-dagalaTel-deniyaUduDumbaraUdu-nuwaraYati-nuwaraUnited National Party /Ceylon Workers' Congress18,24027,94242,35622,14113,34222,43426,83625,47121,00513,40818,11621,58621,6027,345'''301,824'''52.35%7People's Alliance (SLFP et al. )14,76222,96241,03515,36510,59120,46121,40217,81620,31812,45716,59021,63523,0969,193'''267,683'''46.43%5Mahajana Eksath Peramuna2051564251073554021292404746875384288187'''3,495'''0.61%0Sri Lanka Progressive Front (JVP)144174546921403182111862869993311350122'''3,072'''0.53%0Independent 114304616826222014172513154'''270'''0.05%0Independent 210163513710122117151717153'''208'''0.04%0'''Valid Votes''''''33,375''''''51,280''''''84,443''''''37,734''''''24,443''''''43,651''''''48,612''''''43,754''''''42,114''''''26,064''''''34,916''''''43,946''''''45,366''''''16,854''''''576,552''''''100.00%''''''12'''Rejected Votes1,6483,1174,3522,6118432,4343,1482,7311,6101,7662,1492,2382,122250Total Polled35,02354,39788,79540,34525,28646,08551,76046,48543,72427,83037,06546,18447,48817,104Registered Electors43,46266,812109,24650,37632,33556,92562,99657,48255,74032,99242,70056,671Turnout80.58%81.42%81.28%80.09%78.20%80.96%82.16%80.87%78.44%84.35%86.80%81.49%Source:The following candidates were elected:Gamini Dissanayake (UNP), 198,207 preference votes (pv); D. M. Jayaratne (PA), 101,558 pv; Anuruddha Ratwatte (PA), 92,644 pv; Herath Mudiyanselage Lucky Dissanayake Jayawardene (UNP), 66,340 pv; A.R.M. Abdul Cader (UNP), 66,136 pv; Kuruppu Arachchilage Wilson Kuruppu Arachchi (PA), 63,969 pv; Abdul Cader Shahul Hameed (UNP), 61,906 pv; Tissa Attanayake (UNP), 60,531 pv; Lakshman Kiriella (PA), 59,463 pv; Sarath Amunugama (UNP), 53,997 pv; Ediriweera Weerawardhana (PA), 53,192 pv; and Irajarathnan Sivasamy (UNP), 38,343 pvGamini Dissanayake (UNP) was murdered on 24 October 1994.
1994 presidential election Results of the 3rd presidential election held on 9 November 1994 for the district:CandidatePartyVotes per Polling DivisionPostalVotesTotal Votes%Galage-daraGam-polaHaris-pattuwaHewa-hataKandyKunda-saleNawala-pitiyaPathaDumbaraSenka-dagalaTel-deniyaUduDumbaraUdu-nuwaraYati-nuwaraChandrika KumaratungaPA17,28829,55848,13419,30312,33924,15026,78523,08222,32314,30922,94424,19925,09910,597'''320,110'''56.64%Srimathi DissanayakeUNP14,86219,69233,00718,07610,47718,24319,42319,99517,15210,74211,90617,44217,6216,881'''235,519'''41.68%Hudson SamarasingheInd 22013505823189828534434917223827728722621'''3,748'''0.66%Harischandra WijayatungaSMBP1181933031072582381761753359286215220102'''2,618'''0.46%A.J. RanashingeInd 19516922811978122169167123909615510338'''1,752'''0.31%G.A. NihalSLPF611052197441102110109628512610113045'''1,370'''0.24%'''Valid Votes''''''32,625''''''50,067''''''82,473''''''37,997''''''23,291''''''43,140''''''47,007''''''43,877''''''40,167''''''25,556''''''35,435''''''42,399''''''43,399''''''17,684''''''565,117''''''100.00%'''Rejected Votes5171,5241,8099215831,0811,5091,65291262589294593427514,179Total Polled33,14251,59184,28238,91823,87444,22148,51645,52941,07926,18136,32743,34444,33317,959579,296Registered Electors43,46266,812109,24650,37632,33556,92562,99657,48255,74032,99242,70056,671726,192Turnout76.26%77.22%77.15%77.26%73.83%77.68%77.01%79.21%73.70%79.36%85.07%76.48%79.77%Source:
1999 provincial council election Results of the 3rd Central provincial council election held on 6 April 1999 for the district:Party Votes % SeatsPeople's Alliance (SLFP, SLMC et al. )247,25047.54%United National Party232,93444.79%National Union of Workers (CWC, DWC)16,9543.26%Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna16,0653.09%Mahajana Eksath Peramuna4,4330.85%Liberal Party8810.17%Independent8530.16%Sri Lanka Progressive Front6890.13%'''Valid Votes''''''520,059''''''100.00%'''Rejected VotesTotal PolledRegistered ElectorsTurnoutSources:
1999 presidential election Results of the 4th presidential election held on 21 December 1999 for the district:CandidatePartyVotes per Polling DivisionPostalVotesTotal Votes%Galage-daraGam-polaHaris-pattuwaHewa-hataKandyKunda-saleNawala-pitiyaPathaDumbaraSenka-dagalaTel-deniyaUduDumbaraUdu-nuwaraYati-nuwaraChandrika KumaratungaPA16,77729,98640,99619,90010,10123,25928,27732,94519,89314,49718,21622,19223,1358,013'''308,187'''50.29%Ranil WickremasingheUNP16,42823,92841,64019,80813,80922,97420,88517,37220,80311,95516,33521,92021,2197,284'''276,360'''45.10%M.D.N. GunathilakaJVP9338282,7826386391,5691,3539281,1736696321,1991,293876'''15,512'''2.53%Harischandra WijayatungaSMBP134244384108349267184168431107113251301239'''3,280'''0.54%W.V.M. RanjithInd 211514124415340131195134831391351391251'''1,775'''0.29%Abdul RasoolSLMP5716335914910978110122114335424010513'''1,706'''0.28%Rajiva WijesinhaLiberal931612301284311314911973881861241025'''1,614'''0.26%T. EdirisuriyaInd 17015916511634741651256610913383619'''1,369'''0.22%Vasudeva NanayakkaraLDA46941104210560885513334296810398'''1,065'''0.17%Kamal KarunadasaPLSF419091512945865638506058495'''749'''0.12%Hudson SamarasingheInd 34951114461443773529344845540'''639'''0.10%A.W. PremawardhanaPFF15224316925312013143031210'''290'''0.05%A. DissanayakaDUNF162640191116221216142222245'''265'''0.04%'''Valid Votes''''''34,774''''''55,893''''''87,198''''''41,174''''''25,292''''''48,654''''''51,622''''''52,091''''''42,865''''''27,743''''''35,993''''''46,372''''''46,592''''''16,548''''''612,811''''''100.00%'''Rejected Votes6371,6262,7201,0596241,4151,5131,3381,2137209221,2041,46460517,060Total Polled35,41157,51989,91842,23325,91650,06953,13553,42944,07828,46336,91547,57648,05617,153629,871Registered Electors46,62173,137120,15055,18034,41065,31769,09863,05559,18736,21446,84062,497794,453Turnout75.96%78.65%74.84%76.54%75.32%76.66%76.90%84.73%74.47%78.60%78.81%76.13%79.28%Source:
2000 parliamentary general election Results of the 11th parliamentary election held on 10 October 2000 for the district:PartyVotes per Polling DivisionPostalVotesTotal Votes%SeatsGalage-daraGam-polaHaris-pattuwaHewa-hataKandyKunda-saleNawala-pitiyaPathaDumbaraSenka-dagalaTel-deniyaUduDumbaraUdu-nuwaraYati-nuwaraPeople's Alliance(SLFP et al. )16,05129,14034,17718,6957,25421,90630,25924,23517,34213,88117,89719,98821,7939,664'''282,282'''46.66%6United National Party15,39919,76935,82816,02112,46022,10616,08913,80520,09610,37313,82519,59120,4057,856'''243,623'''40.27%5National Unity Alliance (SLMC)1,0482,54410,9901,5641,8038831,3883,2771,469472434,9901,341211'''32,023'''5.29%1Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna1,1441,1813,7326731,1052,3151,6681,0162,0278437441,6982,0821,337'''21,565'''3.56%0Sinhala Heritage3314911,5922911,7228983115212,093156487311,208606'''10,999'''1.82%0Ceylon Workers' Congress94901081,0534019671,37245433777246431640'''6,108'''1.01%0New Left Front (NSSP et al. )17621832919410015743717016820921020722025'''2,820'''0.47%0Citizen's Front2397994389176442037420895436149'''1,304'''0.22%0National Union of Workers22132244725155977765438149456'''1,066'''0.18%0United Sinhala Great Council5362113471252695544597460489'''757'''0.13%0Sinhalaye Mahasammatha Bhoomiputra Pakshaya2073801266714131114117478055'''708'''0.12%0Democratic United National Front18344118727321727172518411'''323'''0.05%0Liberal Party141531151817281956233221102'''301'''0.05%0Independent 2122440111817211314321231145'''264'''0.04%0Independent 497949371692941412119'''179'''0.03%0Sri Lanka Muslim Party914263111413811396268'''161'''0.03%0Independent 57111689101689139430'''123'''0.02%0Independent 12520557786771842'''103'''0.02%0Ruhuna People's Party2911563107162790'''78'''0.01%0National Development Front5413337114735461'''76'''0.01%0Independent 3321358771414442'''65'''0.01%0'''Valid Votes''''''34,357''''''54,322''''''87,512''''''38,742''''''25,157''''''49,732''''''51,936''''''43,938''''''43,993''''''27,136''''''33,116''''''47,672''''''47,427''''''19,888''''''604,928''''''100.00%''''''12'''Rejected Votes2,0994,0556,3403,2681,1363,2894,0602,3342,3732,5783,4733,1712,972600Total Polled36,45658,37793,85242,01026,29353,02155,99646,27246,36629,71436,58950,84350,39920,488Registered Electors47,41875,067122,89156,46534,55967,43570,72764,61860,03237,03148,09563,837Turnout76.88%77.77%76.37%74.40%76.08%78.63%79.17%71.61%77.24%80.24%76.08%79.65%Source:The following candidates were elected:Keheliya Rambukwella (UNP), 154,403 preference votes (pv); Anuruddha Ratwatte (PA), 152,511 pv; D. M. Jayaratne (PA), 85,711 pv; Tissa Attanayake (UNP), 73,111 pv; Mahindananda Aluthgamage (PA), 71,653 pv; Sarath Amunugama (PA-UNP(A)), 67,731 pv; A.R.M. Abdul Cader (UNP), 58,375 pv; Lakshman Kiriella (PA), 57,424 pv; M. H. A. Haleem (UNP), 45,177 pv; Heratha Mudiyanselage Lucky Dissanayake Jayawardhana (UNP), 42,085 pv; Ediriweera Weerawrdena (PA), 35,388 pv; and Rauff Hakeem (NUA-SLMC), 28,033 pv.
2001 parliamentary general election Results of the 12th parliamentary election held on 5 December 2001 for the district::PartyVotes per Polling DivisionPostalVotesTotal Votes%SeatsGalage-daraGam-polaHaris-pattuwaHewa-hataKandyKunda-saleNawala-pitiyaPathaDumbaraSenka-dagalaTel-deniyaUduDumbaraUdu-nuwaraYati-nuwaraUnited National Front(UNP, SLMC, CWC, WPF)18,18025,08953,24914,05516,76426,81522,11019,46125,14013,79217,47728,101'''314,297'''52.77%7People's Alliance(SLFP et al. )13,72124,79828,63610,3716,48918,90825,63019,91115,28911,27614,11015,990'''233,637'''39.23%4Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna1,6882,1687,4969961,5513,3552,8112,0713,2541,6971,6952,859'''37,146'''6.24%1Sinhala Heritage119228595725513311951876535955292'''4,040'''0.68%0New Left Front (NSSP et al. )21446750319289282435270219268290294'''3,905'''0.66%0Muslim United Liberation Front5075128301342634035423337'''641'''0.11%0United Sinhala Great Council324183301238645024466245'''568'''0.10%0National Development Front3281714221818634131218'''253'''0.04%0People's Freedom Front102728851037710122319'''212'''0.04%0Sinhalaye Mahasammatha Bhoomiputra Pakshaya8222241422155294419'''190'''0.03%0Independent 267195142188293311'''141'''0.02%0Independent 1681433991063127'''105'''0.02%0Independent 6661584101296475'''98'''0.02%0Independent 42411231010553312'''77'''0.01%0Independent 34315513413575'''64'''0.01%0Ruhuna People's Party26161047224116'''62'''0.01%0Sri Lanka National Front235123722285'''48'''0.01%0Sri Lanka Progressive Front3374041234113'''48'''0.01%0Independent 54210312641035'''44'''0.01%0'''Valid Votes''''''34,060''''''52,985''''''90,869''''''25,804''''''25,538''''''49,887''''''51,453''''''42,052''''''44,745''''''27,234''''''33,806''''''47,743''''''595,576''''''100.00%''''''12'''Rejected Votes2,0324,3386,8132,2301,1523,4133,7803,0692,2522,7803,9463,068Total Polled36,09257,32397,68228,03426,69053,30055,23345,12146,99730,01437,75250,811Registered Electors48,64277,854126,81557,85035,35170,38372,98667,32761,67737,89749,52465,863Turnout74.20%73.63%77.03%48.46%75.50%75.73%75.68%67.02%76.20%79.20%76.23%77.15%Sources:The following candidates were elected:Keheliya Rambukwella (UNF), 143,235 preference votes (pv); Anuruddha Ratwatte (PA), 102,906 pv; Tissa Attanayake (UNF), 99,381 pv; Sarath Amunugama (PA), 78,110 pv; M. H. A. Haleem (UNF), 75,630 pv; Rauff Hakeem (UNF-SLMC), 71,094 pv; Lakshman Kiriella (UNF), 70,241 pv; Abeyrathne Chitra Srimathi Manthilake (UNF) 51,768 pv; Thilina Bandara Tennakoon (PA), 51,542 pv; Mahindananda Aluthgamage (PA), 50,618 pv; Heratha Mudiyanselage Lucky Dissanayake Jayawardhana (UNF), 45,693 pv; and Dimuthu Bandara Abayakoon (JVP), 5,957 pv.
2004 parliamentary general election Results of the 13th parliamentary election held on 2 April 2004 for the district:PartyVotes per Polling DivisionPostalVotesTotal Votes%SeatsGalage-daraGam-polaHaris-pattuwaHewa-hataKandyKunda-saleNawala-pitiyaPathaDumbaraSenka-dagalaTel-deniyaUduDumbaraUdu-nuwaraYati-nuwaraUnited National Front(UNP, SLMC, CWC, WPF)16,64530,10946,57222,72414,36724,80725,82326,23022,43513,38015,28523,41322,6479,422'''313,859'''49.99%6United People's Freedom Alliance (SLFP, JVP et al. )15,89622,06637,80616,2777,14123,91822,70816,07117,40313,32118,31921,73922,88712,579'''268,131'''42.71%5Jathika Hela Urumaya1,5132,5157,0791,2533,9593,8961,7932,9466,1916743073,6784,3762,012'''42,192'''6.72%1National Development Front43631837770112617512727201349621'''1,109'''0.18%0United Muslim People's Party306893391240554526282641387'''548'''0.09%0New Left Front (NSSP et al. )113484225928443161912345121'''501'''0.08%0United Socialist Party193056281520353311141525185'''324'''0.05%0Independent 91818241831839207102421121'''233'''0.04%0Independent 751352310221011163111165'''178'''0.03%0United Lalith Front31620143141412107711142'''147'''0.02%0Independent 891618837161261071151'''129'''0.02%0Swarajya283252542101313250'''103'''0.02%0Sinhalaye Mahasammatha Bhoomiputra Pakshaya36107232711024204'''81'''0.01%0Sri Lanka Muslim Party432003162411800'''53'''0.01%0Sri Lanka National Front34550365151541'''48'''0.01%0Independent 6133323107521210'''43'''0.01%0Independent 132432127301414'''37'''0.01%0Independent 544532325121111'''35'''0.01%0Independent 301621031121371'''29'''0.00%0Independent 401550512211210'''26'''0.00%0Ruhuna People's Party02150231133300'''24'''0.00%0Sri Lanka Progressive Front01620031120310'''20'''0.00%0Independent 231100042211010'''16'''0.00%0Valid Votes'''34,241''''''54,979''''''92,078''''''40,500''''''25,659''''''52,907''''''50,642''''''45,536''''''46,338''''''27,503''''''34,049''''''49,155''''''50,192''''''24,087''''''627,866''''''100.00%''''''12'''Rejected Votes2,5234,4156,9883,4231,1233,6074,4214,2502,4242,6853,7492,9992,465412Total Polled36,76459,39499,06643,92326,78256,51455,06349,78648,76230,18837,79852,15452,65724,499Registered Electors49,96481,694133,40459,85336,76074,78476,70069,55466,99539,73051,36069,844Turnout73.58%72.70%74.26%73.38%72.86%75.57%71.79%71.58%72.78%75.98%73.59%74.67%Source:The following candidates were elected:Dimuthu Bandara Abayakoon (UPFA-JVP), 111,923 preference votes (pv); Keheliya Rambukwella (UNF-UNP), 110,720 pv; Tissa Attanayake (UNF-UNP), 93,971 pv; A.R.M. Abdul Cader (UNF-UNP), 89,829 pv; Mahindananda Aluthgamage (UPFA-SLFP), 82,036 pv; Lakshman Kiriella (UNF-UNP), 81,136 pv; Y.M. Nawaratna Banda (UPFA-JVP), 81,036 pv; Sarath Amunugama (UPFA-SLFP), 78,817 pv; M. H. A. Haleem (UNF-UNP), 66,669 pv; D. M. Jayaratne (UPFA-SLFP), 64,317 pv; Faiszer Musthapha (UNF-CWC), 40,475 pv; and Udawatte Nanda (JHU), 10,846 pv.
2004 provincial council election Results of the 4th Central provincial council election held on 10 July 2004 for the district:PartyVotes per Polling DivisionPostalVotesTotal Votes%SeatsGalage-daraGam-polaHaris-pattuwaHewa-hataKandyKunda-saleNawala-pitiyaPathaDumbaraSenka-dagalaTel-deniyaUduDumbaraUdu-nuwaraYati-nuwaraUnited People's Freedom Alliance (SLFP, JVP et al. )15,54620,40636,28915,4236,15023,10123,29614,10815,29413,75218,60717,58216,9018,140'''244,595'''54.17%16United National Party10,50418,56429,93816,5419,46814,65614,22016,85014,35310,27010,52614,60516,8344,935'''202,264'''44.80%14National Development Front5469100492010662144100453839013251'''1,360'''0.30%0United Socialist Party6798157824986116127495943717014'''1,088'''0.24%0United Muslim People's Alliance2773372386832539636222272715'''987'''0.22%0Sinhalaye Mahasammatha Bhoomiputra Pakshaya123143135132212847126294945'''419'''0.09%0Independent 222273621114261815191315155'''247'''0.05%0National Democratic Party61321102382515156610614'''178'''0.04%0Ruhuna People's Party5841102667933103516'''161'''0.04%0Independent 110920731211101112111287'''143'''0.03%0Sri Lanka Progressive Front41111242461231664'''76'''0.02%0'''Valid Votes''''''26,257''''''39,309''''''67,028''''''32,196''''''15,839''''''38,055''''''37,840''''''31,409''''''29,941''''''24,203''''''29,276''''''32,802''''''34,127''''''13,236''''''451,518''''''100.00%''''''30'''Rejected Votes1,5672,7994,9422,4241,1352,4772,8722,4352,0461,6412,1982,1202,022824Total Polled27,82442,10871,97034,62016,97440,53240,71233,84431,98725,84431,47434,92236,14914,060Registered Electors49,96481,695133,40459,85336,76074,78476,70069,55466,99539,73051,36069,844Turnout55.69%51.54%53.95%57.84%46.18%54.20%53.08%48.66%47.75%65.05%61.28%50.00%Source:The following candidates were elected:D.S.B. Amunugama (UPFA), 48,941 preference votes (pv); Amaranath Samansiri Fernando (UPFA), 39,476 pv; Sarath Ekanayake (UPFA), 36,387 pv; H.M. Lucky Dissanayake (UNP), 31,071 pv; Mohamad Rafeek Mohamad Hamjad (UNP), 28,447 pv; Aluthgamage Ananada Aluthgamage (UPFA), 28,034 pv; Abeykoon Mudiyanselage Mahinda Abeykoon (UPFA), 27,643 pv; Ediriweera Weerawardhena (UPFA), 27,047 pv; Aththiadi Gedera Mohamed Saheed (UNP), 24,991 pv; R.G. Samaranayake (UPFA), 24,181 pv; Doreiswami Madiyagurajah (UNP), 23,519 pv; A. Chithra Srimathi Manthilaka (UNP), 23,247 pv; R. Senaratne Mahinda Wijesiri (UNP), 23,097 pv; M.G. Jayaratne (UPFA), 21,577 pv; Abeykoon Mudiyanselage Manel Bandara Abeyratne (UPFA), 21,067 pv; Nishshanka Herath (UPFA), 20,658 pv; Arambegedara Sunil Wickramasinghe (UPFA), 20,613 pv; Nihal Gunasekara (UNP), 20,454 pv; A.G. Sirisena (UPFA), 19,651 pv; Aliapperuma Don Hareendra Chanaka (UNP), 18,185 pv; Amaratunga Sunil Kithsiri (UPFA), 18,116 pv; H.A. Ranasinghe (UPFA), 17,428 pv; M. Punchi Banda Dasanayake (UPFA), 17,392 pv; Chandana Dissanayake (UPFA), 17,099 pv; Kongahage Wickramasinghe Srima Shanthini (UNP), 16,973 pv; Irajarathnam Sivasamy (UNP), 14,267 pv; Alwis Samaraweera Mudalige Padmalal de (UNP), 14,071 pv; A. Seiyadu Mohammadu Mohammadu Marjan Alhaj (UNP), 13,719 pv; Mahahithana Arachchige Rupa Sriyani Daniel (UNP), 13,203 pv; and Alim Masihudeen Naimullah Alhaj (UNP), 13,147 pv.
2005 presidential election Results of the 5th presidential election held on 17 November 2005 for the district:CandidatePartyVotes per Polling DivisionPostalVotesTotal Votes%Galage-daraGam-polaHaris-pattuwaHewa-hataKandyKunda-saleNawala-pitiyaPathaDumbaraSenka-dagalaTel-deniyaUduDumbaraUdu-nuwaraYati-nuwaraRanil WickremasingheUNP20,17735,82959,89925,87417,13031,32129,88231,95728,89416,64620,26930,97927,79110,502'''387,150'''54.33%Mahinda RajapaksaUPFA17,45325,79043,54019,0589,43527,38528,54420,61022,67015,36719,97322,73327,42815,686'''315,672'''44.30%Siritunga JayasuriyaUSP1772763902335520429628412417618620315912'''2,775'''0.39%A.A. SuraweeraNDF2002583222315516927720612013820718121015'''2,589'''0.36%Victor HettigodaULPP4886147555783851008345559010057'''1,091'''0.15%Chamil JayaneththiNLF497091482033747337436855488'''717'''0.10%Wimal GeeganageSLNF42647738635635029384645465'''584'''0.08%Anura De SilvaULF436584381426443925353345344'''529'''0.07%Aruna de SoyzaRPP255672231540563216233640503'''487'''0.07%A.K.J. ArachchigeDUA20416228724402716222829262'''372'''0.05%Wije DiasSEP1527331410284829211314241912'''307'''0.04%P. Nelson PereraSLPF1219391462028171217914120'''219'''0.03%H.S. DharmadwajaUNAF82221101416954107110'''128'''0.02%'''Valid Votes''''''38,269''''''62,603''''''104,777''''''45,664''''''26,811''''''59,372''''''59,453''''''53,433''''''52,052''''''32,567''''''40,934''''''54,445''''''55,934''''''26,306''''''712,620''''''100.00%'''Rejected Votes3821,0361,4326603357469658856304525647265944109,817Total Polled38,65163,639106,20946,32427,14660,11860,41854,31852,68233,01941,49855,17156,52826,716722,437Registered Electors50,89884,167138,17161,00636,32677,02080,00371,82369,24341,46552,74771,840907,038Turnout75.94%75.61%76.87%75.93%74.73%78.06%75.52%75.63%76.08%79.63%78.67%76.80%79.65%Source:
2009 provincial council election Results of the 5th Central provincial council election held on 14 February 2009 for the district:PartyVotes per Polling DivisionPostalVotesTotal Votes%SeatsGalage-daraGam-polaHaris-pattuwaHewa-hataKandyKunda-saleNawala-pitiyaPathaDumbaraSenka-dagalaTel-deniyaUduDumbaraUdu-nuwaraYati-nuwaraUnited People's Freedom Alliance (SLFP et al. )21,64629,62853,85822,75210,24332,96432,01626,62924,12517,88122,91127,26928,96712,601'''363,490'''59.41%18United National Party10,44624,74535,92816,52312,14620,07816,12620,30919,5079,9979,90619,70818,6543,754'''237,827'''38.87%12Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna5484101,402469355870813333760351398652591341'''8,293'''1.36%0United Socialist Party246090342231834540211242357'''546'''0.09%0Independent 31543927552491214537111411'''376'''0.06%0United Lanka People's Party15403523516443118131024153'''292'''0.05%0Independent 1242932821568917867'''198'''0.03%0Independent 88282417913271593911101'''184'''0.03%0Independent 72613644248344510'''84'''0.01%0United Lanka Great Council1799121142114653'''75'''0.01%0National People's Party469924102153641'''66'''0.01%0Independent 5829417763401'''57'''0.01%0Patriotic National Front458102251522415'''56'''0.01%0Independent 62561036240451'''53'''0.01%0Sri Lanka Progressive Front12517458532252'''52'''0.01%03928573430313'''51'''0.01%0Independent 435582214514320'''45'''0.01%0Independent 223512396133230'''43'''0.01%0'''Valid Votes''''''32,731''''''54,963''''''91,483''''''39,903''''''22,866''''''54,047''''''49,202''''''47,437''''''44,643''''''28,394''''''33,295''''''47,764''''''48,319''''''16,741''''''611,788''''''100.00%''''''30'''Rejected Votes1,3993,1744,5872,6747112,4763,8183,0571,6961,8811,9472,0482,020341Total Polled34,13058,13796,07042,57723,57756,52353,02050,49446,33930,27535,24249,81250,33917,082Registered Electors52,16989,422145,75264,13336,70284,37182,68676,75171,88644,05754,92375,994Turnout65.42%65.01%65.91%66.39%64.24%66.99%64.12%65.79%64.46%68.72%64.17%65.55%Source:The following candidates were elected:S.B. Dissanayake (UNP), 181,783 preference votes (pv); Sarath Ekanayake (UPFA), 99,932 pv; D.S.B. Amunugama (UPFA), 77,179 pv; Lohan Ratwatte (UPFA), 70,372 pv; Ediriweera Weerawardhena (UPFA), 46,903 pv; Ananada Aluthgamage (UPFA), 45,178 pv; Thilina Bandara Thennakoon (UPFA), 30,476 pv; Abeykoon Mudiyanselage Mahinda Abeykoon (UPFA), 30,170 pv; S.M.R.B. Samarakoon (UPFA), 29,686 pv; Kuruppu Arachchilage Wilson Kuruppuarachchi (UPFA), 29,637 pv; R.G. Samaranayake (UPFA), 28,479 pv; Mohamad Rafeek Mohamad Hamjad (UNP), 27,421 pv; A.G. Sirisena (UPFA), 26,676 pv; Jamaldeen Jeilabdeen (UNP), 26,103 pv; Gunathilaka Rajapaksha (UPFA), 25,957 pv; Amaratunga Sunil Kithsiri (UPFA), 25,787 pv; Jayawardhana Gammana Vithanalage (UPFA), 23,963 pv; Nishshanka Herath (UPFA), 23,477 pv; T.R. Linton Wijesinghe (UPFA), 22,879 pv; Aliapperuma Don Hareendra Chanaka (UNP), 22,447 pv; M.G. Jayaratne (UPFA), 21,301 pv; H.M. Lucky Dissanayake (UNP), 21,028 pv; H.A. Ranasinghe (UPFA), 21,011 pv; A. Sivasami Rajarathnam (UNP), 20,228 pv; Arawwawela Kadurugaskotuwe Muhammad Marjan (UNP), 19,520 pv; Kongahage Wickramasinghe Srima Shanthini (UNP), 18,472 pv; A.A.G.M.S.M. Shapi (UNP), 18,367 pv; Nihal Gunasekara (UNP), 18,115 pv; and R.P. Luxman Wijesiri (UNP), 16,749 pv.
2010 presidential election Results of the 6th presidential election held on 26 January 2010 for the district:CandidatePartyVotes per Polling DivisionPostalVotesTotal Votes%Galage-daraGam-polaHaris-pattuwaHewa-hataKandyKunda-saleNawala-pitiyaPathaDumbaraSenka-dagalaTel-deniyaUduDumbaraUdu-nuwaraYati-nuwaraMahinda RajapaksaUPFA22,70333,07856,50824,60111,63636,21235,55528,62828,44419,00927,17929,23533,66420,184'''406,636'''54.16%Sarath FonsekaNDF15,33832,09051,40621,79115,35827,85225,10727,69225,24313,95713,22027,12323,29010,025'''329,492'''43.89%M.C.M. IsmailDUNF1702732772954720933223810518326521617723'''2,810'''0.37%A.A. SuraweeraNDF120184249202241192091678311918314613510'''1,950'''0.26%C.J. Sugathsiri GamageUDF84171240136201132081627110597114949'''1,624'''0.22%W.V. Mahiman RanjithInd 15912914894317912497657513282778'''1,200'''0.16%A.S.P LiyanageSLLP75104107119167311710850458976746'''1,059'''0.14%Sarath ManamendraNSH36991245620621038441625857433'''848'''0.11%Ukkubanda WijekoonInd 34260112621150736628456854373'''711'''0.09%Lal PereraONF308391711449846827475156266'''703'''0.09%Siritunga JayasuriyaUSP28618452439647129354445404'''600'''0.08%Aithurus M. IlliasInd 230576335926515227375144383'''523'''0.07%Vikramabahu KarunaratneLF1738593828402833352730364112'''462'''0.06%M. K. ShivajilingamInd 5194934411629515028213039314'''442'''0.06%Wije DiasSEP1030478826403617221916206'''305'''0.04%Sanath PinnaduwaNA13463331712362910121830171'''295'''0.04%M. Mohamed MusthaffaInd 414182926416222416181715231'''243'''0.03%Battaramulla SeelarathanaJP131814214932275141517225'''216'''0.03%Aruna de SoyzaRPP132527125122119314112091'''192'''0.03%Senaratna de SilvaPNF6202217915241769171060'''178'''0.02%M.B. ThaminimullaACAKO1314225581520191261162'''158'''0.02%Sarath KongahageUNAF3101881102415481312112'''139'''0.02%'''Valid Votes''''''38,836''''''66,657''''''109,714''''''47,721''''''27,277''''''65,060''''''62,320''''''57,703''''''54,356''''''33,876''''''41,613''''''57,454''''''57,881''''''30,318''''''750,786''''''100.00%'''Rejected Votes3008571,1616742686561,0698385345093976315063008,700Total Polled39,13667,514110,87548,39527,54565,71663,38958,54154,89034,38542,01058,08558,38730,618759,486Registered Electors52,55391,146147,47565,17636,93885,85785,13678,68872,90645,14455,62976,812970,456Turnout74.47%74.07%75.18%74.25%74.57%76.54%74.46%74.40%75.29%76.17%75.52%75.62%78.26%Source:
2010 parliamentary general election Results of the 14th parliamentary election held on 8 April 2010 for the district (excluding Nawalapitiya polling division):PartyVotes per Polling DivisionPostalVotesTotal Votes%SeatsGalage-daraGam-polaHaris-pattuwaHewa-hataKandyKunda-saleNawala-pitiyaPathaDumbaraSenka-dagalaTel-deniyaUduDumbaraUdu-nuwaraYati-nuwaraUnited People's Freedom Alliance (SLFP, CWC et al. )18,19827,84346,02620,8489,18726,07038,15323,95621,43114,27520,85126,15426,41920,408'''339,819'''60.77%8United National Front(UNP, SLMC, DPF, SLFP(P))8,83619,14430,12413,14510,22616,28211,64816,21415,4117,7327,54415,59014,6216,281'''192,798'''34.48%4Democratic National Alliance (JVP et al. )1,2091,2283,5517361,4542,7751,1281,4772,9658005211,9491,9831,952'''23,728'''4.24%0Sri Lanka National Front101362355420521322803913231538'''921'''0.16%0National Development Front277587341356194821172227509'''505'''0.09%0United National Alternative Front1531382352211341391216115'''245'''0.04%0Independent 1731713701014111713651'''108'''0.02%0Independent 116134144116101242432'''95'''0.02%0Independent 42753181610844031'''72'''0.01%0Left Liberation Front175165224328182'''66'''0.01%0Patriotic National Front82951781233661'''62'''0.01%0Independent 52101251245332342'''58'''0.01%0United Lanka Great Council35722348626521'''56'''0.01%0Independent 8114114246918211'''55'''0.01%0Independent 130121411224415323'''54'''0.01%0Independent 2216123571413440'''53'''0.01%0Muslim Liberation Front322021441224221'''50'''0.01%0Independent 167741531351230'''48'''0.01%0Ceylon Democratic Unity Alliance48421585003314'''48'''0.01%0Janasetha Peramuna40524541212843'''45'''0.01%0Independent 12034213111419212'''44'''0.01%0Independent 9214301023123643'''44'''0.01%0Independent 1437810251231420'''39'''0.01%0Independent 1633840253022141'''38'''0.01%0Independent 1503610262322422'''35'''0.01%0Independent 6155010211221112'''34'''0.01%0Sri Lanka Labour Party03511522400021'''26'''0.00%0Sinhalaye Mahasammatha Bhoomiputra Pakshaya11001283230121'''25'''0.00%0Independent 324310210130230'''22'''0.00%0Independent 1022622101000310'''20'''0.00%0Independent 701400022111001'''13'''0.00%0'''Valid Votes''''''28,354''''''48,459''''''80,056''''''34,886''''''20,980''''''45,515''''''51,076''''''41,950''''''40,205''''''22,939''''''29,060''''''43,839''''''43,179''''''28,728''''''559,226''''''100.00%''''''12'''Rejected Votes3,0076,7808,3454,7631,3894,7834,2625,1772,9353,5404,1634,0433,8621,284Total Polled31,36155,23988,40139,64922,36950,29855,33847,12743,14026,47933,22347,88247,04130,012Registered Electors52,55391,146147,47565,17636,93885,85785,13678,68872,90645,14455,62976,812Turnout59.67%60.60%59.94%60.83%60.56%58.58%65.00%59.89%59.17%58.65%59.72%62.34%Source:The following candidates were elected:Mahindananda Aluthgamage (UPFA-SLFP), 146,765 preference votes (pv); Keheliya Rambukwella (UPFA), 133,060 pv; S. B. Dissanayake (UPFA), 108,169 pv; Lohan Ratwatte (UPFA), 81,812 pv; A.R.M. Abdul Cader (UNF-UNP), 54,937 pv; Erik Weerawardena (UPFA), 54,195 pv; Rauff Hakeem (UNF-SLMC), 54,047 pv; Lakshman Kiriella (UNF-UNP), 53,690 pv; M. H. A. Haleem (UNF-UNP), 46,240 pv; Dilum Amunugama (UPFA), 45,909 pv; Faiszer Musthapha (UPFA), 44,648 pv; and Sarath Amunugama (UPFA-SLFP), 44,478 pv.
2013 provincial council election Results of the 6th provincial council election held on 21 September 2013 for the district:PartyVotes Per Polling DivisionPostal VotesTotal Votes%Seats'''Galage-dara''''''Gam-pola''''''Haris-pattuwa''''''Hewa-heta''''''Kandy''''''Kunda-sale''''''Nawala-pitiya''''''Patha-dumbara''''''Senka-dagala''''''Tel-deniya''''''Udu-dumbara''''''Udu-nuwara''''''Yati-nuwara'''United People's Freedom Alliance (SLFP et al. )19,07234,31052,92424,1039,15631,60634,82424,51423,27015,94522,22523,61325,66714,583'''355,812'''55.76%16United National Party8,93121,57832,40111,55910,04713,13613,35816,43216,7627,93810,78219,07113,9734,219'''200,187'''31.37%9Democratic Party (Sri Lanka)1,5481,5455,2161,4081,7416,3692,6062,7883,3881,6323212,4224,1732,274'''37,431'''5.87%2Ceylon Workers' Congress973,2212422,2964981,8323,4903,9058381,7644130294167'''18,787'''2.94%1Sri Lanka Muslim Congress6325352,3861,3032935112871,391215181282,44884285'''11,137'''1.75%1Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna4633891,3081442211,104701512635425505347484402'''7,640'''1.20%0Sri Lanka Mahajana Pakshaya6359165471071034495275415016831122'''1,550'''0.24%0Up-Country People's Front1234165162234533607063484181018'''1,458'''0.23%0Janasetha Peramuna10138571631241320356843823'''756'''0.12%0Eksath Lanka Maha Sabha2247823315755439303024434010'''544'''0.09%0New Democratic Front (Sri Lanka)283359122267464347114272877'''504'''0.08%0Our National Front175554308385438242833432717'''466'''0.07%0Patriotic National Front191643122059232623161263820'''342'''0,05%0Independent Group 81720322771441148211019156'''257'''0.04%0Independent Group 432320208233940131146126'''228'''0.04%0Ruhunu Janatha Party041108262013212128123'''167'''0.03%0New Sinhala Heritage7102166151814162491610'''154'''0.02%0Independent Group 7698133141911582770'''112'''0,02%0Independent Group 631262682596594141'''110'''0.02%0Independent Group 167203659610467107'''106'''0.02%0Muslim Liberation Front51117449117462342'''89'''0.01%0Sri Lanka Labour Party2863161418681130'''77'''0.01%0Independent Group 246850778233382'''66'''0.01%0Independent Group 54413322103344661'''65'''0.01%0Independent Group 3351033844134722'''58'''0.01%0'''Valid Votes''''''30,974''''''62,298''''''95,201''''''41,213''''''22,426''''''55,101''''''56,088''''''50,013''''''45,685''''''28,139''''''34,073''''''48,695''''''46,234''''''21,957''''''638,097''''''100.00%''''''29'''Rejected