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        Badulla electoral district is one of the 22 multi-member electoral districts
of Sri Lanka
created by the 1978 Constitution
of Sri Lanka. The district is conterminous with the administrative district
of Badulla
in the Uva province
. The district currently elects 8 of the 225 members of the Sri Lankan Parliament and had 574,814 registered electors in 2010.
held on 20 October 1982 for the district:
held on 19 December 1988 for the district:
held on 15 February 1989 for the district:
The following candidates were elected:
W. J. M. Lokubandara
(UNP), 52,559 preference votes (pv); Samaraweera Weerawanni (UNP), 35,210 pv; Lakshman Senewiratne
(UNP), 32,427 pv; Hema Ratnayake (SLFP), 28,635 pv; Edwin Wickremarathne Dodangodage Don (SLFP), 28,385 pv; Ravindra Samaraweera
(UNP), 26,348 pv; Madduma Bandara Sethapenage Appuhamy Ralalage (SLFP), 23,066 pv; and Amarakone Chandra Karunaratne (UNP), 20,026 pv.
held on 16 August 1994 for the district:
The following candidates were elected:
W. J. M. Lokubandara
(UNP), 78,845 preference votes (pv); Dilan Perera
(PA), 54,150 pv; Samaraweera Weerawanni (PA), 44,595 pv; Ravindra Samaraweera
(UNP), 42,309 pv; Sennan Veera (UNP), 41,683 pv; Lakshman Senewiratne
(UNP), 41,320 pv; Hema Ratnayake (PA), 40,873 pv; and R.M. Ratnayake (UNP), 40,293 pv.
held on 9 November 1994 for the district:
held on 6 April 1999 for the district:
held on 21 December 1999 for the district:
held on 10 October 2000 for the district:
The following candidates were elected:
Nimal Siripala De Silva
(PA), 98,917 preference votes (pv); W. J. M. Lokubandara
(UNP), 75,417 pv; Lakshman Senewiratne
(UNP), 51,382 pv; Sethapenage Appuhamy Ralalage Madduma Bandara (PA), 47,152 pv; Upali Delton Samaraweera (UNP), 45,839 pv; Ravindra Samaraweera
(UNP), 44,257 pv; Rathnayake Mudiyanselage Ratnayake (UNP), 38,997 pv; and Dilan Perera
(PA), 38,415 pv.
held on 5 December 2001 for the district:
The following candidates were elected:
Nimal Siripala De Silva
(PA), 85,273 preference votes (pv); W. J. M. Lokubandara
(UNF), 80,593 pv; Lakshman Senewiratne
(UNF), 46,792 pv; Ravindra Samaraweera
(UNF), 44,742 pv; Upali Delton Samaraweera (UNF), 43,228 pv; Karupaiyah Velayudan (UNF), 40,753 pv; Sethapenage Appuhamy Ralalage Madduma Bandara (PA), 36,708 pv; and D.D.W. Wickremaratne (PA), 33,513 pv.
held on 2 April 2004 for the district:
The following candidates were elected:
K. V. Samantha Vidyaratna
(UPFA-JVP), 98,848 preference votes (pv); Nimal Siripala De Silva
(UPFA-SLFP), 96,799 pv; Dilan Perera
(UPFA-SLFP), 64,655 pv; W. J. M. Lokubandara
(UNF-UNP), 56,954 pv; Ravindra Samaraweera
(UNF-UNP), 49,387 pv; M. Satchithanandan
(UNF-CWC), 44,934 pv; Lakshman Senewiratne
(UNF-UNP), 40,820 pv; and Vadivel Suresh
(UNF-CWC), 37,520 pv.
held on 10 July 2004 for the district:
The following candidates were elected:
Anthinna Markkalage Buddhadasa (UPFA), 42,679 preference votes (pv); R. M. Udeni Nandana Kumara Ramanayaka (UPFA), 40,838 pv; Upali Delton Samaraweera (UNP), 40,297 pv; Appuhamilage Rohana Pushpakumara (UPFA), 31,666 pv; D. D. W. Wickramarathna (UPFA), 25,732 pv; R. M. Dinadasa Rathnayaka (UPFA), 24,211 pv; R. M. Sudath Balagalla (UPFA), 21,681 pv; A. J. M. Gunathilaka (UPFA), 20,199 pv; R. M. Rathnayake (UNP), 19,411 pv; D. M. Hema Rathnayaka (UPFA), 18,170 pv; Madar Saibu Sehu Mohamed (UPFA), 17,345 pv; Manel Rathnayaka (UPFA), 16,215 pv; Ponnusamy Bhoominathan (UPFA), 16,074 pv; Karupaiah Velaudam (UNP), 15,423 pv; Sethapena Appuhami Ralalage Bandusena (UPFA), 13,446 pv; Vincent Dias Dren (UNP), 15,076 pv; Muththu Kandasamy Wiji Visvanathan (UNP), 13,189 pv; A. C. Ameer Mohamed (UNP), 12,356 pv; Murugan Periyasamy Loganathan (UNP), 11,759 pv; W. J. M. Samarasekara Bandara (UNP), 11,650 pv; and Arunachalem Aravindh Kumar (UCPF), 5,059 pv.
held on 17 November 2005 for the district:
held on 8 August 2009 for the district:
The following candidates were elected:
Anura Ravindra Widanagamage (UPFA), 51,309 preference votes (pv); Anthinna Markkalage Buddhadasa (UPFA), 43,913 pv; Seid Harin Fernando (UNP), 36,996 pv; Appuhamilage Rohana Pushpakumara (UPFA), 36,204 pv; D. M. S. W. K. Denipitiya (UPFA), 35,380 pv; Manel Rathnayaka (UPFA), 31,139 pv; M. H. Sumith Samayadasa (UPFA), 30,558 pv; Sethapena Appuhami Ralalage Bandusena (UPFA), 30,080 pv; Mihimal Munasinghe (UPFA), 26,377 pv; Ajith Deshapriya Nilame Wickramarathna Dodangodage Don (UPFA), 24,743 pv; Upali Delton Samaraweera (UNP), 24,739 pv; Author Chamara Sampath Dasanayaka (UPFA), 24,490 pv; D. M. Hema Rathnayaka (UPFA), 20,855 pv; A. Akalan Sendil Thondaman (UPFA), 20,448 pv; Don Sunil Jayantha Kannangara (UNP), 20,328 pv; A. J. M. Gunathilaka (UPFA), 19,457 pv; Rathnayaka Mudiyanselage Nimal Rathnayaka (UPFA), 17,622 p; Karupaiah Velaudam (UNP), 14,870 pv; R. Gunawardana (UNP), 11,220 pv; Arunachalem Aravindh Kumar (UCPF), 7,863 pv; and R. M. Sudath Balagalla (JVP), 1,969 pv.
held on 26 January 2010 for the district:
held on 8 April 2010 for the district:
The following candidates were elected:
Nimal Siripala De Silva
(UPFA-SLFP), 141,990 preference votes (pv); Dilan Perera
(UPFA-SLFP), 69,610 pv; Hareen Fernando (UNF), 49,073 pv; Lal Chamika Buddhadasa
(UPFA), 42,856 pv; Udith Lokubandara
(UPFA), 38,124 pv; Appuhamillage Rohana Pushpakumara (UPFA), 36,080 pv; Amith Thenuka Vidanagamage (UPFA), 34,742 pv; and Lakshman Senewiratne
(UNF-UNP), 31,560 pv.
Electoral districts in Sri Lanka
The 1978 Constitution of Sri Lanka provides for the election of members of Parliament from 22 multi-member electoral districts through the proportional representation electoral system....
of Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka, officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka  is a country off the southern coast of the Indian subcontinent. Known until 1972 as Ceylon , Sri Lanka is an island surrounded by the Indian Ocean, the Gulf of Mannar and the Palk Strait, and lies in the vicinity of India and the...
created by the 1978 Constitution
Constitution of Sri Lanka
The Constitution of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka has been the constitution of the island nation of Sri Lanka since its original promulgation by the National State Assembly on 7 September 1978.  It is Sri Lanka's second republican constitution, and its third constitution since the...
of Sri Lanka. The district is conterminous with the administrative district
Districts of Sri Lanka
In Sri Lanka, districts  are the second-level administrative divisions, and are included in a province. There are 25 districts organized into 9 provinces. Each district is administered under a District Secretary, who is appointed by the central government...
of Badulla
Badulla District
Badulla is a district in Uva Province, Sri Lanka. The entire land area of the Badulla district is 2,861 km² and  total population is 837,000. The district is bounded by the districts of Monaragala and Rathnapura on the East & South, by Ampara and Kandy districts on the North and by Nuwara...
in the Uva province
Uva Province
Uva  is Sri Lanka's second least populated province, with 1,187,335 people, created in 1896. It consists of two districts: Badulla බදුල්ල பதுளை and Moneragala මොනරාගල  மொனராகல. The provincial capital is Badulla. Uva is bordered by Eastern, Southern and Central provinces...
. The district currently elects 8 of the 225 members of the Sri Lankan Parliament and had 574,814 registered electors in 2010.
1982 Presidential Election
Results of the 1st presidential electionSri Lankan presidential election, 1982
The Sri Lankan presidential election of 1982 was the first presidential election of Sri Lanka. Nominations were accepted on 17 September 1982, and the election was held on 20 October 1982. Electoral participation was 81.06%. Incumbent president J. R. Jayewardene of the governing United National...
held on 20 October 1982 for the district:
| Candidate | |Postal Votes | |% | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Badulla | |Hali Ela | |Mahi- yanga -naya | |Uva Parana -gama | |Wiya- luwa | |||||||||
| Junius Jayewardene | UNP United National Party The United National Party, often referred to as the UNP ), , is a political party in Sri Lanka. It currently is the main opposition party in Sri Lanka and is headed by Ranil Wickremesinghe... | 12,435 | 15,718 | 14,196 | 11,822 | 21,340 | 14,400 | 17,564 | 18,673 | 12,251 | 2,663 | 141,062 | 58.67% | 
| Hector Kobbekaduwa | SLFP Sri Lanka Freedom Party The Sri Lanka Freedom Party  is one of the major political parties in Sri Lanka. It was founded by S.W.R.D Bandaranaike in 1951 and, since then, has been one of the two largest parties in the Sri Lankan political arena. It first came to power in 1956 and since then has been the predominant party in... | 8,485 | 12,755 | 10,249 | 9,257 | 7,076 | 8,830 | 9,251 | 10,078 | 10,836 | 1,645 | 88,462 | 36.79% | 
| Rohana Wijeweera Rohana Wijeweera Patabendi Don Nandasiri Wijeweera   or Rohana Wijeweera  was a Sri Lankan Marxist politician and the founding leader of the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna... | JVP Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna The Janathā Vimukthi Peramuṇa  is a Marxist-Leninist, Communist political party in Sri Lanka. The party was involved in two armed uprisings against the ruling governments in 1971  and 1987-89... | 717 | 652 | 1,011 | 482 | 443 | 379 | 1,851 | 1,745 | 242 | 191 | 7,713 | 3.21% | 
| Colvin R. de Silva Colvin R. de Silva Colvin R. de Silva  was a former Cabinet Minister of Plantation Industries and Constitutional Affairs, prominent member of parliament, Trotskyist leader and lawyer in Sri Lanka. He was one of the founders of the Lanka Sama Samaja Party – the first Marxist party in Sri Lanka.-Personal... | LSSP Lanka Sama Samaja Party The Lanka Sama Samaja Party  is a Trotskyist political party in Sri Lanka.... | 253 | 245 | 212 | 242 | 229 | 230 | 206 | 199 | 237 | 62 | 2,115 | 0.88% | 
| Kumar Ponnambalam Kumar Ponnambalam Kumar Ponnambalam  was a prominent defence lawyer and a controversial minority Tamil nationalist politician from Sri Lanka... | ACTC All Ceylon Tamil Congress All Ceylon Tamil Congress , is the oldest Tamil political party in Sri Lanka.-History:The ACTC was founded in 1944 by G.G. Ponnambalam. Ponnambalam asked for a 50-50 representation in parliament... | 76 | 97 | 69 | 55 | 27 | 118 | 54 | 61 | 62 | 6 | 625 | 0.26% | 
| Vasudeva Nanayakkara | NSSP Nava Sama Samaja Party The Nava Sama Samaja Pakshaya  is a Trotskyist political party in Sri Lanka. It was formed through the expulsion from the Lanka Sama Samaja Party  of the Vama Samsamja tendency led by Dr Vickrambahu , Sumanasiri Liyanage and others. Siritunga Jayasuriya  and Vasudeva Nanayakkara  joined later... | 37 | 55 | 41 | 55 | 33 | 61 | 67 | 35 | 75 | 4 | 463 | 0.19% | 
| Valid Votes | 22,003 | 29,522 | 25,778 | 21,913 | 29,148 | 24,018 | 28,993 | 30,791 | 23,703 | 4,571 | 240,440 | 100.00% | |
| Rejected Votes | 228 | 375 | 351 | 242 | 287 | 395 | 335 | 437 | 289 | 43 | 2,982 | ||
| Total Polled | 22,231 | 29,897 | 26,129 | 22,155 | 29,435 | 24,413 | 29,328 | 31,228 | 23,992 | 4,614 | 243,422 | ||
| Registered Electors | 27,419 | 35,570 | 30,598 | 27,756 | 33,514 | 28,077 | 33,670 | 36,128 | 27,455 | 280,187 | |||
| Turnout | 81.08% | 84.05% | 85.39% | 79.82% | 87.83% | 86.95% | 87.10% | 86.44% | 87.39% | 86.88% | |||
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1988 Presidential Election
Results of the 2nd presidential electionSri Lankan presidential election, 1988
The Sri Lankan presidential election of 1988 was the second presidential election of Sri Lanka. Nominations were accepted on 10 November 1988, and the election was held on 19 December 1988. Electoral participation was 55.32%...
