The Anuradhapura East Polling Division is a Polling Division in the Anuradhapura Electoral District, in the North Central Province, Sri Lanka. 
  Presidential Election Results
 Summary
 The winner of Anuradhapura East has matched the final country result 6 out of 8 times. Hence, Anuradhapura East is a Weak Bellwether for Presidential Elections.  
      | Party | Anuradhapura East[4] | Anuradhapura Electoral District | Sri Lanka | 
  | Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | 
  |  | SLPP |  | 49,708 | 60.71% |  | 342,223 | 58.97% |  | 6,924,255 | 52.25% | 
  |  | NDF |  | 25,910 | 31.64% |  | 202,348 | 34.87% |  | 5,564,239 | 41.99% | 
  |  | NMPP |  | 4,567 | 5.58% |  | 22,879 | 3.94% |  | 418,553 | 3.16% | 
  |  | Other Parties (with < 1%) |  | 1,694 | 2.07% |  | 12,896 | 2.22% |  | 345,452 | 2.61% | 
  | Valid Votes | 81,879 | 98.99% | 580,346 | 99.16% | 13,252,499 | 98.99% | 
  | Rejected Votes | 836 | 1.01% | 4,916 | 0.84% | 135,452 | 1.01% | 
  | Total Polled | 82,715 | 85.00% | 585,262 | 85.76% | 13,387,951 | 83.71% | 
  | Registered Electors | 97,314 |  | 682,450 |  | 15,992,568 |  | 
     | Party | Anuradhapura East[5] | Anuradhapura Electoral District | Sri Lanka | 
  | Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | 
  |  | UPFA |  | 38,947 | 51.69% |  | 281,161 | 53.59% |  | 5,768,090 | 47.58% | 
  |  | NDF |  | 35,779 | 47.49% |  | 238,407 | 45.44% |  | 6,217,162 | 51.28% | 
  |  | Other Parties (with < 1%) |  | 621 | 0.82% |  | 5,065 | 0.97% |  | 138,200 | 1.14% | 
  | Valid Votes | 75,347 | 99.14% | 524,633 | 99.15% | 12,123,452 | 98.85% | 
  | Rejected Votes | 651 | 0.86% | 4,500 | 0.85% | 140,925 | 1.15% | 
  | Total Polled | 75,998 | 77.89% | 529,133 | 77.71% | 12,264,377 | 78.69% | 
  | Registered Electors | 97,576 |  | 680,877 |  | 15,585,942 |  | 
     | Party | Anuradhapura East[6] | Anuradhapura Electoral District | Sri Lanka | 
  | Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | 
  |  | UPFA |  | 41,418 | 64.13% |  | 298,448 | 66.32% |  | 6,015,934 | 57.88% | 
  |  | NDF |  | 22,270 | 34.48% |  | 143,761 | 31.94% |  | 4,173,185 | 40.15% | 
  |  | Other Parties (with < 1%) |  | 894 | 1.38% |  | 7,829 | 1.74% |  | 204,494 | 1.97% | 
  | Valid Votes | 64,582 | 99.21% | 450,038 | 99.17% | 10,393,613 | 99.03% | 
  | Rejected Votes | 517 | 0.79% | 3,785 | 0.83% | 101,838 | 0.97% | 
  | Total Polled | 65,099 | 73.84% | 453,823 | 73.65% | 10,495,451 | 66.70% | 
  | Registered Electors | 88,157 |  | 616,186 |  | 15,734,587 |  | 
     | Party | Anuradhapura East[7] | Anuradhapura Electoral District | Sri Lanka | 
  | Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | 
  |  | UPFA |  | 33,726 | 56.43% |  | 231,040 | 55.08% |  | 4,887,152 | 50.29% | 
  |  | UNP |  | 25,382 | 42.47% |  | 182,956 | 43.62% |  | 4,706,366 | 48.43% | 
  |  | Other Parties (with < 1%) |  | 656 | 1.10% |  | 5,438 | 1.30% |  | 123,521 | 1.27% | 
  | Valid Votes | 59,764 | 99.07% | 419,434 | 98.92% | 9,717,039 | 98.88% | 
  | Rejected Votes | 563 | 0.93% | 4,563 | 1.08% | 109,869 | 1.12% | 
  | Total Polled | 60,327 | 74.50% | 423,997 | 75.41% | 9,826,908 | 69.51% | 
  | Registered Electors | 80,971 |  | 562,259 |  | 14,136,979 |  | 
     | Party | Anuradhapura East[8] | Anuradhapura Electoral District | Sri Lanka | 
  | Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | 
  |  | PA |  | 25,187 | 51.26% |  | 189,073 | 54.14% |  | 4,312,157 | 51.12% | 
  |  | UNP |  | 20,153 | 41.02% |  | 139,180 | 39.86% |  | 3,602,748 | 42.71% | 
  |  | JVP |  | 2,996 | 6.10% |  | 14,612 | 4.18% |  | 343,927 | 4.08% | 
  |  | Other Parties (with < 1%) |  | 798 | 1.62% |  | 6,336 | 1.81% |  | 176,679 | 2.09% | 
  | Valid Votes | 49,134 | 97.98% | 349,201 | 98.05% | 8,435,754 | 97.69% | 
  | Rejected Votes | 1,015 | 2.02% | 6,949 | 1.95% | 199,536 | 2.31% | 
  | Total Polled | 50,149 | 72.67% | 356,150 | 75.63% | 8,635,290 | 72.17% | 
  | Registered Electors | 69,006 |  | 470,907 |  | 11,965,536 |  | 
     | Party | Anuradhapura East[9] | Anuradhapura Electoral District | Sri Lanka | 
  | Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | 
  |  | PA |  | 27,421 | 62.78% |  | 200,146 | 63.99% |  | 4,709,205 | 62.28% | 
  |  | UNP |  | 15,490 | 35.46% |  | 107,342 | 34.32% |  | 2,715,283 | 35.91% | 
  |  | Other Parties (with < 1%) |  | 766 | 1.75% |  | 5,309 | 1.70% |  | 137,040 | 1.81% | 
  | Valid Votes | 43,677 | 97.89% | 312,797 | 98.05% | 7,561,526 | 98.03% | 
  | Rejected Votes | 943 | 2.11% | 6,205 | 1.95% | 151,706 | 1.97% | 
  | Total Polled | 44,620 | 71.91% | 319,002 | 76.16% | 7,713,232 | 69.12% | 
  | Registered Electors | 62,048 |  | 418,857 |  | 11,158,880 |  | 
     | Party | Anuradhapura East[10] | Anuradhapura Electoral District | Sri Lanka | 
  | Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | 
  |  | SLFP |  | 11,516 | 51.31% |  | 73,154 | 55.15% |  | 2,289,857 | 44.95% | 
  |  | UNP |  | 10,310 | 45.94% |  | 56,951 | 42.94% |  | 2,569,199 | 50.43% | 
  |  | SLMP |  | 617 | 2.75% |  | 2,529 | 1.91% |  | 235,701 | 4.63% | 
  | Valid Votes | 22,443 | 98.37% | 132,634 | 98.36% | 5,094,754 | 98.24% | 
  | Rejected Votes | 371 | 1.63% | 2,207 | 1.64% | 91,499 | 1.76% | 
  | Total Polled | 22,814 | 45.32% | 134,841 | 40.18% | 5,186,256 | 55.87% | 
  | Registered Electors | 50,340 |  | 335,551 |  | 9,283,143 |  | 
     | Party | Anuradhapura East[11] | Anuradhapura Electoral District | Sri Lanka | 
  | Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | 
  |  | UNP |  | 15,856 | 48.07% |  | 117,873 | 49.84% |  | 3,450,815 | 52.93% | 
  |  | SLFP |  | 14,944 | 45.31% |  | 102,973 | 43.54% |  | 2,546,348 | 39.05% | 
  |  | JVP |  | 1,891 | 5.73% |  | 13,911 | 5.88% |  | 273,428 | 4.19% | 
  |  | Other Parties (with < 1%) |  | 291 | 0.88% |  | 1,766 | 0.75% |  | 249,460 | 3.83% | 
  | Valid Votes | 32,982 | 98.90% | 236,523 | 99.04% | 6,520,156 | 98.78% | 
  | Rejected Votes | 366 | 1.10% | 2,294 | 0.96% | 80,470 | 1.22% | 
  | Total Polled | 33,348 | 80.13% | 238,817 | 84.68% | 6,600,626 | 80.15% | 
  | Registered Electors | 41,615 |  | 282,018 |  | 8,235,358 |  | 
 Parliamentary Election Results
 Summary
 The winner of Anuradhapura East has matched the final country result 6 out of 7 times. Hence, Anuradhapura East is a Strong Bellwether for Parliamentary Elections.  
