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Polling Division in Sri Lanka
The Nawalapitiya Polling Division is a Polling Division in the Kandy Electoral District , in the Central Province, Sri Lanka .
Presidential Election Results
Summary
The winner of Nawalapitiya has matched the final country result 6 out of 8 times. Hence, Nawalapitiya is a Weak Bellwether for Presidential Elections.
Party
Nawalapitiya[ 4]
Kandy Electoral District
Sri Lanka
Votes
%
Votes
%
Votes
%
NDF
39,887
49.51%
417,355
44.64%
5,564,239
41.99%
SLPP
36,436
45.22%
471,502
50.43%
6,924,255
52.25%
Other Parties (with < 1%)
2,504
3.11%
22,479
2.40%
345,452
2.61%
NMPP
1,740
2.16%
23,539
2.52%
418,553
3.16%
Valid Votes
80,567
98.74%
934,875
99.04%
13,252,499
98.99%
Rejected Votes
1,030
1.26%
9,020
0.96%
135,452
1.01%
Total Polled
81,597
84.42%
943,895
84.89%
13,387,951
83.71%
Registered Electors
96,659
1,111,860
15,992,568
Party
Nawalapitiya[ 5]
Kandy Electoral District
Sri Lanka
Votes
%
Votes
%
Votes
%
NDF
40,233
54.25%
466,994
54.56%
6,217,162
51.28%
UPFA
32,619
43.98%
378,585
44.23%
5,768,090
47.58%
Other Parties (with < 1%)
1,310
1.77%
10,329
1.21%
138,200
1.14%
Valid Votes
74,162
98.16%
855,908
98.73%
12,123,452
98.85%
Rejected Votes
1,393
1.84%
10,993
1.27%
140,925
1.15%
Total Polled
75,555
79.06%
866,901
79.71%
12,264,377
78.69%
Registered Electors
95,567
1,087,542
15,585,942
Party
Nawalapitiya[ 6]
Kandy Electoral District
Sri Lanka
Votes
%
Votes
%
Votes
%
UPFA
35,555
57.05%
406,636
54.16%
6,015,934
57.88%
NDF
25,107
40.29%
329,492
43.89%
4,173,185
40.15%
Other Parties (with < 1%)
1,658
2.66%
14,658
1.95%
204,494
1.97%
Valid Votes
62,320
98.31%
750,786
98.85%
10,393,613
99.03%
Rejected Votes
1,069
1.69%
8,700
1.15%
101,838
0.97%
Total Polled
63,389
74.46%
759,486
75.87%
10,495,451
66.70%
Registered Electors
85,136
1,001,074
15,734,587
Party
Nawalapitiya[ 7]
Kandy Electoral District
Sri Lanka
Votes
%
Votes
%
Votes
%
UNP
29,882
50.26%
387,150
54.33%
4,706,366
48.43%
UPFA
28,544
48.01%
315,672
44.30%
4,887,152
50.29%
Other Parties (with < 1%)
1,027
1.73%
9,798
1.37%
123,521
1.27%
Valid Votes
59,453
98.40%
712,620
98.64%
9,717,039
98.88%
Rejected Votes
965
1.60%
9,817
1.36%
109,869
1.12%
Total Polled
60,418
75.52%
722,437
77.37%
9,826,908
69.51%
Registered Electors
80,003
933,754
14,136,979
Party
Nawalapitiya[ 8]
Kandy Electoral District
Sri Lanka
Votes
%
Votes
%
Votes
%
PA
28,277
54.78%
308,187
50.29%
4,312,157
51.12%
UNP
20,885
40.46%
276,360
45.10%
3,602,748
42.71%
JVP
1,353
2.62%
15,512
2.53%
343,927
4.08%
Other Parties (with < 1%)
1,107
2.14%
12,752
2.08%
176,679
2.09%
Valid Votes
51,622
97.15%
612,811
97.29%
8,435,754
97.69%
Rejected Votes
1,513
2.85%
17,060
2.71%
199,536
2.31%
Total Polled
53,135
76.90%
629,871
77.61%
8,635,290
72.17%
Registered Electors
69,098
811,606
11,965,536
Party
Nawalapitiya[ 9]
Kandy Electoral District
Sri Lanka
Votes
%
Votes
%
Votes