held on 19 December 1988 for the district:
| Candidate | |Postal Votes | |% | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Badulla | |Hali Ela | |Mahi- yanga -naya | |Uva Parana -gama | |Wiya- luwa | |||||||||
| Ranasinghe Premadasa Ranasinghe Premadasa Ranasinghe Premadasa   was the 3rd President of Sri Lanka from January 2, 1989 to May 1, 1993. Before that, he served as the Prime Minister in the government headed by J. R. Jayewardene from February 6, 1978 to January 1, 1989... | UNP United National Party The United National Party, often referred to as the UNP ), , is a political party in Sri Lanka. It currently is the main opposition party in Sri Lanka and is headed by Ranil Wickremesinghe... | 4,968 | 14,191 | 10,005 | 10,426 | 16,990 | 7,056 | 3,255 | 7,491 | 6,397 | 80,779 | 60.09% | |
| Sirimavo Bandaranaike Sirimavo Bandaranaike Sirimavo Ratwatte Dias Bandaranaike   was a Sri Lankan politician and the world's first female head of government... | SLFP Sri Lanka Freedom Party The Sri Lanka Freedom Party  is one of the major political parties in Sri Lanka. It was founded by S.W.R.D Bandaranaike in 1951 and, since then, has been one of the two largest parties in the Sri Lankan political arena. It first came to power in 1956 and since then has been the predominant party in... | 3,160 | 11,182 | 6,585 | 8,003 | 7,682 | 3,500 | 956 | 3,580 | 5,575 | 50,223 | 37.36% | |
| Oswin Abeygunasekara | SLMP | 464 | 776 | 543 | 412 | 499 | 230 | 52 | 232 | 214 | 3,422 | 2.55% | |
| Valid Votes | 8,592 | 26,149 | 17,133 | 18,841 | 25,171 | 10,786 | 4,263 | 11,303 | 12,186 | 134,424 | 100.00% | ||
| Rejected Votes | 185 | 717 | 466 | 401 | 435 | 425 | 130 | 232 | 285 | 3,276 | |||
| Total Polled | 8,777 | 26,866 | 17,599 | 19,242 | 25,606 | 11,211 | 4,393 | 11,535 | 12,471 | 137,700 | |||
| Registered Electors | 31,924 | 42,467 | 35,367 | 30,645 | 46,724 | 31,509 | 38,520 | 41,846 | 30,460 | 329,462 | |||
| Turnout | 27.49% | 63.26% | 49.76% | 62.79% | 54.80% | 35.58% | 11.40% | 27.57% | 40.94% | 41.80% | |||
| Source: | |||||||||||||
1989 Parliamentary General Election
Results of the 9th parliamentary electionSri Lankan parliamentary election, 1989
Sri Lanka had not had a parliamentary election since 1977.  The elections that should normally have been held by 1983 had been cancelled by the 1982 referendum.President Ranasinghe Premadasa called the election for February 15.-Electoral District:...
held on 15 February 1989 for the district:
| Party | |Votes per Polling Division | |Total Votes | |Seats | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Badulla | |Hali Ela | |Mahi- yanga -naya | |Uva Parana -gama | |Wiya- luwa | ||||||||||
| United National Party United National Party The United National Party, often referred to as the UNP ), , is a political party in Sri Lanka. It currently is the main opposition party in Sri Lanka and is headed by Ranil Wickremesinghe... / Ceylon Workers' Congress Ceylon Workers' Congress The Ceylon Workers' Congress  is a political party in Sri Lanka that has traditionally represented Tamils working in the plantation sector of the economy .- History :... | 10,874 | 14,078 | 14,240 | 11,495 | 25,158 | 13,791 | 15,835 | 14,743 | 12,581 | 2,294 | 135,089 | 58.97% | 5 | |
| Sri Lanka Freedom Party Sri Lanka Freedom Party The Sri Lanka Freedom Party  is one of the major political parties in Sri Lanka. It was founded by S.W.R.D Bandaranaike in 1951 and, since then, has been one of the two largest parties in the Sri Lankan political arena. It first came to power in 1956 and since then has been the predominant party in... | 7,154 | 10,444 | 8,454 | 7,444 | 9,120 | 8,475 | 9,739 | 10,521 | 8,067 | 1,593 | 81,011 | 35.36% | 3 | |
| United Socialist Alliance (CPSL Communist Party of Sri Lanka The Communist Party of Sri Lanka  is a communist political party in Sri Lanka. At the last legislative elections, on 2 April 2004, the party was part of the United People's Freedom Alliance that won 45.6% of the popular vote and 105 out of 225 seats.... , LSSP Lanka Sama Samaja Party The Lanka Sama Samaja Party  is a Trotskyist political party in Sri Lanka.... , NSSP Nava Sama Samaja Party The Nava Sama Samaja Pakshaya  is a Trotskyist political party in Sri Lanka. It was formed through the expulsion from the Lanka Sama Samaja Party  of the Vama Samsamja tendency led by Dr Vickrambahu , Sumanasiri Liyanage and others. Siritunga Jayasuriya  and Vasudeva Nanayakkara  joined later... , SLMP Sri Lanka Mahajana Pakshaya The Sri Lanka Mahajana Pakshaya  is a political party in Sri Lanka. Founded in 1984 by Sri Lanka Freedom Party. Was led by Chandrika Kumaratunga 1985-1990.... ) | 1,704 | 493 | 1,122 | 333 | 124 | 583 | 171 | 380 | 673 | 129 | 5,712 | 2.49% | 0 | |
| United Lanka People's Party | 716 | 432 | 673 | 398 | 360 | 559 | 344 | 1,828 | 244 | 35 | 5,589 | 2.44% | 0 | |
| Mahajana Eksath Peramuna Mahajana Eksath Peramuna The Mahajana Eksath Peramuna  is a left-wing political party in Sri Lanka. Today the party is led by Dinesh Gunawardena, son of Philip Gunawardena.... | 171 | 363 | 223 | 93 | 75 | 112 | 337 | 135 | 86 | 98 | 1,693 | 0.74% | 0 | |
| Valid Votes | 20,619 | 25,810 | 24,712 | 19,763 | 34,837 | 23,520 | 26,426 | 27,607 | 21,651 | 4,149 | 229,094 | 100.00% | 8 | |
| Rejected Votes | 1,360 | 1,958 | 2,228 | 1,509 | 2,341 | 2,079 | 3,429 | 2,424 | 2,248 | 128 | 19,704 | |||
| Total Polled | 21,979 | 27,768 | 26,940 | 21,272 | 37,178 | 25,599 | 29,855 | 30,031 | 23,899 | 4,277 | 248,798 | |||
| Registered Electors | 30,982 | 41,805 | 34,666 | 30,052 | 46,406 | 31,156 | 38,268 | 41,334 | 30,170 | 4,482 | 329,321 | |||
| Turnout | 70.94% | 66.42% | 77.71% | 70.78% | 80.11% | 82.16% | 78.02% | 72.65% | 79.21% | 95.43% | 75.55% | |||
| Sources: | ||||||||||||||
The following candidates were elected:
W. J. M. Lokubandara
W. J. M. Lokubandara
Wijesinghe Jayaweera Mudiyanselage Lokubandara , commonly known as W. J. M. Lokubandara, is the current Governor of Sabaragamuwa Province and former Speaker of the Parliament of Sri Lanka. He is a lawyer by profession, and is also an author of several books  and a song writer...
(UNP), 52,559 preference votes (pv); Samaraweera Weerawanni (UNP), 35,210 pv; Lakshman Senewiratne
Lakshman Senewiratne
Lakshman Pinto Jayatilaka Senewiratne   is a Sri Lankan politician, current Cabinet Minister of Productivity Promotion and a member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka representing the Badulla District. His father Capt. C. P. J. Senewiratne was a MP for Mahiyangana and former Cabinet Minister of...
(UNP), 32,427 pv; Hema Ratnayake (SLFP), 28,635 pv; Edwin Wickremarathne Dodangodage Don (SLFP), 28,385 pv; Ravindra Samaraweera
Ravindra Samaraweera
Ravindra Samaraweera  is a Sri Lankan politician, a former member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka and a former government minister.-References:...
(UNP), 26,348 pv; Madduma Bandara Sethapenage Appuhamy Ralalage (SLFP), 23,066 pv; and Amarakone Chandra Karunaratne (UNP), 20,026 pv.
1994 Parliamentary General Election
Results of the 10th parliamentary electionSri Lankan parliamentary election, 1994
The Sri Lankan parliamentary election of 1994 marked the decisive end of 17 years of UNP rule and a revival of Sri Lankan democracy.-Background:Democracy in Sri Lanka had seemed doomed as the presidencies of J.R...
held on 16 August 1994 for the district:
| Party | |Votes per Polling Division | |Total Votes | |Seats | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Badulla | |Hali Ela | |Mahi- yanga -naya | |Uva Parana -gama | |Wiya- luwa | ||||||||||
| United National Party United National Party The United National Party, often referred to as the UNP ), , is a political party in Sri Lanka. It currently is the main opposition party in Sri Lanka and is headed by Ranil Wickremesinghe... / Ceylon Workers' Congress Ceylon Workers' Congress The Ceylon Workers' Congress  is a political party in Sri Lanka that has traditionally represented Tamils working in the plantation sector of the economy .- History :... | 14,147 | 21,713 | 20,677 | 19,574 | 27,956 | 21,180 | 19,310 | 19,935 | 14,340 | 3,299 | 182,131 | 54.04% | 5 | |
| People's Alliance People's Alliance (Sri Lanka) The People's Alliance  is a front of political parties in Sri Lanka, formed in 1994.It comprises the following parties:* Sri Lanka Freedom Party* Lanka Sama Samaja Party* Communist Party of Sri Lanka* Sri Lanka Mahajana Party... (SLFP Sri Lanka Freedom Party The Sri Lanka Freedom Party  is one of the major political parties in Sri Lanka. It was founded by S.W.R.D Bandaranaike in 1951 and, since then, has been one of the two largest parties in the Sri Lankan political arena. It first came to power in 1956 and since then has been the predominant party in... et al) | 14,070 | 19,545 | 15,341 | 14,491 | 16,702 | 13,012 | 16,792 | 18,811 | 12,646 | 5,136 | 146,546 | 43.48% | 3 | |
| Sri Lanka Progressive Front (JVP Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna The Janathā Vimukthi Peramuṇa  is a Marxist-Leninist, Communist political party in Sri Lanka. The party was involved in two armed uprisings against the ruling governments in 1971  and 1987-89... ) | 340 | 396 | 465 | 311 | 319 | 243 | 520 | 612 | 195 | 154 | 3,555 | 1.05% | 0 | |
| Independent 2 Independent (politician) In politics, an independent or non-party politician is an individual not affiliated to any political party. Independents may hold a centrist viewpoint between those of major political parties, a viewpoint more extreme than any major party, or they may have a viewpoint based on issues that they do... | 116 | 466 | 167 | 349 | 75 | 151 | 192 | 992 | 80 | 13 | 2,601 | 0.77% | 0 | |
| Mahajana Eksath Peramuna Mahajana Eksath Peramuna The Mahajana Eksath Peramuna  is a left-wing political party in Sri Lanka. Today the party is led by Dinesh Gunawardena, son of Philip Gunawardena.... | 258 | 172 | 168 | 92 | 242 | 62 | 211 | 154 | 93 | 89 | 1,541 | 0.46% | 0 | |
| Independent 1 Independent (politician) In politics, an independent or non-party politician is an individual not affiliated to any political party. Independents may hold a centrist viewpoint between those of major political parties, a viewpoint more extreme than any major party, or they may have a viewpoint based on issues that they do... | 30 | 112 | 76 | 75 | 86 | 64 | 77 | 65 | 87 | 13 | 685 | 0.20% | 0 | |
| Valid Votes | 28,961 | 42,404 | 36,894 | 34,892 | 45,380 | 34,712 | 37,102 | 40,569 | 27,441 | 8,704 | 337,059 | 100.00% | 8 | |
| Rejected Votes | 1,937 | 3,255 | 3,419 | 3,780 | 3,083 | 3,731 | 3,095 | 3,300 | 2,744 | 196 | 28,540 | |||
| Total Polled | 30,898 | 45,659 | 40,313 | 38,672 | 48,463 | 38,443 | 40,197 | 43,869 | 30,185 | 8,900 | 365,599 | |||
| Registered Electors | 40,039 | 56,426 | 48,807 | 48,853 | 58,235 | 45,788 | 47,127 | 53,643 | 36,342 | 435,260 | ||||
| Turnout | 77.17% | 80.92% | 82.60% | 79.16% | 83.22% | 83.96% | 85.30% | 81.78% | 83.06% | 84.00% | ||||
| Sources: | ||||||||||||||
The following candidates were elected:
W. J. M. Lokubandara
W. J. M. Lokubandara
Wijesinghe Jayaweera Mudiyanselage Lokubandara , commonly known as W. J. M. Lokubandara, is the current Governor of Sabaragamuwa Province and former Speaker of the Parliament of Sri Lanka. He is a lawyer by profession, and is also an author of several books  and a song writer...
