Polling Division in Sri Lanka
The Mahanuwara Polling Division is a Polling Division in the Kandy Electoral District , in the Central Province, Sri Lanka .
Presidential Election Results [ edit ] The winner of Mahanuwara has matched the final country result 4 out of 8 times.
Party Mahanuwara[ 4] Kandy Electoral District Sri Lanka Votes % Votes % Votes % NDF 16,334 51.36% 417,355 44.64% 5,564,239 41.99% SLPP 13,795 43.38% 471,502 50.43% 6,924,255 52.25% NMPP 966 3.04% 23,539 2.52% 418,553 3.16% Other Parties (with < 1%) 709 2.23% 22,479 2.40% 345,452 2.61% Valid Votes 31,804 98.73% 934,875 99.04% 13,252,499 98.99% Rejected Votes 409 1.27% 9,020 0.96% 135,452 1.01% Total Polled 32,213 79.52% 943,895 84.89% 13,387,951 83.71% Registered Electors 40,507 1,111,860 15,992,568
Party Mahanuwara[ 5] Kandy Electoral District Sri Lanka Votes % Votes % Votes % NDF 20,316 66.14% 466,994 54.56% 6,217,162 51.28% UPFA 10,200 33.21% 378,585 44.23% 5,768,090 47.58% Other Parties (with < 1%) 199 0.65% 10,329 1.21% 138,200 1.14% Valid Votes 30,715 98.71% 855,908 98.73% 12,123,452 98.85% Rejected Votes 401 1.29% 10,993 1.27% 140,925 1.15% Total Polled 31,116 77.75% 866,901 79.71% 12,264,377 78.69% Registered Electors 40,020 1,087,542 15,585,942
Party Mahanuwara[ 6] Kandy Electoral District Sri Lanka Votes % Votes % Votes % NDF 15,358 56.30% 329,492 43.89% 4,173,185 40.15% UPFA 11,636 42.66% 406,636 54.16% 6,015,934 57.88% Other Parties (with < 1%) 283 1.04% 14,658 1.95% 204,494 1.97% Valid Votes 27,277 99.03% 750,786 98.85% 10,393,613 99.03% Rejected Votes 268 0.97% 8,700 1.15% 101,838 0.97% Total Polled 27,545 74.57% 759,486 75.87% 10,495,451 66.70% Registered Electors 36,938 1,001,074 15,734,587
Party Mahanuwara[ 7] Kandy Electoral District Sri Lanka Votes % Votes % Votes % UNP 17,130 63.89% 387,150 54.33% 4,706,366 48.43% UPFA 9,435 35.19% 315,672 44.30% 4,887,152 50.29% Other Parties (with < 1%) 246 0.92% 9,798 1.37% 123,521 1.27% Valid Votes 26,811 98.77% 712,620 98.64% 9,717,039 98.88% Rejected Votes 335 1.23% 9,817 1.36% 109,869 1.12% Total Polled 27,146 74.73% 722,437 77.37% 9,826,908 69.51% Registered Electors 36,326 933,754 14,136,979
Party Mahanuwara[ 8] Kandy Electoral District Sri Lanka Votes % Votes % Votes % UNP 13,809 54.60% 276,360 45.10% 3,602,748 42.71% PA 10,101 39.94% 308,187 50.29% 4,312,157 51.12% JVP 639 2.53% 15,512 2.53% 343,927 4.08% Other Parties (with < 1%) 394 1.56% 9,472 1.55% 140,825 1.67% SMBP 349 1.38% 3,280 0.54% 35,854 0.43% Valid Votes 25,292 97.59% 612,811 97.29% 8,435,754 97.69% Rejected Votes 624 2.41% 17,060 2.71% 199,536 2.31% Total Polled 25,916 75.32% 629,871 77.61% 8,635,290 72.17% Registered Electors 34,410 811,606 11,965,536
Party Mahanuwara[ 9] Kandy Electoral District Sri Lanka Votes % Votes % Votes % PA 12,339 52.98% 320,110 56.64% 4,709,205 62.28% UNP 10,477 44.98% 235,519 41.68% 2,715,283 35.91% SMBP 258 1.11% 2,618 0.46% 32,651 0.43% Other Parties (with < 1%) 217 0.93% 6,870 1.22% 104,389 1.38% Valid Votes 23,291 97.56% 565,117 97.55% 7,561,526 98.03% Rejected Votes 583 2.44% 14,179 2.45% 151,706 1.97% Total Polled 23,874 73.83% 579,296 77.85% 7,713,232 69.12% Registered Electors 32,335 744,151 11,158,880
Party Mahanuwara[ 10] Kandy Electoral District Sri Lanka Votes % Votes % Votes % UNP 11,301 59.87% 234,124 54.88% 2,569,199 50.43% SLFP 6,959 36.86% 186,187 43.65% 2,289,857 44.95% SLMP 617 3.27% 6,266 1.47% 235,701 4.63% Valid Votes 18,877 98.45% 426,577 98.57% 5,094,754 98.24% Rejected Votes 297 1.55% 6,167 1.43% 91,499 1.76% Total Polled 19,174 66.21% 432,744 68.36% 5,186,256 55.87% Registered Electors 28,958 633,030 9,283,143
Party Mahanuwara[ 11] Kandy Electoral District Sri Lanka Votes % Votes % Votes % UNP 15,729 68.60% 289,621 59.80% 3,450,815 52.93% SLFP 6,498 28.34% 178,647 36.89% 2,546,348 39.05% JVP 408 1.78% 12,493 2.58% 273,428 4.19% Other Parties (with < 1%) 295 1.29% 3,536 0.73% 249,460 3.83% Valid Votes 22,930 99.12% 484,297 99.07% 6,520,156 98.78% Rejected Votes 203 0.88% 4,548 0.93% 80,470 1.22% Total Polled 23,133 77.76% 488,845 89.44% 6,600,626 80.15% Registered Electors 29,751 546,565 8,235,358
Parliamentary Election Results [ edit ] The winner of Mahanuwara has matched the final country result 3 out of 7 times.
Party Mahanuwara[ 14] Kandy Electoral District Sri Lanka Votes % Votes % Votes % UNP 18,346 64.26% 440,761 55.61% 5,098,916 45.77% UPFA 8,369 29.31% 309,152 39.00% 4,732,664 42.48% JVP 1,497 5.24% 30,669 3.87% 544,154 4.88% Other Parties (with < 1%) 339 1.19% 12,055 1.52% 100,088 0.90% Valid Votes 28,551 97.50% 792,637 95.48% 11,140,333 95.35% Rejected Votes 721 2.46% 37,065 4.46% 516,926 4.42% Total Polled 29,282 73.17% 830,165 79.13% 11,684,111 77.66% Registered Electors 40,020 1,049,160 15,044,490
Party Mahanuwara[ 15] Kandy Electoral District Sri Lanka Votes % Votes % Votes % UNP 10,226 48.76% 192,798 34.50% 2,357,057 29.37% UPFA 9,187 43.81% 339,819 60.81% 4,846,388 60.38% DNA 1,454 6.93% 23,728 4.25% 441,251 5.50% Other Parties (with < 1%) 105 0.50% 2,459 0.44% 30,354 0.38% Valid Votes 20,972 93.75% 558,804 90.49% 8,026,322 96.03% Rejected Votes 1,389 6.21% 58,333 9.45% 581,465 6.96% Total Polled 22,369 60.56% 617,559 61.70% 8,358,246 59.29% Registered Electors 36,938 1,000,861 14,097,690
Party Mahanuwara[ 16] Kandy Electoral District Sri Lanka Votes % Votes % Votes % UNP 14,367 55.99% 313,859 49.99% 3,486,792 37.73% UPFA 7,141 27.83% 268,131 42.71% 4,223,126 45.70% JHU 3,959 15.43% 42,192 6.72% 552,723 5.98% Other Parties (with < 1%) 192 0.75% 3,684 0.59% 64,227 0.69% Valid Votes 25,659 95.81% 627,866 93.24% 9,241,931 94.52% Rejected Votes 1,123 4.19% 45,484 6.75% 534,452 5.47% Total Polled 26,782 72.86% 673,380 76.47% 9,777,821 75.74% Registered Electors 36,760 880,634 12,909,631
