Kandy (Mahanuwara) 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 Kandy in the Central province. The district currently elects 12 of the 225 members of the Sri Lankan Parliament and had 970,456 registered electors in 2010. It is Sri Lanka's Electorate Number 04.
Polling divisions The Kandy Electoral District consists of the following polling divisions:
A: Galagedara
B: Harispattuwa
C: Pathadumbara
D: Ududumbara
E: Teldeniya
F: Kundasale
G: Hewaheta
H: Senkadagala
I: Mahanuwara (Kandy)
J: Yatinuwara
K: Udunuwara
L: Gampola
M: Nawalapitiya
Presidential elections
1982 presidential election Results of the 1st presidential election held on 20 October 1982 for the district:
CandidatePartyVotes per polling divisionPostalvotesTotal votes% Junius JayewardeneUNP17,77826,38043,18620,29615,72920,42124,58622,15820,10513,25815,28423,44020,8486,152289,62159.80% Hector KobbekaduwaSLFP11,87415,34023,30112,2866,49812,89813,51211,78313,21912,74712,24212,10017,5963,251178,64736.89% Rohana WijeweeraJVP1,0925283,3744194081,13896166962182145685296419012,4932.58% Colvin R. de SilvaLSSP98188230165149180264161199100157150131842,2560.47% Vasudeva NanayakkaraNSSP28459131824666549330514736187180.15% Kumar PonnambalamACTC1860424364606437325638271565620.12%Valid votes30,88842,54170,22433,24022,93034,74339,45334,86234,26927,01228,22836,61639,5909,701484,297100.00%Rejected votes214394605414203355411382277267358246325974,548Total polled31,10242,93570,82933,65423,13335,09839,86435,24434,54627,27928,58636,86239,9159,798488,845Registered electors35,94050,56382,59038,94729,75141,31447,44541,88843,4423,14531,78843,22346,731536,767Turnout86.54%84.91%85.76%86.41%77.76%84.95%84.02%84.14%79.52%867.38%89.93%85.28%85.41%91.07%
1988 presidential election Results of the 2nd presidential election held on 19 December 1988 for the district:
CandidatePartyVotes per polling divisionPostalvotesTotal votes% Ranasinghe PremadasaUNP15,07124,80030,70819,68811,30115,23124,20320,90216,8259,91212,03216,58214,4782,391234,12454.88% Sirimavo BandaranaikeSLFP12,54918,97625,59414,0156,95912,11816,08215,08714,6909,41712,46610,42015,6992,115186,18743.65% Ossie AbeygunasekaraSLMP3304187192986174335595578342473243155151006,2661.47%Valid votes27,95044,19457,02134,00118,87727,78240,84436,54632,34919,57624,82227,31730,6924,606426,577100.00%Rejected votes2635179623732974075216113953393865503621846,167Total polled28,21344,71157,98334,37419,17428,18941,36537,15732,74419,91525,20827,86731,0544,790432,744Registered electors39,67155,42594,10942,86828,95848,84154,01048,74148,20827,65937,34550,22352,182628,240Turnout71.12%80.67%61.61%80.19%66.21%57.72%76.59%76.23%67.92%72.00%67.50%55.49%59.51%68.88%
1994 presidential election Results of the 3rd presidential election held on 9 November 1994 for the district:
CandidatePartyVotes per polling divisionPostalvotesTotal votes% Chandrika KumaratungaPA17,28829,55848,13419,30312,33924,15026,78523,08222,32314,30922,94424,19925,09910,597320,11056.64% Srima DissanayakeUNP14,86219,69233,00718,07610,47718,24319,42319,99517,15210,74211,90617,44217,6216,881235,51941.68% Hudson SamarasingheInd 220135058231898285344349172238277287226213,7480.66% Harischandra WijayatungaSMBP11819330310725823817617533592862152201022,6180.46% A. J. RanasingheInd 195169228119781221691671239096155103381,7520.31% Nihal GalappaththiSLPF6110521974411021101096285126101130451,3700.24%Valid votes32,62550,06782,47337,99723,29143,14047,00743,87740,16725,55635,43542,39943,39917,684565,117100.00%Rejected votes5171,5241,8099215831,0811,5091,65291262589294593427514,179Total polled33,14251,59184,28238,91823,87444,22148,51645,52941,07926,18136,32743,34444,33317,959579,296Registered electors43,46266,812109,24650,37632,33556,92562,99657,48255,74032,99242,70056,67158,455726,192Turnout76.26%77.22%77.15%77.26%73.83%77.68%77.01%79.21%73.70%79.36%85.07%76.48%75.84%79.77%
1999 presidential election Results of the 4th presidential election held on 21 December 1999 for the district:
CandidatePartyVotes per polling divisionPostalvotesTotal votes% Chandrika KumaratungaPA16,77729,98640,99619,90010,10123,25928,27732,94519,89314,49718,21622,19223,1358,013308,18750.29% Ranil WickramasingheUNP16,42823,92841,64019,80813,80922,97420,88517,37220,80311,95516,33521,92021,2197,284276,36045.10% Nandana Gunathilake JVP9338282,7826386391,5691,3539281,1736696321,1991,29387615,5122.53% Harischandra WijayatungaSMBP1342443841083492671841684311071132513012393,2800.54% W. V. M.RanjithInd 2115141244153401311951348313913513912511,7750.29% AbdulRasoolSLMP57163359149109781101221143354240105131,7060.28% RajivaWijesinhaLPSL9316123012843113149119738818612410251,6140.26% Tennyson EdirisuriyaInd 170159165116347416512566109133836191,3690.22% Vasudeva NanayakkaraLDA469411042105608855133342968103981,0650.17% Kamal KarunadasaPLSF4190915129458656385060584957490.12% Hudson SamarasingheInd 349511144614437735293448455406390.10% A. W. PremawardhanaPFF152243169253120131430312102900.05% Ariyawansha Dissanayaka DUNF1626401911162212161422222452650.04%Valid votes34,77455,89387,19841,17425,29248,65451,62252,09142,86527,74335,99346,37246,59216,548612,811100.00%Rejected votes6371,6262,7201,0596241,4151,5131,3381,2137209221,2041,46460517,060Total polled35,41157,51989,91842,23325,91650,06953,13553,42944,07828,46336,91547,57648,05617,153629,871Registered electors46,62173,137120,15055,18034,41065,31769,09863,05559,18736,21446,84062,49762,747794,453Turnout75.96%78.65%74.84%76.54%75.32%76.66%76.90%84.73%74.47%78.60%78.81%76.13%76.59%79.28%
2005 presidential election Results of the 5th presidential election held on 17 November 2005 for the district:
CandidatePartyVotes per polling divisionPostalvotesTotal votes% Ranil WickramasingheUNP20,17735,82959,89925,87417,13031,32129,88231,95728,89416,64620,26930,97927,79110,502387,15054.33% Mahinda RajapaksaUPFA17,45325,79043,54019,0589,43527,38528,54420,61022,67015,36719,97322,73327,42815,686315,67244.30% Siritunga JayasuriyaUSP17727639023355204296284124176186203159122,7750.39% A. A.SuraweeraNDF20025832223155169277206120138207181210152,5890.36% VictorHettigodaULPP48861475557838510083455590100571,0910.15% Chamil JayaneththiNLF4970914820337473374368554887170.10% Wimal GeeganageSLNF 426477386356350293846454655840.08% Anurade SilvaULF4365843814264439253533453445290.07% Arunade SoyzaRPP2556722315405632162336405034870.07% A. K. J. ArachchigeDUA 204162287244027162228292623720.05% WijeDiasSEP15273314102848292113142419123070.04% P. NelsonPereraSLPF 12193914620281712179141202190.03% H. S. DharmadwajaUNAF822211014169541071101280.02%Valid votes38,26962,603104,77745,66426,81159,37259,45353,43352,05232,56740,93454,44555,93426,306712,620100.00%Rejected votes3821,0361,4326603357469658856304525647265944109,817Total polled38,65163,639106,20946,32427,14660,11860,41854,31852,68233,01941,49855,17156,52826,716722,437Registered electors50,89884,167138,17161,00636,32677,02080,00371,82369,24341,46552,74771,84072,329907,038Turnout75.94%75.61%76.87%75.93%74.73%78.06%75.52%75.63%76.08%79.63%78.67%76.80%78.15%79.65%
2010 presidential election Results of the 6th presidential election held on 26 January 2010 for the district:
