Vanni Electoral District () is one of the 22 multi-member electoral districts of Sri Lanka created by the 1978 Constitution of Sri Lanka. The district covers the administrative districts of Mannar, Mullaitivu and Vavuniya in the Northern province. The district currently elects 6 of the 225 members of the Sri Lankan Parliament and had 253,058 registered electors in 2014. The district is Sri Lanka's Electorate Number 11.
Polling Divisions The Vanni Electoral District consists of the following polling divisions:
A: Mannar
B: Vavuniya
C: Mullaitivu
Election results 1982 presidential election Results of the 1st presidential election held on 20 October 1982:
CandidatePartyVotes per Polling DivisionPostalVotesTotal Votes%MannarMullaitivuVavuniya J. R. Jayewardene UNP 17,008 3,678 11,720 428 32,834 46.42% Hector Kobbekaduwa SLFP 8,039 5,471 9,385 326 23,221 32.83% Kumar Ponnambalam ACTC 1,891 6,654 2,689 287 11,521 16.29% Rohana Wijeweera JVP 279 204 1,764 39 2,286 3.23% Colvin R. de Silva LSSP 174 150 252 8 584 0.83% Vasudeva Nanayakkara NSSP 111 84 87 11 293 0.41%Valid Votes 27,502 16,241 25,897 1,099 70,739 100.00%Rejected Votes 486 971 947 43 2,447 Total Polled 27,988 17,212 26,844 1,142 73,186Registered Electors 40,965 34,472 43,656 119,093Turnout (%) 68.32% 49.93% 61.49% 61.45%
1988 provincial council election Results of the 1st North Eastern provincial council election held on 19 November 1988:
Mannar District - The Eelam People's Revolutionary Liberation Front won all 5 seats uncontested.
Mullaitivu District - The Eelam National Democratic Liberation Front won all 5 seats uncontested.
Vavuniya District - The Eelam National Democratic Liberation Front won all 4 seats uncontested.
1988 presidential election Results of the 2nd presidential election held on 19 December 1988:
CandidatePartyVotes per Polling DivisionTotal Votes%MannarMullaitivuVavuniya Ranasinghe Premadasa UNP 4,500 3,098 2,982 10,580 55.78% Sirimavo Bandaranaike SLFP 1,431 1,639 1,819 4,889 25.77% Ossie Abeygunasekera SLPP 1,035 1,119 1,346 3,500 18.45%Valid Votes 6,966 5,856 6,147 18,969 100.00%Rejected Votes 149 329 230 708 Total Polled 7,115 6,185 6,377 19,677 Registered Electors 47,060 41,624 54,039 142,723 Turnout (%) 15.12% 14.86% 11.80% 13.79%
1989 parliamentary general election Results of the 9th parliamentary election held on 15 February 1989:
PartyVotes per Polling DivisionPostalVotesTotal Votes%SeatsMannarMullaitivuVavuniya Tamil United Liberation Front (ENDLF, EPRLF, TELO, TULF) 5,492 2,937 8,750 92 17,271 39.99% 2 United National Party (CWC, UNP) 2,507 426 5,423 169 8,525 19.74% 1 Sri Lanka Muslim Congress 4,419 1,440 2,073 13 7,945 18.40% 1 Independent (EROS) 2,472 2,882 2,479 46 7,879 18.24% 1 Sri Lanka Freedom Party 91 37 1,398 42 1,568 3.63% 0Valid Votes 14,981 7,722 20,123 362 43,188 100.00% 5Rejected Votes 1,301 1,307 1,827 27 4,462 Total Polled 16,282 9,029 21,950 389 47,650 Registered Electors 46,990 40,224 53,733 501 141,448 Turnout 34.65% 22.45% 40.85% 77.64% 33.69%
The following candidates were elected: A. E. Silva (EPRLF), 6,385 preference votes (pv); R. Kuhaneswaran (TELO), 6,276 pv; S. S. M. Abu Bakar (SLMC), 5,355 pv; Rasamanohari Pulendran (UNP), 3,260 pv; and Innasimuthu Alfred (EROS), 935 pv.
