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

Presidential Election Results

Summary

The winner of Paddiruppu has matched the final country result 3 out of 8 times.

Year Paddiruppu Batticaloa Electoral District MAEThe mean absolute error, between the percentages of votes each party got in Paddiruppu and the Batticaloa Electoral District. It is a measure of the difference in voting behaviour between the two regions. % Sri Lanka MAEThe mean absolute error, between the percentages of votes each party got in Paddiruppu and the country. It is a measure of the difference in voting behaviour between the two regions. % 2019 NDF NDF 3.67% SLPP 38.27% 2015 NDF NDF 0.30% NDF 31.08% 2010 NDF NDF 11.21% UPFA 42.03% 2005 UNP UNP 14.98% UPFA 45.93% 1999 UNP UNP 16.71% PA 32.75% 1994 PA PA 6.68% PA 32.25% 1988 UNP UNP 5.72% UNP 18.11% 1982 ACTC UNP 19.09% UNP 29.83% Matches/Mean MAE 3/8 4/8 9.80% 8/8 33.78%

2019 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Paddiruppu Batticaloa Electoral District Sri Lanka Votes % Votes % Votes % NDF 54,132 83.05% 238,649 78.70% 5,564,239 41.99% SLPP 7,948 12.19% 38,460 12.68% 6,924,255 52.25% Other Parties (with < 1%) 2,332 3.58% 23,749 7.83% 729,468 5.50% DUNF 767 1.18% 2,363 0.78% 34,537 0.26% Valid Votes 65,179 98.98% 303,221 98.62% 13,252,499 98.99% Rejected Votes 674 1.02% 4,258 1.38% 135,452 1.01% Total Polled 65,853 71.62% 307,479 77.20% 13,387,951 83.71% Registered Electors 91,945 398,301 15,992,568

2015 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Paddiruppu Batticaloa Electoral District Sri Lanka Votes % Votes % Votes % NDF 44,485 81.76% 209,422 81.62% 6,217,162 51.28% UPFA 8,216 15.10% 41,631 16.22% 5,768,090 47.58% Other Parties (with < 1%) 1,711 3.14% 5,533 2.16% 138,200 1.14% Valid Votes 54,412 98.86% 256,586 99.00% 12,123,452 98.85% Rejected Votes 627 1.14% 2,580 1.00% 140,925 1.15% Total Polled 55,039 62.82% 259,166 69.30% 12,264,377 78.69% Registered Electors 87,612 373,982 15,585,942

2010 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Paddiruppu Batticaloa Electoral District Sri Lanka Votes % Votes % Votes % NDF 36,776 80.12% 146,057 68.93% 4,173,185 40.15% UPFA 5,968 13.00% 55,663 26.27% 6,015,934 57.88% Other Parties (with < 1%) 1,566 3.41% 5,489 2.59% 141,978 1.37% DUNF 1,016 2.21% 3,016 1.42% 39,226 0.38% UDF 578 1.26% 1,666 0.79% 23,290 0.22% Valid Votes 45,904 97.53% 211,891 97.97% 10,393,613 99.03% Rejected Votes 1,161 2.47% 4,396 2.03% 101,838 0.97% Total Polled 47,065 58.13% 216,287 32.41% 10,495,451 66.70% Registered Electors 80,972 667,353 15,734,587

2005 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Paddiruppu Batticaloa Electoral District Sri Lanka Votes % Votes % Votes % UNP 24,142 94.72% 121,514 79.51% 4,706,366 48.43% UPFA 905 3.55% 28,836 18.87% 4,887,152 50.29% Other Parties (with < 1%) 442 1.73% 2,487 1.63% 123,521 1.27% Valid Votes 25,489 99.04% 152,837 98.85% 9,717,039 98.88% Rejected Votes 247 0.96% 1,778 1.15% 109,869 1.12% Total Polled 25,736 32.44% 154,615 47.82% 9,826,908 69.51% Registered Electors 79,339 323,337 14,136,979

1999 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Paddiruppu Batticaloa Electoral District Sri Lanka Votes % Votes % Votes % UNP 31,295 78.78% 104,100 61.19% 3,602,748 42.71% PA 6,962 17.53% 58,975 34.66% 4,312,157 51.12% Other Parties (with < 1%) 982 2.47% 5,218 3.07% 495,521 5.87% Liberal 484 1.22% 1,838 1.08% 25,085 0.30% Valid Votes 39,723 97.86% 170,131 97.85% 8,435,754 97.69% Rejected Votes 869 2.14% 3,747 2.15% 199,536 2.31% Total Polled 40,592 59.06% 173,878 63.82% 8,635,290 72.17% Registered Electors 68,729 272,465 11,965,536