(UNP), 78,845 preference votes (pv); Dilan Perera
Dilan Perera
Boddhiya Baduge Dilan Priyanjan Anslam Perera   , MP is the Sri Lankan Non-Cabinet  Minister of Port Development. He is a Member of Parliament for Badulla District and former Deputy Minister of Justice...
(PA), 54,150 pv; Samaraweera Weerawanni (PA), 44,595 pv; Ravindra Samaraweera
Ravindra Samaraweera
Ravindra Samaraweera  is a Sri Lankan politician, a former member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka and a former government minister.-References:...
(UNP), 42,309 pv; Sennan Veera (UNP), 41,683 pv; Lakshman Senewiratne
Lakshman Senewiratne
Lakshman Pinto Jayatilaka Senewiratne   is a Sri Lankan politician, current Cabinet Minister of Productivity Promotion and a member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka representing the Badulla District. His father Capt. C. P. J. Senewiratne was a MP for Mahiyangana and former Cabinet Minister of...
(UNP), 41,320 pv; Hema Ratnayake (PA), 40,873 pv; and R.M. Ratnayake (UNP), 40,293 pv.
1994 Presidential Election
Results of the 3rd presidential electionSri Lankan presidential election, 1994
The Sri Lankan presidential election of 1994 was the third presidential election of Sri Lanka. Nominations were accepted on 7 October 1994, and the election was held on 9 November 1994. Electoral participation was 70.47%...
held on 9 November 1994 for the district:
| Candidate | |Postal Votes | |% | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Badulla | |Hali Ela | |Mahi- yanga -naya | |Uva Parana -gama | |Wiya- luwa | |||||||||
| Chandrika Kumaratunga Chandrika Kumaratunga Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga   born June 29, 1945) was the 4th Executive president of Sri Lanka, serving from November 12, 1994 to November 19, 2005. The daughter of two former Prime Ministers, she was also the leader of the Sri Lanka Freedom Party until end of 2005... | PA People's Alliance (Sri Lanka) The People's Alliance  is a front of political parties in Sri Lanka, formed in 1994.It comprises the following parties:* Sri Lanka Freedom Party* Lanka Sama Samaja Party* Communist Party of Sri Lanka* Sri Lanka Mahajana Party... | 17,416 | 23,648 | 20,090 | 20,108 | 18,218 | 19,303 | 20,307 | 22,177 | 15,304 | 6,239 | 182,810 | 55.27% | 
| Srimathi Dissanayake | UNP United National Party The United National Party, often referred to as the UNP ), , is a political party in Sri Lanka. It currently is the main opposition party in Sri Lanka and is headed by Ranil Wickremesinghe... | 10,210 | 15,072 | 14,430 | 13,371 | 24,842 | 13,793 | 16,031 | 17,280 | 11,227 | 3,355 | 139,611 | 42.21% | 
| Hudson Samarasinghe | Ind 2 Independent (politician) In politics, an independent or non-party politician is an individual not affiliated to any political party. Independents may hold a centrist viewpoint between those of major political parties, a viewpoint more extreme than any major party, or they may have a viewpoint based on issues that they do... | 255 | 464 | 491 | 551 | 446 | 556 | 335 | 284 | 456 | 9 | 3,847 | 1.16% | 
| Harischandra Wijayatunga Harischandra Wijayatunga Wijayatunga Mudalige Harischandra Wijayatunga  is a Sri Lankan author, translator, lexicographer, teacher, lawyer and politician. He held various offices in different institutions of the Government of Sri Lanka. At present he is the leader of Sinhalaye Mahasammatha Bhoomiputra Party... | SMBP Sinhalaye Mahasammatha Bhoomiputra Pakshaya Sinhalaye Mahasammatha Bhoomiputhra Pakshaya  is a minor Sinhala Buddhist  political party in Sri Lanka, led by Dr. Harischandra Wijayatunga.... | 182 | 236 | 212 | 221 | 213 | 176 | 134 | 164 | 145 | 62 | 1,745 | 0.53% | 
| A.J. Ranashinge | Ind 1 Independent (politician) In politics, an independent or non-party politician is an individual not affiliated to any political party. Independents may hold a centrist viewpoint between those of major political parties, a viewpoint more extreme than any major party, or they may have a viewpoint based on issues that they do... | 104 | 152 | 153 | 140 | 213 | 167 | 129 | 126 | 183 | 20 | 1,387 | 0.42% | 
| Nihal Galappaththi Nihal Galappaththi Arachchige Nihal Galappaththi is a Sri Lankan politician and a former member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka.-References:... | SLPF | 76 | 161 | 146 | 140 | 203 | 174 | 141 | 121 | 172 | 38 | 1,372 | 0.41% | 
| Valid Votes | 28,243 | 39,733 | 35,522 | 34,531 | 44,135 | 34,169 | 37,077 | 40,152 | 27,487 | 9,723 | 330,772 | 100.00% | |
| Rejected Votes | 958 | 2,003 | 1,861 | 2,182 | 1,302 | 1,873 | 1,267 | 1,482 | 1,002 | 163 | 14,093 | ||
| Total Polled | 29,201 | 41,736 | 37,383 | 36,713 | 45,437 | 36,042 | 38,344 | 41,634 | 28,489 | 9,886 | 344,865 | ||
| Registered Electors | 40,039 | 56,426 | 48,807 | 48,853 | 58,235 | 45,788 | 47,127 | 53,643 | 36,342 | 435,260 | |||
| Turnout | 72.93% | 73.97% | 76.59% | 75.15% | 78.02% | 78.71% | 81.36% | 77.61% | 78.39% | 79.23% | |||
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1999 Provincial Council Election
Results of the 3rd Uva provincial council electionSri Lankan provincial council election, 1999
The 1999 Sri Lankan provincial council election was held on 25 January 1999, 6 April 1999 and 10 June 1999 to elect members to seven provincial councils in Sri Lanka. No election was held in the eighth province, North Eastern, which had been governed directly by the national government since March...
held on 6 April 1999 for the district:
| Party | |% | People's Alliance People's Alliance (Sri Lanka) The People's Alliance  is a front of political parties in Sri Lanka, formed in 1994.It comprises the following parties:* Sri Lanka Freedom Party* Lanka Sama Samaja Party* Communist Party of Sri Lanka* Sri Lanka Mahajana Party... (SLFP Sri Lanka Freedom Party The Sri Lanka Freedom Party  is one of the major political parties in Sri Lanka. It was founded by S.W.R.D Bandaranaike in 1951 and, since then, has been one of the two largest parties in the Sri Lankan political arena. It first came to power in 1956 and since then has been the predominant party in... , SLMC Sri Lanka Muslim Congress The Sri Lanka Muslim Congress is a political party in Sri Lanka. The party was formed at a meeting held at Kattankudy in 1981 by a small study group of local Eastern Province political leaders.... et al.) | 140,293 | 44.69% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United National Party United National Party The United National Party, often referred to as the UNP ), , is a political party in Sri Lanka. It currently is the main opposition party in Sri Lanka and is headed by Ranil Wickremesinghe... | 137,437 | 43.78% | |||
| National Union of Workers (CWC Ceylon Workers' Congress The Ceylon Workers' Congress  is a political party in Sri Lanka that has traditionally represented Tamils working in the plantation sector of the economy .- History :... , DWC) | 19,224 | 6.12% | |||
| Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna The Janathā Vimukthi Peramuṇa  is a Marxist-Leninist, Communist political party in Sri Lanka. The party was involved in two armed uprisings against the ruling governments in 1971  and 1987-89... | 12,106 | 3.86% | |||
| Up-Country People's Front Up-Country People's Front The Up-Country People's Front is a political party in Sri Lanka.At the last legislative elections, held on 2 April 2004, the party won 0.5% of the popular vote and 2 out of 225 seats. One is an elected seat and the second member of parliament was appointed through the national list of the United... | 2,473 | 0.79% | |||
| Mahajana Eksath Peramuna Mahajana Eksath Peramuna The Mahajana Eksath Peramuna  is a left-wing political party in Sri Lanka. Today the party is led by Dinesh Gunawardena, son of Philip Gunawardena.... | 1,980 | 0.63% | |||
| Independent Independent (politician) In politics, an independent or non-party politician is an individual not affiliated to any political party. Independents may hold a centrist viewpoint between those of major political parties, a viewpoint more extreme than any major party, or they may have a viewpoint based on issues that they do... | 407 | 0.13% | |||
| Valid Votes | 313,920 | 100.00% | |||
| Rejected Votes | 29,396 | ||||
| Total Polled | 343,316 | ||||
| Registered Electors | 454,913 | ||||
| Turnout | 75.47% | ||||
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1999 Presidential Election
Results of the 4th presidential electionSri Lankan presidential election, 1999
The Sri Lankan presidential election of 1999 was the fourth presidential election of Sri Lanka. Nominations were accepted on 16 November 1999, and the election was held on 21 December 1999 Electoral participation was 73.31%...
held on 21 December 1999 for the district:
| Candidate | |Postal Votes | |% | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Badulla | |Hali Ela | |Mahi- yanga -naya | |Uva Parana -gama | |Wiya- luwa | |||||||||
| Ranil Wickremasinghe Ranil Wickremasinghe Ranil Shriyan Wickremesinghe , MP,  is a Sri Lankan politician and current Leader of the Opposition in the Sri Lankan parliament. He was Prime Minister of Sri Lanka twice, from May 7, 1993 to August 19, 1994 and from December 9, 2001 to April 6, 2004... | UNP United National Party The United National Party, often referred to as the UNP ), , is a political party in Sri Lanka. It currently is the main opposition party in Sri Lanka and is headed by Ranil Wickremesinghe... | 13,310 | 20,768 | 18,382 | 18,053 | 27,638 | 18,124 | 18,969 | 20,447 | 13,003 | 4,190 | 172,884 | 47.97% | 
| Chandrika Kumaratunga Chandrika Kumaratunga Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga   born June 29, 1945) was the 4th Executive president of Sri Lanka, serving from November 12, 1994 to November 19, 2005. The daughter of two former Prime Ministers, she was also the leader of the Sri Lanka Freedom Party until end of 2005... | PA People's Alliance (Sri Lanka) The People's Alliance  is a front of political parties in Sri Lanka, formed in 1994.It comprises the following parties:* Sri Lanka Freedom Party* Lanka Sama Samaja Party* Communist Party of Sri Lanka* Sri Lanka Mahajana Party... | 16,039 | 23,002 | 18,253 | 16,622 | 19,750 | 16,558 | 18,433 | 20,063 | 13,336 | 4,944 | 167,000 | 46.33% | 
| Nandana Gunathilake Nandana Gunathilake M. D. Nandana Gunathilake is a Sri Lankan politician and a former member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka.-References:... | JVP Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna The Janathā Vimukthi Peramuṇa  is a Marxist-Leninist, Communist political party in Sri Lanka. The party was involved in two armed uprisings against the ruling governments in 1971  and 1987-89... | 1,125 | 1,339 | 1,384 | 826 | 1,757 | 748 | 1,401 | 1,665 | 957 | 823 | 12,025 | 3.34% | 
| Rajiva Wijesinha Rajiva Wijesinha Rajiva Wijesinha, MA, DPhil    is a Sri Lankan writer in English, distinguished for his political analysis as well as creative and critical work... | Liberal Liberal Party of Sri Lanka The Liberal Party of Sri Lanka began as a think-tank called the Council for Liberal Democracy, founded in 1981 by the late Dr. Chanaka Amaratunga, a longstanding member of the United National Party which was then in government.... | 88 | 150 | 154 | 180 | 400 | 205 | 117 | 126 | 230 | 2 | 1,652 | 0.46% | 
| W.V.M. Ranjith | Ind 2 Independent (politician) In politics, an independent or non-party politician is an individual not affiliated to any political party. Independents may hold a centrist viewpoint between those of major political parties, a viewpoint more extreme than any major party, or they may have a viewpoint based on issues that they do... | 71 | 164 | 142 | 164 | 260 | 189 | 134 | 156 | 218 | 1 | 1,499 | 0.42% | 
| T. Edirisuriya | Ind 1 Independent (politician) In politics, an independent or non-party politician is an individual not affiliated to any political party. Independents may hold a centrist viewpoint between those of major political parties, a viewpoint more extreme than any major party, or they may have a viewpoint based on issues that they do... | 92 | 151 | 131 | 121 | 199 | 155 | 88 | 99 | 193 | 5 | 1,234 | 0.34% | 
| Harischandra Wijayatunga Harischandra Wijayatunga Wijayatunga Mudalige Harischandra Wijayatunga  is a Sri Lankan author, translator, lexicographer, teacher, lawyer and politician. He held various offices in different institutions of the Government of Sri Lanka. At present he is the leader of Sinhalaye Mahasammatha Bhoomiputra Party... | SMBP Sinhalaye Mahasammatha Bhoomiputra Pakshaya Sinhalaye Mahasammatha Bhoomiputhra Pakshaya  is a minor Sinhala Buddhist  political party in Sri Lanka, led by Dr. Harischandra Wijayatunga.... | 115 | 178 | 163 | 103 | 133 | 95 | 72 | 128 | 116 | 74 | 1,177 | 0.33% | 
| Abdul Rasool | SLMP | 105 | 98 | 85 | 92 | 54 | 61 | 54 | 291 | 68 | 7 | 915 | 0.25% | 
| Vasudeva Nanayakkara | LDA | 72 | 87 | 39 | 86 | 46 | 64 | 61 | 33 | 49 | 52 | 589 | 0.16% | 
| Kamal Karunadasa | PLSF | 37 | 74 | 77 | 52 | 62 | 67 | 55 | 69 | 56 | 5 | 554 | 0.15% | 
| Hudson Samarasinghe | Ind 3 Independent (politician) In politics, an independent or non-party politician is an individual not affiliated to any political party. Independents may hold a centrist viewpoint between those of major political parties, a viewpoint more extreme than any major party, or they may have a viewpoint based on issues that they do... | 20 | 74 | 57 | 57 | 69 | 54 | 35 | 47 | 82 | 0 | 495 | 0.14% | 
| A. Dissanayaka | DUNF Democratic United National Front The Democratic United National Front  is a political party in Sri Lanka.At the last legislative elections, held on 2 April 2004, the party was part of the United People's Freedom Alliance that won 45.6 % of the popular vote and 105 out of 225 seats.... | 15 | 26 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 28 | 15 | 15 | 32 | 4 | 203 | 0.06% | 
| A.W. Premawardhana | PFF | 9 | 29 | 25 | 17 | 26 | 23 | 16 | 17 | 29 | 3 | 194 | 0.05% | 
| Valid Votes | 31,098 | 46,140 | 38,913 | 36,396 | 50,418 | 36,371 | 39,450 | 43,156 | 28,369 | 10,110 | 360,421 | 100.00% | |
| Rejected Votes | 882 | 1,526 | 1,433 | 1,210 | 1,308 | 1,222 | 960 | 1,203 | 958 | 277 | 10,979 | ||
| Total Polled | 31,980 | 47,666 | 40,346 | 37,606 | 51,726 | 37,593 | 40,410 | 44,359 | 29,327 | 10,387 | 371,400 | ||
| Registered Electors | 42,591 | 62,074 | 51,998 | 48,861 | 65,925 | 48,066 | 49,560 | 56,170 | 38,978 | 464,223 | |||
| Turnout | 75.09% | 76.79% | 77.59% | 76.97% | 78.46% | 78.21% | 81.54% | 78.97% | 75.24% | 80.00% | |||
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2000 Parliamentary General Election
Results of the 11th parliamentary electionSri Lankan parliamentary election, 2000
The elections were called by President Chandrika Kumaratunga for October 24, 2000.The People's Alliance  government Kumaratunga had led for six years was facing increasing criticism on two fronts: a series of military defeats at the hands of the rebel Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam in the...
held on 10 October 2000 for the district:
| Party | |Votes per Polling Division | |Total Votes | |Seats | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Badulla | |Hali Ela | |Mahi- yanga -naya | |Uva Parana -gama | |Wiya- luwa | ||||||||||
| United National Party United National Party The United National Party, often referred to as the UNP ), , is a political party in Sri Lanka. It currently is the main opposition party in Sri Lanka and is headed by Ranil Wickremesinghe... | 13,312 | 20,912 | 17,338 | 16,430 | 28,850 | 15,491 | 17,582 | 19,377 | 12,880 | 5,179 | 167,351 | 46.36% | 5 | |
| People's Alliance People's Alliance (Sri Lanka) The People's Alliance  is a front of political parties in Sri Lanka, formed in 1994.It comprises the following parties:* Sri Lanka Freedom Party* Lanka Sama Samaja Party* Communist Party of Sri Lanka* Sri Lanka Mahajana Party... (SLFP Sri Lanka Freedom Party The Sri Lanka Freedom Party  is one of the major political parties in Sri Lanka. It was founded by S.W.R.D Bandaranaike in 1951 and, since then, has been one of the two largest parties in the Sri Lankan political arena. It first came to power in 1956 and since then has been the predominant party in... et al.) | 14,638 | 19,836 | 17,588 | 13,699 | 17,792 | 13,848 | 18,162 | 18,661 | 13,082 | 6,866 | 154,172 | 42.71% | 3 | |
| Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna The Janathā Vimukthi Peramuṇa  is a Marxist-Leninist, Communist political party in Sri Lanka. The party was involved in two armed uprisings against the ruling governments in 1971  and 1987-89... | 1,778 | 1,928 | 1,802 | 1,046 | 2,990 | 912 | 1,815 | 1,835 | 1,131 | 1,177 | 16,414 | 4.55% | 0 | |
| Ceylon Workers' Congress Ceylon Workers' Congress The Ceylon Workers' Congress  is a political party in Sri Lanka that has traditionally represented Tamils working in the plantation sector of the economy .- History :... | 631 | 1,927 | 944 | 2,975 | 6 | 4,135 | 394 | 617 | 342 | 121 | 12,092 | 3.35% | 0 | |
| National Unity Alliance Muslim National Unity Alliance The Muslim National Unity Alliance  was a left-wing political party in Sri Lanka.At the legislative elections, 2 April 2004, the party was part of the United People's Freedom Alliance that won 45.6% of the popular vote and 105 out of 225 seats. The party operated on a platform of Islamic socialism... (SLMC Sri Lanka Muslim Congress The Sri Lanka Muslim Congress is a political party in Sri Lanka. The party was formed at a meeting held at Kattankudy in 1981 by a small study group of local Eastern Province political leaders.... ) | 430 | 564 | 293 | 473 | 153 | 173 | 215 | 2,577 | 113 | 61 | 5,052 | 1.40% | 0 | |
| New Left Front New Left Front The Left Liberation Front is a left wing electoral coalition in Sri Lanka.  It was founded in 1998 as the New Left Front by the Nava Sama Samaja Party, former members of the People's Alliance, and the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna... (NSSP Nava Sama Samaja Party The Nava Sama Samaja Pakshaya  is a Trotskyist political party in Sri Lanka. It was formed through the expulsion from the Lanka Sama Samaja Party  of the Vama Samsamja tendency led by Dr Vickrambahu , Sumanasiri Liyanage and others. Siritunga Jayasuriya  and Vasudeva Nanayakkara  joined later... et al.) | 135 | 253 | 233 | 231 | 343 | 216 | 210 | 161 | 227 | 13 | 2,022 | 0.56% | 0 | |
| Sinhala Heritage | 297 | 447 | 184 | 174 | 105 | 70 | 119 | 152 | 65 | 164 | 1,777 | 0.49% | 0 | |
| Citizen's Front | 96 | 76 | 99 | 28 | 58 | 34 | 50 | 42 | 101 | 13 | 597 | 0.17% | 0 | |
| Liberal Party Liberal Party of Sri Lanka The Liberal Party of Sri Lanka began as a think-tank called the Council for Liberal Democracy, founded in 1981 by the late Dr. Chanaka Amaratunga, a longstanding member of the United National Party which was then in government.... | 16 | 34 | 31 | 36 | 54 | 47 | 27 | 30 | 49 | 1 | 325 | 0.09% | 0 | |
| Democratic United National Front Democratic United National Front The Democratic United National Front  is a political party in Sri Lanka.At the last legislative elections, held on 2 April 2004, the party was part of the United People's Freedom Alliance that won 45.6 % of the popular vote and 105 out of 225 seats.... | 20 | 51 | 26 | 23 | 39 | 38 | 27 | 31 | 23 | 1 | 279 | 0.08% | 0 | |
| Independent 1 Independent (politician) In politics, an independent or non-party politician is an individual not affiliated to any political party. Independents may hold a centrist viewpoint between those of major political parties, a viewpoint more extreme than any major party, or they may have a viewpoint based on issues that they do... | 16 | 31 | 24 | 14 | 31 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 36 | 1 | 207 | 0.06% | 0 | |
| People's Freedom Front | 11 | 20 | 25 | 29 | 9 | 55 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 179 | 0.05% | 0 | |
| Independent 4 Independent (politician) In politics, an independent or non-party politician is an individual not affiliated to any political party. Independents may hold a centrist viewpoint between those of major political parties, a viewpoint more extreme than any major party, or they may have a viewpoint based on issues that they do... | 14 | 24 | 24 | 12 | 32 | 21 | 21 | 13 | 16 | 1 | 178 | 0.05% | 0 | |
| Independent 3 Independent (politician) In politics, an independent or non-party politician is an individual not affiliated to any political party. Independents may hold a centrist viewpoint between those of major political parties, a viewpoint more extreme than any major party, or they may have a viewpoint based on issues that they do... | 10 | 17 | 16 | 34 | 16 | 20 | 7 | 9 | 17 | 2 | 148 | 0.04% | 0 | |
| National Development Front | 4 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 15 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 80 | 0.02% | 0 | |
| Sri Lanka Progressive Front | 8 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 1 | 77 | 0.02% | 0 | |
| Independent 2 Independent (politician) In politics, an independent or non-party politician is an individual not affiliated to any political party. Independents may hold a centrist viewpoint between those of major political parties, a viewpoint more extreme than any major party, or they may have a viewpoint based on issues that they do... | 10 | 14 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 66 | 0.02% | 0 | |
| Valid Votes | 31,426 | 46,155 | 38,652 | 35,236 | 50,501 | 35,099 | 38,673 | 43,553 | 28,119 | 13,602 | 361,016 | 100.00% | 8 | |
| Rejected Votes | 1,869 | 3,650 | 3,380 | 3,683 | 2,908 | 2,921 | 2,999 | 2,658 | 28,187 | |||||
| Total Polled | 33,295 | 49,805 | 42,032 | 38,919 | 53,409 | 41,594 | 46,552 | 30,777 | 389,203 | |||||
| Registered Electors | 43,882 | 63,837 | 52,866 | 50,052 | 68,260 | 49,102 | 50,535 | 57,245 | 39,779 | 475,558 | ||||
| Turnout | 75.87% | 78.02% | 79.51% | 77.76% | 78.24% | 82.30% | 81.32% | 77.37% | 81.84% | |||||
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The following candidates were elected:
Nimal Siripala De Silva
Nimal Siripala De Silva
Nilenthi Nimal Siripala de Silva MP  is the Sri Lanka's Cabinet Minister of Irrigation and Water Resources Management and a Member of Parliament representing the Badulla District....
(PA), 98,917 preference votes (pv); W. J. M. Lokubandara
W. J. M. Lokubandara
Wijesinghe Jayaweera Mudiyanselage Lokubandara , commonly known as W. J. M. Lokubandara, is the current Governor of Sabaragamuwa Province and former Speaker of the Parliament of Sri Lanka. He is a lawyer by profession, and is also an author of several books  and a song writer...
(UNP), 75,417 pv; Lakshman Senewiratne
Lakshman Senewiratne
Lakshman Pinto Jayatilaka Senewiratne   is a Sri Lankan politician, current Cabinet Minister of Productivity Promotion and a member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka representing the Badulla District. His father Capt. C. P. J. Senewiratne was a MP for Mahiyangana and former Cabinet Minister of...
(UNP), 51,382 pv; Sethapenage Appuhamy Ralalage Madduma Bandara (PA), 47,152 pv; Upali Delton Samaraweera (UNP), 45,839 pv; Ravindra Samaraweera
Ravindra Samaraweera
Ravindra Samaraweera  is a Sri Lankan politician, a former member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka and a former government minister.-References:...
(UNP), 44,257 pv; Rathnayake Mudiyanselage Ratnayake (UNP), 38,997 pv; and Dilan Perera
Dilan Perera
Boddhiya Baduge Dilan Priyanjan Anslam Perera   , MP is the Sri Lankan Non-Cabinet  Minister of Port Development. He is a Member of Parliament for Badulla District and former Deputy Minister of Justice...
(PA), 38,415 pv.
2001 Parliamentary General Election
Results of the 12th parliamentary electionSri Lankan parliamentary election, 2001
Parliamentary elections were held in Sri Lanka on December 6, 2001, just a little over a year after the last elections in October 2000.-Background:The People's Alliance  government faced a blow when most of the SLMC MPs left the coalition...
held on 5 December 2001 for the district:
| Party | |Votes per Polling Division | |Total Votes | |Seats | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Badulla | |Hali Ela | |Mahi- yanga -naya | |Uva Parana -gama | |Wiya- luwa | ||||||||||
| United National Front (UNP United National Party The United National Party, often referred to as the UNP ), , is a political party in Sri Lanka. It currently is the main opposition party in Sri Lanka and is headed by Ranil Wickremesinghe... , SLMC Sri Lanka Muslim Congress The Sri Lanka Muslim Congress is a political party in Sri Lanka. The party was formed at a meeting held at Kattankudy in 1981 by a small study group of local Eastern Province political leaders.... , CWC Ceylon Workers' Congress The Ceylon Workers' Congress  is a political party in Sri Lanka that has traditionally represented Tamils working in the plantation sector of the economy .- History :... , DPF) | 16,240 | 25,750 | 20,754 | 22,114 | 30,316 | 20,490 | 20,496 | 24,295 | 14,792 | 201,173 | 53.81% | 5 | ||
| People's Alliance People's Alliance (Sri Lanka) The People's Alliance  is a front of political parties in Sri Lanka, formed in 1994.It comprises the following parties:* Sri Lanka Freedom Party* Lanka Sama Samaja Party* Communist Party of Sri Lanka* Sri Lanka Mahajana Party... (SLFP Sri Lanka Freedom Party The Sri Lanka Freedom Party  is one of the major political parties in Sri Lanka. It was founded by S.W.R.D Bandaranaike in 1951 and, since then, has been one of the two largest parties in the Sri Lankan political arena. It first came to power in 1956 and since then has been the predominant party in... et al.) | 12,518 | 17,710 | 15,137 | 12,340 | 17,224 | 12,174 | 16,287 | 17,253 | 11,949 | 138,443 | 37.03% | 3 | ||
| Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna The Janathā Vimukthi Peramuṇa  is a Marxist-Leninist, Communist political party in Sri Lanka. The party was involved in two armed uprisings against the ruling governments in 1971  and 1987-89... | 2,851 | 3,319 | 2,775 | 1,729 | 4,655 | 1,485 | 2,772 | 3,413 | 1,962 | 26,820 | 7.17% | 0 | ||
| Independent 3 Independent (politician) In politics, an independent or non-party politician is an individual not affiliated to any political party. Independents may hold a centrist viewpoint between those of major political parties, a viewpoint more extreme than any major party, or they may have a viewpoint based on issues that they do... | 817 | 592 | 872 | 575 | 4 | 1,743 | 70 | 267 | 99 | 5,065 | 1.35% | 0 | ||
| Sinhala Heritage | 137 | 302 | 127 | 70 | 64 | 42 | 63 | 114 | 66 | 1,044 | 0.28% | 0 | ||
| National Democratic Party | 40 | 30 | 85 | 12 | 56 | 41 | 23 | 32 | 33 | 352 | 0.09% | 0 | ||
| Ruhuna People's Party | 21 | 28 | 39 | 22 | 64 | 24 | 20 | 18 | 40 | 276 | 0.07% | 0 | ||
| Independent 5 Independent (politician) In politics, an independent or non-party politician is an individual not affiliated to any political party. Independents may hold a centrist viewpoint between those of major political parties, a viewpoint more extreme than any major party, or they may have a viewpoint based on issues that they do... | 13 | 21 | 23 | 16 | 26 | 28 | 19 | 25 | 29 | 203 | 0.05% | 0 | ||
| Independent 4 Independent (politician) In politics, an independent or non-party politician is an individual not affiliated to any political party. Independents may hold a centrist viewpoint between those of major political parties, a viewpoint more extreme than any major party, or they may have a viewpoint based on issues that they do... | 8 | 12 | 19 | 14 | 19 | 14 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 114 | 0.03% | 0 | ||
| Independent 1 Independent (politician) In politics, an independent or non-party politician is an individual not affiliated to any political party. Independents may hold a centrist viewpoint between those of major political parties, a viewpoint more extreme than any major party, or they may have a viewpoint based on issues that they do... | 6 | 9 | 14 | 4 | 20 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 23 | 105 | 0.03% | 0 | ||
| Independent 2 Independent (politician) In politics, an independent or non-party politician is an individual not affiliated to any political party. Independents may hold a centrist viewpoint between those of major political parties, a viewpoint more extreme than any major party, or they may have a viewpoint based on issues that they do... | 12 | 11 | 13 | 4 | 10 | 16 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 91 | 0.02% | 0 | ||
| Sri Lanka National Front | 7 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 15 | 14 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 83 | 0.02% | 0 | ||
| Sri Lanka Progressive Front | 7 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 68 | 0.02% | 0 | ||
| Valid Votes | 32,677 | 47,797 | 39,877 | 36,910 | 52,482 | 36,090 | 39,781 | 45,459 | 29,039 | 373,837 | 100.00% | 8 | ||
| Rejected Votes | 1,884 | 3,543 | 3,047 | 3,325 | 2,793 | 3,575 | 2,681 | 2,908 | 2,579 | 26,626 | ||||
| Total Polled | 34,561 | 51,340 | 42,924 | 40,235 | 55,275 | 39,665 | 42,462 | 48,367 | 31,618 | 400,463 | ||||
| Registered Electors | 45,540 | 65,674 | 54,349 | 51,762 | 70,678 | 50,668 | 51,763 | 59,666 | 41,188 | 491,288 | ||||
| Turnout | 75.89% | 78.17% | 78.98% | 77.73% | 78.21% | 78.28% | 82.03% | 81.06% | 76.77% | 81.51% | ||||
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The following candidates were elected:
Nimal Siripala De Silva
Nimal Siripala De Silva
Nilenthi Nimal Siripala de Silva MP  is the Sri Lanka's Cabinet Minister of Irrigation and Water Resources Management and a Member of Parliament representing the Badulla District....
(PA), 85,273 preference votes (pv); W. J. M. Lokubandara
W. J. M. Lokubandara
Wijesinghe Jayaweera Mudiyanselage Lokubandara , commonly known as W. J. M. Lokubandara, is the current Governor of Sabaragamuwa Province and former Speaker of the Parliament of Sri Lanka. He is a lawyer by profession, and is also an author of several books  and a song writer...
(UNF), 80,593 pv; Lakshman Senewiratne
Lakshman Senewiratne
Lakshman Pinto Jayatilaka Senewiratne   is a Sri Lankan politician, current Cabinet Minister of Productivity Promotion and a member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka representing the Badulla District. His father Capt. C. P. J. Senewiratne was a MP for Mahiyangana and former Cabinet Minister of...
(UNF), 46,792 pv; Ravindra Samaraweera
Ravindra Samaraweera
Ravindra Samaraweera  is a Sri Lankan politician, a former member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka and a former government minister.-References:...
(UNF), 44,742 pv; Upali Delton Samaraweera (UNF), 43,228 pv; Karupaiyah Velayudan (UNF), 40,753 pv; Sethapenage Appuhamy Ralalage Madduma Bandara (PA), 36,708 pv; and D.D.W. Wickremaratne (PA), 33,513 pv.
2004 Parliamentary General Election
Results of the 13th parliamentary electionSri Lankan parliamentary election, 2004
Parliamentary elections were held in Sri Lanka on 2 April 2004. The ruling United National Party of Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe was defeated, winning only eighty two seats in the 225-member Sri Lankan parliament. The opposition United People's Freedom Alliance won 105 seats...
held on 2 April 2004 for the district:
| Party | |Votes per Polling Division | |Total Votes | |Seats | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Badulla | |Hali Ela | |Mahi- yanga -naya | |Uva Parana -gama | |Wiya- luwa | ||||||||||
| United National Front (UNP United National Party The United National Party, often referred to as the UNP ), , is a political party in Sri Lanka. It currently is the main opposition party in Sri Lanka and is headed by Ranil Wickremesinghe... , SLMC Sri Lanka Muslim Congress The Sri Lanka Muslim Congress is a political party in Sri Lanka. The party was formed at a meeting held at Kattankudy in 1981 by a small study group of local Eastern Province political leaders.... , CWC Ceylon Workers' Congress The Ceylon Workers' Congress  is a political party in Sri Lanka that has traditionally represented Tamils working in the plantation sector of the economy .- History :... , DPF) | 15,825 | 23,791 | 19,125 | 21,258 | 23,822 | 21,016 | 18,030 | 20,441 | 12,874 | 5,523 | 181,705 | 49.09% | 5 | |
| United People's Freedom Alliance United People's Freedom Alliance The United People's Freedom Alliance  is a political alliance in Sri Lanka. The current leader of the United People's Freedom Alliance  is Mahinda Rajapaksa and Susil Premajayantha is the general secretary of UPFA.The alliance was formed by:... (SLFP Sri Lanka Freedom Party The Sri Lanka Freedom Party  is one of the major political parties in Sri Lanka. It was founded by S.W.R.D Bandaranaike in 1951 and, since then, has been one of the two largest parties in the Sri Lankan political arena. It first came to power in 1956 and since then has been the predominant party in... , JVP Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna The Janathā Vimukthi Peramuṇa  is a Marxist-Leninist, Communist political party in Sri Lanka. The party was involved in two armed uprisings against the ruling governments in 1971  and 1987-89... et al.) | 15,103 | 21,784 | 17,926 | 15,499 | 27,727 | 13,779 | 19,946 | 23,040 | 14,805 | 9,025 | 178,634 | 48.26% | 3 | |
| Jathika Hela Urumaya Jathika Hela Urumaya The Jathika Hela Urumaya  is a political party in Sri Lanka which is led by Buddhist monks. The JHU was launched in February, 2004 by the lay-based, secular Sinhala nationalist political party Sihala Urumaya. Founding members include Kolonnawe Sumangala Thero, Uduwe Dhammaloka Thero, Ellawela... | 1,586 | 1,343 | 725 | 639 | 363 | 279 | 357 | 775 | 211 | 654 | 6,932 | 1.87% | 0 | |
| United Lalith Front | 45 | 73 | 81 | 73 | 89 | 94 | 67 | 67 | 55 | 3 | 647 | 0.17% | 0 | |
| National Development Front | 45 | 158 | 64 | 45 | 47 | 79 | 62 | 67 | 33 | 10 | 610 | 0.16% | 0 | |
| United Socialist Party United Socialist Party (Sri Lanka) The United Socialist Party  is a Trotskyist political party in Sri Lanka.  It is a member of the Committee for a Workers' International. It is led by Siritunga Jayasuriya and publishes a monthly paper, Sentharakai .-History:... | 43 | 79 | 66 | 92 | 76 | 77 | 52 | 53 | 50 | 0 | 588 | 0.16% | 0 | |
| Independent 7 Independent (politician) In politics, an independent or non-party politician is an individual not affiliated to any political party. Independents may hold a centrist viewpoint between those of major political parties, a viewpoint more extreme than any major party, or they may have a viewpoint based on issues that they do... | 21 | 44 | 36 | 34 | 58 | 23 | 30 | 32 | 51 | 0 | 329 | 0.09% | 0 | |
| New Left Front New Left Front The Left Liberation Front is a left wing electoral coalition in Sri Lanka.  It was founded in 1998 as the New Left Front by the Nava Sama Samaja Party, former members of the People's Alliance, and the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna... (NSSP Nava Sama Samaja Party The Nava Sama Samaja Pakshaya  is a Trotskyist political party in Sri Lanka. It was formed through the expulsion from the Lanka Sama Samaja Party  of the Vama Samsamja tendency led by Dr Vickrambahu , Sumanasiri Liyanage and others. Siritunga Jayasuriya  and Vasudeva Nanayakkara  joined later... et al.) | 18 | 19 | 13 | 26 | 27 | 12 | 113 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 245* | 0.07% | 0 | |
| Independent 6 Independent (politician) In politics, an independent or non-party politician is an individual not affiliated to any political party. Independents may hold a centrist viewpoint between those of major political parties, a viewpoint more extreme than any major party, or they may have a viewpoint based on issues that they do... | 9 | 24 | 17 | 14 | 18 | 11 | 20 | 12 | 16 | 0 | 141 | 0.04% | 0 | |
| Sinhalaye Mahasammatha Bhoomiputra Pakshaya Sinhalaye Mahasammatha Bhoomiputra Pakshaya Sinhalaye Mahasammatha Bhoomiputhra Pakshaya  is a minor Sinhala Buddhist  political party in Sri Lanka, led by Dr. Harischandra Wijayatunga.... | 2 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 56 | 0.02% | 0 | |
| Independent 1 Independent (politician) In politics, an independent or non-party politician is an individual not affiliated to any political party. Independents may hold a centrist viewpoint between those of major political parties, a viewpoint more extreme than any major party, or they may have a viewpoint based on issues that they do... | 7 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 45 | 0.01% | 0 | |
| Independent 4 Independent (politician) In politics, an independent or non-party politician is an individual not affiliated to any political party. Independents may hold a centrist viewpoint between those of major political parties, a viewpoint more extreme than any major party, or they may have a viewpoint based on issues that they do... | 4 | 2 | 11 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 43 | 0.01% | 0 | |
| Independent 5 Independent (politician) In politics, an independent or non-party politician is an individual not affiliated to any political party. Independents may hold a centrist viewpoint between those of major political parties, a viewpoint more extreme than any major party, or they may have a viewpoint based on issues that they do... | 3 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 40 | 0.01% | 0 | |
| Swarajya | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 36 | 0.01% | 0 | |
| Independent 2 Independent (politician) In politics, an independent or non-party politician is an individual not affiliated to any political party. Independents may hold a centrist viewpoint between those of major political parties, a viewpoint more extreme than any major party, or they may have a viewpoint based on issues that they do... | 9 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 36 | 0.01% | 0 | |
| Ruhuna People's Party | 0 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 35* | 0.01% | 0 | |
| Sri Lanka Progressive Front | 3 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 28 | 0.01% | 0 | |
| Independent 3 Independent (politician) In politics, an independent or non-party politician is an individual not affiliated to any political party. Independents may hold a centrist viewpoint between those of major political parties, a viewpoint more extreme than any major party, or they may have a viewpoint based on issues that they do... | 4 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 28 | 0.01% | 0 | |
| Valid Votes | 32,731 | 47,348 | 38,100 | 37,708 | 52,291 | 35,397 | 38,699 | 44,522 | 28,148 | 15,234 | 370,178 | 100.00% | 8 | |
| Rejected Votes | 1,980 | 3,780 | 3,886 | 3,475 | 3,442 | 3,628 | 3,275 | 3,851 | 2,556 | 286 | 30,159 | |||
| Total Polled | 34,711 | 51,128 | 41,986 | 41,183 | 55,733 | 39,025 | 41,974 | 48,373 | 30,704 | 15,520 | 400,337 | |||
| Registered Electors | 46,872 | 67,710 | 55,733 | 54,797 | 74,365 | 52,719 | 53,690 | 62,308 | 42,921 | 511,115 | ||||
| Turnout | 74.05% | 75.51% | 75.33% | 75.16% | 74.95% | 74.02% | 78.18% | 77.64% | 71.54% | 78.33% | ||||
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The following candidates were elected:
K. V. Samantha Vidyaratna
K. V. Samantha Vidyaratna
K. V. Samantha Vidyaratna  is a Sri Lankan politician and a former member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka.-References:...
(UPFA-JVP), 98,848 preference votes (pv); Nimal Siripala De Silva
Nimal Siripala De Silva
Nilenthi Nimal Siripala de Silva MP  is the Sri Lanka's Cabinet Minister of Irrigation and Water Resources Management and a Member of Parliament representing the Badulla District....