1994 parliamentary general election Results of the 10th parliamentary election held on 16 August 1994:
PartyVotes per Polling DivisionPostalVotesTotal Votes%SeatsMannarMullaitivuVavuniya Democratic People's Liberation Front (EROS, PLOTE, TELO) 4,403 13 7,080 71 11,567 27.36% 3 Sri Lanka Muslim Congress 5,785 906 1,412 39 8,142 19.26% 1 United National Party (CWC, UNP) 2,437 799 4,497 117 7,850 18.57% 1 People's Alliance (SLFP et al.) 207 342 4,869 165 5,583 13.21% 1 Eelam People's Revolutionary Liberation Front 1,841 53 1,465 106 3,465 8.20% 0 Tamil United Liberation Front 1,127 8 1,756 148 3,039 7.19% 0 Independent 2 1,720 82 66 12 1,880 4.45% 0 Independent 1 92 4 502 26 624 1.48% 0 Independent 3 49 2 24 2 77 0.18% 0 Nava Sama Samaja Party 16 2 26 0 44 0.10% 0Valid Votes 17,677 2,211 21,697 686 42,271 100.00% 6Rejected Votes 1,106 125 1,766 12 3,009 Total Polled 18,783 2,336 23,463 698 45,280 Registered Electors 54,066 52,197 72,434 178,697 Turnout 34.74% 4.48% 32.39% 25.34%
The following candidates were elected: D. Siddarthan (DPLF-PLOTE), 6,376 preference votes (pv); S. Shanmuganathan (DPLF), 5,858 pv; V. Balachandran (DPLF), 4,515 pv; S. S. M. Abu Bakar (SLMC), 4,269 pv; Premaratnage Sumathipala (PA), 2,975 pv; and Rasamanohari Pulendran (UNP), 2,217 pv.
S. Shanmuganathan (DPLF) was killed on 15 July 1998.
1994 presidential election Results of the 3rd presidential election held on 9 November 1994:
CandidatePartyVotes per Polling DivisionPostalVotesTotal Votes%MannarMullaitivuVavuniya Chandrika Kumaratunga PA 14,607 1,128 16,861 989 33,585 85.30% Srimathi Dissanayake UNP 981 330 3,026 156 4,493 11.41% Hudson Samarasinghe Ind 2 490 13 499 1 1,003 2.55% G. A. Nihal SLPF 35 4 78 1 118 0.30% Harischandra Wijayatunga SMBP 24 3 68 1 96 0.24% A. J. Ranashinge Ind 1 12 0 63 2 77 0.20%Valid Votes 16,149 1,478 20,595 1,150 39,372 100.00%Rejected Votes 199 27 444 11 681 Total Polled 16,348 1,505 21,039 1,161 40,053 Registered Electors 54,066 52,197 72,434 1,251 178,697 Turnout (%) 30.24% 2.88% 29.05% 92.81% 22.41%
1999 presidential election Results of the 4th presidential election held on 21 December 1999:
