Monaragala 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 Monaragala in the Uva province. The district currently elects 5 of the 225 members of the Sri Lankan Parliament and had 300,642 registered electors in 2010. The district is Sri Lanka's Electorate Number 20.

Polling Divisions The Badulla Electoral District consists of the following polling divisions:

A: Bibile

B: Monaragala

C: Wellawaya

1982 Presidential Election Results of the 1st presidential election held on 20 October 1982 for the district:

CandidatePartyVotes per Polling DivisionPostalVotesTotal Votes%BibileMonara-galaWella-wayaJunius JayewardeneUNP16,82116,83616,87473351,26449.38%Hector KobbekaduwaSLFP11,82016,06015,79743844,11542.49%Rohana WijeweeraJVP1,1801,7214,225457,1716.91%Colvin R. de SilvaLSSP313343214128820.85%Vasudeva NanayakkaraNSSP71935572260.22%Kumar PonnambalamACTC55733501630.16%Valid Votes30,26035,12637,2001,235103,821100.00%Rejected Votes45852656361,553Total Polled30,71835,65237,7631,241105,374Registered Electors35,89541,67548,988126,558Turnout85.58%85.55%77.09%83.26%Source:

1988 Presidential Election Results of the 2nd presidential election held on 19 December 1988 for the district:

CandidatePartyVotes per Polling DivisionPostalVotesTotal Votes%BibileMonara-galaWella-wayaRanasinghe PremadasaUNP9,0911,7815,89510516,87263.21%Sirimavo BandaranaikeSLFP5,5071,3662,188629,12334.18%Oswin AbeygunasekaraSLMP37111021246972.61%Valid Votes14,9693,2578,29517126,692100.00%Rejected Votes50711619137851Total Polled15,4763,3738,48620827,543Registered Electors43,09351,82367,011161,927Turnout35.91%6.51%12.66%17.01%Source:

1989 Parliamentary General Election Results of the 9th parliamentary election held on 15 February 1989 for the district:

PartyVotes per Polling DivisionPostalVotesTotal Votes%SeatsBibileMonara-galaWella-wayaUnited National Party16,36213,14116,13667446,31352.42%3Sri Lanka Freedom Party10,36116,70011,01856138,64043.73%2United Socialist Alliance(CPSL, LSSP, NSSP, SLMP)815990325192,1492.43%0Mahajana Eksath Peramuna87121226174510.51%0Sri Lanka Muslim Congress1611959404500.51%0Independent961559713490.40%0Valid Votes27,88231,30227,8961,27288,352100.00%5Rejected Votes4,0024,3963,8962312,317Total Polled31,88435,69831,7921,295100,669Registered Electors42,67151,15766,6451,454161,927Turnout74.72%69.78%47.70%89.06%62.17%Source:

The following candidates were elected: Dissanayake Mudiyanselage Gunewathie Dissanayake (SLFP), 26,193 preference votes (pv); R. M. Dharmadasa Banda (UNP), 20,788 pv; R.M. Ranjith Madduma Bandara (UNP), 19,165 pv; Gamini Wijith Wijayamuni Soyza (SLFP), 15,128 pv; and Dissanayake Mudiyanselage Ariyaratna (UNP), 12,985 pv.

1994 Parliamentary General Election Results of the 10th parliamentary election held on 16 August 1994 for the district:

PartyVotes per Polling DivisionPostalVotesTotal Votes%SeatsBibileMonara-galaWella-wayaPeople's Alliance (SLFP et al.)18,54627,45929,9891,96177,95550.40%3United National Party18,52620,27727,4631,48767,75343.81%2Independent 41,1041,2154,220536,5924.26%0Sri Lanka Progressive Front (JVP)4224311,000431,8961.23%0Independent 559816612070.13%0Independent 242402401060.07%0Independent 12837232900.06%0Independent 32721160640.04%0Valid Votes38,75449,56162,8013,547154,663100.00%5Rejected Votes4,1405,3286,7667116,305Total Polled42,89454,88969,5673,618170,968Registered Electors50,85264,22984,310199,391Turnout84.35%85.46%82.51%85.75%Source:

The following candidates were elected: Sumedha G. Jayasena (PA), 55,369 preference votes (pv); R. M. Dharmadasa Banda (UNP), 44,956 pv; R.M. Ranjith Madduma Bandara (UNP), 36,747 pv; A. P. Jagath Pushpakumara (PA), 34,663 pv; and Attanayake Mudiyanselage Jayawardana (PA), 27,080 pv.