(UPFA-SLFP), 96,799 pv; Dilan Perera
Dilan Perera
Boddhiya Baduge Dilan Priyanjan Anslam Perera   , MP is the Sri Lankan Non-Cabinet  Minister of Port Development. He is a Member of Parliament for Badulla District and former Deputy Minister of Justice...
(UPFA-SLFP), 64,655 pv; W. J. M. Lokubandara
W. J. M. Lokubandara
Wijesinghe Jayaweera Mudiyanselage Lokubandara , commonly known as W. J. M. Lokubandara, is the current Governor of Sabaragamuwa Province and former Speaker of the Parliament of Sri Lanka. He is a lawyer by profession, and is also an author of several books  and a song writer...
(UNF-UNP), 56,954 pv; Ravindra Samaraweera
Ravindra Samaraweera
Ravindra Samaraweera  is a Sri Lankan politician, a former member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka and a former government minister.-References:...
(UNF-UNP), 49,387 pv; M. Satchithanandan
M. Satchithanandan
Murugan Satchithanandan  is a Sri Lankan politician, former member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka and former government minister.-References:...
(UNF-CWC), 44,934 pv; Lakshman Senewiratne
Lakshman Senewiratne
Lakshman Pinto Jayatilaka Senewiratne   is a Sri Lankan politician, current Cabinet Minister of Productivity Promotion and a member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka representing the Badulla District. His father Capt. C. P. J. Senewiratne was a MP for Mahiyangana and former Cabinet Minister of...
(UNF-UNP), 40,820 pv; and Vadivel Suresh
Vadivel Suresh
Vadivel Suresh  is a Sri Lankan politician, former member of the Parliament of Sri Lankaand former government minister.-References:...
(UNF-CWC), 37,520 pv.
2004 Provincial Council Election
Results of the 4th Uva provincial council electionSri Lankan provincial council election, 2004
The 2004 Sri Lankan provincial council election was held on 24 April 2004 and 10 July 2004 to elect members to seven provincial councils in Sri Lanka. No election was held in the eighth province, North Eastern, which had been governed directly by the national government since March 1990...
held on 10 July 2004 for the district:
| Party | |Votes per Polling Division | |Total Votes | |Seats | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Badulla | |Hali Ela | |Mahi- yanga -naya | |Uva Parana -gama | |Wiya- luwa | ||||||||||
| United People's Freedom Alliance United People's Freedom Alliance The United People's Freedom Alliance  is a political alliance in Sri Lanka. The current leader of the United People's Freedom Alliance  is Mahinda Rajapaksa and Susil Premajayantha is the general secretary of UPFA.The alliance was formed by:... (SLFP Sri Lanka Freedom Party The Sri Lanka Freedom Party  is one of the major political parties in Sri Lanka. It was founded by S.W.R.D Bandaranaike in 1951 and, since then, has been one of the two largest parties in the Sri Lankan political arena. It first came to power in 1956 and since then has been the predominant party in... , JVP Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna The Janathā Vimukthi Peramuṇa  is a Marxist-Leninist, Communist political party in Sri Lanka. The party was involved in two armed uprisings against the ruling governments in 1971  and 1987-89... et al.) | 14,755 | 20,409 | 17,863 | 14,998 | 24,838 | 15,345 | 19,032 | 21,218 | 14,879 | 5,860 | 169,197 | 55.48% | 12 | |
| United National Party United National Party The United National Party, often referred to as the UNP ), , is a political party in Sri Lanka. It currently is the main opposition party in Sri Lanka and is headed by Ranil Wickremesinghe... | 9,753 | 14,620 | 11,346 | 12,303 | 15,707 | 13,712 | 14,751 | 15,286 | 8,965 | 2,728 | 119,171 | 39.08% | 8 | |
| Up-Country People's Front Up-Country People's Front The Up-Country People's Front is a political party in Sri Lanka.At the last legislative elections, held on 2 April 2004, the party won 0.5% of the popular vote and 2 out of 225 seats. One is an elected seat and the second member of parliament was appointed through the national list of the United... | 1,301 | 2,335 | 1,686 | 3,306 | 43 | 1,948 | 688 | 843 | 515 | 94 | 12,759 | 4.18% | 1 | |
| United Socialist Party United Socialist Party (Sri Lanka) The United Socialist Party  is a Trotskyist political party in Sri Lanka.  It is a member of the Committee for a Workers' International. It is led by Siritunga Jayasuriya and publishes a monthly paper, Sentharakai .-History:... | 154 | 315 | 247 | 313 | 279 | 367 | 268 | 228 | 178 | 15 | 2,364 | 0.78% | 0 | |
| National Development Front | 29 | 86 | 63 | 49 | 80 | 63 | 48 | 51 | 47 | 7 | 523 | 0.17% | 0 | |
| Sri Lanka Muslim Party | 260 | 27 | 64 | 42 | 16 | 22 | 10 | 14 | 12 | 1 | 468 | 0.15% | 0 | |
| Sinhalaye Mahasammatha Bhoomiputra Pakshaya Sinhalaye Mahasammatha Bhoomiputra Pakshaya Sinhalaye Mahasammatha Bhoomiputhra Pakshaya  is a minor Sinhala Buddhist  political party in Sri Lanka, led by Dr. Harischandra Wijayatunga.... | 43 | 22 | 21 | 27 | 50 | 11 | 15 | 22 | 13 | 22 | 246 | 0.08% | 0 | |
| Independent Independent (politician) In politics, an independent or non-party politician is an individual not affiliated to any political party. Independents may hold a centrist viewpoint between those of major political parties, a viewpoint more extreme than any major party, or they may have a viewpoint based on issues that they do... | 18 | 22 | 23 | 19 | 39 | 26 | 21 | 19 | 41 | 3 | 231 | 0.08% | 0 | |
| Valid Votes | 26,313 | 37,836 | 31,313 | 31,057 | 41,052 | 31,494 | 34,833 | 37,681 | 24,650 | 8,730 | 304,959 | 100.00% | 21 | |
| Rejected Votes | 1,969 | 2,961 | 2,876 | 3,286 | 3,220 | 3,018 | 2,601 | 2,890 | 2,316 | 491 | 25,628 | |||
| Total Polled | 28,282 | 40,797 | 34,189 | 34,343 | 44,272 | 34,512 | 37,434 | 40,571 | 26,966 | 9,221 | 330,587 | |||
| Registered Electors | 46,872 | 67,710 | 55,733 | 54,797 | 74,365 | 52,719 | 53,690 | 62,308 | 42,921 | 511,115 | ||||
| Turnout | 60.34% | 60.25% | 61.34% | 62.67% | 59.53% | 65.46% | 69.72% | 65.11% | 62.83% | 64.68% | ||||
| Source: | ||||||||||||||
The following candidates were elected:
Anthinna Markkalage Buddhadasa (UPFA), 42,679 preference votes (pv); R. M. Udeni Nandana Kumara Ramanayaka (UPFA), 40,838 pv; Upali Delton Samaraweera (UNP), 40,297 pv; Appuhamilage Rohana Pushpakumara (UPFA), 31,666 pv; D. D. W. Wickramarathna (UPFA), 25,732 pv; R. M. Dinadasa Rathnayaka (UPFA), 24,211 pv; R. M. Sudath Balagalla (UPFA), 21,681 pv; A. J. M. Gunathilaka (UPFA), 20,199 pv; R. M. Rathnayake (UNP), 19,411 pv; D. M. Hema Rathnayaka (UPFA), 18,170 pv; Madar Saibu Sehu Mohamed (UPFA), 17,345 pv; Manel Rathnayaka (UPFA), 16,215 pv; Ponnusamy Bhoominathan (UPFA), 16,074 pv; Karupaiah Velaudam (UNP), 15,423 pv; Sethapena Appuhami Ralalage Bandusena (UPFA), 13,446 pv; Vincent Dias Dren (UNP), 15,076 pv; Muththu Kandasamy Wiji Visvanathan (UNP), 13,189 pv; A. C. Ameer Mohamed (UNP), 12,356 pv; Murugan Periyasamy Loganathan (UNP), 11,759 pv; W. J. M. Samarasekara Bandara (UNP), 11,650 pv; and Arunachalem Aravindh Kumar (UCPF), 5,059 pv.
2005 Presidential Election
Results of the 5th presidential electionSri Lankan presidential election, 2005
The Sri Lankan presidential election of 2005 was the fifth presidential election of Sri Lanka. Nominations were accepted on 7 September 2005, and the election was held on 17 November 2005. Electoral participation was 73.73%...
held on 17 November 2005 for the district:
| Candidate | |Postal Votes | |% | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Badulla | |Hali Ela | |Mahi- yanga -naya | |Uva Parana -gama | |Wiya- luwa | |||||||||
| Ranil Wickremasinghe Ranil Wickremasinghe Ranil Shriyan Wickremesinghe , MP,  is a Sri Lankan politician and current Leader of the Opposition in the Sri Lankan parliament. He was Prime Minister of Sri Lanka twice, from May 7, 1993 to August 19, 1994 and from December 9, 2001 to April 6, 2004... | UNP United National Party The United National Party, often referred to as the UNP ), , is a political party in Sri Lanka. It currently is the main opposition party in Sri Lanka and is headed by Ranil Wickremesinghe... | 18,624 | 29,137 | 23,638 | 25,935 | 32,592 | 25,176 | 22,127 | 26,108 | 16,423 | 6,822 | 226,582 | 53.11% | 
| Mahinda Rajapaksa Mahinda Rajapaksa Percy Mahendra "Mahinda" Rajapaksa ; ; born November 18, 1945) is the 6th and current President of Sri Lanka and Commander in Chief of the Sri Lankan Armed Forces. A lawyer by profession, Rajapaksa was first elected to the Parliament of Sri Lanka in 1970, and served as prime minister from April 6,... | UPFA United People's Freedom Alliance The United People's Freedom Alliance  is a political alliance in Sri Lanka. The current leader of the United People's Freedom Alliance  is Mahinda Rajapaksa and Susil Premajayantha is the general secretary of UPFA.The alliance was formed by:... | 17,494 | 24,294 | 19,946 | 15,856 | 26,877 | 15,717 | 21,387 | 23,736 | 16,803 | 10,624 | 192,734 | 45.18% | 
| Siritunga Jayasuriya Siritunga Jayasuriya Siritunga Jayasuriya was a contestant in the Sri Lanka presidential election in 2005. He received 35,405 votes, 0.36 % of the votes cast and came third. He is a trade unionist and leader of the United Socialist Party... | USP United Socialist Party (Sri Lanka) The United Socialist Party  is a Trotskyist political party in Sri Lanka.  It is a member of the Committee for a Workers' International. It is led by Siritunga Jayasuriya and publishes a monthly paper, Sentharakai .-History:... | 155 | 315 | 310 | 354 | 286 | 135 | 227 | 281 | 258 | 6 | 2,327 | 0.55% | 
| A.A. Suraweera | NDF | 129 | 285 | 249 | 174 | 307 | 207 | 165 | 200 | 268 | 6 | 1,990 | 0.47% | 
| Victor Hettigoda Victor Hettigoda Victor Hettigoda is a Sri Lankan entrepreneur and also was a candidate for the November 17, 2005 Sri Lankan Presidential Elections.-Early life:... | ULPP | 58 | 65 | 73 | 51 | 79 | 53 | 78 | 76 | 45 | 36 | 614 | 0.14% | 
| Chamil Jayaneththi | NLF New Left Front The Left Liberation Front is a left wing electoral coalition in Sri Lanka.  It was founded in 1998 as the New Left Front by the Nava Sama Samaja Party, former members of the People's Alliance, and the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna... | 29 | 61 | 50 | 29 | 100 | 30 | 46 | 47 | 67 | 9 | 468 | 0.11% | 
| Aruna de Soyza | RPP | 30 | 41 | 27 | 45 | 67 | 39 | 53 | 49 | 48 | 2 | 401 | 0.09% | 
| Anura De Silva | ULF | 29 | 46 | 46 | 35 | 51 | 38 | 26 | 41 | 48 | 3 | 363 | 0.09% | 
| Wimal Geeganage | SLNF | 15 | 32 | 53 | 17 | 62 | 18 | 33 | 41 | 45 | 6 | 322 | 0.08% | 
| A.K.J. Arachchige | DUA | 22 | 26 | 36 | 24 | 38 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 29 | 0 | 239 | 0.06% | 
| Wije Dias | SEP Socialist Equality Party (Sri Lanka) The Socialist Equality Party is a Trotskyist political party in Sri Lanka.  It was founded in 1968 as the Revolutionary Communist League by former student members of the Lanka Sama Samaja Party  who joined  the International Committee of the Fourth International.  They remained loyal to Gerry Healy... | 16 | 36 | 35 | 24 | 28 | 29 | 20 | 8 | 25 | 3 | 224 | 0.05% | 
| P. Nelson Perera | SLPF | 14 | 37 | 29 | 25 | 24 | 19 | 23 | 18 | 27 | 1 | 217 | 0.05% | 
| H.S. Dharmadwaja | UNAF | 8 | 18 | 19 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 17 | 8 | 1 | 118 | 0.03% | 
| Valid Votes | 36,623 | 54,393 | 44,511 | 42,582 | 60,523 | 41,491 | 44,218 | 50,645 | 34,094 | 17,519 | 426,599 | 100.00% | |
| Rejected Votes | 512 | 888 | 785 | 736 | 947 | 874 | 588 | 640 | 611 | 244 | 6,825 | ||
| Total Polled | 37,135 | 55,281 | 45,296 | 43,318 | 61,470 | 42,365 | 44,806 | 51,285 | 34,705 | 17,763 | 433,424 | ||
| Registered Electors | 48,670 | 71,292 | 57,900 | 56,220 | 78,986 | 54,910 | 55,655 | 64,481 | 45,049 | 533,163 | |||
| Turnout | 76.30% | 77.54% | 78.23% | 77.05% | 77.82% | 77.15% | 80.51% | 79.54% | 77.04% | 81.29% | |||
| Source: | |||||||||||||
2009 Provincial Council Election
Results of the 5th Uva provincial council electionSri Lanka Provincial Council elections, 2008–2009
Sri Lanka has held several rounds of Provincial Council elections in 2008 and 2009 to elect members to eight of the country’s Provincial Councils. The decision to hold elections in different parts of the country on separate days was a break in the usual practice, which is to hold elections for the...
