The Kalkudah Polling Division is a Polling Division in the Batticaloa Electoral District, in the Eastern Province, Sri Lanka. 
  Presidential Election Results
 Summary
 The winner of Kalkudah has matched the final country result 4 out of 8 times. 
      | Party | Kalkudah[4] | Batticaloa Electoral District | Sri Lanka | 
  | Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | 
  |  | NDF |  | 65,847 | 75.96% |  | 238,649 | 78.70% |  | 5,564,239 | 41.99% | 
  |  | SLPP |  | 16,663 | 19.22% |  | 38,460 | 12.68% |  | 6,924,255 | 52.25% | 
  |  | Other Parties (with < 1%) |  | 4,182 | 4.82% |  | 26,112 | 8.61% |  | 764,005 | 5.76% | 
  | Valid Votes | 86,692 | 98.95% | 303,221 | 98.62% | 13,252,499 | 98.99% | 
  | Rejected Votes | 924 | 1.05% | 4,258 | 1.38% | 135,452 | 1.01% | 
  | Total Polled | 87,616 | 77.08% | 307,479 | 77.20% | 13,387,951 | 83.71% | 
  | Registered Electors | 113,665 |  | 398,301 |  | 15,992,568 |  | 
     | Party | Kalkudah[5] | Batticaloa Electoral District | Sri Lanka | 
  | Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | 
  |  | NDF |  | 60,342 | 83.72% |  | 209,422 | 81.62% |  | 6,217,162 | 51.28% | 
  |  | UPFA |  | 10,337 | 14.34% |  | 41,631 | 16.22% |  | 5,768,090 | 47.58% | 
  |  | Other Parties (with < 1%) |  | 1,396 | 1.94% |  | 5,533 | 2.16% |  | 138,200 | 1.14% | 
  | Valid Votes | 72,075 | 98.97% | 256,586 | 99.00% | 12,123,452 | 98.85% | 
  | Rejected Votes | 747 | 1.03% | 2,580 | 1.00% | 140,925 | 1.15% | 
  | Total Polled | 72,822 | 69.32% | 259,166 | 69.30% | 12,264,377 | 78.69% | 
  | Registered Electors | 105,056 |  | 373,982 |  | 15,585,942 |  | 
     | Party | Kalkudah[6] | Batticaloa Electoral District | Sri Lanka | 
  | Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | 
  |  | NDF |  | 35,608 | 60.45% |  | 146,057 | 68.93% |  | 4,173,185 | 40.15% | 
  |  | UPFA |  | 20,112 | 34.14% |  | 55,663 | 26.27% |  | 6,015,934 | 57.88% | 
  |  | Other Parties (with < 1%) |  | 2,120 | 3.60% |  | 7,155 | 3.38% |  | 165,268 | 1.59% | 
  |  | DUNF |  | 1,065 | 1.81% |  | 3,016 | 1.42% |  | 39,226 | 0.38% | 
  | Valid Votes | 58,905 | 97.87% | 211,891 | 97.97% | 10,393,613 | 99.03% | 
  | Rejected Votes | 1,281 | 2.13% | 4,396 | 2.03% | 101,838 | 0.97% | 
  | Total Polled | 60,186 | 61.96% | 216,287 | 32.41% | 10,495,451 | 66.70% | 
  | Registered Electors | 97,135 |  | 667,353 |  | 15,734,587 |  | 
     | Party | Kalkudah[7] | Batticaloa Electoral District | Sri Lanka | 
  | Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | 
  |  | UNP |  | 28,482 | 70.55% |  | 121,514 | 79.51% |  | 4,706,366 | 48.43% | 
  |  | UPFA |  | 11,105 | 27.51% |  | 28,836 | 18.87% |  | 4,887,152 | 50.29% | 
  |  | Other Parties (with < 1%) |  | 782 | 1.94% |  | 2,487 | 1.63% |  | 123,521 | 1.27% | 
  | Valid Votes | 40,369 | 98.77% | 152,837 | 98.85% | 9,717,039 | 98.88% | 
  | Rejected Votes | 503 | 1.23% | 1,778 | 1.15% | 109,869 | 1.12% | 
  | Total Polled | 40,872 | 44.71% | 154,615 | 47.82% | 9,826,908 | 69.51% | 
  | Registered Electors | 91,410 |  | 323,337 |  | 14,136,979 |  | 
     | Party | Kalkudah[8] | Batticaloa Electoral District | Sri Lanka | 
  | Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | 
  |  | UNP |  | 22,614 | 47.99% |  | 104,100 | 61.19% |  | 3,602,748 | 42.71% | 
  |  | PA |  | 21,939 | 46.55% |  | 58,975 | 34.66% |  | 4,312,157 | 51.12% | 
  |  | Other Parties (with < 1%) |  | 1,286 | 2.73% |  | 3,690 | 2.17% |  | 468,469 | 5.55% | 
  |  | Liberal |  | 665 | 1.41% |  | 1,838 | 1.08% |  | 25,085 | 0.30% | 
  |  | Ind 2 |  | 623 | 1.32% |  | 1,528 | 0.90% |  | 27,052 | 0.32% | 
  | Valid Votes | 47,127 | 97.83% | 170,131 | 97.85% | 8,435,754 | 97.69% | 
  | Rejected Votes | 1,043 | 2.17% | 3,747 | 2.15% | 199,536 | 2.31% | 
  | Total Polled | 48,170 | 62.57% | 173,878 | 63.82% | 8,635,290 | 72.17% | 
  | Registered Electors | 76,988 |  | 272,465 |  | 11,965,536 |  | 
     | Party | Kalkudah[9] | Batticaloa Electoral District | Sri Lanka | 
  | Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | 
  |  | PA |  | 41,821 | 87.42% |  | 144,725 | 87.30% |  | 4,709,205 | 62.28% | 
  |  | UNP |  | 3,930 | 8.21% |  | 14,812 | 8.93% |  | 2,715,283 | 35.91% | 
  |  | Ind 2 |  | 1,731 | 3.62% |  | 5,030 | 3.03% |  | 58,888 | 0.78% | 
  |  | Other Parties (with < 1%) |  | 359 | 0.75% |  | 1,214 | 0.73% |  | 78,152 | 1.03% | 
  | Valid Votes | 47,841 | 98.50% | 165,779 | 98.42% | 7,561,526 | 98.03% | 
  | Rejected Votes | 730 | 1.50% | 2,664 | 1.58% | 151,706 | 1.97% | 
  | Total Polled | 48,571 | 65.96% | 168,443 | 63.57% | 7,713,232 | 69.12% | 
  | Registered Electors | 73,640 |  | 264,975 |  | 11,158,880 |  | 
     | Party | Kalkudah[10] | Batticaloa Electoral District | Sri Lanka | 
  | Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | 
  |  | UNP |  | 15,289 | 46.61% |  | 61,657 | 50.99% |  | 2,569,199 | 50.43% | 
  |  | SLMP |  | 9,135 | 27.85% |  | 38,243 | 31.63% |  | 235,701 | 4.63% | 
  |  | SLFP |  | 8,375 | 25.53% |  | 21,018 | 17.38% |  | 2,289,857 | 44.95% | 
  | Valid Votes | 32,799 | 96.82% | 120,918 | 95.91% | 5,094,754 | 98.24% | 
  | Rejected Votes | 1,079 | 3.18% | 5,163 | 4.09% | 91,499 | 1.76% | 
  | Total Polled | 33,878 | 57.01% | 126,081 | 58.38% | 5,186,256 | 55.87% | 
  | Registered Electors | 59,421 |  | 215,983 |  | 9,283,143 |  | 
