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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
Summary
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
Summary
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
Demographics
Ethnicity
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%)
Religion
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%)
References