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Kalkudah
Polling Division
Location of Kalkudah
Coordinates: 8°04′05″N 81°24′58″E / 8.068115°N 81.416132°E / 8.068115; 81.416132
CountrySri Lanka
ProvinceEastern Province, Sri Lanka
Electoral DistrictBatticaloa Electoral District
Area
 • Total1,080.3 km2 (417.1 sq mi)
Population
 (2012)[1]
 • Total118,925
 • Density110/km2 (300/sq mi)
ISO 3166 codeEC-12A

The Kalkudah Polling Division is a Polling Division in the Batticaloa Electoral District, in the Eastern Province, Sri Lanka.

Presidential Election Results

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Summary

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The winner of Kalkudah has matched the final country result 4 out of 8 times.

Year Kalkudah Batticaloa Electoral District MAE[2] % Sri Lanka MAE[3] %
2019 NDF NDF 3.16% SLPP 31.61%
2015 NDF NDF 2.02% NDF 32.45%
2010 NDF NDF 7.92% UPFA 21.90%
2005 UNP UNP 8.75% UPFA 22.18%
1999 UNP UNP 12.21% PA 4.76%
1994 PA PA 0.18% PA 25.62%
1988 UNP UNP 4.84% UNP 11.72%
1982 UNP UNP 15.38% UNP 5.56%
Matches/Mean MAE 4/8 4/8 6.81% 8/8 19.48%

2019 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

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Party Kalkudah[4] Batticaloa Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
NDF 65,847 75.96% 238,649 78.70% 5,564,239 41.99%
SLPP 16,663 19.22% 38,460 12.68% 6,924,255 52.25%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 4,182 4.82% 26,112 8.61% 764,005 5.76%
Valid Votes 86,692 98.95% 303,221 98.62% 13,252,499 98.99%
Rejected Votes 924 1.05% 4,258 1.38% 135,452 1.01%
Total Polled 87,616 77.08% 307,479 77.20% 13,387,951 83.71%
Registered Electors 113,665 398,301 15,992,568

2015 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

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Party Kalkudah[5] Batticaloa Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
NDF 60,342 83.72% 209,422 81.62% 6,217,162 51.28%
UPFA 10,337 14.34% 41,631 16.22% 5,768,090 47.58%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 1,396 1.94% 5,533 2.16% 138,200 1.14%
Valid Votes 72,075 98.97% 256,586 99.00% 12,123,452 98.85%
Rejected Votes 747 1.03% 2,580 1.00% 140,925 1.15%
Total Polled 72,822 69.32% 259,166 69.30% 12,264,377 78.69%
Registered Electors 105,056 373,982 15,585,942

2010 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

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Party Kalkudah[6] Batticaloa Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
NDF 35,608 60.45% 146,057 68.93% 4,173,185 40.15%
UPFA 20,112 34.14% 55,663 26.27% 6,015,934 57.88%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 2,120 3.60% 7,155 3.38% 165,268 1.59%
DUNF 1,065 1.81% 3,016 1.42% 39,226 0.38%
Valid Votes 58,905 97.87% 211,891 97.97% 10,393,613 99.03%
Rejected Votes 1,281 2.13% 4,396 2.03% 101,838 0.97%
Total Polled 60,186 61.96% 216,287 32.41% 10,495,451 66.70%
Registered Electors 97,135 667,353 15,734,587

2005 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

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Party Kalkudah[7] Batticaloa Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UNP 28,482 70.55% 121,514 79.51% 4,706,366 48.43%
UPFA 11,105 27.51% 28,836 18.87% 4,887,152 50.29%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 782 1.94% 2,487 1.63% 123,521 1.27%
Valid Votes 40,369 98.77% 152,837 98.85% 9,717,039 98.88%
Rejected Votes 503 1.23% 1,778 1.15% 109,869 1.12%
Total Polled 40,872 44.71% 154,615 47.82% 9,826,908 69.51%
Registered Electors 91,410 323,337 14,136,979

1999 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

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Party Kalkudah[8] Batticaloa Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UNP 22,614 47.99% 104,100 61.19% 3,602,748 42.71%
PA 21,939 46.55% 58,975 34.66% 4,312,157 51.12%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 1,286 2.73% 3,690 2.17% 468,469 5.55%
Liberal 665 1.41% 1,838 1.08% 25,085 0.30%
Ind 2 623 1.32% 1,528 0.90% 27,052 0.32%
Valid Votes 47,127 97.83% 170,131 97.85% 8,435,754 97.69%
Rejected Votes 1,043 2.17% 3,747 2.15% 199,536 2.31%
Total Polled 48,170 62.57% 173,878 63.82% 8,635,290 72.17%
Registered Electors 76,988 272,465 11,965,536