     | Party | Kalkudah[11] | Batticaloa Electoral District | Sri Lanka | 
  | Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | 
  |  | UNP |  | 15,950 | 53.32% |  | 48,094 | 40.05% |  | 3,450,815 | 52.93% | 
  |  | SLFP |  | 7,994 | 26.73% |  | 21,688 | 18.06% |  | 2,546,348 | 39.05% | 
  |  | ACTC |  | 5,250 | 17.55% |  | 47,095 | 39.22% |  | 173,934 | 2.67% | 
  |  | Other Parties (with < 1%) |  | 413 | 1.38% |  | 1,905 | 1.59% |  | 290,423 | 4.45% | 
  |  | LSSP |  | 304 | 1.02% |  | 1,294 | 1.08% |  | 58,531 | 0.90% | 
  | Valid Votes | 29,911 | 97.14% | 120,076 | 97.66% | 6,520,156 | 98.78% | 
  | Rejected Votes | 880 | 2.86% | 2,879 | 2.34% | 80,470 | 1.22% | 
  | Total Polled | 30,791 | 66.65% | 122,955 | 70.55% | 6,600,626 | 80.15% | 
  | Registered Electors | 46,195 |  | 174,276 |  | 8,235,358 |  | 
 Parliamentary Election Results
 Summary
 The winner of Kalkudah has matched the final country result 1 out of 7 times. 
      | Party | Kalkudah[14] | Batticaloa Electoral District | Sri Lanka | 
  | Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | 
  |  | ITAK |  | 28,718 | 44.78% |  | 127,185 | 54.11% |  | 515,963 | 4.63% | 
  |  | UNP |  | 17,142 | 26.73% |  | 32,359 | 13.77% |  | 5,098,916 | 45.77% | 
  |  | SLMC |  | 9,093 | 14.18% |  | 38,477 | 16.37% |  | 44,193 | 0.40% | 
  |  | UPFA |  | 7,990 | 12.46% |  | 32,232 | 13.71% |  | 4,732,664 | 42.48% | 
  |  | Other Parties (with < 1%) |  | 1,183 | 1.84% |  | 4,789 | 2.04% |  | 667,616 | 5.99% | 
  | Valid Votes | 64,126 | 92.47% | 235,042 | 93.12% | 11,140,333 | 95.35% | 
  | Rejected Votes | 4,234 | 6.11% | 13,551 | 5.37% | 516,926 | 4.42% | 
  | Total Polled | 69,348 | 66.01% | 252,397 | 69.12% | 11,684,111 | 77.66% | 
  | Registered Electors | 105,056 |  | 365,167 |  | 15,044,490 |  | 
     | Party | Kalkudah[15] | Batticaloa Electoral District | Sri Lanka | 
  | Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | 
  |  | UPFA |  | 16,786 | 34.39% |  | 62,009 | 34.67% |  | 4,846,388 | 60.38% | 
  |  | ITAK |  | 13,709 | 28.09% |  | 66,235 | 37.04% |  | 233,190 | 2.91% | 
  |  | UNP |  | 9,090 | 18.62% |  | 22,935 | 12.82% |  | 2,357,057 | 29.37% | 
  |  | TMVP |  | 6,739 | 13.81% |  | 16,886 | 9.44% |  | 20,284 | 0.25% | 
  |  | Other Parties (with < 1%) |  | 1,248 | 2.56% |  | 8,055 | 4.50% |  | 492,361 | 6.13% | 
  |  | IG8B |  | 632 | 1.29% |  | 1,355 | 0.76% |  | 1,355 | 0.02% | 
  |  | IG6B |  | 608 | 1.25% |  | 1,362 | 0.76% |  | 1,362 | 0.02% | 
  | Valid Votes | 48,812 | 90.46% | 178,837 | 91.54% | 8,026,322 | 96.03% | 
  | Rejected Votes | 4,714 | 8.74% | 14,749 | 7.55% | 581,465 | 6.96% | 