1994 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Paddiruppu Batticaloa Electoral District Sri Lanka Votes % Votes % Votes % PA 40,489 94.16% 144,725 87.30% 4,709,205 62.28% Ind 2 1,611 3.75% 5,030 3.03% 58,888 0.78% UNP 631 1.47% 14,812 8.93% 2,715,283 35.91% Other Parties (with < 1%) 268 0.62% 1,214 0.73% 78,152 1.03% Valid Votes 42,999 98.07% 165,779 98.42% 7,561,526 98.03% Rejected Votes 848 1.93% 2,664 1.58% 151,706 1.97% Total Polled 43,847 68.12% 168,443 63.57% 7,713,232 69.12% Registered Electors 64,365 264,975 11,158,880

1988 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Paddiruppu Batticaloa Electoral District Sri Lanka Votes % Votes % Votes % UNP 16,227 47.40% 61,657 50.99% 2,569,199 50.43% SLMP 13,977 40.83% 38,243 31.63% 235,701 4.63% SLFP 4,031 11.77% 21,018 17.38% 2,289,857 44.95% Valid Votes 34,235 93.52% 120,918 95.91% 5,094,754 98.24% Rejected Votes 2,373 6.48% 5,163 4.09% 91,499 1.76% Total Polled 36,608 64.85% 126,081 58.38% 5,186,256 55.87% Registered Electors 56,447 215,983 9,283,143

1982 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Paddiruppu Batticaloa Electoral District Sri Lanka Votes % Votes % Votes % ACTC 21,918 65.02% 47,095 39.22% 173,934 2.67% UNP 7,129 21.15% 48,094 40.05% 3,450,815 52.93% SLFP 3,485 10.34% 21,688 18.06% 2,546,348 39.05% LSSP 531 1.58% 1,294 1.08% 58,531 0.90% JVP 415 1.23% 1,287 1.07% 273,428 4.19% Other Parties (with < 1%) 230 0.68% 618 0.51% 16,995 0.26% Valid Votes 33,708 97.64% 120,076 97.66% 6,520,156 98.78% Rejected Votes 813 2.36% 2,879 2.34% 80,470 1.22% Total Polled 34,521 75.22% 122,955 70.55% 6,600,626 80.15% Registered Electors 45,891 174,276 8,235,358

Parliamentary Election Results

Summary

The winner of Paddiruppu has matched the final country result 0 out of 7 times.

Year Paddiruppu Batticaloa Electoral District MAEThe mean absolute error, between the percentages of votes each party got in Paddiruppu and the Batticaloa Electoral District. It is a measure of the difference in voting behaviour between the two regions. % Sri Lanka MAEThe mean absolute error, between the percentages of votes each party got in Paddiruppu and the country. It is a measure of the difference in voting behaviour between the two regions. % 2015 ITAK ITAK 14.47% UNP 32.03% 2010 ITAK ITAK 10.51% UPFA 32.81% 2004 ITAK ITAK 22.97% UPFA 40.75% 2001 TULF TULF 17.08% UNP 31.87% 2000 TULF TULF 11.52% PA 25.34% 1994 TULF TULF 9.97% PA 32.44% 1989 TULF TULF 15.43% UNP 35.32% Matches/Mean MAE 0/7 0/7 14.56% 7/7 32.94%

2015 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Paddiruppu Batticaloa Electoral District Sri Lanka Votes % Votes % Votes % ITAK 35,535 73.54% 127,185 54.11% 515,963 4.63% UNP 7,937 16.42% 32,359 13.77% 5,098,916 45.77% UPFA 3,276 6.78% 32,232 13.71% 4,732,664 42.48% Other Parties (with < 1%) 1,077 2.23% 42,401 18.04% 693,165 6.22% AITC 498 1.03% 865 0.37% 18,644 0.17% Valid Votes 48,323 90.97% 235,042 93.12% 11,140,333 95.35% Rejected Votes 3,706 6.98% 13,551 5.37% 516,926 4.42% Total Polled 53,121 60.63% 252,397 69.12% 11,684,111 77.66% Registered Electors 87,612 365,167 15,044,490

2010 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Paddiruppu Batticaloa Electoral District Sri Lanka Votes % Votes % Votes % ITAK 17,171 47.64% 66,235 37.04% 233,190 2.91% UPFA 7,878 21.86% 62,009 34.67% 4,846,388 60.38% TMVP 6,072 16.85% 16,886 9.44% 20,284 0.25% TULF 2,402 6.66% 4,424 2.47% 9,223 0.11% Other Parties (with < 1%) 1,196 3.32% 4,986 2.79% 484,493 6.04% UNP 890 2.47% 22,935 12.82% 2,357,057 29.37% IG6B 437 1.21% 1,362 0.76% 1,362 0.02% Valid Votes 36,046 88.70% 178,837 91.54% 8,026,322 96.03% Rejected Votes 4,116 10.13% 14,749 7.55% 581,465 6.96% Total Polled 40,640 50.19% 195,367 57.46% 8,358,246 59.29% Registered Electors 80,972 339,982 14,097,690

2004 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Paddiruppu Batticaloa Electoral District Sri Lanka Votes % Votes % Votes % ITAK 57,052 94.90% 161,011 66.71% 633,203 6.85% UNP 877 1.46% 6,151 2.55% 3,486,792 37.73% EPDP 821 1.37% 2,556 1.06% 24,942 0.27% Other Parties (with < 1%) 716 1.19% 28,526 11.82% 4,839,237 52.36% SLMC 652 1.08% 43,131 17.87% 186,880 2.02% Valid Votes 60,118 95.06% 241,375 95.02% 9,241,931 94.52% Rejected Votes 3,125 4.94% 12,648 4.98% 534,452 5.47% Total Polled 63,243 83.09% 254,023 83.58% 9,777,821 75.74% Registered Electors 76,112 303,928 12,909,631

2001 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Paddiruppu Batticaloa Electoral District Sri Lanka Votes % Votes % Votes % TULF 30,725 75.46% 86,284 48.17% 348,164 3.89% UNP 3,967 9.74% 22,638 12.64% 4,086,026 45.62% PA 2,159 5.30% 25,705 14.35% 3,330,815 37.19% DPLF 1,449 3.56% 5,601 3.13% 16,669 0.19% EPDP 1,265 3.11% 4,153 2.32% 72,783 0.81% IND4 579 1.42% 6,406 3.58% 7,563 0.08% Other Parties (with < 1%) 572 1.40% 28,321 15.81% 1,051,453 11.74% Valid Votes 40,716 92.63% 179,108 93.10% 8,955,844 94.77% Rejected Votes 3,241 7.37% 13,275 6.90% 494,009 5.23% Total Polled 43,957 62.31% 192,383 68.20% 9,449,878 76.03% Registered Electors 70,548 282,079 12,428,762

2000 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Paddiruppu Batticaloa Electoral District Sri Lanka Votes % Votes % Votes % TULF 15,207 38.04% 54,448 29.20% 105,907 1.23% PA 8,088 20.23% 16,510 8.86% 3,899,329 45.33% ACTC 4,635 11.59% 6,968 3.74% 27,289 0.32% UNP 3,128 7.82% 29,163 15.64% 3,451,765 40.12% DPLF 2,847 7.12% 9,030 4.84% 20,655 0.24% NUA 2,796 6.99% 53,646 28.77% 185,593 2.16% IG1 1,243 3.11% 5,556 2.98% 9,799 0.11% EPDP 870 2.18% 3,325 1.78% 50,702 0.59% Other Parties (with < 1%) 741 1.85% 5,855 3.14% 747,395 8.69% PP 421 1.05% 1,938 1.04% 19,830 0.23% Valid Votes 39,976 N/A 186,439 N/A 8,602,617 N/A

1994 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Paddiruppu Batticaloa Electoral District Sri Lanka Votes % Votes % Votes % TULF 23,688 53.59% 76,516 43.95% 132,461 1.67% PA 8,672 19.62% 19,278 11.07% 3,887,805 48.94% TELO 6,493 14.69% 17,073 9.81% 24,974 0.31% UNP 2,269 5.13% 23,244 13.35% 3,498,370 44.04% EPRLF 1,976 4.47% 4,802 2.76% 9,411 0.12% IND1 926 2.09% 1,547 0.89% 48,199 0.61% Other Parties (with < 1%) 177 0.40% 31,628 18.17% 159,997 2.01% Valid Votes 44,201 89.95% 174,088 91.81% 7,943,688 95.20% Rejected Votes 4,940 10.05% 15,531 8.19% 400,395 4.80% Total Polled 49,141 76.35% 189,619 71.49% 8,344,095 74.75% Registered Electors 64,365 265,253 11,163,064

1989 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Paddiruppu Batticaloa Electoral District Sri Lanka Votes % Votes % Votes % TULF 24,064 60.39% 55,131 35.49% 188,594 3.37% IND 1 13,007 32.64% 46,419 29.88% 46,419 0.83% UNP 1,943 4.88% 11,317 7.28% 2,838,005 50.71% SLFP 505 1.27% 4,130 2.66% 1,785,369 31.90% Other Parties (with < 1%) 326 0.82% 38,364 24.69% 203,513 3.64% Valid Votes 39,845 88.84% 155,361 91.78% 5,596,468 93.87% Rejected Votes 5,003 11.16% 13,923 8.22% 365,563 6.13% Total Polled 44,848 79.97% 169,284 78.16% 5,962,031 63.60% Registered Electors 56,079 216,574 9,374,164

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