CandidatePartyVotes per Polling DivisionPostalVotesTotal Votes%MannarMullaitivuVavuniya Ranil Wickremasinghe UNP 15,407 389 27,621 386 43,803 69.87% Chandrika Kumaratunga PA 8,446 751 6,845 160 16,202 25.84% Nandana Gunathilake JVP 34 15 427 6 482 0.77% Rajiva Wijesinha Liberal 128 1 326 1 456 0.73% Vasudeva Nanayakkara LDA 120 4 293 27 444 0.71% W. V. M. Ranjith Ind 2 156 6 257 1 420 0.67% Abdul Rasool SLMP 113 9 178 6 306 0.49% T. Edirisuriya Ind 1 91 1 142 0 234 0.37% Harischandra Wijayatunga SMBP 35 2 55 1 93 0.15% Kamal Karunadasa PLSF 39 2 42 0 83 0.13% Hudson Samarasinghe Ind 3 21 2 45 1 69 0.11% A. W. Premawardhana PFF 31 0 27 0 58 0.09% A. Dissanayaka DUNF 16 0 24 0 40 0.06%Valid Votes 24,637 1,182 36,282 589 62,690 100.00%Rejected Votes 446 30 968 46 1,490 Total Polled 25,083 1,212 37,250 635 64,180 Registered Electors 65,883 52,688 86,970 205,541 Turnout (%) 38.07% 2.30% 42.83% 31.22%
2000 parliamentary general election Results of the 11th parliamentary election held on 10 October 2000:
PartyVotes per Polling DivisionPostalVotesDisplacedVotesTotal Votes%SeatsMannarMullaitivuVavuniya Tamil Eelam Liberation Organization 9,580 0 11,325 518 21,705 26.09% 3 National Unity Alliance (SLMC et al.) 1,821 0 2,294 165 15,837 19.04% 1 United National Party (DWC, NWC, UCPF, UNP) 1,695 182 8,335 406 11,545 13.88% 1 People's Alliance (SLFP et al.) 350 439 5,110 424 7,837 9.42% 1 Democratic People's Liberation Front (PLOTE) 1,200 0 5,484 163 6,961 8.37% 0 Tamil United Liberation Front 1,450 0 2,709 451 4,643 5.58% 0 Independent 4 1,440 0 1,937 42 3,511 4.22% 0 Independent 2 1,053 1 83 98 2,414 2.90% 0 Independent 7 1,796 0 496 33 2,359 2.84% 0 Independent 5 15 0 1,518 37 1,819 2.19% 0 Eelam People's Democratic Party 157 0 1,129 31 1,370 1.65% 0 Citizen's Front 191 3 891 23 1,233 1.48% 0 All Ceylon Tamil Congress 139 0 522 56 721 0.87% 0 Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna 42 18 334 18 444 0.53% 0 Ceylon Workers' Congress 22 0 169 6 225 0.27% 0 Sinhalaye Mahasammatha Bhoomiputra Pakshaya 68 1 69 3 144 0.17% 0 Independent 1 23 0 27 5 132 0.16% 0 Sinhala Heritage 18 3 79 1 104 0.13% 0 Democratic United National Front 34 1 38 0 75 0.09% 0 Liberal Party 3 4 31 0 42 0.05% 0 Ruhuna People's Party 12 0 19 0 34 0.04% 0 Independent 3 8 0 11 0 19 0.02% 0 Independent 6 5 0 11 0 19 0.02% 0Valid Votes 21,122 652 42,621 2,480 83,193 100.00% 6Rejected Votes 1,295 3,856 6,604 Total Polled 22,417 46,477 89,797 Registered Electors 68,468 53,054 91,589 213,111 Turnout (%) 32.74% 50.75% 42.13%
The following candidates were elected: Selvam Adaikalanathan (TELO), 15,490 preference votes (pv); Noordeen Mashoor (NUA), 12,283 pv; Vino Noharathalingam (TELO), 10,959 pv; R. Kuhaneswaran (TELO), 6,739 pv; Premaratnage Sumathipala (PA), 5,205 pv; and Santhakumara Punchihewa (UNP), 3,975 pv.
