Polling Division in Sri Lanka
7°57′00″N 81°07′09″E / 7.950131°N 81.119102°E / 7.950131; 81.119102 Country Sri Lanka Province North Central Province, Sri Lanka Electoral District Polonnaruwa Electoral District Area
• Total 1,503.12 km2 (580.36 sq mi) Population (2012)[ 1]
• Total 195,857 • Density 130/km2 (300/sq mi) ISO 3166 code EC-18C The Polonnaruwa Polling Division is a Polling Division in the Polonnaruwa Electoral District, in the North Central Province, Sri Lanka .
Presidential Election Results
Summary The winner of Polonnaruwa has matched the final country result 8 out of 8 times. Hence, Polonnaruwa is a Perfect Bellwether for Presidential Elections.
Party Polonnaruwa[ 4] Polonnaruwa Electoral District Sri Lanka Votes % Votes % Votes % SLPP 62,882 50.33% 147,340 53.01% 6,924,255 52.25% NDF 54,238 43.41% 112,473 40.47% 5,564,239 41.99% NMPP 5,045 4.04% 12,284 4.42% 418,553 3.16% Other Parties (with < 1%) 2,785 2.23% 5,827 2.10% 345,452 2.61% Valid Votes 124,950 98.94% 277,924 99.09% 13,252,499 98.99% Rejected Votes 1,334 1.06% 2,563 0.91% 135,452 1.01% Total Polled 126,284 85.10% 280,487 85.92% 13,387,951 83.71% Registered Electors 148,401 326,443 15,992,568
Party Polonnaruwa[ 5] Polonnaruwa Electoral District Sri Lanka Votes % Votes % Votes % NDF 72,875 62.86% 147,974 57.80% 6,217,162 51.28% UPFA 41,961 36.19% 105,640 41.27% 5,768,090 47.58% Other Parties (with < 1%) 1,099 0.95% 2,382 0.93% 138,200 1.14% Valid Votes 115,935 99.27% 255,996 99.31% 12,123,452 98.85% Rejected Votes 850 0.73% 1,790 0.69% 140,925 1.15% Total Polled 116,785 79.87% 257,786 80.22% 12,264,377 78.69% Registered Electors 146,225 321,338 15,585,942
Party Polonnaruwa[ 6] Polonnaruwa Electoral District Sri Lanka Votes % Votes % Votes % UPFA 60,718 62.10% 144,889 64.92% 6,015,934 57.88% NDF 35,473 36.28% 75,026 33.62% 4,173,185 40.15% Other Parties (with < 1%) 1,577 1.61% 3,260 1.46% 204,494 1.97% Valid Votes 97,768 99.28% 223,175 99.34% 10,393,613 99.03% Rejected Votes 710 0.72% 1,472 0.66% 101,838 0.97% Total Polled 98,478 75.26% 224,647 76.26% 10,495,451 66.70% Registered Electors 130,851 294,583 15,734,587
Party Polonnaruwa[ 7] Polonnaruwa Electoral District Sri Lanka Votes % Votes % Votes % UPFA 47,188 50.64% 110,499 52.61% 4,887,152 50.29% UNP 44,951 48.24% 97,142 46.25% 4,706,366 48.43% Other Parties (with < 1%) 1,044 1.12% 2,389 1.14% 123,521 1.27% Valid Votes 93,183 99.01% 210,030 99.06% 9,717,039 98.88% Rejected Votes 936 0.99% 2,002 0.94% 109,869 1.12% Total Polled 94,119 77.18% 212,032 78.07% 9,826,908 69.51% Registered Electors 121,949 271,609 14,136,979
Party Polonnaruwa[ 8] Polonnaruwa Electoral District Sri Lanka Votes % Votes % Votes % PA 39,372 51.64% 88,663 51.55% 4,312,157 51.12% UNP 32,472 42.59% 72,598 42.21% 3,602,748 42.71% JVP 3,165 4.15% 8,020 4.66% 343,927 4.08% Other Parties (with < 1%) 1,240 1.63% 2,726 1.58% 176,679 2.09% Valid Votes 76,249 98.10% 172,007 98.20% 8,435,754 97.69% Rejected Votes 1,473 1.90% 3,151 1.80% 199,536 2.31% Total Polled 77,722 78.56% 175,158 78.11% 8,635,290 72.17% Registered Electors 98,929 224,239 11,965,536
