The Kankesanthurai Polling Division is a Polling Division in the Jaffna Electoral District, in the Northern Province, Sri Lanka. 
  Presidential Election Results
 Summary
 The winner of Kankesanthurai has matched the final country result 3 out of 8 times. 
      | Party  |  Kankesanthurai[4]  |  Jaffna Electoral District  |  Sri Lanka  | 
  | Votes  |  %  |  Votes  |  %  |  Votes  |  %  | 
  |   |  NDF  |    |  23,773  |  83.20%  |    |  312,722  |  83.86%  |    |  5,564,239  |  41.99%  | 
  |   |  Other Parties (with < 1%)  |    |  2,052  |  7.18%  |    |  23,295  |  6.25%  |    |  717,212  |  5.41%  | 
  |   |  SLPP  |    |  1,688  |  5.91%  |    |  23,261  |  6.24%  |    |  6,924,255  |  52.25%  | 
  |   |  DUNF  |    |  586  |  2.05%  |    |  6,790  |  1.82%  |    |  34,537  |  0.26%  | 
  |   |  IND10  |    |  475  |  1.66%  |    |  6,845  |  1.84%  |    |  12,256  |  0.09%  | 
  | Valid Votes  |  28,574  |  96.66%  |  372,913  |  97.07%  |  13,252,499  |  98.99%  | 
  | Rejected Votes  |  988  |  3.34%  |  11,251  |  2.93%  |  135,452  |  1.01%  | 
  | Total Polled  |  29,562  |  46.61%  |  384,164  |  68.00%  |  13,387,951  |  83.71%  | 
  | Registered Electors  |  63,428  |    |  564,984  |    |  15,992,568  |    | 
     | Party  |  Kankesanthurai[5]  |  Jaffna Electoral District  |  Sri Lanka  | 
  | Votes  |  %  |  Votes  |  %  |  Votes  |  %  | 
  |   |  NDF  |    |  18,729  |  73.11%  |    |  253,574  |  74.42%  |    |  6,217,162  |  51.28%  | 
  |   |  UPFA  |    |  5,705  |  22.27%  |    |  74,454  |  21.85%  |    |  5,768,090  |  47.58%  | 
  |   |  Other Parties (with < 1%)  |    |  1,182  |  4.61%  |    |  12,723  |  3.73%  |    |  138,200  |  1.14%  | 
  | Valid Votes  |  25,616  |  96.89%  |  340,751  |  97.14%  |  12,123,452  |  98.85%  | 
  | Rejected Votes  |  822  |  3.11%  |  10,038  |  2.86%  |  140,925  |  1.15%  | 
  | Total Polled  |  26,438  |  41.82%  |  350,789  |  64.22%  |  12,264,377  |  78.69%  | 
  | Registered Electors  |  63,217  |    |  546,265  |    |  15,585,942  |    | 
     | Party  |  Kankesanthurai[6]  |  Jaffna Electoral District  |  Sri Lanka  | 
  | Votes  |  %  |  Votes  |  %  |  Votes  |  %  | 
  |   |  NDF  |    |  8,216  |  56.90%  |    |  113,877  |  63.84%  |    |  4,173,185  |  40.15%  | 
  |   |  UPFA  |    |  4,559  |  31.57%  |    |  44,154  |  24.75%  |    |  6,015,934  |  57.88%  | 
  |   |  Other Parties (with < 1%)  |    |  752  |  5.21%  |    |  9,128  |  5.12%  |    |  106,050  |  1.02%  | 
  |   |  UDF  |    |  283  |  1.96%  |    |  3,325  |  1.86%  |    |  23,290  |  0.22%  | 
  |   |  DUNF  |    |  254  |  1.76%  |    |  3,370  |  1.89%  |    |  39,226  |  0.38%  | 
  |   |  Ind 5  |    |  207  |  1.43%  |    |  3,205  |  1.80%  |    |  9,662  |  0.09%  | 
  |   |  JSP  |    |  169  |  1.17%  |    |  1,310  |  0.73%  |    |  26,266  |  0.25%  | 
  | Valid Votes  |  14,440  |  96.70%  |  178,369  |  96.35%  |  10,393,613  |  99.03%  | 
  | Rejected Votes  |  493  |  3.30%  |  6,763  |  3.65%  |  101,838  |  0.97%  | 
  | Total Polled  |  14,933  |  21.62%  |  185,132  |  25.15%  |  10,495,451  |  66.70%  | 
  | Registered Electors  |  69,082  |    |  736,032  |    |  15,734,587  |    | 
     | Party  |  Kankesanthurai[7]  |  Jaffna Electoral District  |  Sri Lanka  | 
  | Votes  |  %  |  Votes  |  %  |  Votes  |  %  | 
  |   |  UNP  |    |  148  |  56.92%  |    |  5,523  |  70.20%  |    |  4,706,366  |  48.43%  | 
  |   |  UPFA  |    |  97  |  37.31%  |    |  1,967  |  25.00%  |    |  4,887,152  |  50.29%  | 
  |   |  Other Parties (with < 1%)  |    |  9  |  3.46%  |    |  313  |  3.98%  |    |  87,201  |  0.90%  | 
  |   |  JSP  |    |  3  |  1.15%  |    |  34  |  0.43%  |    |  31,238  |  0.32%  | 
  |   |  DUA  |    |  3  |  1.15%  |    |  31  |  0.39%  |    |  5,082  |  0.05%  | 
  | Valid Votes  |  260  |  97.38%  |  7,868  |  92.30%  |  9,717,039  |  98.88%  | 
  | Rejected Votes  |  7  |  2.62%  |  656  |  7.70%  |  109,869  |  1.12%  | 
  | Total Polled  |  267  |  0.40%  |  8,524  |  1.20%  |  9,826,908  |  69.51%  | 
  | Registered Electors  |  67,133  |    |  707,970  |    |  14,136,979  |    | 
     | Party  |  Kankesanthurai[8]  |  Jaffna Electoral District  |  Sri Lanka  | 
  | Votes  |  %  |  Votes  |  %  |  Votes  |  %  | 
  |   |  PA  |    |  5,324  |  61.86%  |    |  52,043  |  46.65%  |    |  4,312,157  |  51.12%  | 
  |   |  UNP  |    |  2,271  |  26.39%  |    |  48,005  |  43.03%  |    |  3,602,748  |  42.71%  | 
  |   |  Other Parties (with < 1%)  |    |  265  |  3.08%  |    |  3,029  |  2.71%  |    |  391,588  |  4.64%  | 
  |   |  LDA  |    |  208  |  2.42%  |    |  3,394  |  3.04%  |    |  23,668  |  0.28%  | 
  |   |  Ind 2  |    |  197  |  2.29%  |    |  1,873  |  1.68%  |    |  27,052  |  0.32%  | 
  |   |  Liberal  |    |  158  |  1.84%  |    |  1,368  |  1.23%  |    |  25,085  |  0.30%  | 
  |   |  SMBP  |    |  93  |  1.08%  |    |  818  |  0.73%  |    |  35,854  |  0.43%  | 
  |   |  SLMP  |    |  90  |  1.05%  |    |  1,041  |  0.93%  |    |  17,359  |  0.21%  | 
  | Valid Votes  |  8,606  |  96.40%  |  111,568  |  94.91%  |  8,435,754  |  97.69%  | 
  | Rejected Votes  |  321  |  3.60%  |  5,981  |  5.09%  |  199,536  |  2.31%  | 
  | Total Polled  |  8,927  |  14.51%  |  117,549  |  19.15%  |  8,635,290  |  72.17%  | 
  | Registered Electors  |  61,514  |    |  613,718  |    |  11,965,536  |    | 
     | Party  |  Kankesanthurai[9]  |  Jaffna Electoral District  |  Sri Lanka  | 
  | Votes  |  %  |  Votes  |  %  |  Votes  |  %  | 
  |   |  PA  |    |  116  |  91.34%  |    |  16,934  |  96.35%  |    |  4,709,205  |  62.28%  | 
  |   |  UNP  |    |  6  |  4.72%  |    |  223  |  1.27%  |    |  2,715,283  |  35.91%  | 
  |   |  Ind 2  |    |  3  |  2.36%  |    |  341  |  1.94%  |    |  58,888  |  0.78%  | 
  |   |  Other Parties (with < 1%)  |    |  2  |  1.57%  |    |  77  |  0.44%  |    |  78,152  |  1.03%  | 
  | Valid Votes  |  127  |  100.00%  |  17,575  |  99.20%  |  7,561,526  |  98.03%  | 
     | Party  |  Kankesanthurai[10]  |  Jaffna Electoral District  |  Sri Lanka  | 
  | Votes  |  %  |  Votes  |  %  |  Votes  |  %  | 
  |   |  SLMP  |    |  3,840  |  41.20%  |    |  42,198  |  35.15%  |    |  235,701  |  4.63%  | 
  |   |  SLFP  |    |  3,117  |  33.44%  |    |  44,197  |  36.82%  |    |  2,289,857  |  44.95%  | 
  |   |  UNP  |    |  2,364  |  25.36%  |    |  33,650  |  28.03%  |    |  2,569,199  |  50.43%  | 
  | Valid Votes  |  9,321  |  95.38%  |  120,045  |  93.38%  |  5,094,754  |  98.24%  | 
  | Rejected Votes  |  451  |  4.62%  |  8,517  |  6.62%  |  91,499  |  1.76%  | 
  | Total Polled  |  9,772  |  16.18%  |  128,562  |  23.30%  |  5,186,256  |  55.87%  | 
  | Registered Electors  |  60,386  |    |  551,713  |    |  9,283,143  |    | 
     | Party  |  Kankesanthurai[11]  |  Jaffna Electoral District  |  Sri Lanka  | 
  | Votes  |  %  |  Votes  |  %  |  Votes  |  %  | 
  |   |  SLFP  |    |  9,523  |  47.16%  |    |  77,210  |  35.42%  |    |  2,546,348  |  39.05%  | 
  |   |  ACTC  |    |  6,065  |  30.03%  |    |  87,263  |  40.03%  |    |  173,934  |  2.67%  | 
  |   |  UNP  |    |  3,771  |  18.67%  |    |  44,775  |  20.54%  |    |  3,450,815  |  52.93%  | 
  |   |  JVP  |    |  341  |  1.69%  |    |  3,098  |  1.42%  |    |  273,428  |  4.19%  | 
  |   |  LSSP  |    |  310  |  1.54%  |    |  3,376  |  1.55%  |    |  58,531  |  0.90%  | 
  |   |  Other Parties (with < 1%)  |    |  184  |  0.91%  |    |  2,176  |  1.00%  |    |  16,995  |  0.26%  | 
  | Valid Votes  |  20,194  |  94.93%  |  218,003  |  95.36%  |  6,520,156  |  98.78%  | 
  | Rejected Votes  |  1,078  |  5.07%  |  10,610  |  4.64%  |  80,470  |  1.22%  | 
  | Total Polled  |  21,272  |  41.16%  |  228,613  |  45.86%  |  6,600,626  |  80.15%  | 
  | Registered Electors  |  51,681  |    |  498,545  |    |  8,235,358  |    | 
 Parliamentary Election Results
 Summary
 The winner of Kankesanthurai has matched the final country result 0 out of 7 times. 
      | Party  |  Kankesanthurai[14]  |  Jaffna Electoral District  |  Sri Lanka  | 
  | Votes  |  %  |  Votes  |  %  |  Votes  |  %  | 
  |   |  ITAK  |    |  14,756  |  65.39%  |    |  207,577  |  70.08%  |    |  515,963  |  4.63%  | 
  |   |  EPDP  |    |  2,464  |  10.92%  |    |  30,232  |  10.21%  |    |  33,481  |  0.30%  | 
  |   |  UNP  |    |  2,064  |  9.15%  |    |  20,025  |  6.76%  |    |  5,098,916  |  45.77%  | 
  |   |  UPFA  |    |  1,656  |  7.34%  |    |  17,309  |  5.84%  |    |  4,732,664  |  42.48%  | 
  |   |  AITC  |    |  1,033  |  4.58%  |    |  15,022  |  5.07%  |    |  18,644  |  0.17%  | 
  |   |  IG0  |    |  307  |  1.36%  |    |  1,509  |  0.51%  |    |  14,927  |  0.13%  | 
  |   |  Other Parties (with < 1%)  |    |  286  |  1.27%  |    |  4,525  |  1.53%  |    |  565,549  |  5.08%  | 
  | Valid Votes  |  22,566  |  90.98%  |  296,199  |  90.91%  |  11,140,333  |  95.35%  | 
  | Rejected Votes  |  1,964  |  7.92%  |  25,496  |  7.83%  |  516,926  |  4.42%  | 
  | Total Polled  |  24,804  |  39.24%  |  325,805  |  61.56%  |  11,684,111  |  77.66%  | 
  | Registered Electors  |  63,217  |    |  529,239  |    |  15,044,490  |    | 
     | Party  |  Kankesanthurai[15]  |  Jaffna Electoral District  |  Sri Lanka  | 
  | Votes  |  %  |  Votes  |  %  |  Votes  |  %  | 
  |   |  ITAK  |    |  5,018  |  43.52%  |    |  65,119  |  44.03%  |    |  233,190  |  2.91%  | 
  |   |  UPFA  |    |  4,518  |  39.18%  |    |  47,622  |  32.20%  |    |  4,846,388  |  60.38%  | 
  |   |  UNP  |    |  584  |  5.06%  |    |  12,624  |  8.54%  |    |  2,357,057  |  29.37%  | 
  |   |  Other Parties (with < 1%)  |    |  384  |  3.33%  |    |  7,442  |  5.03%  |    |  480,950  |  5.99%  | 
  |   |  AITC  |    |  337  |  2.92%  |    |  6,362  |  4.30%  |    |  7,544  |  0.09%  | 
  |   |  IG1J  |    |  209  |  1.81%  |    |  2,648  |  1.79%  |    |  2,648  |  0.03%  | 
  |   |  TULF  |    |  169  |  1.47%  |    |  2,892  |  1.96%  |    |  9,223  |  0.11%  | 
  |   |  IG6J  |    |  168  |  1.46%  |    |  1,038  |  0.70%  |    |  1,038  |  0.01%  | 
  |   |  IG4J  |    |  144  |  1.25%  |    |  2,151  |  1.45%  |    |  2,151  |  0.03%  | 
  | Valid Votes  |  11,531  |  87.56%  |  147,898  |  87.89%  |  8,026,322  |  96.03%  | 
  | Rejected Votes  |  1,621  |  12.31%  |  19,774  |  11.75%  |  581,465  |  6.96%  | 
  | Total Polled  |  13,170  |  19.06%  |  168,277  |  22.68%  |  8,358,246  |  59.29%  | 
  | Registered Electors  |  69,082  |    |  742,005  |    |  14,097,690  |    | 
     | Party  |  Kankesanthurai[16]  |  Jaffna Electoral District  |  Sri Lanka  | 
  | Votes  |  %  |  Votes  |  %  |  Votes  |  %  | 
  |   |  ITAK  |    |  18,499  |  86.50%  |    |  257,320  |  90.60%  |    |  633,203  |  6.85%  | 
  |   |  EPDP  |    |  2,395  |  11.20%  |    |  18,612  |  6.55%  |    |  24,942  |  0.27%  | 
  |   |  IP1D  |    |  405  |  1.89%  |    |  5,156  |  1.82%  |    |  6,121  |  0.07%  | 
  |   |  Other Parties (with < 1%)  |    |  87  |  0.41%  |    |  2,938  |  1.03%  |    |  764,786  |  8.28%  | 
  | Valid Votes  |  21,386  |  92.91%  |  284,026  |  93.04%  |  9,241,931  |  94.52%  | 
  | Rejected Votes  |  1,631  |  7.09%  |  21,233  |  6.96%  |  534,452  |  5.47%  | 
  | Total Polled  |  23,017  |  35.72%  |  305,259  |  46.65%  |  9,777,821  |  75.74%  | 
  | Registered Electors  |  64,434  |    |  654,415  |    |  12,909,631  |    | 
     | Party  |  Kankesanthurai[17]  |  Jaffna Electoral District  |  Sri Lanka  | 
  | Votes  |  %  |  Votes  |  %  |  Votes  |  %  | 
  |   |  TULF  |    |  8,898  |  54.72%  |    |  102,324  |  54.84%  |    |  348,164  |  3.89%  | 
  |   |  EPDP  |    |  5,580  |  34.32%  |    |  57,208  |  30.66%  |    |  72,783  |  0.81%  | 
  |   |  UNP  |    |  1,231  |  7.57%  |    |  16,245  |  8.71%  |    |  4,086,026  |  45.62%  | 
  |   |  Other Parties (with < 1%)  |    |  317  |  1.95%  |    |  8,144  |  4.36%  |    |  1,049,603  |  11.72%  | 
  |   |  INDP  |    |  234  |  1.44%  |    |  2,677  |  1.43%  |    |  2,900  |  0.03%  | 
  | Valid Votes  |  16,260  |  94.76%  |  186,598  |  94.59%  |  8,955,844  |  94.77%  | 
  | Rejected Votes  |  899  |  5.24%  |  10,681  |  5.41%  |  494,009  |  5.23%  | 
  | Total Polled  |  17,159  |  26.76%  |  197,279  |  31.14%  |  9,449,878  |  76.03%  | 
  | Registered Electors  |  64,119  |    |  633,457  |    |  12,428,762  |    | 
     | Party  |  Kankesanthurai[18]  |  Jaffna Electoral District  |  Sri Lanka  | 
  | Votes  |  %  |  Votes  |  %  |  Votes  |  %  | 
  |   |  TULF  |    |  4,943  |  44.92%  |    |  32,761  |  28.50%  |    |  105,907  |  1.23%  | 
  |   |  EPDP  |    |  4,068  |  36.97%  |    |  41,536  |  36.13%  |    |  50,702  |  0.59%  | 
  |   |  UNP  |    |  524  |  4.76%  |    |  10,896  |  9.48%  |    |  3,451,765  |  40.12%  | 
  |   |  ACTC  |    |  331  |  3.01%  |    |  10,618  |  9.24%  |    |  27,289  |  0.32%  | 
  |   |  IG2  |    |  304  |  2.76%  |    |  4,905  |  4.27%  |    |  31,443  |  0.37%  | 
  |   |  DPLF  |    |  254  |  2.31%  |    |  4,778  |  4.16%  |    |  20,655  |  0.24%  | 
  |   |  Other Parties (with < 1%)  |    |  254  |  2.31%  |    |  5,334  |  4.64%  |    |  886,991  |  10.31%  | 
  |   |  IG1  |    |  174  |  1.58%  |    |  1,641  |  1.43%  |    |  9,799  |  0.11%  | 
  |   |  L&DA  |    |  152  |  1.38%  |    |  2,502  |  2.18%  |    |  9,781  |  0.11%  | 
  | Valid Votes  |  11,004  |  N/A  |  114,971  |  N/A  |  8,602,617  |  N/A  | 
     | Party  |  Kankesanthurai[19]  |  Jaffna Electoral District  |  Sri Lanka  | 
  | Votes  |  %  |  Votes  |  %  |  Votes  |  %  | 
  |   |  IND2  |    |  93  |  76.86%  |    |  10,744  |  79.71%  |    |  16,690  |  0.21%  | 
  |   |  IND1  |    |  15  |  12.40%  |    |  374  |  2.77%  |    |  48,199  |  0.61%  | 
  |   |  EPRLF  |    |  9  |  7.44%  |    |  263  |  1.95%  |    |  9,411  |  0.12%  | 
  |   |  SLMC  |    |  4  |  3.31%  |    |  2,098  |  15.56%  |    |  143,307  |  1.80%  | 
  | Valid Votes  |  121  |  95.28%  |  13,479  |  97.41%  |  7,943,688  |  95.20%  | 
  | Rejected Votes  |  6  |  4.72%  |  358  |  2.59%  |  400,395  |  4.80%  | 
  | Total Polled  |  127  |  0.21%  |  13,837  |  2.32%  |  8,344,095  |  74.75%  | 
  | Registered Electors  |  60,417  |    |  596,375  |    |  11,163,064  |    | 
     | Party  |  Kankesanthurai[20]  |  Jaffna Electoral District  |  Sri Lanka  | 
  | Votes  |  %  |  Votes  |  %  |  Votes  |  %  | 
  |   |  INDI  |    |  14,801  |  55.87%  |    |  150,340  |  62.68%  |    |  175,579  |  3.14%  | 
  |   |  TULF  |    |  9,073  |  34.25%  |    |  60,013  |  25.02%  |    |  188,594  |  3.37%  | 
  |   |  DPLF  |    |  1,199  |  4.53%  |    |  7,993  |  3.33%  |    |  19,150  |  0.34%  | 
  |   |  ACTC  |    |  532  |  2.01%  |    |  7,610  |  3.17%  |    |  7,610  |  0.14%  | 
  |   |  SLMC  |    |  500  |  1.89%  |    |  8,439  |  3.52%  |    |  202,016  |  3.61%  | 
  |   |  UNP  |    |  388  |  1.46%  |    |  5,460  |  2.28%  |    |  2,838,005  |  50.71%  | 
  | Valid Votes  |  26,493  |  90.39%  |  239,855  |  90.49%  |  5,596,468  |  93.87%  | 
  | Rejected Votes  |  2,817  |  9.61%  |  25,203  |  9.51%  |  365,563  |  6.13%  | 
  | Total Polled  |  29,310  |  48.62%  |  265,058  |  44.76%  |  5,962,031  |  63.60%  | 
  | Registered Electors  |  60,282  |    |  592,210  |    |  9,374,164  |    | 
 Demographics
 Ethnicity
 The Kankesanthurai Polling Division has a Sri Lankan Tamil majority (98.8%) . In comparison, the Jaffna Electoral District (which contains the Kankesanthurai Polling Division) has a Sri Lankan Tamil majority (98.6%) [1]  
  Religion
 The Kankesanthurai Polling Division has a Hindu majority (87.5%) . In comparison, the Jaffna Electoral District (which contains the Kankesanthurai Polling Division) has a Hindu majority (82.6%) and a significant Roman Catholic population (12.6%) [1]  
  References