Votes1,4714,3314,9933,0039412,9614,9903,6102,1112,1162,2642,8352,3851,13739,148Total Polled32,44566,629100,19444,21623,36758,06261,07853,62347,79630,25536,33751,53048,61923,094677,245Registered electors53,48497,640152,68867,71038,36490,56391,89482,89677,80546,25457,33479,94578,73823,8051,015,315Turnout60.66%68.24%65.62%65.30%60.91%64.11%66.47%64.69%61.43%65.4163,38%64.46%61.75%97.01%66.7%Source:The following candidates were elected: Anuradha Jayaratne (UPFA-SLFP), 107,644 preference votes (pv); Sarath Ekanayake (UPFA-SLFP), 70,171 pv; Asad Sali (UNP), 55,395 pv; J.M.A.M Lafeer (UNP), 45,792 pv; Thilina Bandara Tennakoon (UPFA-SLFP), 45,027 pv; Ediriweera Weerawardene (UPFA-SLFP), 44,206 pv; Mahinda Abeykoon (UPFA-SLFP), 29,889 pv; R.G Samaranayake (UPFA-SLFP), 28,646 pv; Mayantha Dissanayake (UNP), 27,204 pv; Nissanka Herath (UPFA-SLFP), 25,877 pv; Gunathilaka Rajapakse (UPFA-SLFP), 24,560 pv; Lucky Jayawardena (UNP), 24,437 pv; A.G Sirisena (UPFA-SLFP), 24,429 pv; Linton Wijesinghe (UPFA-SLFP), 24,266 pv; Sunil Amaratunga (UPFA-SLFP), 23,946 pv; Aluthgamage Weerasinghe (UPFA-SLFP), 23,652 pv; A.A.M Manel Bandara (UPFA-SLFP), 23,400 pv; M.G Jayaratne (UPFA-SLFP), 22,816 pv; Jagath Wijenayake (UPFA-SLFP), 22,386 pv; Gamini Wijebandara (UPFA-SLFP), 21,639 pv; Pathmalal De Alwis (UNP), 19,037 pv; Chanaka Ailapperuma (UNP), 18,603 pv; M. Welukumar (UNP), 18,159 pv; P.B Warawewa (UNP), 16,990 pv; Chithra Manthilake (UNP), 16,054 pv; A.T Madhiyugarajah (CWC), 8,774 pv; Channa Galappaththige (DP), 7,628 pv; Asanga Thilakaratne (DP), 5,542 pv; A.L.M Uvais (SLMC), 3,275 pv.
2015 presidential election Results of the 7th presidential election held on 26 January 2010 for the district:CandidatePartyVotes Per Polling DivisionPostalVotesTotalVotes%'''Galage-dara''''''Gam-pola''''''Haris-pattuwa''''''Hewa-heta''''''Kandy''''''Kunda-sale''''''Nawala-pitiya''''''Patha-dumbara''''''Senka-dagala''''''Tel-deniya''''''Udu-dumbara''''''Udu-nuwara''''''Yati-nuwara'''Maithripala SirisenaNDF19,81845,32871,53328,04920,31641,23840,23337,84036,12718,62418,47238,01832,29819,100466,99454.56%Mahinda RajapaksaUPFA21,46633,29351,15624,16710,20032,93032,61926,76226,06218,15027,72225,98430,19417,880378,58544.23%Arachchige Rathnayaka SirisenaPNF79151152106269017310149801128788111,3060.15%Namal Ajith RajapaksaONF7213014911110851468861561297678131,2040.14%Ibrahim MiflarUPF44161117112196512890576580877441,1030.13%A. S. P. LiyanageSLLP4613214891197512785456858824571,0280.12%Ruwanthilaka Peduru ArachchiULPP4213111995237314490494966615831,0030.12%Aithurus M. IlliasInd1476810856244995644863665942107990.09%Duminda NagamuwaFSP266512144185970655337256147327230.08%Siritunga JayasuriyaUSP39618246153210557313144482896280.07%Sarath ManamendraNSH305077488417452313036373555540.06%Anurudha PolgampolaInd2223937302244237181814261633280.04%Pani WijesiriwardaneSEP164335177234223252913251553180.04%Muthu Bandara TheminimullaACAKO153746335202530311511291143120.04%Sundaram MahendranNSSP192931306233719121722201822850.03%Baththaramulle SeelarathanaJSP1022371772044271711101921152770.03%Prasanna PriyankaraDNM11141914520222010111213921820.02%Jayantha KulathungaULGC52020112132622591013341630.02%Wimal GeeganageSLNF811102310108414159931160.01%'''Valid Votes''''''41,815''''''79,785''''''123,998''''''53,079''''''30,715''''''74,890''''''74,162''''''65,480''''''62,735''''''37,377''''''46,917''''''64,754''''''63,089''''''37,112''''''855,908''''''100.00%'''Rejected Votes3901,0201,3566734017941,3931,02383451747976374860210,993Total Polled42,20580,805125,35453,75231,11675,68475,55566,50363,56937,89447,39665,51763,83737,714866,901Registeredelectors54,214102,219157,46369,24340,02094,87095,56785,37581,14947,68558,63782,29880,42038,3821,049,106Turnout77.85%79.05%79.61%77.63%77.75%79.78%79.06%77.90%78.34%79.47%80.83%79.61%79.38%98.26%82.63%Source:
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