held on 8 August 2009 for the district:
| Party | |Votes per Polling Division | |Total Votes | |Seats | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Badulla | |Hali Ela | |Mahi- yanga -naya | |Uva Parana -gama | |Wiya- luwa | ||||||||||
| United People's Freedom Alliance United People's Freedom Alliance The United People's Freedom Alliance  is a political alliance in Sri Lanka. The current leader of the United People's Freedom Alliance  is Mahinda Rajapaksa and Susil Premajayantha is the general secretary of UPFA.The alliance was formed by:... (SLFP Sri Lanka Freedom Party The Sri Lanka Freedom Party  is one of the major political parties in Sri Lanka. It was founded by S.W.R.D Bandaranaike in 1951 and, since then, has been one of the two largest parties in the Sri Lankan political arena. It first came to power in 1956 and since then has been the predominant party in... et al.) | 21,386 | 33,702 | 27,088 | 26,471 | 39,909 | 23,959 | 24,569 | 29,431 | 20,433 | 12,121 | 259,069 | 67.79% | 14 | |
| United National Party United National Party The United National Party, often referred to as the UNP ), , is a political party in Sri Lanka. It currently is the main opposition party in Sri Lanka and is headed by Ranil Wickremesinghe... | 12,084 | 12,821 | 10,653 | 7,765 | 12,013 | 9,736 | 12,036 | 11,862 | 7,437 | 2,228 | 98,635 | 25.81% | 5 | |
| Up-Country People's Front Up-Country People's Front The Up-Country People's Front is a political party in Sri Lanka.At the last legislative elections, held on 2 April 2004, the party won 0.5% of the popular vote and 2 out of 225 seats. One is an elected seat and the second member of parliament was appointed through the national list of the United... | 570 | 1,759 | 1,206 | 2,760 | 22 | 1,855 | 346 | 204 | 398 | 107 | 9,227 | 2.41% | 1 | |
| Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna The Janathā Vimukthi Peramuṇa  is a Marxist-Leninist, Communist political party in Sri Lanka. The party was involved in two armed uprisings against the ruling governments in 1971  and 1987-89... | 628 | 819 | 728 | 603 | 1,943 | 540 | 1,525 | 1,114 | 564 | 543 | 9,007 | 2.36% | 1 | |
| Sri Lanka Muslim Congress Sri Lanka Muslim Congress The Sri Lanka Muslim Congress is a political party in Sri Lanka. The party was formed at a meeting held at Kattankudy in 1981 by a small study group of local Eastern Province political leaders.... | 279 | 766 | 178 | 351 | 86 | 458 | 121 | 1,840 | 42 | 29 | 4,150 | 1.09% | 0 | |
| United National Alliance | 62 | 57 | 54 | 46 | 59 | 68 | 66 | 41 | 44 | 6 | 503 | 0.13% | 0 | |
| Democratic Unity Alliance | 39 | 48 | 204 | 29 | 8 | 70 | 21 | 39 | 21 | 2 | 481 | 0.13% | 0 | |
| United Socialist Party United Socialist Party (Sri Lanka) The United Socialist Party  is a Trotskyist political party in Sri Lanka.  It is a member of the Committee for a Workers' International. It is led by Siritunga Jayasuriya and publishes a monthly paper, Sentharakai .-History:... | 22 | 39 | 43 | 31 | 26 | 37 | 25 | 21 | 28 | 4 | 276 | 0.07% | 0 | |
| National Development Front | 18 | 41 | 21 | 25 | 40 | 44 | 17 | 17 | 22 | 2 | 247 | 0.06% | 0 | |
| Independent 4 Independent (politician) In politics, an independent or non-party politician is an individual not affiliated to any political party. Independents may hold a centrist viewpoint between those of major political parties, a viewpoint more extreme than any major party, or they may have a viewpoint based on issues that they do... | 9 | 29 | 16 | 12 | 17 | 21 | 15 | 16 | 21 | 2 | 158 | 0.04% | 0 | |
| Independent 3 Independent (politician) In politics, an independent or non-party politician is an individual not affiliated to any political party. Independents may hold a centrist viewpoint between those of major political parties, a viewpoint more extreme than any major party, or they may have a viewpoint based on issues that they do... | 6 | 15 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 89 | 0.02% | 0 | |
| Jansetha Peramuna | 4 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 7 | 0 | 67 | 0.02% | 0 | |
| United Lanka Great Council | 3 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 56 | 0.01% | 0 | |
| Independent 2 Independent (politician) In politics, an independent or non-party politician is an individual not affiliated to any political party. Independents may hold a centrist viewpoint between those of major political parties, a viewpoint more extreme than any major party, or they may have a viewpoint based on issues that they do... | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 1 | 51 | 0.01% | 0 | |
| Patriotic National Front | 1 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 44 | 0.01% | 0 | |
| Independent 1 Independent (politician) In politics, an independent or non-party politician is an individual not affiliated to any political party. Independents may hold a centrist viewpoint between those of major political parties, a viewpoint more extreme than any major party, or they may have a viewpoint based on issues that they do... | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 39 | 0.01% | 0 | |
| Sri Lanka Progressive Front | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 31 | 0.01% | 0 | |
| Sinhalaye Mahasammatha Bhoomiputra Pakshaya Sinhalaye Mahasammatha Bhoomiputra Pakshaya Sinhalaye Mahasammatha Bhoomiputhra Pakshaya  is a minor Sinhala Buddhist  political party in Sri Lanka, led by Dr. Harischandra Wijayatunga.... | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 30 | 0.01% | 0 | |
| Valid Votes | 35,125 | 50,147 | 40,240 | 38,130 | 54,168 | 36,825 | 38,768 | 44,643 | 29,065 | 15,049 | 382,160 | 100.00% | 21 | |
| Rejected Votes | 1,508 | 3,311 | 3,006 | 3,268 | 2,615 | 3,156 | 2,337 | 2,572 | 2,378 | 304 | 24,455 | |||
| Total Polled | 36,633 | 53,458 | 43,246 | 41,398 | 56,783 | 39,981 | 41,105 | 47,215 | 31,443 | 15,353 | 406,615 | |||
| Registered Electors | 51,468 | 77,312 | 63,124 | 60,706 | 85,562 | 60,002 | 59,472 | 68,937 | 48,231 | 574,814 | ||||
| Turnout | 71.18% | 69.15% | 68.51% | 68.19% | 66.36% | 66.63% | 69.12% | 68.49% | 65.19% | 70.74% | ||||
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The following candidates were elected:
Anura Ravindra Widanagamage (UPFA), 51,309 preference votes (pv); Anthinna Markkalage Buddhadasa (UPFA), 43,913 pv; Seid Harin Fernando (UNP), 36,996 pv; Appuhamilage Rohana Pushpakumara (UPFA), 36,204 pv; D. M. S. W. K. Denipitiya (UPFA), 35,380 pv; Manel Rathnayaka (UPFA), 31,139 pv; M. H. Sumith Samayadasa (UPFA), 30,558 pv; Sethapena Appuhami Ralalage Bandusena (UPFA), 30,080 pv; Mihimal Munasinghe (UPFA), 26,377 pv; Ajith Deshapriya Nilame Wickramarathna Dodangodage Don (UPFA), 24,743 pv; Upali Delton Samaraweera (UNP), 24,739 pv; Author Chamara Sampath Dasanayaka (UPFA), 24,490 pv; D. M. Hema Rathnayaka (UPFA), 20,855 pv; A. Akalan Sendil Thondaman (UPFA), 20,448 pv; Don Sunil Jayantha Kannangara (UNP), 20,328 pv; A. J. M. Gunathilaka (UPFA), 19,457 pv; Rathnayaka Mudiyanselage Nimal Rathnayaka (UPFA), 17,622 p; Karupaiah Velaudam (UNP), 14,870 pv; R. Gunawardana (UNP), 11,220 pv; Arunachalem Aravindh Kumar (UCPF), 7,863 pv; and R. M. Sudath Balagalla (JVP), 1,969 pv.
2010 Presidential Election
Results of the 6th presidential electionSri Lankan presidential election, 2010
The Sri Lankan presidential election of 2010 was the sixth presidential election of Sri Lanka. The election was announced on 23 November 2009 when incumbent President Mahinda Rajapaksa decided to seek a fresh mandate prior to the expiration of his term in 2011...
held on 26 January 2010 for the district:
| Candidate | |Postal Votes | |% | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Badulla | |Hali Ela | |Mahi- yanga -naya | |Uva Parana -gama | |Wiya- luwa | |||||||||
| Mahinda Rajapaksa Mahinda Rajapaksa Percy Mahendra "Mahinda" Rajapaksa ; ; born November 18, 1945) is the 6th and current President of Sri Lanka and Commander in Chief of the Sri Lankan Armed Forces. A lawyer by profession, Rajapaksa was first elected to the Parliament of Sri Lanka in 1970, and served as prime minister from April 6,... | UPFA United People's Freedom Alliance The United People's Freedom Alliance  is a political alliance in Sri Lanka. The current leader of the United People's Freedom Alliance  is Mahinda Rajapaksa and Susil Premajayantha is the general secretary of UPFA.The alliance was formed by:... | 19,799 | 29,975 | 23,758 | 19,135 | 38,486 | 18,529 | 24,831 | 27,252 | 20,816 | 14,998 | 237,579 | 53.23% | 
| Sarath Fonseka Sarath Fonseka Gardihewa Sarath Chandralal Fonseka, known as Sarath Fonseka  is a former commander and General of the Sri Lanka Army and a former candidate for President of Sri Lanka. As Commander of the Army, he played an instrumental role in ending the 26 year Sri Lankan Civil War in 2009, defeating the... | NDF New Democratic Front (Sri Lanka) The New Democratic Front  is a newly formed political party in Sri Lanka. An offshoot of the Democratic United National Front and a constituent partner of the United National Front, the party is led by Ariyawansa Dissanayake. The symbol of the party is a swan... | 17,917 | 26,085 | 21,946 | 23,856 | 24,057 | 22,601 | 18,696 | 23,092 | 12,529 | 8,056 | 198,835 | 44.55% | 
| M.C.M. Ismail | DUNF Democratic United National Front The Democratic United National Front  is a political party in Sri Lanka.At the last legislative elections, held on 2 April 2004, the party was part of the United People's Freedom Alliance that won 45.6 % of the popular vote and 105 out of 225 seats.... | 69 | 182 | 144 | 154 | 175 | 177 | 131 | 110 | 107 | 43 | 1,292 | 0.29% | 
| A.A. Suraweera | NDF | 72 | 178 | 161 | 83 | 207 | 130 | 121 | 99 | 152 | 11 | 1,214 | 0.27% | 
| C.J. Sugathsiri Gamage | UDF | 75 | 157 | 151 | 218 | 106 | 231 | 88 | 82 | 98 | 6 | 1,212 | 0.27% | 
| W.V. Mahiman Ranjith | Ind 1 Independent (politician) In politics, an independent or non-party politician is an individual not affiliated to any political party. Independents may hold a centrist viewpoint between those of major political parties, a viewpoint more extreme than any major party, or they may have a viewpoint based on issues that they do... | 45 | 100 | 85 | 66 | 161 | 75 | 90 | 85 | 76 | 12 | 795 | 0.18% | 
| A.S.P Liyanage A.S.P Liyanage Panagoda Don Prince Solomon Anura Liyanage  is a Sri Lankan business magnate, the chairman and managing director of the ASP Group, a private real estate group established in 1989... | SLLP | 60 | 83 | 76 | 82 | 118 | 102 | 68 | 57 | 79 | 8 | 733 | 0.16% | 
| Lal Perera | ONF | 57 | 74 | 71 | 86 | 78 | 109 | 67 | 64 | 61 | 2 | 669 | 0.15% | 
| Sarath Manamendra | NSH | 45 | 71 | 63 | 87 | 81 | 90 | 42 | 42 | 55 | 4 | 580 | 0.13% | 
| Ukkubanda Wijekoon | Ind 3 Independent (politician) In politics, an independent or non-party politician is an individual not affiliated to any political party. Independents may hold a centrist viewpoint between those of major political parties, a viewpoint more extreme than any major party, or they may have a viewpoint based on issues that they do... | 47 | 73 | 67 | 35 | 75 | 52 | 61 | 60 | 53 | 2 | 525 | 0.12% | 
| Siritunga Jayasuriya Siritunga Jayasuriya Siritunga Jayasuriya was a contestant in the Sri Lanka presidential election in 2005. He received 35,405 votes, 0.36 % of the votes cast and came third. He is a trade unionist and leader of the United Socialist Party... | USP United Socialist Party (Sri Lanka) The United Socialist Party  is a Trotskyist political party in Sri Lanka.  It is a member of the Committee for a Workers' International. It is led by Siritunga Jayasuriya and publishes a monthly paper, Sentharakai .-History:... | 31 | 60 | 66 | 63 | 53 | 71 | 60 | 53 | 46 | 3 | 506 | 0.11% | 
| M. K. Shivajilingam M. K. Shivajilingam Mahalingam Kanagalingam Shivajilingam is a Sri Lankan Tamil politician and former Member of Parliament.-Political career:At the December 2001 Shivajilingam was elected to represent the Jaffna District in Parliament... | Ind 5 Independent (politician) In politics, an independent or non-party politician is an individual not affiliated to any political party. Independents may hold a centrist viewpoint between those of major political parties, a viewpoint more extreme than any major party, or they may have a viewpoint based on issues that they do... | 42 | 61 | 73 | 53 | 35 | 68 | 37 | 36 | 42 | 3 | 450 | 0.10% | 