%
PA
26,785
56.98%
320,110
56.64%
4,709,205
62.28%
UNP
19,423
41.32%
235,519
41.68%
2,715,283
35.91%
Other Parties (with < 1%)
799
1.70%
9,488
1.68%
137,040
1.81%
Valid Votes
47,007
96.89%
565,117
97.55%
7,561,526
98.03%
Rejected Votes
1,509
3.11%
14,179
2.45%
151,706
1.97%
Total Polled
48,516
77.01%
579,296
77.85%
7,713,232
69.12%
Registered Electors
62,996
744,151
11,158,880
Party
Nawalapitiya[ 10]
Kandy Electoral District
Sri Lanka
Votes
%
Votes
%
Votes
%
UNP
24,203
59.26%
234,124
54.88%
2,569,199
50.43%
SLFP
16,082
39.37%
186,187
43.65%
2,289,857
44.95%
SLMP
559
1.37%
6,266
1.47%
235,701
4.63%
Valid Votes
40,844
98.74%
426,577
98.57%
5,094,754
98.24%
Rejected Votes
521
1.26%
6,167
1.43%
91,499
1.76%
Total Polled
41,365
76.59%
432,744
68.36%
5,186,256
55.87%
Registered Electors
54,010
633,030
9,283,143
Party
Nawalapitiya[ 11]
Kandy Electoral District
Sri Lanka
Votes
%
Votes
%
Votes
%
UNP
24,586
62.32%
289,621
59.80%
3,450,815
52.93%
SLFP
13,512
34.25%
178,647
36.89%
2,546,348
39.05%
JVP
961
2.44%
12,493
2.58%
273,428
4.19%
Other Parties (with < 1%)
394
1.00%
3,536
0.73%
249,460
3.83%
Valid Votes
39,453
98.97%
484,297
99.07%
6,520,156
98.78%
Rejected Votes
411
1.03%
4,548
0.93%
80,470
1.22%
Total Polled
39,864
84.02%
488,845
89.44%
6,600,626
80.15%
Registered Electors
47,445
546,565
8,235,358
Parliamentary Election Results
Summary
The winner of Nawalapitiya has matched the final country result 4 out of 7 times. Hence, Nawalapitiya is a Weak Bellwether for Parliamentary Elections.
Party
Nawalapitiya[ 14]
Kandy Electoral District
Sri Lanka
Votes
%
Votes
%
Votes
%
UNP
37,611
56.12%
440,761
55.61%
5,098,916
45.77%
UPFA
25,672
38.31%
309,152
39.00%
4,732,664
42.48%
JVP
2,157
3.22%
30,669
3.87%
544,154
4.88%
Other Parties (with < 1%)
855
1.28%
7,655
0.97%
82,981
0.74%
CWC
719
1.07%
4,400
0.56%
17,107
0.15%
Valid Votes
67,014
92.82%
792,637
95.48%
11,140,333
95.35%
Rejected Votes
5,101
7.07%
37,065
4.46%
516,926
4.42%
Total Polled
72,200
75.55%
830,165
79.13%
11,684,111
77.66%
Registered Electors
95,567
1,049,160
15,044,490
Party
Nawalapitiya[ 15]
Kandy Electoral District
Sri Lanka
Votes
%
Votes
%
Votes
%
UPFA
38,153
74.76%
339,819
60.81%
4,846,388
60.38%
UNP
11,648
22.82%
192,798
34.50%
2,357,057
29.37%
DNA
1,128
2.21%
23,728
4.25%
441,251
5.50%
Other Parties (with < 1%)
108
0.21%
2,459
0.44%
30,354
0.38%
Valid Votes
51,037
92.23%
558,804
90.49%
8,026,322
96.03%
Rejected Votes
4,262
7.70%
58,333
9.45%
581,465
6.96%
Total Polled
55,338
65.00%
617,559
61.70%
8,358,246
59.29%
Registered Electors
85,136
1,000,861
14,097,690
Party
Nawalapitiya[ 16]
Kandy Electoral District
Sri Lanka
Votes
%
Votes
%
Votes
%
UNP
25,823
50.99%
313,859
49.99%
3,486,792
37.73%
UPFA
22,708
44.84%
268,131
42.71%
4,223,126
45.70%
JHU
1,793
3.54%
42,192
6.72%
552,723
5.98%
Other Parties (with < 1%)
318
0.63%
3,684
0.59%
64,227
0.69%
Valid Votes
50,642
91.92%
627,866
93.24%
9,241,931
94.52%
Rejected Votes
4,421
8.02%
45,484
6.75%
534,452
5.47%
Total Polled
55,093
71.83%
673,380
76.47%
9,777,821
75.74%
Registered Electors
76,700
880,634
12,909,631
Party
Nawalapitiya[ 17]
Kandy Electoral District
Sri Lanka
Votes
%
Votes
%
Votes
%
PA
25,630
49.81%
233,637
39.23%
3,330,815
37.19%
UNP
22,110
42.97%
314,297
52.77%
4,086,026
45.62%
JVP
2,811
5.46%
37,146
6.24%
815,353
9.10%
Other Parties (with < 1%)
902
1.75%
10,496
1.76%
129,347
1.44%
Valid Votes
51,453
93.16%
595,576
93.40%
8,955,844
94.77%
Rejected Votes
3,780
6.84%
42,103
6.60%
494,009
5.23%
Total Polled
55,233
75.68%
637,679
76.03%
9,449,878
76.03%
Registered Electors
72,986
838,687
12,428,762
Party
Nawalapitiya[ 18]
Kandy Electoral District
Sri Lanka
Votes
%
Votes
%
Votes
%
PA
30,259
58.26%
282,282
46.66%
3,899,329
45.33%
UNP
16,089
30.98%
243,623
40.27%
3,451,765
40.12%
JVP
1,668
3.21%
21,565
3.56%
518,725
6.03%
NUA
1,388
2.67%
32,023
5.29%
185,593
2.16%
CWC
1,372
2.64%
6,108
1.01%
22,985
0.27%
Other Parties (with < 1%)
1,160
2.23%
19,327
3.19%
266,683
3.10%
Valid Votes
51,936
N/A
604,928
N/A
8,602,617
N/A
Party
Nawalapitiya[ 19]
Kandy Electoral District
Sri Lanka
Votes
%
Votes
%
Votes
%
UNP
26,836
55.20%
301,824
52.35%
3,498,370
44.04%
PA
21,402
44.03%
267,683
46.43%
3,887,805
48.94%
Other Parties (with < 1%)
374
0.77%
7,045
1.22%
175,576
2.21%
Valid Votes
48,612
93.92%
576,552
94.89%
7,943,688
95.20%
Rejected Votes
3,148
6.08%
31,019
5.11%
400,395
4.80%
Total Polled
51,760
82.16%
607,571
81.67%
8,344,095
74.75%
Registered Electors
62,996
743,939
11,163,064
Party
Nawalapitiya[ 20]
Kandy Electoral District
Sri Lanka
Votes
%
Votes
%
Votes
%
UNP
22,315
64.05%
204,973
61.72%
2,838,005
50.71%
SLFP
10,425
29.92%
105,977
31.91%
1,785,369
31.90%
SLMC
1,065
3.06%
14,697
4.43%
202,016
3.61%
USA
921
2.64%
5,147
1.55%
141,983
2.54%
Other Parties (with < 1%)
114
0.33%
1,315
0.40%
67,723
1.21%
Valid Votes
34,840
92.60%
332,109
93.69%
5,596,468
93.87%
Rejected Votes
2,784
7.40%
22,374
6.31%
365,563
6.13%
Total Polled
37,624
70.55%
354,483
56.42%
5,962,031
63.60%
Registered Electors
53,327
628,317
9,374,164
Demographics
Ethnicity
The Nawalapitiya Polling Division has a Sinhalese majority (60.1%), a significant Indian Tamil population (16.5%) and a significant Moor population (15.7%) . In comparison, the Kandy Electoral District (which contains the Nawalapitiya Polling Division) has a Sinhalese majority (74.4%) and a significant Moor population (13.9%) [ 1]
Ethnicity in Nawalapitiya[ 1]
Other (0.7%)
Religion
The Nawalapitiya Polling Division has a Buddhist majority (59.3%), a significant Hindu population (20.9%) and a significant Muslim population (16.3%) . In comparison, the Kandy Electoral District (which contains the Nawalapitiya Polling Division) has a Buddhist majority (73.4%) and a significant Muslim population (14.3%) [ 1]
Religion in Nawalapitiya[ 1]
Other (0.0%)
References