The Bandarawela Polling Division is a Polling Division in the Badulla Electoral District, in the Uva Province, Sri Lanka. 
  Presidential Election Results
 Summary
 The winner of Bandarawela has matched the final country result 7 out of 8 times. Hence, Bandarawela is a Strong Bellwether for Presidential Elections.  
      | Party | Bandarawela[4] | Badulla Electoral District | Sri Lanka | 
  | Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | 
  |  | SLPP |  | 34,528 | 48.79% |  | 276,211 | 49.29% |  | 6,924,255 | 52.25% | 
  |  | NDF |  | 32,242 | 45.56% |  | 251,706 | 44.92% |  | 5,564,239 | 41.99% | 
  |  | Other Parties (with < 1%) |  | 2,089 | 2.95% |  | 17,622 | 3.14% |  | 345,452 | 2.61% | 
  |  | NMPP |  | 1,915 | 2.71% |  | 14,806 | 2.64% |  | 418,553 | 3.16% | 
  | Valid Votes | 70,774 | 98.92% | 560,345 | 98.77% | 13,252,499 | 98.99% | 
  | Rejected Votes | 770 | 1.08% | 6,978 | 1.23% | 135,452 | 1.01% | 
  | Total Polled | 71,544 | 85.48% | 567,323 | 86.25% | 13,387,951 | 83.71% | 
  | Registered Electors | 83,693 |  | 657,766 |  | 15,992,568 |  | 
     | Party | Bandarawela[5] | Badulla Electoral District | Sri Lanka | 
  | Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | 
  |  | NDF |  | 32,766 | 50.42% |  | 249,524 | 49.21% |  | 6,217,162 | 51.28% | 
  |  | UPFA |  | 31,272 | 48.12% |  | 249,243 | 49.15% |  | 5,768,090 | 47.58% | 
  |  | Other Parties (with < 1%) |  | 943 | 1.45% |  | 8,303 | 1.64% |  | 138,200 | 1.14% | 
  | Valid Votes | 64,981 | 98.54% | 507,070 | 98.47% | 12,123,452 | 98.85% | 
  | Rejected Votes | 966 | 1.46% | 7,871 | 1.53% | 140,925 | 1.15% | 
  | Total Polled | 65,947 | 79.31% | 514,941 | 79.51% | 12,264,377 | 78.69% | 
  | Registered Electors | 83,147 |  | 647,628 |  | 15,585,942 |  | 
     | Party | Bandarawela[6] | Badulla Electoral District | Sri Lanka | 
  | Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | 
  |  | UPFA |  | 29,975 | 52.30% |  | 237,579 | 53.23% |  | 6,015,934 | 57.88% | 
  |  | NDF |  | 26,085 | 45.51% |  | 198,835 | 44.55% |  | 4,173,185 | 40.15% | 
  |  | Other Parties (with < 1%) |  | 1,251 | 2.18% |  | 9,880 | 2.21% |  | 204,494 | 1.97% | 
  | Valid Votes | 57,311 | 98.73% | 446,294 | 98.66% | 10,393,613 | 99.03% | 
  | Rejected Votes | 735 | 1.27% | 6,083 | 1.34% | 101,838 | 0.97% | 
  | Total Polled | 58,046 | 75.08% | 452,377 | 75.62% | 10,495,451 | 66.70% | 
  | Registered Electors | 77,312 |  | 598,190 |  | 15,734,587 |  | 
     | Party | Bandarawela[7] | Badulla Electoral District | Sri Lanka | 
  | Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | 
  |  | UNP |  | 29,137 | 53.57% |  | 226,582 | 53.11% |  | 4,706,366 | 48.43% | 
  |  | UPFA |  | 24,294 | 44.66% |  | 192,734 | 45.18% |  | 4,887,152 | 50.29% | 
  |  | Other Parties (with < 1%) |  | 962 | 1.77% |  | 7,283 | 1.71% |  | 123,521 | 1.27% | 
  | Valid Votes | 54,393 | 98.39% | 426,599 | 98.43% | 9,717,039 | 98.88% | 
  | Rejected Votes | 888 | 1.61% | 6,825 | 1.57% | 109,869 | 1.12% | 
  | Total Polled | 55,281 | 77.54% | 433,424 | 78.67% | 9,826,908 | 69.51% | 
  | Registered Electors | 71,292 |  | 550,926 |  | 14,136,979 |  | 
