The Hali Ela Polling Division is a Polling Division in the Badulla Electoral District, in the Uva Province, Sri Lanka. 
  Presidential Election Results
 Summary
 The winner of Hali Ela has matched the final country result 5 out of 8 times. Hence, Hali Ela is a Weak Bellwether for Presidential Elections.  
      | Party | Hali Ela[4] | Badulla Electoral District | Sri Lanka | 
  | Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | 
  |  | NDF |  | 28,502 | 48.68% |  | 251,706 | 44.92% |  | 5,564,239 | 41.99% | 
  |  | SLPP |  | 26,485 | 45.24% |  | 276,211 | 49.29% |  | 6,924,255 | 52.25% | 
  |  | Other Parties (with < 1%) |  | 2,181 | 3.73% |  | 17,622 | 3.14% |  | 345,452 | 2.61% | 
  |  | NMPP |  | 1,379 | 2.36% |  | 14,806 | 2.64% |  | 418,553 | 3.16% | 
  | Valid Votes | 58,547 | 98.61% | 560,345 | 98.77% | 13,252,499 | 98.99% | 
  | Rejected Votes | 824 | 1.39% | 6,978 | 1.23% | 135,452 | 1.01% | 
  | Total Polled | 59,371 | 85.09% | 567,323 | 86.25% | 13,387,951 | 83.71% | 
  | Registered Electors | 69,776 |  | 657,766 |  | 15,992,568 |  | 
     | Party | Hali Ela[5] | Badulla Electoral District | Sri Lanka | 
  | Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | 
  |  | NDF |  | 27,797 | 51.17% |  | 249,524 | 49.21% |  | 6,217,162 | 51.28% | 
  |  | UPFA |  | 25,420 | 46.80% |  | 249,243 | 49.15% |  | 5,768,090 | 47.58% | 
  |  | Other Parties (with < 1%) |  | 1,105 | 2.03% |  | 8,303 | 1.64% |  | 138,200 | 1.14% | 
  | Valid Votes | 54,322 | 98.12% | 507,070 | 98.47% | 12,123,452 | 98.85% | 
  | Rejected Votes | 1,040 | 1.88% | 7,871 | 1.53% | 140,925 | 1.15% | 
  | Total Polled | 55,362 | 79.19% | 514,941 | 79.51% | 12,264,377 | 78.69% | 
  | Registered Electors | 69,909 |  | 647,628 |  | 15,585,942 |  | 
     | Party | Hali Ela[6] | Badulla Electoral District | Sri Lanka | 
  | Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | 
  |  | UPFA |  | 23,758 | 50.65% |  | 237,579 | 53.23% |  | 6,015,934 | 57.88% | 
  |  | NDF |  | 21,946 | 46.79% |  | 198,835 | 44.55% |  | 4,173,185 | 40.15% | 
  |  | Other Parties (with < 1%) |  | 1,202 | 2.56% |  | 9,880 | 2.21% |  | 204,494 | 1.97% | 
  | Valid Votes | 46,906 | 98.60% | 446,294 | 98.66% | 10,393,613 | 99.03% | 
  | Rejected Votes | 665 | 1.40% | 6,083 | 1.34% | 101,838 | 0.97% | 
  | Total Polled | 47,571 | 75.36% | 452,377 | 75.62% | 10,495,451 | 66.70% | 
  | Registered Electors | 63,124 |  | 598,190 |  | 15,734,587 |  | 
     | Party | Hali Ela[7] | Badulla Electoral District | Sri Lanka | 
  | Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | 
  |  | UNP |  | 23,638 | 53.11% |  | 226,582 | 53.11% |  | 4,706,366 | 48.43% | 
  |  | UPFA |  | 19,946 | 44.81% |  | 192,734 | 45.18% |  | 4,887,152 | 50.29% | 
  |  | Other Parties (with < 1%) |  | 927 | 2.08% |  | 7,283 | 1.71% |  | 123,521 | 1.27% | 
  | Valid Votes | 44,511 | 98.27% | 426,599 | 98.43% | 9,717,039 | 98.88% | 
  | Rejected Votes | 785 | 1.73% | 6,825 | 1.57% | 109,869 | 1.12% | 
  | Total Polled | 45,296 | 78.23% | 433,424 | 78.67% | 9,826,908 | 69.51% | 
  | Registered Electors | 57,900 |  | 550,926 |  | 14,136,979 |  | 
     | Party | Hali Ela[8] | Badulla Electoral District | Sri Lanka | 
  | Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | 
  |  | UNP |  | 18,382 | 47.24% |  | 172,884 | 47.97% |  | 3,602,748 | 42.71% | 
  |  | PA |  | 18,253 | 46.91% |  | 167,000 | 46.33% |  | 4,312,157 | 51.12% | 
  |  | JVP |  | 1,384 | 3.56% |  | 12,025 | 3.34% |  | 343,927 | 4.08% | 
  |  | Other Parties (with < 1%) |  | 894 | 2.30% |  | 8,512 | 2.36% |  | 176,679 | 2.09% | 
  | Valid Votes | 38,913 | 96.45% | 360,421 | 97.04% | 8,435,754 | 97.69% | 
  | Rejected Votes | 1,433 | 3.55% | 10,979 | 2.96% | 199,536 | 2.31% | 
  | Total Polled | 40,346 | 77.59% | 371,400 | 78.25% | 8,635,290 | 72.17% | 
  | Registered Electors | 51,998 |  | 474,610 |  | 11,965,536 |  | 
     | Party | Hali Ela[9] | Badulla Electoral District | Sri Lanka | 
  | Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | 
  |  | PA |  | 20,090 | 56.56% |  | 182,810 | 55.27% |  | 4,709,205 | 62.28% | 
  |  | UNP |  | 14,430 | 40.62% |  | 139,611 | 42.21% |  | 2,715,283 | 35.91% | 
  |  | Other Parties (with < 1%) |  | 511 | 1.44% |  | 4,504 | 1.36% |  | 78,152 | 1.03% | 
  |  | Ind 2 |  | 491 | 1.38% |  | 3,847 | 1.16% |  | 58,888 | 0.78% | 
  | Valid Votes | 35,522 | 95.02% | 330,772 | 95.91% | 7,561,526 | 98.03% | 
  | Rejected Votes | 1,861 | 4.98% | 14,093 | 4.09% | 151,706 | 1.97% | 
  | Total Polled | 37,383 | 76.59% | 344,865 | 77.47% | 7,713,232 | 69.12% | 
  | Registered Electors | 48,807 |  | 445,146 |  | 11,158,880 |  | 
     | Party | Hali Ela[10] | Badulla Electoral District | Sri Lanka | 
  | Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | 
  |  | UNP |  | 10,005 | 58.40% |  | 80,779 | 60.09% |  | 2,569,199 | 50.43% | 
  |  | SLFP |  | 6,585 | 38.43% |  | 50,223 | 37.36% |  | 2,289,857 | 44.95% | 
  |  | SLMP |  | 543 | 3.17% |  | 3,422 | 2.55% |  | 235,701 | 4.63% | 
  | Valid Votes | 17,133 | 97.35% | 134,424 | 97.62% | 5,094,754 | 98.24% | 
  | Rejected Votes | 466 | 2.65% | 3,276 | 2.38% | 91,499 | 1.76% | 
  | Total Polled | 17,599 | 49.76% | 137,700 | 44.21% | 5,186,256 | 55.87% | 
  | Registered Electors | 35,367 |  | 311,473 |  | 9,283,143 |  | 
     | Party | Hali Ela[11] | Badulla Electoral District | Sri Lanka | 
  | Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | 
  |  | UNP |  | 14,196 | 55.07% |  | 141,062 | 58.67% |  | 3,450,815 | 52.93% | 
  |  | SLFP |  | 10,249 | 39.76% |  | 88,462 | 36.79% |  | 2,546,348 | 39.05% | 
  |  | JVP |  | 1,011 | 3.92% |  | 7,713 | 3.21% |  | 273,428 | 4.19% | 
  |  | Other Parties (with < 1%) |  | 322 | 1.25% |  | 3,203 | 1.33% |  | 249,460 | 3.83% | 
  | Valid Votes | 25,778 | 98.66% | 240,440 | 98.77% | 6,520,156 | 98.78% | 
  | Rejected Votes | 351 | 1.34% | 2,982 | 1.23% | 80,470 | 1.22% | 
  | Total Polled | 26,129 | 85.39% | 243,422 | 85.47% | 6,600,626 | 80.15% | 
  | Registered Electors | 30,598 |  | 284,801 |  | 8,235,358 |  | 
 Parliamentary Election Results
 Summary
 The winner of Hali Ela has matched the final country result 5 out of 7 times. Hence, Hali Ela is a Weak Bellwether for Parliamentary Elections.  