CandidatePartyVotes per polling divisionPostalvotesTotal votes% Mahinda RajapaksaUPFA22,70333,07856,50824,60111,63636,21235,55528,62828,44419,00927,17929,23533,66420,184406,63654.16% SarathFonsekaNDF15,33832,09051,40621,79115,35827,85225,10727,69225,24313,95713,22027,12323,29010,025329,49243.89% M. C. M.IsmailDUNF17027327729547209332238105183265216177232,8100.37% A. A.SuraweeraNDF1201842492022411920916783119183146135101,9500.26% C. J. SugathsiriGamageUDF841712401362011320816271105971149491,6240.22% W. V. M.RanjithInd 159129148943179124976575132827781,2000.16% A. S. P.LiyanageSLLP751041071191673117108504589767461,0590.14% Sarath ManamendraNSH369912456206210384416258574338480.11% Ukkubanda WijekoonInd 342601126211507366284568543737110.09% LalPereraONF3083917114498468274751562667030.09% Siritunga JayasuriyaUSP286184524396471293544454046000.08% AithurusM. IlliasInd 2305763359265152273751443835230.07% Vikramabahu KarunaratneLF17385938284028333527303641124620.06% M. K. ShivajilingamInd 51949344116295150282130393144420.06% WijeDiasSEP10304788264036172219162063050.04% Sanath PinnaduwaNA134633317123629101218301712950.04% M. MohamedMusthaffaInd 4141829264162224161817152312430.03% Ven.BattaramullaSeelarathana Thero JP1318142149322751415172252160.03% Arunade SoyzaRPP1325271251221193141120911920.03% Senaratnade SilvaPNF62022179152417691710601780.02% M. B.ThaminimullaACAKO13142255815201912611621580.02% Sarath KongahageUNAF31018811024154813121121390.02%Valid votes38,83666,657109,71447,72127,27765,06062,32057,70354,35633,87641,61357,45457,88130,318750,786100.00%Rejected votes3008571,1616742686561,0698385345093976315063008,700Total polled39,13667,514110,87548,39527,54565,71663,38958,54154,89034,38542,01058,08558,38730,618759,486Registered electors52,55391,146147,47565,17636,93885,85785,13678,68872,90645,14455,62976,81276,996970,456Turnout74.47%74.07%75.18%74.25%74.57%76.54%74.46%74.40%75.29%76.17%75.52%75.62%75.83%78.26%
2015 presidential election Results of the 7th presidential election held on 26 January 2010 for the district:
CandidatePartyVotes per polling divisionPostalvotesTotal votes% Maithripala Sirisena NDF19,81845,32871,53328,04920,31641,23840,23337,84036,12718,62418,47238,01832,29819,100466,99454.56% Mahinda Rajapaksa UPFA 21,46633,29351,15624,16710,20032,93032,61926,76226,06218,15027,72225,98430,19417,880378,58544.23% R. A.Sirisena PNF79151152106269017310149801128788111,3060.15% Namal Rajapaksa ONF7213014911110851468861561297678131,2040.14% M. I. MohanmedMishlar UPF 44161117112196512890576580877441,1030.13% A. S. P.Liyanage SLLP 4613214891197512785456858824571,0280.12% R. Peduru Arachchi ULPP 4213111995237314490494966615831,0030.12% AithurusM. Illias Ind 1 476810856244995644863665942107990.09% Duminda Nagamuwa FSP 266512144185970655337256147327230.08% Siritunga Jayasuriya USP 39618246153210557313144482896280.07% Sarath Manamendra NSH 305077488417452313036373555540.06% Anurudha Polgampola Ind 2 223937302244237181814261633280.04% Vajirapani Wijesiriwardene SEP 164335177234223252913251553180.04% M. B. Theminimulla ACAKO 153746335202530311511291143120.04% Sundaram Mahendran NSSP 192931306233719121722201822850.03% Ven.Battaramulla Seelarathana Thero JSP 1022371772044271711101921152770.03% Prasanna Priyankara DNM 11141914520222010111213921820.02% Jayantha Kulathunga ULGC 52020112132622591013341630.02% Wimal Geeganage SLNF 811102310108414159931160.01%Valid votes41,81579,785123,99853,07930,71574,89074,16265,48062,73537,37746,91764,75463,08937,112855,908100.00%Rejected votes3901,0201,3566734017941,3931,02383451747976374860210,993Total polled42,20580,805125,35453,75231,11675,68475,55566,50363,56937,89447,39665,51763,83737,714866,901 Registered electors 54,214 102,219 157,463 69,243 40,020 94,870 95,567 85,375 81,149 47,685 58,637 82,298 80,420 38,382 1,049,106 Turnout 77.85%79.05%79.61%77.63%77.75%79.78%79.06%77.90%78.34%79.47%80.83%79.61%79.38%98.26%82.63%
2019 presidential election Results of the 8th presidential election held on 16 November 2019: