The Paddiruppu Polling Division is a Polling Division in the Batticaloa Electoral District, in the Eastern Province, Sri Lanka. 
  Presidential Election Results
 Summary
 The winner of Paddiruppu has matched the final country result 3 out of 8 times. 
      | Party | Paddiruppu[4] | Batticaloa Electoral District | Sri Lanka | 
  | Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | 
  |  | NDF |  | 54,132 | 83.05% |  | 238,649 | 78.70% |  | 5,564,239 | 41.99% | 
  |  | SLPP |  | 7,948 | 12.19% |  | 38,460 | 12.68% |  | 6,924,255 | 52.25% | 
  |  | Other Parties (with < 1%) |  | 2,332 | 3.58% |  | 23,749 | 7.83% |  | 729,468 | 5.50% | 
  |  | DUNF |  | 767 | 1.18% |  | 2,363 | 0.78% |  | 34,537 | 0.26% | 
  | Valid Votes | 65,179 | 98.98% | 303,221 | 98.62% | 13,252,499 | 98.99% | 
  | Rejected Votes | 674 | 1.02% | 4,258 | 1.38% | 135,452 | 1.01% | 
  | Total Polled | 65,853 | 71.62% | 307,479 | 77.20% | 13,387,951 | 83.71% | 
  | Registered Electors | 91,945 |  | 398,301 |  | 15,992,568 |  | 
     | Party | Paddiruppu[5] | Batticaloa Electoral District | Sri Lanka | 
  | Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | 
  |  | NDF |  | 44,485 | 81.76% |  | 209,422 | 81.62% |  | 6,217,162 | 51.28% | 
  |  | UPFA |  | 8,216 | 15.10% |  | 41,631 | 16.22% |  | 5,768,090 | 47.58% | 
  |  | Other Parties (with < 1%) |  | 1,711 | 3.14% |  | 5,533 | 2.16% |  | 138,200 | 1.14% | 
  | Valid Votes | 54,412 | 98.86% | 256,586 | 99.00% | 12,123,452 | 98.85% | 
  | Rejected Votes | 627 | 1.14% | 2,580 | 1.00% | 140,925 | 1.15% | 
  | Total Polled | 55,039 | 62.82% | 259,166 | 69.30% | 12,264,377 | 78.69% | 
  | Registered Electors | 87,612 |  | 373,982 |  | 15,585,942 |  | 
     | Party | Paddiruppu[6] | Batticaloa Electoral District | Sri Lanka | 
  | Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | 
  |  | NDF |  | 36,776 | 80.12% |  | 146,057 | 68.93% |  | 4,173,185 | 40.15% | 
  |  | UPFA |  | 5,968 | 13.00% |  | 55,663 | 26.27% |  | 6,015,934 | 57.88% | 
  |  | Other Parties (with < 1%) |  | 1,566 | 3.41% |  | 5,489 | 2.59% |  | 141,978 | 1.37% | 
  |  | DUNF |  | 1,016 | 2.21% |  | 3,016 | 1.42% |  | 39,226 | 0.38% | 
  |  | UDF |  | 578 | 1.26% |  | 1,666 | 0.79% |  | 23,290 | 0.22% | 
  | Valid Votes | 45,904 | 97.53% | 211,891 | 97.97% | 10,393,613 | 99.03% | 
  | Rejected Votes | 1,161 | 2.47% | 4,396 | 2.03% | 101,838 | 0.97% | 
  | Total Polled | 47,065 | 58.13% | 216,287 | 32.41% | 10,495,451 | 66.70% | 
  | Registered Electors | 80,972 |  | 667,353 |  | 15,734,587 |  | 
     | Party | Paddiruppu[7] | Batticaloa Electoral District | Sri Lanka | 
  | Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | 
  |  | UNP |  | 24,142 | 94.72% |  | 121,514 | 79.51% |  | 4,706,366 | 48.43% | 
  |  | UPFA |  | 905 | 3.55% |  | 28,836 | 18.87% |  | 4,887,152 | 50.29% | 
  |  | Other Parties (with < 1%) |  | 442 | 1.73% |  | 2,487 | 1.63% |  | 123,521 | 1.27% | 
  | Valid Votes | 25,489 | 99.04% | 152,837 | 98.85% | 9,717,039 | 98.88% | 
  | Rejected Votes | 247 | 0.96% | 1,778 | 1.15% | 109,869 | 1.12% | 
  | Total Polled | 25,736 | 32.44% | 154,615 | 47.82% | 9,826,908 | 69.51% | 
  | Registered Electors | 79,339 |  | 323,337 |  | 14,136,979 |  | 
     | Party | Paddiruppu[8] | Batticaloa Electoral District | Sri Lanka | 
  | Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | 
  |  | UNP |  | 31,295 | 78.78% |  | 104,100 | 61.19% |  | 3,602,748 | 42.71% | 
  |  | PA |  | 6,962 | 17.53% |  | 58,975 | 34.66% |  | 4,312,157 | 51.12% | 
  |  | Other Parties (with < 1%) |  | 982 | 2.47% |  | 5,218 | 3.07% |  | 495,521 | 5.87% | 
  |  | Liberal |  | 484 | 1.22% |  | 1,838 | 1.08% |  | 25,085 | 0.30% | 
  | Valid Votes | 39,723 | 97.86% | 170,131 | 97.85% | 8,435,754 | 97.69% | 
  | Rejected Votes | 869 | 2.14% | 3,747 | 2.15% | 199,536 | 2.31% | 
  | Total Polled | 40,592 | 59.06% | 173,878 | 63.82% | 8,635,290 | 72.17% | 
  | Registered Electors | 68,729 |  | 272,465 |  | 11,965,536 |  | 
     | Party | Paddiruppu[9] | Batticaloa Electoral District | Sri Lanka | 
  | Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | 
  |  | PA |  | 40,489 | 94.16% |  | 144,725 | 87.30% |  | 4,709,205 | 62.28% | 
  |  | Ind 2 |  | 1,611 | 3.75% |  | 5,030 | 3.03% |  | 58,888 | 0.78% | 
  |  | UNP |  | 631 | 1.47% |  | 14,812 | 8.93% |  | 2,715,283 | 35.91% | 
  |  | Other Parties (with < 1%) |  | 268 | 0.62% |  | 1,214 | 0.73% |  | 78,152 | 1.03% | 
  | Valid Votes | 42,999 | 98.07% | 165,779 | 98.42% | 7,561,526 | 98.03% | 
  | Rejected Votes | 848 | 1.93% | 2,664 | 1.58% | 151,706 | 1.97% | 
  | Total Polled | 43,847 | 68.12% | 168,443 | 63.57% | 7,713,232 | 69.12% | 
  | Registered Electors | 64,365 |  | 264,975 |  | 11,158,880 |  | 
     | Party | Paddiruppu[10] | Batticaloa Electoral District | Sri Lanka | 
  | Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | 
  |  | UNP |  | 16,227 | 47.40% |  | 61,657 | 50.99% |  | 2,569,199 | 50.43% | 
  |  | SLMP |  | 13,977 | 40.83% |  | 38,243 | 31.63% |  | 235,701 | 4.63% | 
  |  | SLFP |  | 4,031 | 11.77% |  | 21,018 | 17.38% |  | 2,289,857 | 44.95% | 
  | Valid Votes | 34,235 | 93.52% | 120,918 | 95.91% | 5,094,754 | 98.24% | 
  | Rejected Votes | 2,373 | 6.48% | 5,163 | 4.09% | 91,499 | 1.76% | 
  | Total Polled | 36,608 | 64.85% | 126,081 | 58.38% | 5,186,256 | 55.87% | 
  | Registered Electors | 56,447 |  | 215,983 |  | 9,283,143 |  | 
     | Party | Paddiruppu[11] | Batticaloa Electoral District | Sri Lanka | 
  | Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | 
  |  | ACTC |  | 21,918 | 65.02% |  | 47,095 | 39.22% |  | 173,934 | 2.67% | 
  |  | UNP |  | 7,129 | 21.15% |  | 48,094 | 40.05% |  | 3,450,815 | 52.93% | 
  |  | SLFP |  | 3,485 | 10.34% |  | 21,688 | 18.06% |  | 2,546,348 | 39.05% | 
  |  | LSSP |  | 531 | 1.58% |  | 1,294 | 1.08% |  | 58,531 | 0.90% | 
  |  | JVP |  | 415 | 1.23% |  | 1,287 | 1.07% |  | 273,428 | 4.19% | 
  |  | Other Parties (with < 1%) |  | 230 | 0.68% |  | 618 | 0.51% |  | 16,995 | 0.26% | 
  | Valid Votes | 33,708 | 97.64% | 120,076 | 97.66% | 6,520,156 | 98.78% | 
  | Rejected Votes | 813 | 2.36% | 2,879 | 2.34% | 80,470 | 1.22% | 
  | Total Polled | 34,521 | 75.22% | 122,955 | 70.55% | 6,600,626 | 80.15% | 
  | Registered Electors | 45,891 |  | 174,276 |  | 8,235,358 |  | 
 Parliamentary Election Results
 Summary
 The winner of Paddiruppu has matched the final country result 0 out of 7 times. 
      | Party | Paddiruppu[14] | Batticaloa Electoral District | Sri Lanka | 
  | Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | 
  |  | ITAK |  | 35,535 | 73.54% |  | 127,185 | 54.11% |  | 515,963 | 4.63% | 
  |  | UNP |  | 7,937 | 16.42% |  | 32,359 | 13.77% |  | 5,098,916 | 45.77% | 
  |  | UPFA |  | 3,276 | 6.78% |  | 32,232 | 13.71% |  | 4,732,664 | 42.48% | 
  |  | Other Parties (with < 1%) |  | 1,077 | 2.23% |  | 42,401 | 18.04% |  | 693,165 | 6.22% | 
  |  | AITC |  | 498 | 1.03% |  | 865 | 0.37% |  | 18,644 | 0.17% | 
  | Valid Votes | 48,323 | 90.97% | 235,042 | 93.12% | 11,140,333 | 95.35% | 
  | Rejected Votes | 3,706 | 6.98% | 13,551 | 5.37% | 516,926 | 4.42% | 
  | Total Polled | 53,121 | 60.63% | 252,397 | 69.12% | 11,684,111 | 77.66% | 
  | Registered Electors | 87,612 |  | 365,167 |  | 15,044,490 |  | 
     | Party | Paddiruppu[15] | Batticaloa Electoral District | Sri Lanka | 
  | Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | 
  |  | ITAK |  | 17,171 | 47.64% |  | 66,235 | 37.04% |  | 233,190 | 2.91% | 
  |  | UPFA |  | 7,878 | 21.86% |  | 62,009 | 34.67% |  | 4,846,388 | 60.38% | 
  |  | TMVP |  | 6,072 | 16.85% |  | 16,886 | 9.44% |  | 20,284 | 0.25% | 
  |  | TULF |  | 2,402 | 6.66% |  | 4,424 | 2.47% |  | 9,223 | 0.11% | 
  |  | Other Parties (with < 1%) |  | 1,196 | 3.32% |  | 4,986 | 2.79% |  | 484,493 | 6.04% | 
  |  | UNP |  | 890 | 2.47% |  | 22,935 | 12.82% |  | 2,357,057 | 29.37% | 
  |  | IG6B |  | 437 | 1.21% |  | 1,362 | 0.76% |  | 1,362 | 0.02% | 
  | Valid Votes | 36,046 | 88.70% | 178,837 | 91.54% | 8,026,322 | 96.03% | 
  | Rejected Votes | 4,116 | 10.13% | 14,749 | 7.55% | 581,465 | 6.96% | 