Party Polonnaruwa[ 9] Polonnaruwa Electoral District Sri Lanka Votes % Votes % Votes % PA 36,865 58.39% 88,907 59.08% 4,709,205 62.28% UNP 25,284 40.05% 59,287 39.40% 2,715,283 35.91% Other Parties (with < 1%) 987 1.56% 2,281 1.52% 137,040 1.81% Valid Votes 63,136 97.35% 150,475 97.43% 7,561,526 98.03% Rejected Votes 1,716 2.65% 3,966 2.57% 151,706 1.97% Total Polled 64,852 74.09% 154,441 75.73% 7,713,232 69.12% Registered Electors 87,535 203,940 11,158,880
Party Polonnaruwa[ 10] Polonnaruwa Electoral District Sri Lanka Votes % Votes % Votes % UNP 17,179 53.43% 26,392 55.54% 2,569,199 50.43% SLFP 14,320 44.54% 20,173 42.45% 2,289,857 44.95% SLMP 651 2.02% 957 2.01% 235,701 4.63% Valid Votes 32,150 98.07% 47,522 97.62% 5,094,754 98.24% Rejected Votes 634 1.93% 1,157 2.38% 91,499 1.76% Total Polled 32,784 50.53% 48,679 29.64% 5,186,256 55.87% Registered Electors 64,885 164,213 9,283,143
Party Polonnaruwa[ 11] Polonnaruwa Electoral District Sri Lanka Votes % Votes % Votes % UNP 20,616 58.21% 59,414 56.26% 3,450,815 52.93% SLFP 12,286 34.69% 37,243 35.26% 2,546,348 39.05% JVP 2,161 6.10% 8,138 7.71% 273,428 4.19% Other Parties (with < 1%) 353 1.00% 820 0.78% 249,460 3.83% Valid Votes 35,416 98.81% 105,615 99.00% 6,520,156 98.78% Rejected Votes 426 1.19% 1,064 1.00% 80,470 1.22% Total Polled 35,842 81.36% 106,679 82.81% 6,600,626 80.15% Registered Electors 44,055 128,822 8,235,358
Parliamentary Election Results
Summary The winner of Polonnaruwa has matched the final country result 6 out of 7 times. Hence, Polonnaruwa is a Strong Bellwether for Parliamentary Elections.
Party Polonnaruwa[ 14] Polonnaruwa Electoral District Sri Lanka Votes % Votes % Votes % SLPFA 79,724 72.65% 180,847 73.66% 6,853,693 59.09% SJB 22,989 20.95% 47,281 19.46% 2,771,984 23.09% UNP 2,826 2.58% 6,525 2.66% 249,435 2.15% JJB 2,416 2.2% 6,792 2.77% 445,958 3.84% Other Parties (with < 1%) 1,380 1.62% 3,574 1.45% 1,227,859 11.02% Valid Votes 109,735 73.42% 245,519 93.87% 11,598,929 93.97% Rejected Votes 7,603 5.09% 16,020 6.13% 744,373 6.03% Total Polled 117,338 78.5% 261,539 78.99% 12,343,302 75.89% Registered Electors 149,466 331,109 16,263,885
Party Polonnaruwa[ 15] Polonnaruwa Electoral District Sri Lanka Votes % Votes % Votes % UNP 56,387 53.14% 118,845 50.30% 5,098,916 45.77% UPFA 43,900 41.37% 103,172 43.67% 4,732,664 42.48% JVP 5,502 5.19% 13,497 5.71% 544,154 4.88% Other Parties (with < 1%) 320 0.30% 765 0.32% 44,633 0.40% Valid Votes 106,109 96.26% 236,279 96.39% 11,140,333 95.35% Rejected Votes 4,017 3.64% 8,654 3.53% 516,926 4.42% Total Polled 110,227 75.38% 245,116 79.81% 11,684,111 77.66% Registered Electors 146,225 307,125 15,044,490
Party Polonnaruwa[ 16] Polonnaruwa Electoral District Sri Lanka Votes % Votes % Votes % UPFA 51,998 68.17% 118,694 69.25% 4,846,388 60.38% UNP 21,579 28.29% 45,732 26.68% 2,357,057 29.37% DNA 2,453 3.22% 6,457 3.77% 441,251 5.50% Other Parties (with < 1%) 250 0.33% 515 0.30% 53,515 0.67% Valid Votes 76,280 91.78% 171,398 92.02% 8,026,322 96.03% Rejected Votes 6,804 8.19% 14,798 7.94% 581,465 6.96% Total Polled 83,116 63.52% 186,269 63.10% 8,358,246 59.29% Registered Electors 130,851 295,186 14,097,690