      | Party | Hali Ela[14] | Badulla Electoral District | Sri Lanka | 
  | Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | 
  |  | UNP |  | 28,486 | 57.53% |  | 258,844 | 54.82% |  | 5,098,916 | 45.77% | 
  |  | UPFA |  | 17,599 | 35.54% |  | 179,459 | 38.01% |  | 4,732,664 | 42.48% | 
  |  | JVP |  | 2,070 | 4.18% |  | 21,445 | 4.54% |  | 544,154 | 4.88% | 
  |  | CWC |  | 1,167 | 2.36% |  | 10,259 | 2.17% |  | 17,107 | 0.15% | 
  |  | Other Parties (with < 1%) |  | 196 | 0.40% |  | 2,159 | 0.46% |  | 76,945 | 0.69% | 
  | Valid Votes | 49,518 | 93.81% | 472,166 | 95.03% | 11,140,333 | 95.35% | 
  | Rejected Votes | 3,204 | 6.07% | 24,167 | 4.86% | 516,926 | 4.42% | 
  | Total Polled | 52,785 | 75.51% | 496,849 | 80.07% | 11,684,111 | 77.66% | 
  | Registered Electors | 69,909 |  | 620,486 |  | 15,044,490 |  | 
     | Party | Hali Ela[15] | Badulla Electoral District | Sri Lanka | 
  | Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | 
  |  | UPFA |  | 21,341 | 59.06% |  | 203,689 | 58.25% |  | 4,846,388 | 60.38% | 
  |  | UNP |  | 11,858 | 32.81% |  | 112,886 | 32.28% |  | 2,357,057 | 29.37% | 
  |  | DNA |  | 1,544 | 4.27% |  | 15,768 | 4.51% |  | 441,251 | 5.50% | 
  |  | UPF |  | 1,173 | 3.25% |  | 11,481 | 3.28% |  | 24,670 | 0.31% | 
  |  | Other Parties (with < 1%) |  | 221 | 0.61% |  | 5,854 | 1.67% |  | 28,670 | 0.36% | 
  | Valid Votes | 36,137 | 92.59% | 349,678 | 93.54% | 8,026,322 | 96.03% | 
  | Rejected Votes | 2,893 | 7.41% | 24,169 | 6.46% | 581,465 | 6.96% | 
  | Total Polled | 39,030 | 61.83% | 373,847 | 62.46% | 8,358,246 | 59.29% | 
  | Registered Electors | 63,124 |  | 598,521 |  | 14,097,690 |  | 
     | Party | Hali Ela[16] | Badulla Electoral District | Sri Lanka | 
  | Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | 
  |  | UNP |  | 19,125 | 50.20% |  | 181,705 | 49.09% |  | 3,486,792 | 37.73% | 
  |  | UPFA |  | 17,926 | 47.05% |  | 178,634 | 48.26% |  | 4,223,126 | 45.70% | 
  |  | JHU |  | 725 | 1.90% |  | 6,932 | 1.87% |  | 552,723 | 5.98% | 
  |  | Other Parties (with < 1%) |  | 324 | 0.85% |  | 2,907 | 0.79% |  | 57,589 | 0.62% | 
  | Valid Votes | 38,100 | 90.74% | 370,178 | 92.47% | 9,241,931 | 94.52% | 
  | Rejected Votes | 3,886 | 9.26% | 30,159 | 7.53% | 534,452 | 5.47% | 
  | Total Polled | 41,986 | 75.33% | 400,337 | 78.33% | 9,777,821 | 75.74% | 
  | Registered Electors | 55,733 |  | 511,115 |  | 12,909,631 |  | 
     | Party | Hali Ela[17] | Badulla Electoral District | Sri Lanka | 
  | Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | 
  |  | UNP |  | 20,754 | 52.05% |  | 201,173 | 53.81% |  | 4,086,026 | 45.62% | 
  |  | PA |  | 15,137 | 37.96% |  | 138,443 | 37.03% |  | 3,330,815 | 37.19% | 
  |  | JVP |  | 2,775 | 6.96% |  | 26,820 | 7.17% |  | 815,353 | 9.10% | 
  |  | IND3 |  | 872 | 2.19% |  | 5,065 | 1.35% |  | 6,161 | 0.07% | 
  |  | Other Parties (with < 1%) |  | 339 | 0.85% |  | 2,336 | 0.62% |  | 73,230 | 0.82% | 
  | Valid Votes | 39,877 | 92.90% | 373,837 | 93.35% | 8,955,844 | 94.77% | 
  | Rejected Votes | 3,047 | 7.10% | 26,626 | 6.65% | 494,009 | 5.23% | 
  | Total Polled | 42,924 | 78.98% | 400,463 | 81.51% | 9,449,878 | 76.03% | 
  | Registered Electors | 54,349 |  | 491,288 |  | 12,428,762 |  | 
     | Party | Hali Ela[18] | Badulla Electoral District | Sri Lanka | 
  | Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | 
  |  | PA |  | 17,588 | 45.50% |  | 154,172 | 42.71% |  | 3,899,329 | 45.33% | 
  |  | UNP |  | 17,338 | 44.86% |  | 167,351 | 46.36% |  | 3,451,765 | 40.12% | 
  |  | JVP |  | 1,802 | 4.66% |  | 16,414 | 4.55% |  | 518,725 | 6.03% | 
  |  | Other Parties (with < 1%) |  | 980 | 2.54% |  | 10,987 | 3.04% |  | 431,432 | 5.02% | 
  |  | CWC |  | 944 | 2.44% |  | 12,092 | 3.35% |  | 22,985 | 0.27% | 
  | Valid Votes | 38,652 | N/A | 361,016 | N/A | 8,602,617 | N/A | 
     | Party | Hali Ela[19] | Badulla Electoral District | Sri Lanka | 
  | Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | 
  |  | UNP |  | 20,677 | 56.04% |  | 182,131 | 54.04% |  | 3,498,370 | 44.04% | 
  |  | PA |  | 15,341 | 41.58% |  | 146,546 | 43.48% |  | 3,887,805 | 48.94% | 
  |  | SLPF |  | 465 | 1.26% |  | 3,555 | 1.05% |  | 90,078 | 1.13% | 
  |  | Other Parties (with < 1%) |  | 411 | 1.11% |  | 4,827 | 1.43% |  | 133,427 | 1.68% | 
  | Valid Votes | 36,894 | 91.52% | 337,059 | 92.19% | 7,943,688 | 95.20% | 
  | Rejected Votes | 3,419 | 8.48% | 28,540 | 7.81% | 400,395 | 4.80% | 
  | Total Polled | 40,313 | 82.60% | 365,599 | 82.23% | 8,344,095 | 74.75% | 
  | Registered Electors | 48,807 |  | 444,632 |  | 11,163,064 |  | 
     | Party | Hali Ela[20] | Badulla Electoral District | Sri Lanka | 
  | Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | 
  |  | UNP |  | 14,240 | 57.62% |  | 135,089 | 58.97% |  | 2,838,005 | 50.71% | 
  |  | SLFP |  | 8,454 | 34.21% |  | 81,011 | 35.36% |  | 1,785,369 | 31.90% | 
  |  | USA |  | 1,122 | 4.54% |  | 5,712 | 2.49% |  | 141,983 | 2.54% | 
  |  | ELJP |  | 673 | 2.72% |  | 5,589 | 2.44% |  | 67,723 | 1.21% | 
  |  | Other Parties (with < 1%) |  | 223 | 0.90% |  | 1,693 | 0.74% |  | 90,480 | 1.62% | 
  | Valid Votes | 24,712 | 91.73% | 229,094 | 92.08% | 5,596,468 | 93.87% | 
  | Rejected Votes | 2,228 | 8.27% | 19,704 | 7.92% | 365,563 | 6.13% | 
  | Total Polled | 26,940 | 77.71% | 248,798 | 75.55% | 5,962,031 | 63.60% | 
  | Registered Electors | 34,666 |  | 329,321 |  | 9,374,164 |  | 
 Demographics
 Ethnicity
 The Hali Ela Polling Division has a Sinhalese majority (64.5%) and a significant Indian Tamil population (27.9%) . In comparison, the Badulla Electoral District (which contains the Hali Ela Polling Division) has a Sinhalese majority (73.0%) and a significant Indian Tamil population (18.5%) [1]  
  Religion
 The Hali Ela Polling Division has a Buddhist majority (64.2%) and a significant Hindu population (29.0%) . In comparison, the Badulla Electoral District (which contains the Hali Ela Polling Division) has a Buddhist majority (72.6%) and a significant Hindu population (19.3%) [1]  
  References