  | Total Polled | 40,640 | 50.19% | 195,367 | 57.46% | 8,358,246 | 59.29% | 
  | Registered Electors | 80,972 |  | 339,982 |  | 14,097,690 |  | 
     | Party | Paddiruppu[16] | Batticaloa Electoral District | Sri Lanka | 
  | Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | 
  |  | ITAK |  | 57,052 | 94.90% |  | 161,011 | 66.71% |  | 633,203 | 6.85% | 
  |  | UNP |  | 877 | 1.46% |  | 6,151 | 2.55% |  | 3,486,792 | 37.73% | 
  |  | EPDP |  | 821 | 1.37% |  | 2,556 | 1.06% |  | 24,942 | 0.27% | 
  |  | Other Parties (with < 1%) |  | 716 | 1.19% |  | 28,526 | 11.82% |  | 4,839,237 | 52.36% | 
  |  | SLMC |  | 652 | 1.08% |  | 43,131 | 17.87% |  | 186,880 | 2.02% | 
  | Valid Votes | 60,118 | 95.06% | 241,375 | 95.02% | 9,241,931 | 94.52% | 
  | Rejected Votes | 3,125 | 4.94% | 12,648 | 4.98% | 534,452 | 5.47% | 
  | Total Polled | 63,243 | 83.09% | 254,023 | 83.58% | 9,777,821 | 75.74% | 
  | Registered Electors | 76,112 |  | 303,928 |  | 12,909,631 |  | 
     | Party | Paddiruppu[17] | Batticaloa Electoral District | Sri Lanka | 
  | Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | 
  |  | TULF |  | 30,725 | 75.46% |  | 86,284 | 48.17% |  | 348,164 | 3.89% | 
  |  | UNP |  | 3,967 | 9.74% |  | 22,638 | 12.64% |  | 4,086,026 | 45.62% | 
  |  | PA |  | 2,159 | 5.30% |  | 25,705 | 14.35% |  | 3,330,815 | 37.19% | 
  |  | DPLF |  | 1,449 | 3.56% |  | 5,601 | 3.13% |  | 16,669 | 0.19% | 
  |  | EPDP |  | 1,265 | 3.11% |  | 4,153 | 2.32% |  | 72,783 | 0.81% | 
  |  | IND4 |  | 579 | 1.42% |  | 6,406 | 3.58% |  | 7,563 | 0.08% | 
  |  | Other Parties (with < 1%) |  | 572 | 1.40% |  | 28,321 | 15.81% |  | 1,051,453 | 11.74% | 
  | Valid Votes | 40,716 | 92.63% | 179,108 | 93.10% | 8,955,844 | 94.77% | 
  | Rejected Votes | 3,241 | 7.37% | 13,275 | 6.90% | 494,009 | 5.23% | 
  | Total Polled | 43,957 | 62.31% | 192,383 | 68.20% | 9,449,878 | 76.03% | 
  | Registered Electors | 70,548 |  | 282,079 |  | 12,428,762 |  | 
     | Party | Paddiruppu[18] | Batticaloa Electoral District | Sri Lanka | 
  | Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | 
  |  | TULF |  | 15,207 | 38.04% |  | 54,448 | 29.20% |  | 105,907 | 1.23% | 
  |  | PA |  | 8,088 | 20.23% |  | 16,510 | 8.86% |  | 3,899,329 | 45.33% | 
  |  | ACTC |  | 4,635 | 11.59% |  | 6,968 | 3.74% |  | 27,289 | 0.32% | 
  |  | UNP |  | 3,128 | 7.82% |  | 29,163 | 15.64% |  | 3,451,765 | 40.12% | 
  |  | DPLF |  | 2,847 | 7.12% |  | 9,030 | 4.84% |  | 20,655 | 0.24% | 
  |  | NUA |  | 2,796 | 6.99% |  | 53,646 | 28.77% |  | 185,593 | 2.16% | 
  |  | IG1 |  | 1,243 | 3.11% |  | 5,556 | 2.98% |  | 9,799 | 0.11% | 
  |  | EPDP |  | 870 | 2.18% |  | 3,325 | 1.78% |  | 50,702 | 0.59% | 