| Aithurus M. Illias | Ind 2 Independent (politician) In politics, an independent or non-party politician is an individual not affiliated to any political party. Independents may hold a centrist viewpoint between those of major political parties, a viewpoint more extreme than any major party, or they may have a viewpoint based on issues that they do... | 19 | 27 | 33 | 32 | 33 | 30 | 22 | 44 | 17 | 8 | 265 | 0.06% | 
| Sanath Pinnaduwa | NA | 17 | 23 | 32 | 35 | 41 | 47 | 25 | 22 | 20 | 1 | 263 | 0.06% | 
| Vikramabahu Karunaratne Vikramabahu Karunaratne Vikramabahu Karunaratne  is a Sri Lankan politician and he contested for the Sri Lankan presidential election.-Early life:... | LF | 14 | 23 | 39 | 34 | 31 | 46 | 16 | 21 | 18 | 6 | 248 | 0.06% | 
| Wije Dias | SEP Socialist Equality Party (Sri Lanka) The Socialist Equality Party is a Trotskyist political party in Sri Lanka.  It was founded in 1968 as the Revolutionary Communist League by former student members of the Lanka Sama Samaja Party  who joined  the International Committee of the Fourth International.  They remained loyal to Gerry Healy... | 23 | 34 | 39 | 39 | 18 | 25 | 23 | 20 | 21 | 4 | 246 | 0.06% | 
| Aruna de Soyza | RPP | 14 | 20 | 18 | 28 | 20 | 34 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 0 | 179 | 0.04% | 
| M. Mohamed Musthaffa M. Mohamed Musthaffa Meera Mohideen Mohamed Musthaffa is a Sri Lankan politician, a former member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka and a former government minister.Musthaffa stood as an independent candidate in the 2010 presidential election and came 17th out of 22 candidates after receiving 3,134 votes .-References:... | Ind 4 Independent (politician) In politics, an independent or non-party politician is an individual not affiliated to any political party. Independents may hold a centrist viewpoint between those of major political parties, a viewpoint more extreme than any major party, or they may have a viewpoint based on issues that they do... | 13 | 13 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 31 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 1 | 165 | 0.04% | 
| Senaratna de Silva | PNF | 10 | 21 | 17 | 19 | 25 | 29 | 19 | 16 | 8 | 0 | 164 | 0.04% | 
| Battaramulla Seelarathana | JP | 11 | 20 | 17 | 12 | 24 | 20 | 13 | 13 | 19 | 4 | 153 | 0.03% | 
| M.B. Thaminimulla | ACAKO | 7 | 18 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 19 | 13 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 117 | 0.03% | 
| Sarath Kongahage | UNAF | 5 | 13 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 15 | 4 | 14 | 16 | 0 | 104 | 0.02% | 
| Valid Votes | 38,392 | 57,311 | 46,906 | 44,159 | 63,863 | 42,531 | 44,459 | 51,232 | 34,267 | 23,174 | 446,294 | 100.00% | |
| Rejected Votes | 441 | 735 | 665 | 831 | 491 | 716 | 425 | 509 | 1,068 | 202 | 6,083 | ||
| Total Polled | 38,833 | 58,046 | 47,571 | 44,990 | 64,354 | 43,247 | 44,884 | 51,741 | 35,335 | 23,376 | 452,377 | ||
| Registered Electors | 51,468 | 77,312 | 63,124 | 60,706 | 85,562 | 60,002 | 59,472 | 68,937 | 48,231 | 574,814 | |||
| Turnout | 75.45% | 75.08% | 75.36% | 74.11% | 75.21% | 72.08% | 75.47% | 75.06% | 73.26% | 78.70% | |||
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2010 Parliamentary General Election
Results of the 14th parliamentary electionSri Lankan parliamentary election, 2010
The 2010 Sri Lankan parliamentary election was held on April 8 and April 20, 2010, to elect 225 members to Sri Lanka's 14th Parliament. 14,088,500 Sri Lankans were eligible to vote in the election at 11,102 polling stations...
held on 8 April 2010 for the district:
| Party | |Votes per Polling Division | |Total Votes | |Seats | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Badulla | |Hali Ela | |Mahi- yanga -naya | |Uva Parana -gama | |Wiya- luwa | ||||||||||
| United People's Freedom Alliance United People's Freedom Alliance The United People's Freedom Alliance  is a political alliance in Sri Lanka. The current leader of the United People's Freedom Alliance  is Mahinda Rajapaksa and Susil Premajayantha is the general secretary of UPFA.The alliance was formed by:... (SLFP Sri Lanka Freedom Party The Sri Lanka Freedom Party  is one of the major political parties in Sri Lanka. It was founded by S.W.R.D Bandaranaike in 1951 and, since then, has been one of the two largest parties in the Sri Lankan political arena. It first came to power in 1956 and since then has been the predominant party in... , CWC Ceylon Workers' Congress The Ceylon Workers' Congress  is a political party in Sri Lanka that has traditionally represented Tamils working in the plantation sector of the economy .- History :... et al) | 18,670 | 24,188 | 21,341 | 17,197 | 29,903 | 18,320 | 21,537 | 19,820 | 16,967 | 15,746 | 203,689 | 58.25% | 6 | |
| United National Front (UNP United National Party The United National Party, often referred to as the UNP ), , is a political party in Sri Lanka. It currently is the main opposition party in Sri Lanka and is headed by Ranil Wickremesinghe... , SLMC Sri Lanka Muslim Congress The Sri Lanka Muslim Congress is a political party in Sri Lanka. The party was formed at a meeting held at Kattankudy in 1981 by a small study group of local Eastern Province political leaders.... , DPF, SLFP(P) Sri Lanka Freedom Party The Sri Lanka Freedom Party  is one of the major political parties in Sri Lanka. It was founded by S.W.R.D Bandaranaike in 1951 and, since then, has been one of the two largest parties in the Sri Lankan political arena. It first came to power in 1956 and since then has been the predominant party in... ) | 11,314 | 14,803 | 11,858 | 11,575 | 14,613 | 11,744 | 11,253 | 14,070 | 7,046 | 4,610 | 112,886 | 32.28% | 2 | |
| Democratic National Alliance Democratic National Alliance (Sri Lanka) The Democratic National Alliance is a political alliance in Sri Lanka, formed by retired General Sarath Fonseka and his allies to contest in the 2010 general elections... (JVP Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna The Janathā Vimukthi Peramuṇa  is a Marxist-Leninist, Communist political party in Sri Lanka. The party was involved in two armed uprisings against the ruling governments in 1971  and 1987-89... et al) | 1,655 | 2,262 | 1,544 | 1,346 | 2,433 | 695 | 1,696 | 1,816 | 705 | 1,616 | 15,768 | 4.51% | 0 | |
| Up-Country People's Front Up-Country People's Front The Up-Country People's Front is a political party in Sri Lanka.At the last legislative elections, held on 2 April 2004, the party won 0.5% of the popular vote and 2 out of 225 seats. One is an elected seat and the second member of parliament was appointed through the national list of the United... | 598 | 2,145 | 1,173 | 3,829 | 7 | 1,955 | 625 | 540 | 423 | 186 | 11,481 | 3.28% | 0 | |
| Independent 4 Independent (politician) In politics, an independent or non-party politician is an individual not affiliated to any political party. Independents may hold a centrist viewpoint between those of major political parties, a viewpoint more extreme than any major party, or they may have a viewpoint based on issues that they do... | 75 | 130 | 100 | 397 | 66 | 56 | 269 | 3,221 | 97 | 235 | 4,646 | 1.33% | 0 | |
| United National Alternative Front | 17 | 26 | 30 | 28 | 33 | 42 | 25 | 26 | 23 | 4 | 254 | 0.07% | 0 | |
| Independent 5 Independent (politician) In politics, an independent or non-party politician is an individual not affiliated to any political party. Independents may hold a centrist viewpoint between those of major political parties, a viewpoint more extreme than any major party, or they may have a viewpoint based on issues that they do... | 11 | 25 | 20 | 41 | 25 | 35 | 13 | 58 | 13 | 3 | 244 | 0.07% | 0 | |
| Sinhalaye Mahasammatha Bhoomiputra Pakshaya Sinhalaye Mahasammatha Bhoomiputra Pakshaya Sinhalaye Mahasammatha Bhoomiputhra Pakshaya  is a minor Sinhala Buddhist  political party in Sri Lanka, led by Dr. Harischandra Wijayatunga.... | 15 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 73 | 13 | 137 | 0.04% | 0 | |
| United Democratic Front | 12 | 18 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 120 | 0.03% | 0 | |
| Independent 1 Independent (politician) In politics, an independent or non-party politician is an individual not affiliated to any political party. Independents may hold a centrist viewpoint between those of major political parties, a viewpoint more extreme than any major party, or they may have a viewpoint based on issues that they do... | 11 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 91 | 0.03% | 0 | |
| Janasetha Peramuna | 3 | 19 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 79 | 0.02% | 0 | |
| National People's Party | 1 | 8 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 71 | 0.02% | 0 | |
| United Lanka Great Council | 7 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 12 | 14 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 70 | 0.02% | 0 | |
| Independent 2 Independent (politician) In politics, an independent or non-party politician is an individual not affiliated to any political party. Independents may hold a centrist viewpoint between those of major political parties, a viewpoint more extreme than any major party, or they may have a viewpoint based on issues that they do... | 2 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 48 | 0.01% | 0 | |
| Independent 3 Independent (politician) In politics, an independent or non-party politician is an individual not affiliated to any political party. Independents may hold a centrist viewpoint between those of major political parties, a viewpoint more extreme than any major party, or they may have a viewpoint based on issues that they do... | 3 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 44 | 0.01% | 0 | |
| Ruhuna People's Party | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 26 | 0.01% | 0 | |
| Sri Lanka Labour Party | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 24 | 0.01% | 0 | |
| Valid Votes | 32,398 | 43,662 | 36,137 | 34,490 | 47,156 | 32,925 | 35,474 | 39,608 | 25,393 | 22,435 | 349,678 | 100.00% | 8 | |
| Rejected Votes | 1,409 | 2,982 | 2,893 | 3,134 | 2,520 | 3,284 | 2,478 | 2,642 | 2,135 | 692 | 24,169 | |||
| Total Polled | 33,807 | 46,644 | 39,030 | 37,624 | 49,676 | 36,209 | 37,952 | 42,250 | 27,528 | 23,127 | 373,847 | |||
| Registered Electors | 51,468 | 77,312 | 63,124 | 60,706 | 85,562 | 60,002 | 59,472 | 68,937 | 48,231 | 574,814 | ||||
| Turnout | 65.69% | 60.33% | 61.83% | 61.98% | 58.06% | 60.35% | 63.81% | 61.29% | 57.08% | 65.04% | ||||
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The following candidates were elected:
Nimal Siripala De Silva
Nimal Siripala De Silva
Nilenthi Nimal Siripala de Silva MP  is the Sri Lanka's Cabinet Minister of Irrigation and Water Resources Management and a Member of Parliament representing the Badulla District....
(UPFA-SLFP), 141,990 preference votes (pv); Dilan Perera
Dilan Perera
Boddhiya Baduge Dilan Priyanjan Anslam Perera   , MP is the Sri Lankan Non-Cabinet  Minister of Port Development. He is a Member of Parliament for Badulla District and former Deputy Minister of Justice...
(UPFA-SLFP), 69,610 pv; Hareen Fernando (UNF), 49,073 pv; Lal Chamika Buddhadasa
Lal Chamika Buddhadasa
Chamika Buddhadasa MP is a Member of Parliament representing the Badulla District. He is the son of Mr A.M. Buddhadasa . In May 2010 he was appointed as the responsible MP for the filed of Highways.-Early life:...
(UPFA), 42,856 pv; Udith Lokubandara
Udith Lokubandara
Wijesinghe Jayaweera Mudiyanselage Udith Sanjaya Lokubandara   MP is a Member of Parliament of Sri Lanka, representing the Badulla District. He is the son of former Speaker W. J. M. Lokubandara....
(UPFA), 38,124 pv; Appuhamillage Rohana Pushpakumara (UPFA), 36,080 pv; Amith Thenuka Vidanagamage (UPFA), 34,742 pv; and Lakshman Senewiratne
Lakshman Senewiratne
Lakshman Pinto Jayatilaka Senewiratne   is a Sri Lankan politician, current Cabinet Minister of Productivity Promotion and a member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka representing the Badulla District. His father Capt. C. P. J. Senewiratne was a MP for Mahiyangana and former Cabinet Minister of...
(UNF-UNP), 31,560 pv.