2001 parliamentary general election Results of the 12th parliamentary election held on 5 December 2001:
PartyVotes per Polling DivisionPostalVotesDisplacedVotesTotal Votes%SeatsMannarMullaitivuVavuniya Tamil National Alliance (ACTC, EPRLF(S), TELO, TULF) 15,906 1 23,965 1,139 939 41,950 44.39% 3 United National Front (CWC, SLMC, UNP, WPF) 2,910 237 7,069 564 15,795 26,575 28.12% 2 Democratic People's Liberation Front (PLOTE) 1,046 0 8,316 99 153 9,614 10.17% 1 People's Alliance (NUA, SLFP et al.) 1,576 298 4,119 779 1,059 7,831 8.29% 0 Eelam People's Democratic Party 1,742 2 1,100 62 498 3,404 3.60% 0 Independent 7 59 0 2,645 48 58 2,810 2.97% 0 Independent 1 487 0 197 13 8 705 0.75% 0 Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna 39 56 535 46 7 683 0.72% 0 New Left Front (NSSP et al.) 124 5 137 15 43 324 0.34% 0 United Socialist Party 39 1 79 1 122 242 0.26% 0 Sinhala Heritage 18 0 61 1 9 89 0.09% 0 Independent 8 5 0 40 1 14 60 0.06% 0 United Lanka People's Party 9 1 20 0 26 56 0.06% 0 Independent 6 2 1 42 0 8 53 0.06% 0 Independent 3 8 0 22 0 1 31 0.03% 0 Ruhuna People's Party 7 0 17 0 2 26 0.03% 0 Independent 4 2 0 16 0 1 19 0.02% 0 Independent 2 1 0 9 1 6 17 0.02% 0 Independent 5 1 0 14 0 2 17 0.02% 0Valid Votes 23,981 602 48,403 2,769 18,751 94,506 100.00% 6Rejected Votes 1,782 28 4,635 82 1,328 7,855 Total Polled 25,763 630 53,038 102,361 Registered Electors 70,850 53,158 94,853 218,861 Turnout (%) 36.36% 1.19% 55.92% 46.77%
The following candidates were elected: Selvam Adaikalanathan (TNA-TELO), 28,548 preference votes (pv); R. Kuhaneswaran (TNA-TELO), 15,936 pv; Sivasakthy Ananthan (TNA-EPRLF), 14,023 pv; Noordeen Mashoor (UNF), 12,673 pv; Rishad Bathiudeen (UNF-SLMC), 9,276 pv; and D. Siddarthan (DPLF-PLOTE), 4,468 pv.
2004 parliamentary general election Results of the 13th parliamentary election held on 2 April 2004:
PartyVotes per Polling DivisionPostalVotesDisplacedVotesTotal Votes%SeatsMannarMullaitivuVavuniya Tamil National Alliance (ACTC, EPRLF(S), ITAK, TELO) 25,631 27,667 35,012 1,942 90,835 64.71% 5 United National Front (CWC, DPF, SLMC, UNP) 4,413 277 10,724 799 33,621 23.95% 1 United People's Freedom Alliance (JVP, NUA, SLFP et al.) 179 391 4,713 1,132 7,259 5.17% 0 Democratic People's Liberation Front (PLOTE) 945 71 4,908 104 6,316 4.50% 0 Eelam People's Democratic Party 476 68 488 52 1,097 0.78% 0 United Socialist Party 92 7 158 1 588 0.42% 0 Independent 9 43 60 113 1 231 0.16% 0 Jathika Hela Urumaya 2 3 58 10 74 0.05% 0 Sinhalaye Mahasammatha Bhoomiputra Pakshaya 17 2 37 1 67 0.05% 0 New Left Front (NSSP et al.) 6 4 44 3 66 0.05% 0 Independent 5 0 0 57 0 60 0.04% 0 Independent 3 22 3 22 0 54 0.04% 0 Independent 1 7 4 13 0 26 0.02% 0 Independent 6 4 4 10 0 19 0.01% 0 Independent 8 3 1 12 0 19 0.01% 0 Independent 2 2 5 9 0 17 0.01% 0 Independent 4 2 0 5 0 15 0.01% 0 Independent 7 2 0 2 0 7 0.00% 0 Ruhuna People's Party 4 0 1 0 6 0.00% 0Valid Votes 31,850 28,567 56,386 4,045 140,377 100.00% 6Rejected Votes 2,726 1,895 4,846 198 10,626 Total Polled 34,576 30,462 61,232 4,243 151,003 Registered Electors 72,980 53,439 100,185 226,604 Turnout (%) 47.38% 57.00% 61.12% 66.64%
The following candidates were elected: Selvam Adaikalanathan (TNA-TELO), 39,535 preference votes (pv); S. Kanagaratnam (TNA), 30,390 pv; Sivasakthy Ananthan (TNA-EPRLF), 29,801 pv; Vino Noharathalingam (TNA-TELO), 28,252 pv; Sivanathan Kisshor (TNA), 17,653 pv; and Rishad Bathiudeen (UNF-SLMC), 15,981 pv.
2005 presidential election Results of the 5th presidential election held on 17 November 2005: