The Teldeniya Polling Division is a Polling Division in the Kandy Electoral District, in the Central Province, Sri Lanka. 
  Presidential Election Results
 Summary
 The winner of Teldeniya has matched the final country result 7 out of 8 times. Hence, Teldeniya is a Strong Bellwether for Presidential Elections.  
      | Party  |  Teldeniya[4]  |  Kandy Electoral District  |  Sri Lanka  | 
  | Votes  |  %  |  Votes  |  %  |  Votes  |  %  | 
  |   |  SLPP  |    |  20,296  |  50.28%  |    |  471,502  |  50.43%  |    |  6,924,255  |  52.25%  | 
  |   |  NDF  |    |  18,238  |  45.18%  |    |  417,355  |  44.64%  |    |  5,564,239  |  41.99%  | 
  |   |  Other Parties (with < 1%)  |    |  1,153  |  2.86%  |    |  22,479  |  2.40%  |    |  345,452  |  2.61%  | 
  |   |  NMPP  |    |  681  |  1.69%  |    |  23,539  |  2.52%  |    |  418,553  |  3.16%  | 
  | Valid Votes  |  40,368  |  98.97%  |  934,875  |  99.04%  |  13,252,499  |  98.99%  | 
  | Rejected Votes  |  422  |  1.03%  |  9,020  |  0.96%  |  135,452  |  1.01%  | 
  | Total Polled  |  40,790  |  85.86%  |  943,895  |  84.89%  |  13,387,951  |  83.71%  | 
  | Registered Electors  |  47,510  |    |  1,111,860  |    |  15,992,568  |    | 
     | Party  |  Teldeniya[5]  |  Kandy Electoral District  |  Sri Lanka  | 
  | Votes  |  %  |  Votes  |  %  |  Votes  |  %  | 
  |   |  NDF  |    |  18,624  |  49.83%  |    |  466,994  |  54.56%  |    |  6,217,162  |  51.28%  | 
  |   |  UPFA  |    |  18,150  |  48.56%  |    |  378,585  |  44.23%  |    |  5,768,090  |  47.58%  | 
  |   |  Other Parties (with < 1%)  |    |  603  |  1.61%  |    |  10,329  |  1.21%  |    |  138,200  |  1.14%  | 
  | Valid Votes  |  37,377  |  98.64%  |  855,908  |  98.73%  |  12,123,452  |  98.85%  | 
  | Rejected Votes  |  517  |  1.36%  |  10,993  |  1.27%  |  140,925  |  1.15%  | 
  | Total Polled  |  37,894  |  79.47%  |  866,901  |  79.71%  |  12,264,377  |  78.69%  | 
  | Registered Electors  |  47,685  |    |  1,087,542  |    |  15,585,942  |    | 
     | Party  |  Teldeniya[6]  |  Kandy Electoral District  |  Sri Lanka  | 
  | Votes  |  %  |  Votes  |  %  |  Votes  |  %  | 
  |   |  UPFA  |    |  19,009  |  56.11%  |    |  406,636  |  54.16%  |    |  6,015,934  |  57.88%  | 
  |   |  NDF  |    |  13,957  |  41.20%  |    |  329,492  |  43.89%  |    |  4,173,185  |  40.15%  | 
  |   |  Other Parties (with < 1%)  |    |  910  |  2.69%  |    |  14,658  |  1.95%  |    |  204,494  |  1.97%  | 
  | Valid Votes  |  33,876  |  98.52%  |  750,786  |  98.85%  |  10,393,613  |  99.03%  | 
  | Rejected Votes  |  509  |  1.48%  |  8,700  |  1.15%  |  101,838  |  0.97%  | 
  | Total Polled  |  34,385  |  76.17%  |  759,486  |  75.87%  |  10,495,451  |  66.70%  | 
  | Registered Electors  |  45,144  |    |  1,001,074  |    |  15,734,587  |    | 
     | Party  |  Teldeniya[7]  |  Kandy Electoral District  |  Sri Lanka  | 
  | Votes  |  %  |  Votes  |  %  |  Votes  |  %  | 
  |   |  UNP  |    |  16,646  |  51.11%  |    |  387,150  |  54.33%  |    |  4,706,366  |  48.43%  | 
  |   |  UPFA  |    |  15,367  |  47.19%  |    |  315,672  |  44.30%  |    |  4,887,152  |  50.29%  | 
  |   |  Other Parties (with < 1%)  |    |  554  |  1.70%  |    |  9,798  |  1.37%  |    |  123,521  |  1.27%  | 
  | Valid Votes  |  32,567  |  98.63%  |  712,620  |  98.64%  |  9,717,039  |  98.88%  | 
  | Rejected Votes  |  452  |  1.37%  |  9,817  |  1.36%  |  109,869  |  1.12%  | 
  | Total Polled  |  33,019  |  79.63%  |  722,437  |  77.37%  |  9,826,908  |  69.51%  | 
  | Registered Electors  |  41,465  |    |  933,754  |    |  14,136,979  |    | 
     | Party  |  Teldeniya[8]  |  Kandy Electoral District  |  Sri Lanka  | 
  | Votes  |  %  |  Votes  |  %  |  Votes  |  %  | 
  |   |  PA  |    |  14,497  |  52.25%  |    |  308,187  |  50.29%  |    |  4,312,157  |  51.12%  | 
  |   |  UNP  |    |  11,955  |  43.09%  |    |  276,360  |  45.10%  |    |  3,602,748  |  42.71%  | 
  |   |  JVP  |    |  669  |  2.41%  |    |  15,512  |  2.53%  |    |  343,927  |  4.08%  | 
  |   |  Other Parties (with < 1%)  |    |  622  |  2.24%  |    |  12,752  |  2.08%  |    |  176,679  |  2.09%  | 
  | Valid Votes  |  27,743  |  97.47%  |  612,811  |  97.29%  |  8,435,754  |  97.69%  | 
  | Rejected Votes  |  720  |  2.53%  |  17,060  |  2.71%  |  199,536  |  2.31%  | 
  | Total Polled  |  28,463  |  78.60%  |  629,871  |  77.61%  |  8,635,290  |  72.17%  | 
  | Registered Electors  |  36,214  |    |  811,606  |    |  11,965,536  |    | 
     | Party  |  Teldeniya[9]  |  Kandy Electoral District  |  Sri Lanka  | 
  | Votes  |  %  |  Votes  |  %  |  Votes  |  %  | 
  |   |  PA  |    |  14,309  |  55.99%  |    |  320,110  |  56.64%  |    |  4,709,205  |  62.28%  | 
  |   |  UNP  |    |  10,742  |  42.03%  |    |  235,519  |  41.68%  |    |  2,715,283  |  35.91%  | 
  |   |  Other Parties (with < 1%)  |    |  505  |  1.98%  |    |  9,488  |  1.68%  |    |  137,040  |  1.81%  | 
  | Valid Votes  |  25,556  |  97.61%  |  565,117  |  97.55%  |  7,561,526  |  98.03%  | 
  | Rejected Votes  |  625  |  2.39%  |  14,179  |  2.45%  |  151,706  |  1.97%  | 
  | Total Polled  |  26,181  |  79.36%  |  579,296  |  77.85%  |  7,713,232  |  69.12%  | 
  | Registered Electors  |  32,992  |    |  744,151  |    |  11,158,880  |    | 
     | Party  |  Teldeniya[10]  |  Kandy Electoral District  |  Sri Lanka  | 
  | Votes  |  %  |  Votes  |  %  |  Votes  |  %  | 
  |   |  UNP  |    |  9,912  |  50.63%  |    |  234,124  |  54.88%  |    |  2,569,199  |  50.43%  | 
  |   |  SLFP  |    |  9,417  |  48.10%  |    |  186,187  |  43.65%  |    |  2,289,857  |  44.95%  | 
  |   |  SLMP  |    |  247  |  1.26%  |    |  6,266  |  1.47%  |    |  235,701  |  4.63%  | 
  | Valid Votes  |  19,576  |  98.30%  |  426,577  |  98.57%  |  5,094,754  |  98.24%  | 
  | Rejected Votes  |  339  |  1.70%  |  6,167  |  1.43%  |  91,499  |  1.76%  | 
  | Total Polled  |  19,915  |  72.00%  |  432,744  |  68.36%  |  5,186,256  |  55.87%  | 
  | Registered Electors  |  27,659  |    |  633,030  |    |  9,283,143  |    | 
     | Party  |  Teldeniya[11]  |  Kandy Electoral District  |  Sri Lanka  | 
  | Votes  |  %  |  Votes  |  %  |  Votes  |  %  | 
  |   |  UNP  |    |  13,258  |  49.08%  |    |  289,621  |  59.80%  |    |  3,450,815  |  52.93%  | 
  |   |  SLFP  |    |  12,747  |  47.19%  |    |  178,647  |  36.89%  |    |  2,546,348  |  39.05%  | 
  |   |  JVP  |    |  821  |  3.04%  |    |  12,493  |  2.58%  |    |  273,428  |  4.19%  | 
  |   |  Other Parties (with < 1%)  |    |  186  |  0.69%  |    |  3,536  |  0.73%  |    |  249,460  |  3.83%  | 
  | Valid Votes  |  27,012  |  99.02%  |  484,297  |  99.07%  |  6,520,156  |  98.78%  | 
  | Rejected Votes  |  267  |  0.98%  |  4,548  |  0.93%  |  80,470  |  1.22%  | 
  | Total Polled  |  27,279  |  867.38%  |  488,845  |  89.44%  |  6,600,626  |  80.15%  | 
  | Registered Electors  |  3,145  |    |  546,565  |    |  8,235,358  |    | 
 Parliamentary Election Results
 Summary
 The winner of Teldeniya has matched the final country result 5 out of 7 times. Hence, Teldeniya is a Weak Bellwether for Parliamentary Elections.  
      | Party  |  Teldeniya[14]  |  Kandy Electoral District  |  Sri Lanka  | 
  | Votes  |  %  |  Votes  |  %  |  Votes  |  %  | 
  |   |  UNP  |    |  17,501  |  52.09%  |    |  440,761  |  55.61%  |    |  5,098,916  |  45.77%  | 
  |   |  UPFA  |    |  14,454  |  43.02%  |    |  309,152  |  39.00%  |    |  4,732,664  |  42.48%  | 
  |   |  JVP  |    |  962  |  2.86%  |    |  30,669  |  3.87%  |    |  544,154  |  4.88%  | 
  |   |  CWC  |    |  480  |  1.43%  |    |  4,400  |  0.56%  |    |  17,107  |  0.15%  | 
  |   |  Other Parties (with < 1%)  |    |  198  |  0.59%  |    |  7,655  |  0.97%  |    |  82,981  |  0.74%  | 
  | Valid Votes  |  33,595  |  93.82%  |  792,637  |  95.48%  |  11,140,333  |  95.35%  | 
  | Rejected Votes  |  2,195  |  6.13%  |  37,065  |  4.46%  |  516,926  |  4.42%  | 
  | Total Polled  |  35,807  |  75.09%  |  830,165  |  79.13%  |  11,684,111  |  77.66%  | 
  | Registered Electors  |  47,685  |    |  1,049,160  |    |  15,044,490  |    | 
     | Party  |  Teldeniya[15]  |  Kandy Electoral District  |  Sri Lanka  | 
  | Votes  |  %  |  Votes  |  %  |  Votes  |  %  | 
  |   |  UPFA  |    |  14,275  |  62.29%  |    |  339,819  |  60.81%  |    |  4,846,388  |  60.38%  | 
  |   |  UNP  |    |  7,732  |  33.74%  |    |  192,798  |  34.50%  |    |  2,357,057  |  29.37%  | 
  |   |  DNA  |    |  800  |  3.49%  |    |  23,728  |  4.25%  |    |  441,251  |  5.50%  | 
  |   |  Other Parties (with < 1%)  |    |  109  |  0.48%  |    |  2,459  |  0.44%  |    |  30,354  |  0.38%  | 
  | Valid Votes  |  22,916  |  86.54%  |  558,804  |  90.49%  |  8,026,322  |  96.03%  | 
  | Rejected Votes  |  3,540  |  13.37%  |  58,333  |  9.45%  |  581,465  |  6.96%  | 
  | Total Polled  |  26,479  |  58.65%  |  617,559  |  61.70%  |  8,358,246  |  59.29%  | 
  | Registered Electors  |  45,144  |    |  1,000,861  |    |  14,097,690  |    | 
     | Party  |  Teldeniya[16]  |  Kandy Electoral District  |  Sri Lanka  | 
  | Votes  |  %  |  Votes  |  %  |  Votes  |  %  | 
  |   |  UNP  |    |  13,380  |  48.65%  |    |  313,859  |  49.99%  |    |  3,486,792  |  37.73%  | 
  |   |  UPFA  |    |  13,321  |  48.43%  |    |  268,131  |  42.71%  |    |  4,223,126  |  45.70%  | 
  |   |  JHU  |    |  674  |  2.45%  |    |  42,192  |  6.72%  |    |  552,723  |  5.98%  | 
  |   |  Other Parties (with < 1%)  |    |  128  |  0.47%  |    |  3,684  |  0.59%  |    |  64,227  |  0.69%  | 
  | Valid Votes  |  27,503  |  91.11%  |  627,866  |  93.24%  |  9,241,931  |  94.52%  | 
  | Rejected Votes  |  2,685  |  8.89%  |  45,484  |  6.75%  |  534,452  |  5.47%  | 
  | Total Polled  |  30,188  |  75.98%  |  673,380  |  76.47%  |  9,777,821  |  75.74%  | 
  | Registered Electors  |  39,730  |    |  880,634  |    |  12,909,631  |    | 
     | Party  |  Teldeniya[17]  |  Kandy Electoral District  |  Sri Lanka  | 
  | Votes  |  %  |  Votes  |  %  |  Votes  |  %  | 
  |   |  UNP  |    |  13,792  |  50.64%  |    |  314,297  |  52.77%  |    |  4,086,026  |  45.62%  | 
  |   |  PA  |    |  11,276  |  41.40%  |    |  233,637  |  39.23%  |    |  3,330,815  |  37.19%  | 
  |   |  JVP  |    |  1,697  |  6.23%  |    |  37,146  |  6.24%  |    |  815,353  |  9.10%  | 
  |   |  Other Parties (with < 1%)  |    |  469  |  1.72%  |    |  10,496  |  1.76%  |    |  129,347  |  1.44%  | 
  | Valid Votes  |  27,234  |  90.74%  |  595,576  |  93.40%  |  8,955,844  |  94.77%  | 
  | Rejected Votes  |  2,780  |  9.26%  |  42,103  |  6.60%  |  494,009  |  5.23%  | 
  | Total Polled  |  30,014  |  79.20%  |  637,679  |  76.03%  |  9,449,878  |  76.03%  | 
  | Registered Electors  |  37,897  |    |  838,687  |    |  12,428,762  |    | 
     | Party  |  Teldeniya[18]  |  Kandy Electoral District  |  Sri Lanka  | 
  | Votes  |  %  |  Votes  |  %  |  Votes  |  %  | 
  |   |  PA  |    |  13,881  |  51.15%  |    |  282,282  |  46.66%  |    |  3,899,329  |  45.33%  | 
  |   |  UNP  |    |  10,373  |  38.23%  |    |  243,623  |  40.27%  |    |  3,451,765  |  40.12%  | 
  |   |  JVP  |    |  843  |  3.11%  |    |  21,565  |  3.56%  |    |  518,725  |  6.03%  | 
  |   |  Other Parties (with < 1%)  |    |  795  |  2.93%  |    |  19,327  |  3.19%  |    |  266,683  |  3.10%  | 
  |   |  CWC  |    |  772  |  2.84%  |    |  6,108  |  1.01%  |    |  22,985  |  0.27%  | 
  |   |  NUA  |    |  472  |  1.74%  |    |  32,023  |  5.29%  |    |  185,593  |  2.16%  | 
  | Valid Votes  |  27,136  |  N/A  |  604,928  |  N/A  |  8,602,617  |  N/A  | 
     | Party  |  Teldeniya[19]  |  Kandy Electoral District  |  Sri Lanka  | 
  | Votes  |  %  |  Votes  |  %  |  Votes  |  %  | 
  |   |  UNP  |    |  13,408  |  51.44%  |    |  301,824  |  52.35%  |    |  3,498,370  |  44.04%  | 
  |   |  PA  |    |  12,457  |  47.79%  |    |  267,683  |  46.43%  |    |  3,887,805  |  48.94%  | 
  |   |  Other Parties (with < 1%)  |    |  199  |  0.76%  |    |  7,045  |  1.22%  |    |  175,576  |  2.21%  | 
  | Valid Votes  |  26,064  |  93.65%  |  576,552  |  94.89%  |  7,943,688  |  95.20%  | 
  | Rejected Votes  |  1,766  |  6.35%  |  31,019  |  5.11%  |  400,395  |  4.80%  | 
  | Total Polled  |  27,830  |  84.35%  |  607,571  |  81.67%  |  8,344,095  |  74.75%  | 
  | Registered Electors  |  32,992  |    |  743,939  |    |  11,163,064  |    | 
     | Party  |  Teldeniya[20]  |  Kandy Electoral District  |  Sri Lanka  | 
  | Votes  |  %  |  Votes  |  %  |  Votes  |  %  | 
  |   |  UNP  |    |  6,019  |  56.99%  |    |  204,973  |  61.72%  |    |  2,838,005  |  50.71%  | 
  |   |  SLFP  |    |  4,146  |  39.26%  |    |  105,977  |  31.91%  |    |  1,785,369  |  31.90%  | 
  |   |  SLMC  |    |  249  |  2.36%  |    |  14,697  |  4.43%  |    |  202,016  |  3.61%  | 
  |   |  USA  |    |  113  |  1.07%  |    |  5,147  |  1.55%  |    |  141,983  |  2.54%  | 
  |   |  Other Parties (with < 1%)  |    |  34  |  0.32%  |    |  1,315  |  0.40%  |    |  67,723  |  1.21%  | 
  | Valid Votes  |  10,561  |  93.30%  |  332,109  |  93.69%  |  5,596,468  |  93.87%  | 
  | Rejected Votes  |  758  |  6.70%  |  22,374  |  6.31%  |  365,563  |  6.13%  | 
  | Total Polled  |  11,319  |  41.53%  |  354,483  |  56.42%  |  5,962,031  |  63.60%  | 
  | Registered Electors  |  27,254  |    |  628,317  |    |  9,374,164  |    | 
 Demographics
 Ethnicity
 The Teldeniya Polling Division has a Sinhalese majority (75.1%) and a significant Indian Tamil population (10.6%) . In comparison, the Kandy Electoral District (which contains the Teldeniya Polling Division) has a Sinhalese majority (74.4%) and a significant Moor population (13.9%) [1]  
  Religion
 The Teldeniya Polling Division has a Buddhist majority (74.8%) and a significant Hindu population (16.2%) . In comparison, the Kandy Electoral District (which contains the Teldeniya Polling Division) has a Buddhist majority (73.4%) and a significant Muslim population (14.3%) [1]  
  References