The Kayts Polling Division is a Polling Division in the Jaffna Electoral District, in the Northern Province, Sri Lanka. 
  Presidential Election Results
 Summary
 The winner of Kayts has matched the final country result 5 out of 8 times. Hence, Kayts is a Weak Bellwether for Presidential Elections.  
      | Party | Kayts[4] | Jaffna Electoral District | Sri Lanka | 
  | Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | 
  |  | NDF |  | 11,319 | 69.82% |  | 312,722 | 83.86% |  | 5,564,239 | 41.99% | 
  |  | SLPP |  | 2,917 | 17.99% |  | 23,261 | 6.24% |  | 6,924,255 | 52.25% | 
  |  | Other Parties (with < 1%) |  | 1,370 | 8.45% |  | 23,295 | 6.25% |  | 717,212 | 5.41% | 
  |  | DUNF |  | 382 | 2.36% |  | 6,790 | 1.82% |  | 34,537 | 0.26% | 
  |  | IND10 |  | 223 | 1.38% |  | 6,845 | 1.84% |  | 12,256 | 0.09% | 
  | Valid Votes | 16,211 | 97.13% | 372,913 | 97.07% | 13,252,499 | 98.99% | 
  | Rejected Votes | 479 | 2.87% | 11,251 | 2.93% | 135,452 | 1.01% | 
  | Total Polled | 16,690 | 73.68% | 384,164 | 68.00% | 13,387,951 | 83.71% | 
  | Registered Electors | 22,651 |  | 564,984 |  | 15,992,568 |  | 
     | Party | Kayts[5] | Jaffna Electoral District | Sri Lanka | 
  | Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | 
  |  | NDF |  | 8,144 | 55.48% |  | 253,574 | 74.42% |  | 6,217,162 | 51.28% | 
  |  | UPFA |  | 5,959 | 40.60% |  | 74,454 | 21.85% |  | 5,768,090 | 47.58% | 
  |  | Other Parties (with < 1%) |  | 575 | 3.92% |  | 12,723 | 3.73% |  | 138,200 | 1.14% | 
  | Valid Votes | 14,678 | 96.74% | 340,751 | 97.14% | 12,123,452 | 98.85% | 
  | Rejected Votes | 495 | 3.26% | 10,038 | 2.86% | 140,925 | 1.15% | 
  | Total Polled | 15,173 | 68.79% | 350,789 | 64.22% | 12,264,377 | 78.69% | 
  | Registered Electors | 22,057 |  | 546,265 |  | 15,585,942 |  | 
     | Party | Kayts[6] | Jaffna Electoral District | Sri Lanka | 
  | Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | 
  |  | UPFA |  | 4,611 | 46.19% |  | 44,154 | 24.75% |  | 6,015,934 | 57.88% | 
  |  | NDF |  | 3,976 | 39.83% |  | 113,877 | 63.84% |  | 4,173,185 | 40.15% | 
  |  | Other Parties (with < 1%) |  | 549 | 5.50% |  | 9,128 | 5.12% |  | 106,050 | 1.02% | 
  |  | Ind 5 |  | 284 | 2.84% |  | 3,205 | 1.80% |  | 9,662 | 0.09% | 
  |  | DUNF |  | 283 | 2.83% |  | 3,370 | 1.89% |  | 39,226 | 0.38% | 
  |  | UDF |  | 144 | 1.44% |  | 3,325 | 1.86% |  | 23,290 | 0.22% | 
  |  | JSP |  | 136 | 1.36% |  | 1,310 | 0.73% |  | 26,266 | 0.25% | 
  | Valid Votes | 9,983 | 96.73% | 178,369 | 96.35% | 10,393,613 | 99.03% | 
  | Rejected Votes | 338 | 3.27% | 6,763 | 3.65% | 101,838 | 0.97% | 
  | Total Polled | 10,321 | 19.43% | 185,132 | 25.15% | 10,495,451 | 66.70% | 
  | Registered Electors | 53,111 |  | 736,032 |  | 15,734,587 |  | 
     | Party | Kayts[7] | Jaffna Electoral District | Sri Lanka | 
  | Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | 
  |  | UPFA |  | 139 | 52.85% |  | 1,967 | 25.00% |  | 4,887,152 | 50.29% | 
  |  | UNP |  | 98 | 37.26% |  | 5,523 | 70.20% |  | 4,706,366 | 48.43% | 
  |  | SEP |  | 10 | 3.80% |  | 29 | 0.37% |  | 3,500 | 0.04% | 
  |  | DUA |  | 4 | 1.52% |  | 31 | 0.39% |  | 5,082 | 0.05% | 
  |  | ULPP |  | 3 | 1.14% |  | 120 | 1.53% |  | 14,458 | 0.15% | 
  |  | USP |  | 3 | 1.14% |  | 72 | 0.92% |  | 35,425 | 0.36% | 
  |  | JSP |  | 3 | 1.14% |  | 34 | 0.43% |  | 31,238 | 0.32% | 
  |  | Other Parties (with < 1%) |  | 3 | 1.14% |  | 92 | 1.17% |  | 33,818 | 0.35% | 
  | Valid Votes | 263 | 95.29% | 7,868 | 92.30% | 9,717,039 | 98.88% | 
  | Rejected Votes | 13 | 4.71% | 656 | 7.70% | 109,869 | 1.12% | 
  | Total Polled | 276 | 0.52% | 8,524 | 1.20% | 9,826,908 | 69.51% | 
  | Registered Electors | 52,986 |  | 707,970 |  | 14,136,979 |  | 
     | Party | Kayts[8] | Jaffna Electoral District | Sri Lanka | 
  | Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | 
  |  | UNP |  | 3,580 | 47.00% |  | 48,005 | 43.03% |  | 3,602,748 | 42.71% | 
  |  | PA |  | 3,377 | 44.34% |  | 52,043 | 46.65% |  | 4,312,157 | 51.12% | 
  |  | Other Parties (with < 1%) |  | 314 | 4.12% |  | 5,215 | 4.67% |  | 452,527 | 5.36% | 
  |  | LDA |  | 154 | 2.02% |  | 3,394 | 3.04% |  | 23,668 | 0.28% | 
  |  | Ind 2 |  | 108 | 1.42% |  | 1,873 | 1.68% |  | 27,052 | 0.32% | 
  |  | SLMP |  | 84 | 1.10% |  | 1,041 | 0.93% |  | 17,359 | 0.21% | 
  | Valid Votes | 7,617 | 94.79% | 111,568 | 94.91% | 8,435,754 | 97.69% | 
  | Rejected Votes | 419 | 5.21% | 5,981 | 5.09% | 199,536 | 2.31% | 
  | Total Polled | 8,036 | 15.79% | 117,549 | 19.15% | 8,635,290 | 72.17% | 
  | Registered Electors | 50,885 |  | 613,718 |  | 11,965,536 |  | 
     | Party | Kayts[9] | Jaffna Electoral District | Sri Lanka | 
  | Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | 
  |  | PA |  | 14,761 | 97.16% |  | 16,934 | 96.35% |  | 4,709,205 | 62.28% | 
  |  | Ind 2 |  | 291 | 1.92% |  | 341 | 1.94% |  | 58,888 | 0.78% | 
  |  | Other Parties (with < 1%) |  | 141 | 0.93% |  | 300 | 1.71% |  | 2,793,435 | 36.94% | 
  | Valid Votes | 15,193 | 99.22% | 17,575 | 99.20% | 7,561,526 | 98.03% | 
  | Rejected Votes | 120 | 0.78% | 141 | 0.80% | 151,706 | 1.97% | 
  | Total Polled | 15,313 | 30.93% | 17,716 | 2.97% | 7,713,232 | 69.12% | 
  | Registered Electors | 49,504 |  | 596,422 |  | 11,158,880 |  | 
     | Party | Kayts[10] | Jaffna Electoral District | Sri Lanka | 
  | Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | 
  |  | UNP |  | 4,628 | 37.34% |  | 33,650 | 28.03% |  | 2,569,199 | 50.43% | 
  |  | SLMP |  | 4,503 | 36.33% |  | 42,198 | 35.15% |  | 235,701 | 4.63% | 
  |  | SLFP |  | 3,264 | 26.33% |  | 44,197 | 36.82% |  | 2,289,857 | 44.95% | 
  | Valid Votes | 12,395 | 95.41% | 120,045 | 93.38% | 5,094,754 | 98.24% | 
  | Rejected Votes | 596 | 4.59% | 8,517 | 6.62% | 91,499 | 1.76% | 
  | Total Polled | 12,991 | 26.25% | 128,562 | 23.30% | 5,186,256 | 55.87% | 
  | Registered Electors | 49,481 |  | 551,713 |  | 9,283,143 |  | 
     | Party | Kayts[11] | Jaffna Electoral District | Sri Lanka | 
  | Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | 
  |  | ACTC |  | 8,353 | 51.60% |  | 87,263 | 40.03% |  | 173,934 | 2.67% | 
  |  | UNP |  | 4,067 | 25.13% |  | 44,775 | 20.54% |  | 3,450,815 | 52.93% | 
  |  | SLFP |  | 3,393 | 20.96% |  | 77,210 | 35.42% |  | 2,546,348 | 39.05% | 
  |  | Other Parties (with < 1%) |  | 374 | 2.31% |  | 8,650 | 3.97% |  | 348,954 | 5.35% | 
  | Valid Votes | 16,187 | 94.50% | 218,003 | 95.36% | 6,520,156 | 98.78% | 
  | Rejected Votes | 943 | 5.50% | 10,610 | 4.64% | 80,470 | 1.22% | 
  | Total Polled | 17,130 | 40.25% | 228,613 | 45.86% | 6,600,626 | 80.15% | 
  | Registered Electors | 42,563 |  | 498,545 |  | 8,235,358 |  | 
 Parliamentary Election Results
 Summary
 The winner of Kayts has matched the final country result 1 out of 7 times. 
      | Party | Kayts[14] | Jaffna Electoral District | Sri Lanka | 
  | Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | 
  |  | ITAK |  | 7,688 | 58.98% |  | 207,577 | 70.08% |  | 515,963 | 4.63% | 
  |  | EPDP |  | 3,924 | 30.10% |  | 30,232 | 10.21% |  | 33,481 | 0.30% | 
  |  | UNP |  | 424 | 3.25% |  | 20,025 | 6.76% |  | 5,098,916 | 45.77% | 
  |  | UPFA |  | 421 | 3.23% |  | 17,309 | 5.84% |  | 4,732,664 | 42.48% | 
  |  | AITC |  | 329 | 2.52% |  | 15,022 | 5.07% |  | 18,644 | 0.17% | 
  |  | Other Parties (with < 1%) |  | 249 | 1.91% |  | 6,034 | 2.04% |  | 580,476 | 5.21% | 
  | Valid Votes | 13,035 | 89.79% | 296,199 | 90.91% | 11,140,333 | 95.35% | 
  | Rejected Votes | 1,389 | 9.57% | 25,496 | 7.83% | 516,926 | 4.42% | 
  | Total Polled | 14,518 | 65.82% | 325,805 | 61.56% | 11,684,111 | 77.66% | 
  | Registered Electors | 22,057 |  | 529,239 |  | 15,044,490 |  | 
     | Party | Kayts[15] | Jaffna Electoral District | Sri Lanka | 
  | Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | 
  |  | UPFA |  | 6,441 | 72.12% |  | 47,622 | 32.20% |  | 4,846,388 | 60.38% | 
  |  | ITAK |  | 1,671 | 18.71% |  | 65,119 | 44.03% |  | 233,190 | 2.91% | 
  |  | UNP |  | 392 | 4.39% |  | 12,624 | 8.54% |  | 2,357,057 | 29.37% | 
  |  | Other Parties (with < 1%) |  | 323 | 3.62% |  | 16,171 | 10.93% |  | 496,010 | 6.18% | 
  |  | AITC |  | 104 | 1.16% |  | 6,362 | 4.30% |  | 7,544 | 0.09% | 
  | Valid Votes | 8,931 | 86.94% | 147,898 | 87.89% | 8,026,322 | 96.03% | 
  | Rejected Votes | 1,326 | 12.91% | 19,774 | 11.75% | 581,465 | 6.96% | 
  | Total Polled | 10,273 | 19.34% | 168,277 | 22.68% | 8,358,246 | 59.29% | 
  | Registered Electors | 53,111 |  | 742,005 |  | 14,097,690 |  | 
     | Party | Kayts[16] | Jaffna Electoral District | Sri Lanka | 
  | Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | 
  |  | ITAK |  | 13,911 | 90.02% |  | 257,320 | 90.60% |  | 633,203 | 6.85% | 
  |  | EPDP |  | 1,406 | 9.10% |  | 18,612 | 6.55% |  | 24,942 | 0.27% | 
  |  | Other Parties (with < 1%) |  | 137 | 0.89% |  | 8,094 | 2.85% |  | 770,907 | 8.34% | 
  | Valid Votes | 15,454 | 92.34% | 284,026 | 93.04% | 9,241,931 | 94.52% | 
  | Rejected Votes | 1,282 | 7.66% | 21,233 | 6.96% | 534,452 | 5.47% | 
  | Total Polled | 16,736 | 32.24% | 305,259 | 46.65% | 9,777,821 | 75.74% | 
  | Registered Electors | 51,911 |  | 654,415 |  | 12,909,631 |  | 
     | Party | Kayts[17] | Jaffna Electoral District | Sri Lanka | 
  | Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | 
  |  | EPDP |  | 15,378 | 74.71% |  | 57,208 | 30.66% |  | 72,783 | 0.81% | 
  |  | TULF |  | 4,304 | 20.91% |  | 102,324 | 54.84% |  | 348,164 | 3.89% | 
  |  | UNP |  | 764 | 3.71% |  | 16,245 | 8.71% |  | 4,086,026 | 45.62% | 
  |  | Other Parties (with < 1%) |  | 138 | 0.67% |  | 10,821 | 5.80% |  | 1,052,503 | 11.75% | 
  | Valid Votes | 20,584 | 96.36% | 186,598 | 94.59% | 8,955,844 | 94.77% | 
  | Rejected Votes | 777 | 3.64% | 10,681 | 5.41% | 494,009 | 5.23% | 
  | Total Polled | 21,361 | 41.83% | 197,279 | 31.14% | 9,449,878 | 76.03% | 
  | Registered Electors | 51,072 |  | 633,457 |  | 12,428,762 |  | 
     | Party | Kayts[18] | Jaffna Electoral District | Sri Lanka | 
  | Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | 
  |  | EPDP |  | 12,311 | 79.68% |  | 41,536 | 36.13% |  | 50,702 | 0.59% | 
  |  | TULF |  | 1,327 | 8.59% |  | 32,761 | 28.50% |  | 105,907 | 1.23% | 
  |  | UNP |  | 820 | 5.31% |  | 10,896 | 9.48% |  | 3,451,765 | 40.12% | 
  |  | Other Parties (with < 1%) |  | 329 | 2.13% |  | 12,197 | 10.61% |  | 924,064 | 10.74% | 
  |  | IG6 |  | 275 | 1.78% |  | 2,058 | 1.79% |  | 3,162 | 0.04% | 
  |  | IG2 |  | 223 | 1.44% |  | 4,905 | 4.27% |  | 31,443 | 0.37% | 
  |  | ACTC |  | 166 | 1.07% |  | 10,618 | 9.24% |  | 27,289 | 0.32% | 
  | Valid Votes | 15,451 | N/A | 114,971 | N/A | 8,602,617 | N/A | 
     | Party | Kayts[19] | Jaffna Electoral District | Sri Lanka | 
  | Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | 
  |  | IND2 |  | 9,944 | 95.19% |  | 10,744 | 79.71% |  | 16,690 | 0.21% | 
  |  | EPRLF |  | 232 | 2.22% |  | 263 | 1.95% |  | 9,411 | 0.12% | 
  |  | IND1 |  | 214 | 2.05% |  | 374 | 2.77% |  | 48,199 | 0.61% | 
  |  | Other Parties (with < 1%) |  | 56 | 0.54% |  | 2,098 | 15.56% |  | 143,307 | 1.80% | 
  | Valid Votes | 10,446 | 97.19% | 13,479 | 97.41% | 7,943,688 | 95.20% | 
  | Rejected Votes | 302 | 2.81% | 358 | 2.59% | 400,395 | 4.80% | 
  | Total Polled | 10,748 | 21.71% | 13,837 | 2.32% | 8,344,095 | 74.75% | 
  | Registered Electors | 49,504 |  | 596,375 |  | 11,163,064 |  | 
     | Party | Kayts[20] | Jaffna Electoral District | Sri Lanka | 
  | Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | 
  |  | INDI |  | 17,108 | 75.71% |  | 150,340 | 62.68% |  | 175,579 | 3.14% | 
  |  | TULF |  | 3,706 | 16.40% |  | 60,013 | 25.02% |  | 188,594 | 3.37% | 
  |  | DPLF |  | 572 | 2.53% |  | 7,993 | 3.33% |  | 19,150 | 0.34% | 
  |  | SLMC |  | 466 | 2.06% |  | 8,439 | 3.52% |  | 202,016 | 3.61% | 
  |  | ACTC |  | 391 | 1.73% |  | 7,610 | 3.17% |  | 7,610 | 0.14% | 
  |  | UNP |  | 354 | 1.57% |  | 5,460 | 2.28% |  | 2,838,005 | 50.71% | 
  | Valid Votes | 22,597 | 89.76% | 239,855 | 90.49% | 5,596,468 | 93.87% | 
  | Rejected Votes | 2,577 | 10.24% | 25,203 | 9.51% | 365,563 | 6.13% | 
  | Total Polled | 25,174 | 50.96% | 265,058 | 44.76% | 5,962,031 | 63.60% | 
  | Registered Electors | 49,401 |  | 592,210 |  | 9,374,164 |  | 
 Demographics
 Ethnicity
 The Kayts Polling Division has a Sri Lankan Tamil majority (98.5%) . In comparison, the Jaffna Electoral District (which contains the Kayts Polling Division) has a Sri Lankan Tamil majority (98.6%) [1]  
  Religion
 The Kayts Polling Division has a Hindu majority (71.4%) and a significant Roman Catholic population (24.5%) . In comparison, the Jaffna Electoral District (which contains the Kayts Polling Division) has a Hindu majority (82.6%) and a significant Roman Catholic population (12.6%) [1]  
  References