The Nawalapitiya Polling Division is a Polling Division in the Kandy Electoral District, in the Central Province, Sri Lanka. 
  Presidential Election Results
 Summary
 The winner of Nawalapitiya has matched the final country result 6 out of 8 times. Hence, Nawalapitiya is a Weak Bellwether for Presidential Elections.  
      | Party | Nawalapitiya[4] | Kandy Electoral District | Sri Lanka | 
  | Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | 
  |  | NDF |  | 39,887 | 49.51% |  | 417,355 | 44.64% |  | 5,564,239 | 41.99% | 
  |  | SLPP |  | 36,436 | 45.22% |  | 471,502 | 50.43% |  | 6,924,255 | 52.25% | 
  |  | Other Parties (with < 1%) |  | 2,504 | 3.11% |  | 22,479 | 2.40% |  | 345,452 | 2.61% | 
  |  | NMPP |  | 1,740 | 2.16% |  | 23,539 | 2.52% |  | 418,553 | 3.16% | 
  | Valid Votes | 80,567 | 98.74% | 934,875 | 99.04% | 13,252,499 | 98.99% | 
  | Rejected Votes | 1,030 | 1.26% | 9,020 | 0.96% | 135,452 | 1.01% | 
  | Total Polled | 81,597 | 84.42% | 943,895 | 84.89% | 13,387,951 | 83.71% | 
  | Registered Electors | 96,659 |  | 1,111,860 |  | 15,992,568 |  | 
     | Party | Nawalapitiya[5] | Kandy Electoral District | Sri Lanka | 
  | Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | 
  |  | NDF |  | 40,233 | 54.25% |  | 466,994 | 54.56% |  | 6,217,162 | 51.28% | 
  |  | UPFA |  | 32,619 | 43.98% |  | 378,585 | 44.23% |  | 5,768,090 | 47.58% | 
  |  | Other Parties (with < 1%) |  | 1,310 | 1.77% |  | 10,329 | 1.21% |  | 138,200 | 1.14% | 
  | Valid Votes | 74,162 | 98.16% | 855,908 | 98.73% | 12,123,452 | 98.85% | 
  | Rejected Votes | 1,393 | 1.84% | 10,993 | 1.27% | 140,925 | 1.15% | 
  | Total Polled | 75,555 | 79.06% | 866,901 | 79.71% | 12,264,377 | 78.69% | 
  | Registered Electors | 95,567 |  | 1,087,542 |  | 15,585,942 |  | 
     | Party | Nawalapitiya[6] | Kandy Electoral District | Sri Lanka | 
  | Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | 
  |  | UPFA |  | 35,555 | 57.05% |  | 406,636 | 54.16% |  | 6,015,934 | 57.88% | 
  |  | NDF |  | 25,107 | 40.29% |  | 329,492 | 43.89% |  | 4,173,185 | 40.15% | 
  |  | Other Parties (with < 1%) |  | 1,658 | 2.66% |  | 14,658 | 1.95% |  | 204,494 | 1.97% | 
  | Valid Votes | 62,320 | 98.31% | 750,786 | 98.85% | 10,393,613 | 99.03% | 
  | Rejected Votes | 1,069 | 1.69% | 8,700 | 1.15% | 101,838 | 0.97% | 
  | Total Polled | 63,389 | 74.46% | 759,486 | 75.87% | 10,495,451 | 66.70% | 
  | Registered Electors | 85,136 |  | 1,001,074 |  | 15,734,587 |  | 
     | Party | Nawalapitiya[7] | Kandy Electoral District | Sri Lanka | 
  | Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | 
  |  | UNP |  | 29,882 | 50.26% |  | 387,150 | 54.33% |  | 4,706,366 | 48.43% | 
  |  | UPFA |  | 28,544 | 48.01% |  | 315,672 | 44.30% |  | 4,887,152 | 50.29% | 
  |  | Other Parties (with < 1%) |  | 1,027 | 1.73% |  | 9,798 | 1.37% |  | 123,521 | 1.27% | 
  | Valid Votes | 59,453 | 98.40% | 712,620 | 98.64% | 9,717,039 | 98.88% | 
  | Rejected Votes | 965 | 1.60% | 9,817 | 1.36% | 109,869 | 1.12% | 
  | Total Polled | 60,418 | 75.52% | 722,437 | 77.37% | 9,826,908 | 69.51% | 
  | Registered Electors | 80,003 |  | 933,754 |  | 14,136,979 |  | 
     | Party | Nawalapitiya[8] | Kandy Electoral District | Sri Lanka | 
  | Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | 
  |  | PA |  | 28,277 | 54.78% |  | 308,187 | 50.29% |  | 4,312,157 | 51.12% | 
  |  | UNP |  | 20,885 | 40.46% |  | 276,360 | 45.10% |  | 3,602,748 | 42.71% | 
  |  | JVP |  | 1,353 | 2.62% |  | 15,512 | 2.53% |  | 343,927 | 4.08% | 
  |  | Other Parties (with < 1%) |  | 1,107 | 2.14% |  | 12,752 | 2.08% |  | 176,679 | 2.09% | 
  | Valid Votes | 51,622 | 97.15% | 612,811 | 97.29% | 8,435,754 | 97.69% | 
  | Rejected Votes | 1,513 | 2.85% | 17,060 | 2.71% | 199,536 | 2.31% | 
  | Total Polled | 53,135 | 76.90% | 629,871 | 77.61% | 8,635,290 | 72.17% | 
  | Registered Electors | 69,098 |  | 811,606 |  | 11,965,536 |  | 
     | Party | Nawalapitiya[9] | Kandy Electoral District | Sri Lanka | 
  | Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | 
  |  | PA |  | 26,785 | 56.98% |  | 320,110 | 56.64% |  | 4,709,205 | 62.28% | 
  |  | UNP |  | 19,423 | 41.32% |  | 235,519 | 41.68% |  | 2,715,283 | 35.91% | 
  |  | Other Parties (with < 1%) |  | 799 | 1.70% |  | 9,488 | 1.68% |  | 137,040 | 1.81% | 
  | Valid Votes | 47,007 | 96.89% | 565,117 | 97.55% | 7,561,526 | 98.03% | 
  | Rejected Votes | 1,509 | 3.11% | 14,179 | 2.45% | 151,706 | 1.97% | 
  | Total Polled | 48,516 | 77.01% | 579,296 | 77.85% | 7,713,232 | 69.12% | 
  | Registered Electors | 62,996 |  | 744,151 |  | 11,158,880 |  | 
     | Party | Nawalapitiya[10] | Kandy Electoral District | Sri Lanka | 
  | Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | 
  |  | UNP |  | 24,203 | 59.26% |  | 234,124 | 54.88% |  | 2,569,199 | 50.43% | 
  |  | SLFP |  | 16,082 | 39.37% |  | 186,187 | 43.65% |  | 2,289,857 | 44.95% | 
  |  | SLMP |  | 559 | 1.37% |  | 6,266 | 1.47% |  | 235,701 | 4.63% | 
  | Valid Votes | 40,844 | 98.74% | 426,577 | 98.57% | 5,094,754 | 98.24% | 
  | Rejected Votes | 521 | 1.26% | 6,167 | 1.43% | 91,499 | 1.76% | 
  | Total Polled | 41,365 | 76.59% | 432,744 | 68.36% | 5,186,256 | 55.87% | 
  | Registered Electors | 54,010 |  | 633,030 |  | 9,283,143 |  | 
     | Party | Nawalapitiya[11] | Kandy Electoral District | Sri Lanka | 
  | Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | 
  |  | UNP |  | 24,586 | 62.32% |  | 289,621 | 59.80% |  | 3,450,815 | 52.93% | 
  |  | SLFP |  | 13,512 | 34.25% |  | 178,647 | 36.89% |  | 2,546,348 | 39.05% | 
  |  | JVP |  | 961 | 2.44% |  | 12,493 | 2.58% |  | 273,428 | 4.19% | 
  |  | Other Parties (with < 1%) |  | 394 | 1.00% |  | 3,536 | 0.73% |  | 249,460 | 3.83% | 
  | Valid Votes | 39,453 | 98.97% | 484,297 | 99.07% | 6,520,156 | 98.78% | 
  | Rejected Votes | 411 | 1.03% | 4,548 | 0.93% | 80,470 | 1.22% | 
  | Total Polled | 39,864 | 84.02% | 488,845 | 89.44% | 6,600,626 | 80.15% | 
  | Registered Electors | 47,445 |  | 546,565 |  | 8,235,358 |  | 
 Parliamentary Election Results
 Summary
 The winner of Nawalapitiya has matched the final country result 4 out of 7 times. Hence, Nawalapitiya is a Weak Bellwether for Parliamentary Elections.  
      | Party | Nawalapitiya[14] | Kandy Electoral District | Sri Lanka | 
  | Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | 
  |  | UNP |  | 37,611 | 56.12% |  | 440,761 | 55.61% |  | 5,098,916 | 45.77% | 
  |  | UPFA |  | 25,672 | 38.31% |  | 309,152 | 39.00% |  | 4,732,664 | 42.48% | 
  |  | JVP |  | 2,157 | 3.22% |  | 30,669 | 3.87% |  | 544,154 | 4.88% | 
  |  | Other Parties (with < 1%) |  | 855 | 1.28% |  | 7,655 | 0.97% |  | 82,981 | 0.74% | 
  |  | CWC |  | 719 | 1.07% |  | 4,400 | 0.56% |  | 17,107 | 0.15% | 
  | Valid Votes | 67,014 | 92.82% | 792,637 | 95.48% | 11,140,333 | 95.35% | 
  | Rejected Votes | 5,101 | 7.07% | 37,065 | 4.46% | 516,926 | 4.42% | 
  | Total Polled | 72,200 | 75.55% | 830,165 | 79.13% | 11,684,111 | 77.66% | 
  | Registered Electors | 95,567 |  | 1,049,160 |  | 15,044,490 |  | 
     | Party | Nawalapitiya[15] | Kandy Electoral District | Sri Lanka | 
  | Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | 
  |  | UPFA |  | 38,153 | 74.76% |  | 339,819 | 60.81% |  | 4,846,388 | 60.38% | 
  |  | UNP |  | 11,648 | 22.82% |  | 192,798 | 34.50% |  | 2,357,057 | 29.37% | 
  |  | DNA |  | 1,128 | 2.21% |  | 23,728 | 4.25% |  | 441,251 | 5.50% | 
  |  | Other Parties (with < 1%) |  | 108 | 0.21% |  | 2,459 | 0.44% |  | 30,354 | 0.38% | 
  | Valid Votes | 51,037 | 92.23% | 558,804 | 90.49% | 8,026,322 | 96.03% | 
  | Rejected Votes | 4,262 | 7.70% | 58,333 | 9.45% | 581,465 | 6.96% | 
  | Total Polled | 55,338 | 65.00% | 617,559 | 61.70% | 8,358,246 | 59.29% | 
  | Registered Electors | 85,136 |  | 1,000,861 |  | 14,097,690 |  | 
     | Party | Nawalapitiya[16] | Kandy Electoral District | Sri Lanka | 
  | Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | 
  |  | UNP |  | 25,823 | 50.99% |  | 313,859 | 49.99% |  | 3,486,792 | 37.73% | 
  |  | UPFA |  | 22,708 | 44.84% |  | 268,131 | 42.71% |  | 4,223,126 | 45.70% | 
  |  | JHU |  | 1,793 | 3.54% |  | 42,192 | 6.72% |  | 552,723 | 5.98% | 
  |  | Other Parties (with < 1%) |  | 318 | 0.63% |  | 3,684 | 0.59% |  | 64,227 | 0.69% | 
  | Valid Votes | 50,642 | 91.92% | 627,866 | 93.24% | 9,241,931 | 94.52% | 
  | Rejected Votes | 4,421 | 8.02% | 45,484 | 6.75% | 534,452 | 5.47% | 
  | Total Polled | 55,093 | 71.83% | 673,380 | 76.47% | 9,777,821 | 75.74% | 
  | Registered Electors | 76,700 |  | 880,634 |  | 12,909,631 |  | 
     | Party | Nawalapitiya[17] | Kandy Electoral District | Sri Lanka | 
  | Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | 
  |  | PA |  | 25,630 | 49.81% |  | 233,637 | 39.23% |  | 3,330,815 | 37.19% | 
  |  | UNP |  | 22,110 | 42.97% |  | 314,297 | 52.77% |  | 4,086,026 | 45.62% | 
  |  | JVP |  | 2,811 | 5.46% |  | 37,146 | 6.24% |  | 815,353 | 9.10% | 
  |  | Other Parties (with < 1%) |  | 902 | 1.75% |  | 10,496 | 1.76% |  | 129,347 | 1.44% | 
  | Valid Votes | 51,453 | 93.16% | 595,576 | 93.40% | 8,955,844 | 94.77% | 
  | Rejected Votes | 3,780 | 6.84% | 42,103 | 6.60% | 494,009 | 5.23% | 
  | Total Polled | 55,233 | 75.68% | 637,679 | 76.03% | 9,449,878 | 76.03% | 
  | Registered Electors | 72,986 |  | 838,687 |  | 12,428,762 |  | 
     | Party | Nawalapitiya[18] | Kandy Electoral District | Sri Lanka | 
  | Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | 
  |  | PA |  | 30,259 | 58.26% |  | 282,282 | 46.66% |  | 3,899,329 | 45.33% | 
  |  | UNP |  | 16,089 | 30.98% |  | 243,623 | 40.27% |  | 3,451,765 | 40.12% | 
  |  | JVP |  | 1,668 | 3.21% |  | 21,565 | 3.56% |  | 518,725 | 6.03% | 
  |  | NUA |  | 1,388 | 2.67% |  | 32,023 | 5.29% |  | 185,593 | 2.16% | 
  |  | CWC |  | 1,372 | 2.64% |  | 6,108 | 1.01% |  | 22,985 | 0.27% | 
  |  | Other Parties (with < 1%) |  | 1,160 | 2.23% |  | 19,327 | 3.19% |  | 266,683 | 3.10% | 
  | Valid Votes | 51,936 | N/A | 604,928 | N/A | 8,602,617 | N/A | 
     | Party | Nawalapitiya[19] | Kandy Electoral District | Sri Lanka | 
  | Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | 
  |  | UNP |  | 26,836 | 55.20% |  | 301,824 | 52.35% |  | 3,498,370 | 44.04% | 
  |  | PA |  | 21,402 | 44.03% |  | 267,683 | 46.43% |  | 3,887,805 | 48.94% | 
  |  | Other Parties (with < 1%) |  | 374 | 0.77% |  | 7,045 | 1.22% |  | 175,576 | 2.21% | 
  | Valid Votes | 48,612 | 93.92% | 576,552 | 94.89% | 7,943,688 | 95.20% | 
  | Rejected Votes | 3,148 | 6.08% | 31,019 | 5.11% | 400,395 | 4.80% | 
  | Total Polled | 51,760 | 82.16% | 607,571 | 81.67% | 8,344,095 | 74.75% | 
  | Registered Electors | 62,996 |  | 743,939 |  | 11,163,064 |  | 
     | Party | Nawalapitiya[20] | Kandy Electoral District | Sri Lanka | 
  | Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | 
  |  | UNP |  | 22,315 | 64.05% |  | 204,973 | 61.72% |  | 2,838,005 | 50.71% | 
  |  | SLFP |  | 10,425 | 29.92% |  | 105,977 | 31.91% |  | 1,785,369 | 31.90% | 
  |  | SLMC |  | 1,065 | 3.06% |  | 14,697 | 4.43% |  | 202,016 | 3.61% | 
  |  | USA |  | 921 | 2.64% |  | 5,147 | 1.55% |  | 141,983 | 2.54% | 
  |  | Other Parties (with < 1%) |  | 114 | 0.33% |  | 1,315 | 0.40% |  | 67,723 | 1.21% | 
  | Valid Votes | 34,840 | 92.60% | 332,109 | 93.69% | 5,596,468 | 93.87% | 
  | Rejected Votes | 2,784 | 7.40% | 22,374 | 6.31% | 365,563 | 6.13% | 
  | Total Polled | 37,624 | 70.55% | 354,483 | 56.42% | 5,962,031 | 63.60% | 
  | Registered Electors | 53,327 |  | 628,317 |  | 9,374,164 |  | 
 Demographics
 Ethnicity
 The Nawalapitiya Polling Division has a Sinhalese majority (60.1%), a significant Indian Tamil population (16.5%) and a significant Moor population (15.7%) . In comparison, the Kandy Electoral District (which contains the Nawalapitiya Polling Division) has a Sinhalese majority (74.4%) and a significant Moor population (13.9%) [1]  
  Religion
 The Nawalapitiya Polling Division has a Buddhist majority (59.3%), a significant Hindu population (20.9%) and a significant Muslim population (16.3%) . In comparison, the Kandy Electoral District (which contains the Nawalapitiya Polling Division) has a Buddhist majority (73.4%) and a significant Muslim population (14.3%) [1]  
  References