      | Party | Anuradhapura East[14] | Anuradhapura Electoral District | Sri Lanka | 
  | Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | 
  |  | UPFA |  | 32,314 | 47.33% |  | 229,856 | 48.39% |  | 4,732,664 | 42.48% | 
  |  | UNP |  | 28,944 | 42.39% |  | 213,072 | 44.85% |  | 5,098,916 | 45.77% | 
  |  | JVP |  | 6,497 | 9.52% |  | 28,701 | 6.04% |  | 544,154 | 4.88% | 
  |  | Other Parties (with < 1%) |  | 521 | 0.76% |  | 3,418 | 0.72% |  | 80,543 | 0.72% | 
  | Valid Votes | 68,276 | 95.45% | 475,047 | 94.28% | 11,140,333 | 95.35% | 
  | Rejected Votes | 3,224 | 4.51% | 28,462 | 5.65% | 516,926 | 4.42% | 
  | Total Polled | 71,533 | 73.31% | 503,845 | 79.13% | 11,684,111 | 77.66% | 
  | Registered Electors | 97,576 |  | 636,733 |  | 15,044,490 |  | 
     | Party | Anuradhapura East[15] | Anuradhapura Electoral District | Sri Lanka | 
  | Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | 
  |  | UPFA |  | 30,497 | 65.89% |  | 221,204 | 66.52% |  | 4,846,388 | 60.38% | 
  |  | UNP |  | 11,019 | 23.81% |  | 80,360 | 24.17% |  | 2,357,057 | 29.37% | 
  |  | DNA |  | 4,541 | 9.81% |  | 18,129 | 5.45% |  | 441,251 | 5.50% | 
  |  | Other Parties (with < 1%) |  | 230 | 0.50% |  | 12,845 | 3.86% |  | 30,824 | 0.38% | 
  | Valid Votes | 46,287 | 94.28% | 332,538 | 93.55% | 8,026,322 | 96.03% | 
  | Rejected Votes | 2,807 | 5.72% | 22,930 | 6.45% | 581,465 | 6.96% | 
  | Total Polled | 49,094 | 55.69% | 355,468 | 57.35% | 8,358,246 | 59.29% | 
  | Registered Electors | 88,157 |  | 619,845 |  | 14,097,690 |  | 
     | Party | Anuradhapura East[16] | Anuradhapura Electoral District | Sri Lanka | 
  | Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | 
  |  | UPFA |  | 30,591 | 57.05% |  | 212,943 | 57.22% |  | 4,223,126 | 45.70% | 
  |  | UNP |  | 20,623 | 38.46% |  | 148,612 | 39.94% |  | 3,486,792 | 37.73% | 
  |  | JHU |  | 2,045 | 3.81% |  | 8,034 | 2.16% |  | 552,723 | 5.98% | 
  |  | Other Parties (with < 1%) |  | 361 | 0.67% |  | 2,536 | 0.68% |  | 51,070 | 0.55% | 
  | Valid Votes | 53,620 | 94.48% | 372,125 | 94.59% | 9,241,931 | 94.52% | 
  | Rejected Votes | 3,134 | 5.52% | 21,281 | 5.41% | 534,452 | 5.47% | 
  | Total Polled | 56,754 | 73.33% | 393,406 | 76.52% | 9,777,821 | 75.74% | 
  | Registered Electors | 77,391 |  | 514,149 |  | 12,909,631 |  | 
     | Party | Anuradhapura East[17] | Anuradhapura Electoral District | Sri Lanka | 
  | Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | 
  |  | UNP |  | 23,421 | 44.84% |  | 165,055 | 45.93% |  | 4,086,026 | 45.62% | 
  |  | PA |  | 20,359 | 38.98% |  | 149,393 | 41.57% |  | 3,330,815 | 37.19% | 
  |  | JVP |  | 7,739 | 14.82% |  | 40,005 | 11.13% |  | 815,353 | 9.10% | 
  |  | Other Parties (with < 1%) |  | 709 | 1.36% |  | 4,891 | 1.36% |  | 108,710 | 1.21% | 
  | Valid Votes | 52,228 | 95.33% | 359,344 | 94.78% | 8,955,844 | 94.77% | 
  | Rejected Votes | 2,560 | 4.67% | 19,796 | 5.22% | 494,009 | 5.23% | 
  | Total Polled | 54,788 | 74.41% | 379,140 | 77.41% | 9,449,878 | 76.03% | 
  | Registered Electors | 73,626 |  | 489,776 |  | 12,428,762 |  | 
     | Party | Anuradhapura East[18] | Anuradhapura Electoral District | Sri Lanka | 
  | Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | 
  |  | PA |  | 23,078 | 46.11% |  | 169,424 | 48.30% |  | 3,899,329 | 45.33% | 
  |  | UNP |  | 20,825 | 41.61% |  | 144,662 | 41.24% |  | 3,451,765 | 40.12% | 
  |  | JVP |  | 4,587 | 9.16% |  | 21,274 | 6.06% |  | 518,725 | 6.03% | 
  |  | Other Parties (with < 1%) |  | 997 | 1.99% |  | 6,042 | 1.72% |  | 245,927 | 2.86% | 
  |  | NUA |  | 567 | 1.13% |  | 9,369 | 2.67% |  | 185,593 | 2.16% | 
  | Valid Votes | 50,054 | N/A | 350,771 | N/A | 8,602,617 | N/A | 
     | Party | Anuradhapura East[19] | Anuradhapura Electoral District | Sri Lanka | 
  | Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | 
  |  | PA |  | 25,277 | 54.52% |  | 180,454 | 55.19% |  | 3,887,805 | 48.94% | 
  |  | UNP |  | 19,949 | 43.03% |  | 142,084 | 43.45% |  | 3,498,370 | 44.04% | 
  |  | SLPF |  | 849 | 1.83% |  | 3,077 | 0.94% |  | 90,078 | 1.13% | 
  |  | Other Parties (with < 1%) |  | 285 | 0.61% |  | 1,369 | 0.42% |  | 68,538 | 0.86% | 
  | Valid Votes | 46,360 | 96.11% | 326,984 | 95.72% | 7,943,688 | 95.20% | 
  | Rejected Votes | 1,878 | 3.89% | 14,620 | 4.28% | 400,395 | 4.80% | 
  | Total Polled | 48,238 | 77.74% | 341,604 | 81.54% | 8,344,095 | 74.75% | 
  | Registered Electors | 62,048 |  | 418,959 |  | 11,163,064 |  | 
     | Party | Anuradhapura East[20] | Anuradhapura Electoral District | Sri Lanka | 
  | Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | 
  |  | UNP |  | 10,763 | 59.52% |  | 92,726 | 56.39% |  | 2,838,005 | 50.71% | 
  |  | SLFP |  | 6,552 | 36.23% |  | 64,010 | 38.92% |  | 1,785,369 | 31.90% | 
  |  | USA |  | 376 | 2.08% |  | 1,724 | 1.05% |  | 141,983 | 2.54% | 
  |  | ELJP |  | 201 | 1.11% |  | 1,397 | 0.85% |  | 67,723 | 1.21% | 
  |  | Other Parties (with < 1%) |  | 190 | 1.05% |  | 4,588 | 2.79% |  | 102,765 | 1.84% | 
  | Valid Votes | 18,082 | 93.25% | 164,445 | 92.03% | 5,596,468 | 93.87% | 
  | Rejected Votes | 1,309 | 6.75% | 14,245 | 7.97% | 365,563 | 6.13% | 
  | Total Polled | 19,391 | 39.53% | 178,690 | 53.49% | 5,962,031 | 63.60% | 
  | Registered Electors | 49,059 |  | 334,073 |  | 9,374,164 |  | 
 Demographics
 Ethnicity
 The Anuradhapura East Polling Division has a Sinhalese majority (87.8%) and a significant Moor population (11.2%) . In comparison, the Anuradhapura Electoral District (which contains the Anuradhapura East Polling Division) has a Sinhalese majority (91.0%) [1]  
  Religion
 The Anuradhapura East Polling Division has a Buddhist majority (87.0%) and a significant Muslim population (11.2%) . In comparison, the Anuradhapura Electoral District (which contains the Anuradhapura East Polling Division) has a Buddhist majority (90.1%) [1]  
  References