     | Party | Bandarawela[8] | Badulla Electoral District | Sri Lanka | 
  | Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | 
  |  | PA |  | 23,002 | 49.85% |  | 167,000 | 46.33% |  | 4,312,157 | 51.12% | 
  |  | UNP |  | 20,768 | 45.01% |  | 172,884 | 47.97% |  | 3,602,748 | 42.71% | 
  |  | JVP |  | 1,339 | 2.90% |  | 12,025 | 3.34% |  | 343,927 | 4.08% | 
  |  | Other Parties (with < 1%) |  | 1,031 | 2.23% |  | 8,512 | 2.36% |  | 176,679 | 2.09% | 
  | Valid Votes | 46,140 | 96.80% | 360,421 | 97.04% | 8,435,754 | 97.69% | 
  | Rejected Votes | 1,526 | 3.20% | 10,979 | 2.96% | 199,536 | 2.31% | 
  | Total Polled | 47,666 | 76.79% | 371,400 | 78.25% | 8,635,290 | 72.17% | 
  | Registered Electors | 62,074 |  | 474,610 |  | 11,965,536 |  | 
     | Party | Bandarawela[9] | Badulla Electoral District | Sri Lanka | 
  | Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | 
  |  | PA |  | 23,648 | 59.52% |  | 182,810 | 55.27% |  | 4,709,205 | 62.28% | 
  |  | UNP |  | 15,072 | 37.93% |  | 139,611 | 42.21% |  | 2,715,283 | 35.91% | 
  |  | Other Parties (with < 1%) |  | 549 | 1.38% |  | 4,504 | 1.36% |  | 78,152 | 1.03% | 
  |  | Ind 2 |  | 464 | 1.17% |  | 3,847 | 1.16% |  | 58,888 | 0.78% | 
  | Valid Votes | 39,733 | 95.20% | 330,772 | 95.91% | 7,561,526 | 98.03% | 
  | Rejected Votes | 2,003 | 4.80% | 14,093 | 4.09% | 151,706 | 1.97% | 
  | Total Polled | 41,736 | 73.97% | 344,865 | 77.47% | 7,713,232 | 69.12% | 
  | Registered Electors | 56,426 |  | 445,146 |  | 11,158,880 |  | 
     | Party | Bandarawela[10] | Badulla Electoral District | Sri Lanka | 
  | Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | 
  |  | UNP |  | 14,191 | 54.27% |  | 80,779 | 60.09% |  | 2,569,199 | 50.43% | 
  |  | SLFP |  | 11,182 | 42.76% |  | 50,223 | 37.36% |  | 2,289,857 | 44.95% | 
  |  | SLMP |  | 776 | 2.97% |  | 3,422 | 2.55% |  | 235,701 | 4.63% | 
  | Valid Votes | 26,149 | 97.33% | 134,424 | 97.62% | 5,094,754 | 98.24% | 
  | Rejected Votes | 717 | 2.67% | 3,276 | 2.38% | 91,499 | 1.76% | 
  | Total Polled | 26,866 | 63.26% | 137,700 | 44.21% | 5,186,256 | 55.87% | 
  | Registered Electors | 42,467 |  | 311,473 |  | 9,283,143 |  | 
     | Party | Bandarawela[11] | Badulla Electoral District | Sri Lanka | 
  | Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | 
  |  | UNP |  | 15,718 | 53.24% |  | 141,062 | 58.67% |  | 3,450,815 | 52.93% | 
  |  | SLFP |  | 12,755 | 43.21% |  | 88,462 | 36.79% |  | 2,546,348 | 39.05% | 
  |  | JVP |  | 652 | 2.21% |  | 7,713 | 3.21% |  | 273,428 | 4.19% | 
  |  | Other Parties (with < 1%) |  | 397 | 1.34% |  | 3,203 | 1.33% |  | 249,460 | 3.83% | 
  | Valid Votes | 29,522 | 98.75% | 240,440 | 98.77% | 6,520,156 | 98.78% | 
  | Rejected Votes | 375 | 1.25% | 2,982 | 1.23% | 80,470 | 1.22% | 
  | Total Polled | 29,897 | 84.05% | 243,422 | 85.47% | 6,600,626 | 80.15% | 
  | Registered Electors | 35,570 |  | 284,801 |  | 8,235,358 |  | 
 Parliamentary Election Results
 Summary
 The winner of Bandarawela has matched the final country result 4 out of 7 times. Hence, Bandarawela is a Weak Bellwether for Parliamentary Elections.  
      | Party | Bandarawela[14] | Badulla Electoral District | Sri Lanka | 
  | Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | 
  |  | UNP |  | 33,115 | 54.97% |  | 258,844 | 54.82% |  | 5,098,916 | 45.77% | 
  |  | UPFA |  | 22,618 | 37.55% |  | 179,459 | 38.01% |  | 4,732,664 | 42.48% | 
  |  | JVP |  | 2,642 | 4.39% |  | 21,445 | 4.54% |  | 544,154 | 4.88% | 
  |  | CWC |  | 1,650 | 2.74% |  | 10,259 | 2.17% |  | 17,107 | 0.15% | 
  |  | Other Parties (with < 1%) |  | 212 | 0.35% |  | 2,159 | 0.46% |  | 76,945 | 0.69% | 
  | Valid Votes | 60,237 | 95.26% | 472,166 | 95.03% | 11,140,333 | 95.35% | 
  | Rejected Votes | 2,924 | 4.62% | 24,167 | 4.86% | 516,926 | 4.42% | 
  | Total Polled | 63,231 | 76.05% | 496,849 | 80.07% | 11,684,111 | 77.66% | 
  | Registered Electors | 83,147 |  | 620,486 |  | 15,044,490 |  | 
     | Party | Bandarawela[15] | Badulla Electoral District | Sri Lanka | 
  | Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | 
  |  | UPFA |  | 24,188 | 55.40% |  | 203,689 | 58.25% |  | 4,846,388 | 60.38% | 
  |  | UNP |  | 14,803 | 33.90% |  | 112,886 | 32.28% |  | 2,357,057 | 29.37% | 
  |  | DNA |  | 2,262 | 5.18% |  | 15,768 | 4.51% |  | 441,251 | 5.50% | 
  |  | UPF |  | 2,145 | 4.91% |  | 11,481 | 3.28% |  | 24,670 | 0.31% | 
  |  | Other Parties (with < 1%) |  | 264 | 0.60% |  | 5,854 | 1.67% |  | 28,670 | 0.36% | 
  | Valid Votes | 43,662 | 93.61% | 349,678 | 93.54% | 8,026,322 | 96.03% | 
  | Rejected Votes | 2,982 | 6.39% | 24,169 | 6.46% | 581,465 | 6.96% | 
  | Total Polled | 46,644 | 60.33% | 373,847 | 62.46% | 8,358,246 | 59.29% | 
  | Registered Electors | 77,312 |  | 598,521 |  | 14,097,690 |  | 
     | Party | Bandarawela[16] | Badulla Electoral District | Sri Lanka | 
  | Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | 
  |  | UNP |  | 23,791 | 50.25% |  | 181,705 | 49.09% |  | 3,486,792 | 37.73% | 
  |  | UPFA |  | 21,784 | 46.01% |  | 178,634 | 48.26% |  | 4,223,126 | 45.70% | 
  |  | JHU |  | 1,343 | 2.84% |  | 6,932 | 1.87% |  | 552,723 | 5.98% | 
  |  | Other Parties (with < 1%) |  | 430 | 0.91% |  | 2,907 | 0.79% |  | 57,589 | 0.62% | 
  | Valid Votes | 47,348 | 92.61% | 370,178 | 92.47% | 9,241,931 | 94.52% | 
  | Rejected Votes | 3,780 | 7.39% | 30,159 | 7.53% | 534,452 | 5.47% | 
  | Total Polled | 51,128 | 75.51% | 400,337 | 78.33% | 9,777,821 | 75.74% | 
  | Registered Electors | 67,710 |  | 511,115 |  | 12,909,631 |  | 
     | Party | Bandarawela[17] | Badulla Electoral District | Sri Lanka | 
  | Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | 
  |  | UNP |  | 25,750 | 53.87% |  | 201,173 | 53.81% |  | 4,086,026 | 45.62% | 
  |  | PA |  | 17,710 | 37.05% |  | 138,443 | 37.03% |  | 3,330,815 | 37.19% | 
  |  | JVP |  | 3,319 | 6.94% |  | 26,820 | 7.17% |  | 815,353 | 9.10% | 
  |  | IND3 |  | 592 | 1.24% |  | 5,065 | 1.35% |  | 6,161 | 0.07% | 
  |  | Other Parties (with < 1%) |  | 426 | 0.89% |  | 2,336 | 0.62% |  | 73,230 | 0.82% | 
  | Valid Votes | 47,797 | 93.10% | 373,837 | 93.35% | 8,955,844 | 94.77% | 
  | Rejected Votes | 3,543 | 6.90% | 26,626 | 6.65% | 494,009 | 5.23% | 
  | Total Polled | 51,340 | 78.17% | 400,463 | 81.51% | 9,449,878 | 76.03% | 
  | Registered Electors | 65,674 |  | 491,288 |  | 12,428,762 |  | 
     | Party | Bandarawela[18] | Badulla Electoral District | Sri Lanka | 
  | Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | 
  |  | UNP |  | 20,912 | 45.31% |  | 167,351 | 46.36% |  | 3,451,765 | 40.12% | 
  |  | PA |  | 19,836 | 42.98% |  | 154,172 | 42.71% |  | 3,899,329 | 45.33% | 
  |  | JVP |  | 1,928 | 4.18% |  | 16,414 | 4.55% |  | 518,725 | 6.03% | 
  |  | CWC |  | 1,927 | 4.18% |  | 12,092 | 3.35% |  | 22,985 | 0.27% | 
  |  | Other Parties (with < 1%) |  | 988 | 2.14% |  | 5,935 | 1.64% |  | 245,839 | 2.86% | 
  |  | NUA |  | 564 | 1.22% |  | 5,052 | 1.40% |  | 185,593 | 2.16% | 
  | Valid Votes | 46,155 | N/A | 361,016 | N/A | 8,602,617 | N/A | 
     | Party | Bandarawela[19] | Badulla Electoral District | Sri Lanka | 
  | Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | 
  |  | UNP |  | 21,713 | 51.21% |  | 182,131 | 54.04% |  | 3,498,370 | 44.04% | 
  |  | PA |  | 19,545 | 46.09% |  | 146,546 | 43.48% |  | 3,887,805 | 48.94% | 
  |  | Other Parties (with < 1%) |  | 680 | 1.60% |  | 5,781 | 1.72% |  | 206,815 | 2.60% | 
  |  | IND2 |  | 466 | 1.10% |  | 2,601 | 0.77% |  | 16,690 | 0.21% | 
  | Valid Votes | 42,404 | 92.87% | 337,059 | 92.19% | 7,943,688 | 95.20% | 
  | Rejected Votes | 3,255 | 7.13% | 28,540 | 7.81% | 400,395 | 4.80% | 
  | Total Polled | 45,659 | 80.92% | 365,599 | 82.23% | 8,344,095 | 74.75% | 
  | Registered Electors | 56,426 |  | 444,632 |  | 11,163,064 |  | 
     | Party | Bandarawela[20] | Badulla Electoral District | Sri Lanka | 
  | Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | 
  |  | UNP |  | 14,078 | 54.54% |  | 135,089 | 58.97% |  | 2,838,005 | 50.71% | 
  |  | SLFP |  | 10,444 | 40.46% |  | 81,011 | 35.36% |  | 1,785,369 | 31.90% | 
  |  | USA |  | 493 | 1.91% |  | 5,712 | 2.49% |  | 141,983 | 2.54% | 
  |  | ELJP |  | 432 | 1.67% |  | 5,589 | 2.44% |  | 67,723 | 1.21% | 
  |  | MEP |  | 363 | 1.41% |  | 1,693 | 0.74% |  | 90,480 | 1.62% | 
  | Valid Votes | 25,810 | 92.95% | 229,094 | 92.08% | 5,596,468 | 93.87% | 
  | Rejected Votes | 1,958 | 7.05% | 19,704 | 7.92% | 365,563 | 6.13% | 
  | Total Polled | 27,768 | 66.42% | 248,798 | 75.55% | 5,962,031 | 63.60% | 
  | Registered Electors | 41,805 |  | 329,321 |  | 9,374,164 |  | 
 Demographics
 Ethnicity
 The Bandarawela Polling Division has a Sinhalese majority (70.7%) and a significant Indian Tamil population (19.3%) . In comparison, the Badulla Electoral District (which contains the Bandarawela Polling Division) has a Sinhalese majority (73.0%) and a significant Indian Tamil population (18.5%) [1]  
  Religion
 The Bandarawela Polling Division has a Buddhist majority (69.8%) and a significant Hindu population (21.6%) . In comparison, the Badulla Electoral District (which contains the Bandarawela Polling Division) has a Buddhist majority (72.6%) and a significant Hindu population (19.3%) [1]  
  References