Party Polonnaruwa[ 17] Polonnaruwa Electoral District Sri Lanka Votes % Votes % Votes % UPFA 45,936 55.45% 106,243 57.36% 4,223,126 45.70% UNP 35,420 42.76% 75,664 40.85% 3,486,792 37.73% JHU 1,067 1.29% 2,413 1.30% 552,723 5.98% Other Parties (with < 1%) 413 0.50% 890 0.48% 54,340 0.59% Valid Votes 82,836 93.57% 185,210 93.57% 9,241,931 94.52% Rejected Votes 5,683 6.42% 12,673 6.40% 534,452 5.47% Total Polled 88,533 75.57% 197,934 77.91% 9,777,821 75.74% Registered Electors 117,148 254,061 12,909,631
Party Polonnaruwa[ 18] Polonnaruwa Electoral District Sri Lanka Votes % Votes % Votes % UNP 39,349 48.53% 86,786 47.82% 4,086,026 45.62% PA 33,531 41.36% 73,679 40.60% 3,330,815 37.19% JVP 7,280 8.98% 18,956 10.44% 815,353 9.10% Other Parties (with < 1%) 916 1.13% 2,076 1.14% 118,404 1.32% Valid Votes 81,076 93.11% 181,497 93.87% 8,955,844 94.77% Rejected Votes 5,995 6.89% 11,854 6.13% 494,009 5.23% Total Polled 87,071 78.95% 193,351 80.41% 9,449,878 76.03% Registered Electors 110,281 240,444 12,428,762
Party Polonnaruwa[ 19] Polonnaruwa Electoral District Sri Lanka Votes % Votes % Votes % UNP 35,197 45.77% 82,399 46.33% 3,451,765 40.12% PA 34,979 45.48% 80,023 44.99% 3,899,329 45.33% JVP 4,691 6.10% 11,161 6.27% 518,725 6.03% Other Parties (with < 1%) 1,152 1.50% 2,311 1.30% 239,322 2.78% NUA 886 1.15% 1,977 1.11% 185,593 2.16% Valid Votes 76,905 N/A 177,871 N/A 8,602,617 N/A
Party Polonnaruwa[ 20] Polonnaruwa Electoral District Sri Lanka Votes % Votes % Votes % PA 33,381 50.05% 82,438 51.18% 3,887,805 48.94% UNP 32,562 48.82% 76,706 47.62% 3,498,370 44.04% SLPF 750 1.12% 1,934 1.20% 90,078 1.13% Valid Votes 66,693 95.72% 161,078 96.16% 7,943,688 95.20% Rejected Votes 2,984 4.28% 6,434 3.84% 400,395 4.80% Total Polled 69,677 79.60% 167,512 82.06% 8,344,095 74.75% Registered Electors 87,535 204,138 11,163,064
Party Polonnaruwa[ 21] Polonnaruwa Electoral District Sri Lanka Votes % Votes % Votes % UNP 23,469 63.87% 43,473 62.33% 2,838,005 50.71% SLFP 11,973 32.58% 23,221 33.29% 1,785,369 31.90% ELJP 1,052 2.86% 1,933 2.77% 67,723 1.21% Other Parties (with < 1%) 250 0.68% 1,117 1.60% 141,983 2.54% Valid Votes 36,744 93.93% 69,744 92.98% 5,596,468 93.87% Rejected Votes 2,376 6.07% 5,266 7.02% 365,563 6.13% Total Polled 39,120 60.97% 75,010 45.81% 5,962,031 63.60% Registered Electors 64,163 163,745 9,374,164
Demographics
Ethnicity The Polonnaruwa Polling Division has a Sinhalese majority (87.1%) . In comparison, the Polonnaruwa Electoral District (which contains the Polonnaruwa Polling Division) has a Sinhalese majority (90.7%) [ 1]
Ethnicity in Polonnaruwa[ 1]
Other (0.2%)
Religion The Polonnaruwa Polling Division has a Buddhist majority (86.0%) . In comparison, the Polonnaruwa Electoral District (which contains the Polonnaruwa Polling Division) has a Buddhist majority (89.7%) [ 1]
Religion in Polonnaruwa[ 1]
Other (1.3%)
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