1994 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

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Party Kalkudah[9] Batticaloa Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
PA 41,821 87.42% 144,725 87.30% 4,709,205 62.28%
UNP 3,930 8.21% 14,812 8.93% 2,715,283 35.91%
Ind 2 1,731 3.62% 5,030 3.03% 58,888 0.78%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 359 0.75% 1,214 0.73% 78,152 1.03%
Valid Votes 47,841 98.50% 165,779 98.42% 7,561,526 98.03%
Rejected Votes 730 1.50% 2,664 1.58% 151,706 1.97%
Total Polled 48,571 65.96% 168,443 63.57% 7,713,232 69.12%
Registered Electors 73,640 264,975 11,158,880

1988 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

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Party Kalkudah[10] Batticaloa Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UNP 15,289 46.61% 61,657 50.99% 2,569,199 50.43%
SLMP 9,135 27.85% 38,243 31.63% 235,701 4.63%
SLFP 8,375 25.53% 21,018 17.38% 2,289,857 44.95%
Valid Votes 32,799 96.82% 120,918 95.91% 5,094,754 98.24%
Rejected Votes 1,079 3.18% 5,163 4.09% 91,499 1.76%
Total Polled 33,878 57.01% 126,081 58.38% 5,186,256 55.87%
Registered Electors 59,421 215,983 9,283,143

1982 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

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Party Kalkudah[11] Batticaloa Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UNP 15,950 53.32% 48,094 40.05% 3,450,815 52.93%
SLFP 7,994 26.73% 21,688 18.06% 2,546,348 39.05%
ACTC 5,250 17.55% 47,095 39.22% 173,934 2.67%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 413 1.38% 1,905 1.59% 290,423 4.45%
LSSP 304 1.02% 1,294 1.08% 58,531 0.90%
Valid Votes 29,911 97.14% 120,076 97.66% 6,520,156 98.78%
Rejected Votes 880 2.86% 2,879 2.34% 80,470 1.22%
Total Polled 30,791 66.65% 122,955 70.55% 6,600,626 80.15%
Registered Electors 46,195 174,276 8,235,358

Parliamentary Election Results

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Summary

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The winner of Kalkudah has matched the final country result 1 out of 7 times.

Year Kalkudah Batticaloa Electoral District MAE[12] % Sri Lanka MAE[13] %
2015 ITAK ITAK 7.36% UNP 23.62%
2010 UPFA ITAK 4.62% UPFA 19.91%
2004 ITAK ITAK 6.71% UPFA 37.34%
2001 TULF TULF 9.59% UNP 33.08%
2000 NUA TULF 9.30% PA 34.05%
1994 TULF TULF 3.53% PA 35.34%
1989 SLMC TULF 5.67% UNP 35.63%
Matches/Mean MAE 1/7 0/7 6.69% 7/7 31.28%

2015 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

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Party Kalkudah[14] Batticaloa Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
ITAK 28,718 44.78% 127,185 54.11% 515,963 4.63%
UNP 17,142 26.73% 32,359 13.77% 5,098,916 45.77%
SLMC 9,093 14.18% 38,477 16.37% 44,193 0.40%
UPFA 7,990 12.46% 32,232 13.71% 4,732,664 42.48%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 1,183 1.84% 4,789 2.04% 667,616 5.99%
Valid Votes 64,126 92.47% 235,042 93.12% 11,140,333 95.35%
Rejected Votes 4,234 6.11% 13,551 5.37% 516,926 4.42%
Total Polled 69,348 66.01% 252,397 69.12% 11,684,111 77.66%
Registered Electors 105,056 365,167 15,044,490

2010 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

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Party Kalkudah[15] Batticaloa Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UPFA 16,786 34.39% 62,009 34.67% 4,846,388 60.38%
ITAK 13,709 28.09% 66,235 37.04% 233,190 2.91%
UNP 9,090 18.62% 22,935 12.82% 2,357,057 29.37%
TMVP 6,739 13.81% 16,886 9.44% 20,284 0.25%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 1,248 2.56% 8,055 4.50% 492,361 6.13%
IG8B 632 1.29% 1,355 0.76% 1,355 0.02%
IG6B 608 1.25% 1,362 0.76% 1,362 0.02%
Valid Votes 48,812 90.46% 178,837 91.54% 8,026,322 96.03%
Rejected Votes 4,714 8.74% 14,749 7.55% 581,465 6.96%
Total Polled 53,960 55.55% 195,367 57.46% 8,358,246 59.29%
Registered Electors 97,135 339,982 14,097,690

2004 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

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Party Kalkudah[16] Batticaloa Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
ITAK 43,503 61.46% 161,011 66.71% 633,203 6.85%
SLMC 22,244 31.43% 43,131 17.87% 186,880 2.02%
UPFA 2,706 3.82% 26,268 10.88% 4,223,126 45.70%
UNP 1,364 1.93% 6,151 2.55% 3,486,792 37.73%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 966 1.36% 4,814 1.99% 641,053 6.94%
Valid Votes 70,783 94.83% 241,375 95.02% 9,241,931 94.52%
Rejected Votes 3,862 5.17% 12,648 4.98% 534,452 5.47%
Total Polled 74,645 86.17% 254,023 83.58% 9,777,821 75.74%
Registered Electors 86,626 303,928 12,909,631

2001 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

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Party Kalkudah[17] Batticaloa Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
TULF 20,767 40.19% 86,284 48.17% 348,164 3.89%
SLMC 18,689 36.17% 26,725 14.92% 105,346 1.18%
IND4 4,714 9.12% 6,406 3.58% 7,563 0.08%
UNP 3,103 6.00% 22,638 12.64% 4,086,026 45.62%
PA 2,079 4.02% 25,705 14.35% 3,330,815 37.19%
DPLF 1,040 2.01% 5,601 3.13% 16,669 0.19%
EPDP 784 1.52% 4,153 2.32% 72,783 0.81%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 499 0.97% 1,596 0.89% 946,107 10.56%
Valid Votes 51,675 92.36% 179,108 93.10% 8,955,844 94.77%
Rejected Votes 4,272 7.64% 13,275 6.90% 494,009 5.23%
Total Polled 55,947 69.34% 192,383 68.20% 9,449,878 76.03%
Registered Electors 80,685 282,079 12,428,762

2000 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

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Party Kalkudah[18] Batticaloa Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
NUA 23,140 42.92% 53,646 28.77% 185,593 2.16%
TULF 21,425 39.74% 54,448 29.20% 105,907 1.23%
UNP 4,092 7.59% 29,163 15.64% 3,451,765 40.12%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 1,711 3.17% 18,086 9.70% 845,216 9.83%
PA 1,532 2.84% 16,510 8.86% 3,899,329 45.33%
IG1 1,416 2.63% 5,556 2.98% 9,799 0.11%
DPLF 602 1.12% 9,030 4.84% 20,655 0.24%
Valid Votes 53,918 N/A 186,439 N/A 8,602,617 N/A

1994 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

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Party Kalkudah[19] Batticaloa Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
TULF 23,261 47.75% 76,516 43.95% 132,461 1.67%
SLMC 11,179 22.95% 31,072 17.85% 143,307 1.80%
UNP 6,891 14.15% 23,244 13.35% 3,498,370 44.04%
TELO 3,557 7.30% 17,073 9.81% 24,974 0.31%
PA 2,944 6.04% 19,278 11.07% 3,887,805 48.94%
EPRLF 687 1.41% 4,802 2.76% 9,411 0.12%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 191 0.39% 2,103 1.21% 64,889 0.82%
Valid Votes 48,710 91.19% 174,088 91.81% 7,943,688 95.20%
Rejected Votes 4,705 8.81% 15,531 8.19% 400,395 4.80%
Total Polled 53,415 72.54% 189,619 71.49% 8,344,095 74.75%
Registered Electors 73,640 265,253 11,163,064