  | Total Polled | 53,960 | 55.55% | 195,367 | 57.46% | 8,358,246 | 59.29% | 
  | Registered Electors | 97,135 |  | 339,982 |  | 14,097,690 |  | 
     | Party | Kalkudah[16] | Batticaloa Electoral District | Sri Lanka | 
  | Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | 
  |  | ITAK |  | 43,503 | 61.46% |  | 161,011 | 66.71% |  | 633,203 | 6.85% | 
  |  | SLMC |  | 22,244 | 31.43% |  | 43,131 | 17.87% |  | 186,880 | 2.02% | 
  |  | UPFA |  | 2,706 | 3.82% |  | 26,268 | 10.88% |  | 4,223,126 | 45.70% | 
  |  | UNP |  | 1,364 | 1.93% |  | 6,151 | 2.55% |  | 3,486,792 | 37.73% | 
  |  | Other Parties (with < 1%) |  | 966 | 1.36% |  | 4,814 | 1.99% |  | 641,053 | 6.94% | 
  | Valid Votes | 70,783 | 94.83% | 241,375 | 95.02% | 9,241,931 | 94.52% | 
  | Rejected Votes | 3,862 | 5.17% | 12,648 | 4.98% | 534,452 | 5.47% | 
  | Total Polled | 74,645 | 86.17% | 254,023 | 83.58% | 9,777,821 | 75.74% | 
  | Registered Electors | 86,626 |  | 303,928 |  | 12,909,631 |  | 
     | Party | Kalkudah[17] | Batticaloa Electoral District | Sri Lanka | 
  | Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | 
  |  | TULF |  | 20,767 | 40.19% |  | 86,284 | 48.17% |  | 348,164 | 3.89% | 
  |  | SLMC |  | 18,689 | 36.17% |  | 26,725 | 14.92% |  | 105,346 | 1.18% | 
  |  | IND4 |  | 4,714 | 9.12% |  | 6,406 | 3.58% |  | 7,563 | 0.08% | 
  |  | UNP |  | 3,103 | 6.00% |  | 22,638 | 12.64% |  | 4,086,026 | 45.62% | 
  |  | PA |  | 2,079 | 4.02% |  | 25,705 | 14.35% |  | 3,330,815 | 37.19% | 
  |  | DPLF |  | 1,040 | 2.01% |  | 5,601 | 3.13% |  | 16,669 | 0.19% | 
  |  | EPDP |  | 784 | 1.52% |  | 4,153 | 2.32% |  | 72,783 | 0.81% | 
  |  | Other Parties (with < 1%) |  | 499 | 0.97% |  | 1,596 | 0.89% |  | 946,107 | 10.56% | 
  | Valid Votes | 51,675 | 92.36% | 179,108 | 93.10% | 8,955,844 | 94.77% | 
  | Rejected Votes | 4,272 | 7.64% | 13,275 | 6.90% | 494,009 | 5.23% | 
  | Total Polled | 55,947 | 69.34% | 192,383 | 68.20% | 9,449,878 | 76.03% | 
  | Registered Electors | 80,685 |  | 282,079 |  | 12,428,762 |  | 
     | Party | Kalkudah[18] | Batticaloa Electoral District | Sri Lanka | 
  | Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | 
  |  | NUA |  | 23,140 | 42.92% |  | 53,646 | 28.77% |  | 185,593 | 2.16% | 
  |  | TULF |  | 21,425 | 39.74% |  | 54,448 | 29.20% |  | 105,907 | 1.23% | 
  |  | UNP |  | 4,092 | 7.59% |  | 29,163 | 15.64% |  | 3,451,765 | 40.12% | 
  |  | Other Parties (with < 1%) |  | 1,711 | 3.17% |  | 18,086 | 9.70% |  | 845,216 | 9.83% | 
  |  | PA |  | 1,532 | 2.84% |  | 16,510 | 8.86% |  | 3,899,329 | 45.33% | 
  |  | IG1 |  | 1,416 | 2.63% |  | 5,556 | 2.98% |  | 9,799 | 0.11% | 