  |  | Other Parties (with < 1%) |  | 741 | 1.85% |  | 5,855 | 3.14% |  | 747,395 | 8.69% | 
  |  | PP |  | 421 | 1.05% |  | 1,938 | 1.04% |  | 19,830 | 0.23% | 
  | Valid Votes | 39,976 | N/A | 186,439 | N/A | 8,602,617 | N/A | 
     | Party | Paddiruppu[19] | Batticaloa Electoral District | Sri Lanka | 
  | Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | 
  |  | TULF |  | 23,688 | 53.59% |  | 76,516 | 43.95% |  | 132,461 | 1.67% | 
  |  | PA |  | 8,672 | 19.62% |  | 19,278 | 11.07% |  | 3,887,805 | 48.94% | 
  |  | TELO |  | 6,493 | 14.69% |  | 17,073 | 9.81% |  | 24,974 | 0.31% | 
  |  | UNP |  | 2,269 | 5.13% |  | 23,244 | 13.35% |  | 3,498,370 | 44.04% | 
  |  | EPRLF |  | 1,976 | 4.47% |  | 4,802 | 2.76% |  | 9,411 | 0.12% | 
  |  | IND1 |  | 926 | 2.09% |  | 1,547 | 0.89% |  | 48,199 | 0.61% | 
  |  | Other Parties (with < 1%) |  | 177 | 0.40% |  | 31,628 | 18.17% |  | 159,997 | 2.01% | 
  | Valid Votes | 44,201 | 89.95% | 174,088 | 91.81% | 7,943,688 | 95.20% | 
  | Rejected Votes | 4,940 | 10.05% | 15,531 | 8.19% | 400,395 | 4.80% | 
  | Total Polled | 49,141 | 76.35% | 189,619 | 71.49% | 8,344,095 | 74.75% | 
  | Registered Electors | 64,365 |  | 265,253 |  | 11,163,064 |  | 
     | Party | Paddiruppu[20] | Batticaloa Electoral District | Sri Lanka | 
  | Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | 
  |  | TULF |  | 24,064 | 60.39% |  | 55,131 | 35.49% |  | 188,594 | 3.37% | 
  |  | IND 1 |  | 13,007 | 32.64% |  | 46,419 | 29.88% |  | 46,419 | 0.83% | 
  |  | UNP |  | 1,943 | 4.88% |  | 11,317 | 7.28% |  | 2,838,005 | 50.71% | 
  |  | SLFP |  | 505 | 1.27% |  | 4,130 | 2.66% |  | 1,785,369 | 31.90% | 
  |  | Other Parties (with < 1%) |  | 326 | 0.82% |  | 38,364 | 24.69% |  | 203,513 | 3.64% | 
  | Valid Votes | 39,845 | 88.84% | 155,361 | 91.78% | 5,596,468 | 93.87% | 
  | Rejected Votes | 5,003 | 11.16% | 13,923 | 8.22% | 365,563 | 6.13% | 
  | Total Polled | 44,848 | 79.97% | 169,284 | 78.16% | 5,962,031 | 63.60% | 
  | Registered Electors | 56,079 |  | 216,574 |  | 9,374,164 |  | 
 Demographics
 Ethnicity
 The Paddiruppu Polling Division has a Sri Lankan Tamil majority (78.6%) and a significant Moor population (18.7%) . In comparison, the Batticaloa Electoral District (which contains the Paddiruppu Polling Division) has a Sri Lankan Tamil majority (72.3%) and a significant Moor population (25.4%) [1]  
  Religion
 The Paddiruppu Polling Division has a Hindu majority (69.3%) and a significant Muslim population (18.8%) . In comparison, the Batticaloa Electoral District (which contains the Paddiruppu Polling Division) has a Hindu majority (64.4%) and a significant Muslim population (25.5%) [1]  
  References