1989 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

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Party Kalkudah[20] Batticaloa Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
SLMC 15,522 35.88% 36,867 23.73% 202,016 3.61%
TULF 13,383 30.94% 55,131 35.49% 188,594 3.37%
IND 1 11,589 26.79% 46,419 29.88% 46,419 0.83%
UNP 1,916 4.43% 11,317 7.28% 2,838,005 50.71%
SLFP 445 1.03% 4,130 2.66% 1,785,369 31.90%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 404 0.93% 1,497 0.96% 1,497 0.03%
Valid Votes 43,259 90.77% 155,361 91.78% 5,596,468 93.87%
Rejected Votes 4,401 9.23% 13,923 8.22% 365,563 6.13%
Total Polled 47,660 79.24% 169,284 78.16% 5,962,031 63.60%
Registered Electors 60,149 216,574 9,374,164

Demographics

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Ethnicity

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The Kalkudah Polling Division has a Sri Lankan Tamil majority (58.6%) and a significant Moor population (40.2%) . In comparison, the Batticaloa Electoral District (which contains the Kalkudah Polling Division) has a Sri Lankan Tamil majority (72.3%) and a significant Moor population (25.4%) [1]

Ethnicity in Kalkudah[1]

  Sri Lankan Tamil (58.6%)
  Moor (40.2%)
  Other (1.2%)

Religion

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The Kalkudah Polling Division has a Hindu majority (51.3%) and a significant Muslim population (40.2%) . In comparison, the Batticaloa Electoral District (which contains the Kalkudah Polling Division) has a Hindu majority (64.4%) and a significant Muslim population (25.5%) [1]

Religion in Kalkudah[1]

  Hindu (51.3%)
  Muslim (40.2%)
  Other Christian (6.2%)
  Roman Catholic (1.6%)
  Other (0.6%)

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e "Census of Population and Housing 2012". statistics.gov.lk. Department of Census and Statistics, Sri Lanka. 2012.
  2. ^ The mean absolute error, between the percentages of votes each party got in Kalkudah and the Batticaloa Electoral District. It is a measure of the difference in voting behaviour between the two regions.
  3. ^ The mean absolute error, between the percentages of votes each party got in Kalkudah and the country. It is a measure of the difference in voting behaviour between the two regions.
  4. ^ "2019 Sri Lankan presidential election Results". elections.gov.lk. Election Commission of Sri Lanka. 2019.
  5. ^ "2015 Sri Lankan presidential election Results". elections.gov.lk. Election Commission of Sri Lanka. 2015.
  6. ^ "2010 Sri Lankan presidential election Results". elections.gov.lk. Election Commission of Sri Lanka. 2010.
  7. ^ "2005 Sri Lankan presidential election Results". elections.gov.lk. Election Commission of Sri Lanka. 2005.
  8. ^ "1999 Sri Lankan presidential election Results". elections.gov.lk. Election Commission of Sri Lanka. 1999.
  9. ^ "1994 Sri Lankan presidential election Results". elections.gov.lk. Election Commission of Sri Lanka. 1994.
  10. ^ "1988 Sri Lankan presidential election Results". elections.gov.lk. Election Commission of Sri Lanka. 1988.
  11. ^ "1982 Sri Lankan presidential election Results". elections.gov.lk. Election Commission of Sri Lanka. 1982.
  12. ^ The mean absolute error, between the percentages of votes each party got in Kalkudah and the Batticaloa Electoral District. It is a measure of the difference in voting behaviour between the two regions.
  13. ^ The mean absolute error, between the percentages of votes each party got in Kalkudah and the country. It is a measure of the difference in voting behaviour between the two regions.
  14. ^ "2015 Sri Lankan parliamentary election Results" (PDF). elections.gov.lk. Election Commission of Sri Lanka. 2015.
  15. ^ "2010 Sri Lankan parliamentary election Results" (PDF). elections.gov.lk. Election Commission of Sri Lanka. 2010.
  16. ^ "2004 Sri Lankan parliamentary election Results" (PDF). elections.gov.lk. Election Commission of Sri Lanka. 2004.
  17. ^ "2001 Sri Lankan parliamentary election Results" (PDF). elections.gov.lk. Election Commission of Sri Lanka. 2001.
  18. ^ "2000 Sri Lankan parliamentary election Results" (PDF). elections.gov.lk. Election Commission of Sri Lanka. 2000.
  19. ^ "1994 Sri Lankan parliamentary election Results" (PDF). elections.gov.lk. Election Commission of Sri Lanka. 1994.
  20. ^ "1989 Sri Lankan parliamentary election Results" (PDF). elections.gov.lk. Election Commission of Sri Lanka. 1989.
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