Party Mahanuwara[ 17] Kandy Electoral District Sri Lanka Votes % Votes % Votes % UNP 16,764 65.64% 314,297 52.77% 4,086,026 45.62% PA 6,489 25.41% 233,637 39.23% 3,330,815 37.19% JVP 1,551 6.07% 37,146 6.24% 815,353 9.10% SU 551 2.16% 4,040 0.68% 50,665 0.57% Other Parties (with < 1%) 183 0.72% 6,456 1.08% 78,682 0.88% Valid Votes 25,538 95.68% 595,576 93.40% 8,955,844 94.77% Rejected Votes 1,152 4.32% 42,103 6.60% 494,009 5.23% Total Polled 26,690 75.50% 637,679 76.03% 9,449,878 76.03% Registered Electors 35,351 838,687 12,428,762
Party Mahanuwara[ 18] Kandy Electoral District Sri Lanka Votes % Votes % Votes % UNP 12,460 49.53% 243,623 40.27% 3,451,765 40.12% PA 7,254 28.83% 282,282 46.66% 3,899,329 45.33% NUA 1,803 7.17% 32,023 5.29% 185,593 2.16% SU 1,722 6.85% 10,999 1.82% 127,859 1.49% JVP 1,105 4.39% 21,565 3.56% 518,725 6.03% Other Parties (with < 1%) 412 1.64% 8,328 1.38% 138,824 1.61% CWC 401 1.59% 6,108 1.01% 22,985 0.27% Valid Votes 25,157 N/A 604,928 N/A 8,602,617 N/A
Party Mahanuwara[ 19] Kandy Electoral District Sri Lanka Votes % Votes % Votes % UNP 13,342 54.58% 301,824 52.35% 3,498,370 44.04% PA 10,591 43.33% 267,683 46.43% 3,887,805 48.94% MEP 355 1.45% 3,495 0.61% 68,538 0.86% Other Parties (with < 1%) 155 0.63% 3,550 0.62% 107,038 1.35% Valid Votes 24,443 96.67% 576,552 94.89% 7,943,688 95.20% Rejected Votes 843 3.33% 31,019 5.11% 400,395 4.80% Total Polled 25,286 78.20% 607,571 81.67% 8,344,095 74.75% Registered Electors 32,335 743,939 11,163,064
Party Mahanuwara[ 20] Kandy Electoral District Sri Lanka Votes % Votes % Votes % UNP 9,513 61.87% 204,973 61.72% 2,838,005 50.71% SLFP 3,911 25.44% 105,977 31.91% 1,785,369 31.90% SLMC 1,263 8.21% 14,697 4.43% 202,016 3.61% USA 556 3.62% 5,147 1.55% 141,983 2.54% Other Parties (with < 1%) 132 0.86% 1,315 0.40% 67,723 1.21% Valid Votes 15,375 95.24% 332,109 93.69% 5,596,468 93.87% Rejected Votes 768 4.76% 22,374 6.31% 365,563 6.13% Total Polled 16,143 57.11% 354,483 56.42% 5,962,031 63.60% Registered Electors 28,267 628,317 9,374,164
The Mahanuwara Polling Division has a Sinhalese majority (70.6%), a significant Sri Lankan Tamil population (11.3%) and a significant Moor population (11.2%) . In comparison, the Kandy Electoral District (which contains the Mahanuwara Polling Division) has a Sinhalese majority (74.4%) and a significant Moor population (13.9%) [ 1]
Ethnicity in Mahanuwara[ 1]
Other (1.9%)
The Mahanuwara Polling Division has a Buddhist majority (67.2%), a significant Hindu population (13.5%) and a significant Muslim population (12.6%) . In comparison, the Kandy Electoral District (which contains the Mahanuwara Polling Division) has a Buddhist majority (73.4%) and a significant Muslim population (14.3%) [ 1]
Religion in Mahanuwara[ 1]
Other (0.0%)