  |  | DPLF |  | 602 | 1.12% |  | 9,030 | 4.84% |  | 20,655 | 0.24% | 
  | Valid Votes | 53,918 | N/A | 186,439 | N/A | 8,602,617 | N/A | 
     | Party | Kalkudah[19] | Batticaloa Electoral District | Sri Lanka | 
  | Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | 
  |  | TULF |  | 23,261 | 47.75% |  | 76,516 | 43.95% |  | 132,461 | 1.67% | 
  |  | SLMC |  | 11,179 | 22.95% |  | 31,072 | 17.85% |  | 143,307 | 1.80% | 
  |  | UNP |  | 6,891 | 14.15% |  | 23,244 | 13.35% |  | 3,498,370 | 44.04% | 
  |  | TELO |  | 3,557 | 7.30% |  | 17,073 | 9.81% |  | 24,974 | 0.31% | 
  |  | PA |  | 2,944 | 6.04% |  | 19,278 | 11.07% |  | 3,887,805 | 48.94% | 
  |  | EPRLF |  | 687 | 1.41% |  | 4,802 | 2.76% |  | 9,411 | 0.12% | 
  |  | Other Parties (with < 1%) |  | 191 | 0.39% |  | 2,103 | 1.21% |  | 64,889 | 0.82% | 
  | Valid Votes | 48,710 | 91.19% | 174,088 | 91.81% | 7,943,688 | 95.20% | 
  | Rejected Votes | 4,705 | 8.81% | 15,531 | 8.19% | 400,395 | 4.80% | 
  | Total Polled | 53,415 | 72.54% | 189,619 | 71.49% | 8,344,095 | 74.75% | 
  | Registered Electors | 73,640 |  | 265,253 |  | 11,163,064 |  | 
     | Party | Kalkudah[20] | Batticaloa Electoral District | Sri Lanka | 
  | Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | 
  |  | SLMC |  | 15,522 | 35.88% |  | 36,867 | 23.73% |  | 202,016 | 3.61% | 
  |  | TULF |  | 13,383 | 30.94% |  | 55,131 | 35.49% |  | 188,594 | 3.37% | 
  |  | IND 1 |  | 11,589 | 26.79% |  | 46,419 | 29.88% |  | 46,419 | 0.83% | 
  |  | UNP |  | 1,916 | 4.43% |  | 11,317 | 7.28% |  | 2,838,005 | 50.71% | 
  |  | SLFP |  | 445 | 1.03% |  | 4,130 | 2.66% |  | 1,785,369 | 31.90% | 
  |  | Other Parties (with < 1%) |  | 404 | 0.93% |  | 1,497 | 0.96% |  | 1,497 | 0.03% | 
  | Valid Votes | 43,259 | 90.77% | 155,361 | 91.78% | 5,596,468 | 93.87% | 
  | Rejected Votes | 4,401 | 9.23% | 13,923 | 8.22% | 365,563 | 6.13% | 
  | Total Polled | 47,660 | 79.24% | 169,284 | 78.16% | 5,962,031 | 63.60% | 
  | Registered Electors | 60,149 |  | 216,574 |  | 9,374,164 |  | 
 Demographics
 Ethnicity
 The Kalkudah Polling Division has a Sri Lankan Tamil majority (58.6%) and a significant Moor population (40.2%) . In comparison, the Batticaloa Electoral District (which contains the Kalkudah Polling Division) has a Sri Lankan Tamil majority (72.3%) and a significant Moor population (25.4%) [1]  
  Religion
 The Kalkudah Polling Division has a Hindu majority (51.3%) and a significant Muslim population (40.2%) . In comparison, the Batticaloa Electoral District (which contains the Kalkudah Polling Division) has a Hindu majority (64.4%) and a significant Muslim population (25.5%) [1]  
  References