1994 Presidential Election Results of the 3rd presidential election held on 9 November 1994 for the district:

CandidatePartyVotes per Polling DivisionPostalVotesTotal Votes%BibileMonara-galaWella-wayaChandrika KumaratungaPA24,27131,95038,0502,34996,62063.20%Srimathi DissanayakeUNP13,86715,80121,0901,26852,02634.03%Hudson SamarasingheInd 267468760051,9661.29%Harischandra WijayatungaSMBP209234414208770.57%Nihal GalappaththiSLPF246261295228240.54%A.J. RanashingeInd 120017517475560.36%Valid Votes39,46749,10860,6233,671152,869100.00%Rejected Votes9281,4561,553403,977Total Polled40,39550,56462,1763,711156,846Registered Electors50,85264,22984,310199,391Turnout79.44%78.72%73.75%78.66%Source:

1999 Provincial Council Election Results of the 3rd Uva provincial council election held on 6 April 1999 for the district:

Party Votes % SeatsPeople's Alliance (SLFP, SLMC et al.)66,87045.35%United National Party65,34044.31%Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna10,2926.98%New Left Front (NSSP et al.)2,1821.48%National Union of Workers (CWC, DWC)1,9271.31%Mahajana Eksath Peramuna4190.28%Independent 22730.19%Independent 11010.07%Sri Lanka Progressive Front500.03%Valid Votes147,454100.00%Rejected Votes3,976Total Polled151,430Registered Electors224,077Turnout67.58%Source:

1999 Presidential Election Results of the 4th presidential election held on 21 December 1999 for the district:

CandidatePartyVotes per Polling DivisionPostalVotesTotal Votes%BibileMonara-galaWella-wayaChandrika KumaratungaPA21,89030,05537,9502,15492,04951.07%Ranil WickremasingheUNP19,15621,04931,5341,95673,69540.89%Nandana GunathilakeJVP2,3372,4655,27937510,4565.80%Rajiva WijesinhaLiberal29425630738600.48%W.V.M. RanjithInd 224726430508160.45%T. EdirisuriyaInd 120422624806780.38%Harischandra WijayatungaSMBP130155176204810.27%Kamal KarunadasaPLSF8510114823360.19%Vasudeva NanayakkaraLDA7862126222880.16%Abdul RasoolSLMP57589912150.12%Hudson SamarasingheInd 343534901450.08%A. DissanayakaDUNF26574121260.07%A.W. PremawardhanaPFF27343901000.06%Valid Votes44,57454,83576,3014,535180,245100.00%Rejected Votes1,0281,4891,5031414,161Total Polled45,60256,32477,8044,676184,406Registered Electors58,80373,33698,437230,576Turnout77.55%76.80%79.04%79.98%Source:

2000 Parliamentary General Election Results of the 11th parliamentary election held on 10 October 2000 for the district:

PartyVotes per Polling DivisionPostalVotesTotal Votes%SeatsBibileMonara-galaWella-wayaPeople's Alliance(SLFP et al.)22,01129,66836,6973,02891,40449.69%3United National Party19,02221,06333,3902,42575,90041.27%2Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna2,7833,2286,58156713,1597.15%0New Left Front (NSSP et al.)43150260951,5470.84%0Citizen's Front13212816654310.23%0United Sinhala Great Council10311613423550.19%0Sinhala Heritage74103121293270.18%0Democratic United National Front48496801650.09%0Liberal Party62423221380.08%0Independent 136303411010.05%0Sinhalaye Mahasammatha Bhoomiputra Pakshaya2139285930.05%0Independent 62622160640.03%0Independent 41818230590.03%0Independent 31815231570.03%0People's Freedom Front618131380.02%0Independent 2513160340.02%0Independent 5141090330.02%0Sri Lanka Progressive Front71171260.01%0Valid Votes44,81755,07577,9676,072183,931100.00%5Rejected Votes3,2224,6085,56719113,588Total Polled48,03959,68383,5346,263197,519Registered Electors60,63375,537101,765237,935Turnout79.23%79.01%82.09%83.01%Source:

The following candidates were elected: Gamini Wijith Wijayamuni Soyza (PA), 37,312 preference votes (pv); Jayasundara Mudiyanselage Ananda Kumarasiri (UNP), 36,487 pv; Sumedha G. Jayasena (PA), 33,946 pv; Jayasundara Wijekoon (PA), 33,784 pv; and R.M. Ranjith Madduma Bandara (UNP), 31,269 pv.

2001 Parliamentary General Election Results of the 12th parliamentary election held on 5 December 2001 for the district:

PartyVotes per Polling DivisionPostalVotesTotal Votes%SeatsBibileMonara-galaWella-wayaPeople's Alliance(SLFP et al.)19,42326,59133,23081,80543.67%3United National Front(UNP, SLMC, CWC, DPF)20,25823,31334,42880,54943.00%2Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna4,8235,23011,14821,98711.74%0New Left Front (NSSP et al.)5385716251,7450.93%0Sinhala Heritage651301453590.19%0United Lalith Front6661862150.11%0Independent 14551741710.09%0Independent 63843311120.06%0People's Freedom Front263035910.05%0Liberal Party292331840.04%0Independent 2151623540.03%0Sri Lanka National Front141817490.03%0Independent 310917360.02%0Independent 51189280.01%0Sri Lanka Progressive Front6108250.01%0Independent 44613230.01%0Valid Votes45,37156,11079,920187,333100.00%5Rejected Votes4,0534,4766,10315,638Total Polled49,42460,58686,023202,971Registered Electors62,81078,033106,437247,280Turnout78.69%77.64%80.82%82.08%Sources:

The following candidates were elected: R.M. Ranjith Madduma Bandara (UNF), 38,474 preference votes (pv); Jayasundara Mudiyanselage Ananda Kumarasiri (UNF), 37,567 pv; A. P. Jagath Pushpakumara (PA), 32,754 pv; Sumedha G. Jayasena (PA), 31,239 pv; and Gamini Wijith Wijayamuni Soyza (PA), 30,724 pv.

2004 Parliamentary General Election Results of the 13th parliamentary election held on 2 April 2004 for the district:

PartyVotes per Polling DivisionPostalVotesTotal Votes%SeatsBibileMonara-galaWella-wayaUnited People's Freedom Alliance (SLFP, JVP et al.)27,14934,50351,1374,667117,45661.14%3United National Front(UNP, SLMC, CWC, DPF)17,85121,59329,1022,52171,06736.99%2Jathika Hela Urumaya2935861,6181782,6751.39%0United Lalith Front827811232750.14%0National Development Front35546811580.08%0United Socialist Party41425021350.07%0Independent 72243220870.05%0New Left Front (NSSP et al.)1326343760.04%0Independent 6914160390.02%0Sinhalaye Mahasammatha Bhoomiputra Pakshaya3781190.01%0Sri Lanka National Front21043190.01%0Independent 25490180.01%0Independent 13581170.01%0Independent 55741170.01%0Independent 441010150.01%0Ruhuna People's Party2532120.01%0Swarajya4430110.01%0Independent 34340110.01%0Sri Lanka Progressive Front022260.00%0Valid Votes45,52756,99682,2057,385192,113100.00%5Rejected Votes3,2554,1425,29612312,816Total Polled48,78261,13887,5017,508204,929Registered Electors65,93483,194113,614262,742Turnout73.99%73.49%77.02%78.00%Source:

The following candidates were elected: R. M. Padma Udhaya Shantha Gunasekera (UPFA-JVP), 71,115 preference votes (pv); A. P. Jagath Pushpakumara (UPFA-SLFP), 52,887 pv; Sumedha G. Jayasena (UPFA-SLFP), 47,538 pv; R.M. Ranjith Madduma Bandara (UNF-UNP), 41,889 pv; and R. M. Dharmadasa Banda (UNF-UNP), 36,104 pv.

2004 Provincial Council Election Results of the 4th Uva provincial council election held on 10 July 2004 for the district:

PartyVotes per Polling DivisionPostalVotesTotal Votes%SeatsBibileMonara-galaWella-wayaUnited People's Freedom Alliance (SLFP, JVP et al.)25,27929,80539,2273,56797,87866.24%7United National Party12,01916,03519,2391,63748,93033.12%4United Socialist Party14221725166160.42%0Independent37364221170.08%0Sinhalaye Mahasammatha Bhoomiputra Pakshaya1514306650.04%0Democratic United National Front103663550.04%0Sri Lanka National Front148134390.03%0United Sinhala Great Council712131330.02%0Sri Lanka Progressive Front5681200.01%0Valid Votes37,52846,16958,8295,227147,753100.00%11Rejected Votes2,7323,4484,41923210,831Total Polled40,26049,61763,2485,459158,584Registered Electors65,93483,194113,614262,742Turnout61.06%59.64%55.67%60.36%Source:

The following candidates were elected: Gamini Vijitha Vijayamuni Zoysa (UPFA), 31,361 preference votes (pv); R. M. Jayawardhena (UPFA), 30,017 pv; Arachchige Udaya Kumara Wengappuli (UPFA), 27,495 pv; H. M. K. Herath (UPFA), 24,709 pv; Attanayaka Mudiyanselage Kithsiri Senerth Bandara Attanayake (UPFA), 20,245 pv; Arachchige Vijitha Berugoda (UPFA), 17,382 pv; Kumarasiri Rathnayake (UPFA), 17,146 pv; R. M. Jayasinghe Bandara (UNP), 16,467 pv; Ananda Kumarasiri (UNP), 15,280 pv; Arvin Sampath Jayasooriya (UNP), 14,935 pv; and A. A. M. Munirathna (UNP) 9,570 pv.

2005 Presidential Election Results of the 5th presidential election held on 17 November 2005 for the district: