The Aranayaka Polling Division is a Polling Division in the Kegalle Electoral District, in the Sabaragamuwa Province, Sri Lanka. 
  Presidential Election Results
 Summary
 The winner of Aranayaka has matched the final country result 6 out of 8 times. Hence, Aranayaka is a Weak Bellwether for Presidential Elections.  
      | Party  |  Aranayaka[4]  |  Kegalle Electoral District  |  Sri Lanka  | 
  | Votes  |  %  |  Votes  |  %  |  Votes  |  %  | 
  |   |  SLPP  |    |  24,294  |  56.39%  |    |  320,484  |  55.66%  |    |  6,924,255  |  52.25%  | 
  |   |  NDF  |    |  17,075  |  39.63%  |    |  228,032  |  39.60%  |    |  5,564,239  |  41.99%  | 
  |   |  Other Parties (with < 1%)  |    |  961  |  2.23%  |    |  12,272  |  2.13%  |    |  345,452  |  2.61%  | 
  |   |  NMPP  |    |  752  |  1.75%  |    |  15,043  |  2.61%  |    |  418,553  |  3.16%  | 
  | Valid Votes  |  43,082  |  99.34%  |  575,831  |  99.11%  |  13,252,499  |  98.99%  | 
  | Rejected Votes  |  288  |  0.66%  |  5,152  |  0.89%  |  135,452  |  1.01%  | 
  | Total Polled  |  43,370  |  85.41%  |  580,983  |  85.89%  |  13,387,951  |  83.71%  | 
  | Registered Electors  |  50,780  |    |  676,440  |    |  15,992,568  |    | 
     | Party  |  Aranayaka[5]  |  Kegalle Electoral District  |  Sri Lanka  | 
  | Votes  |  %  |  Votes  |  %  |  Votes  |  %  | 
  |   |  UPFA  |    |  20,742  |  51.04%  |    |  278,130  |  51.82%  |    |  5,768,090  |  47.58%  | 
  |   |  NDF  |    |  19,297  |  47.48%  |    |  252,533  |  47.05%  |    |  6,217,162  |  51.28%  | 
  |   |  Other Parties (with < 1%)  |    |  602  |  1.48%  |    |  6,108  |  1.14%  |    |  138,200  |  1.14%  | 
  | Valid Votes  |  40,641  |  98.98%  |  536,771  |  98.80%  |  12,123,452  |  98.85%  | 
  | Rejected Votes  |  417  |  1.02%  |  6,515  |  1.20%  |  140,925  |  1.15%  | 
  | Total Polled  |  41,058  |  77.17%  |  543,286  |  79.85%  |  12,264,377  |  78.69%  | 
  | Registered Electors  |  53,207  |    |  680,414  |    |  15,585,942  |    | 
     | Party  |  Aranayaka[6]  |  Kegalle Electoral District  |  Sri Lanka  | 
  | Votes  |  %  |  Votes  |  %  |  Votes  |  %  | 
  |   |  UPFA  |    |  23,204  |  61.81%  |    |  296,639  |  61.80%  |    |  6,015,934  |  57.88%  | 
  |   |  NDF  |    |  13,469  |  35.88%  |    |  174,877  |  36.44%  |    |  4,173,185  |  40.15%  | 
  |   |  Other Parties (with < 1%)  |    |  870  |  2.32%  |    |  8,448  |  1.76%  |    |  204,494  |  1.97%  | 
  | Valid Votes  |  37,543  |  99.29%  |  479,964  |  99.25%  |  10,393,613  |  99.03%  | 
  | Rejected Votes  |  268  |  0.71%  |  3,604  |  0.75%  |  101,838  |  0.97%  | 
  | Total Polled  |  37,811  |  73.58%  |  483,568  |  76.11%  |  10,495,451  |  66.70%  | 
  | Registered Electors  |  51,391  |    |  635,342  |    |  15,734,587  |    | 
     | Party  |  Aranayaka[7]  |  Kegalle Electoral District  |  Sri Lanka  | 
  | Votes  |  %  |  Votes  |  %  |  Votes  |  %  | 
  |   |  UNP  |    |  18,906  |  49.96%  |    |  223,483  |  47.67%  |    |  4,706,366  |  48.43%  | 
  |   |  UPFA  |    |  18,391  |  48.59%  |    |  239,184  |  51.02%  |    |  4,887,152  |  50.29%  | 
  |   |  Other Parties (with < 1%)  |    |  549  |  1.45%  |    |  6,106  |  1.30%  |    |  123,521  |  1.27%  | 
  | Valid Votes  |  37,846  |  98.87%  |  468,773  |  98.99%  |  9,717,039  |  98.88%  | 
  | Rejected Votes  |  434  |  1.13%  |  4,795  |  1.01%  |  109,869  |  1.12%  | 
  | Total Polled  |  38,280  |  77.20%  |  473,568  |  78.68%  |  9,826,908  |  69.51%  | 
  | Registered Electors  |  49,586  |    |  601,872  |    |  14,136,979  |    | 
     | Party  |  Aranayaka[8]  |  Kegalle Electoral District  |  Sri Lanka  | 
  | Votes  |  %  |  Votes  |  %  |  Votes  |  %  | 
  |   |  PA  |    |  18,314  |  53.31%  |    |  210,185  |  51.30%  |    |  4,312,157  |  51.12%  | 
  |   |  UNP  |    |  14,224  |  41.40%  |    |  176,376  |  43.05%  |    |  3,602,748  |  42.71%  | 
  |   |  JVP  |    |  1,232  |  3.59%  |    |  14,997  |  3.66%  |    |  343,927  |  4.08%  | 
  |   |  Other Parties (with < 1%)  |    |  587  |  1.71%  |    |  8,122  |  1.98%  |    |  176,679  |  2.09%  | 
  | Valid Votes  |  34,357  |  97.87%  |  409,680  |  98.05%  |  8,435,754  |  97.69%  | 
  | Rejected Votes  |  749  |  2.13%  |  8,136  |  1.95%  |  199,536  |  2.31%  | 
  | Total Polled  |  35,106  |  76.19%  |  417,816  |  76.52%  |  8,635,290  |  72.17%  | 
  | Registered Electors  |  46,078  |    |  546,038  |    |  11,965,536  |    | 
     | Party  |  Aranayaka[9]  |  Kegalle Electoral District  |  Sri Lanka  | 
  | Votes  |  %  |  Votes  |  %  |  Votes  |  %  | 
  |   |  PA  |    |  17,156  |  54.41%  |    |  211,676  |  56.06%  |    |  4,709,205  |  62.28%  | 
  |   |  UNP  |    |  13,854  |  43.94%  |    |  159,707  |  42.30%  |    |  2,715,283  |  35.91%  | 
  |   |  Other Parties (with < 1%)  |    |  522  |  1.66%  |    |  6,209  |  1.64%  |    |  137,040  |  1.81%  | 
  | Valid Votes  |  31,532  |  98.12%  |  377,592  |  98.14%  |  7,561,526  |  98.03%  | 
  | Rejected Votes  |  604  |  1.88%  |  7,139  |  1.86%  |  151,706  |  1.97%  | 
  | Total Polled  |  32,136  |  75.90%  |  384,731  |  74.84%  |  7,713,232  |  69.12%  | 
  | Registered Electors  |  42,338  |    |  514,055  |    |  11,158,880  |    | 
     | Party  |  Aranayaka[10]  |  Kegalle Electoral District  |  Sri Lanka  | 
  | Votes  |  %  |  Votes  |  %  |  Votes  |  %  | 
  |   |  UNP  |    |  14,894  |  59.97%  |    |  168,720  |  57.11%  |    |  2,569,199  |  50.43%  | 
  |   |  SLFP  |    |  9,605  |  38.68%  |    |  119,769  |  40.54%  |    |  2,289,857  |  44.95%  | 
  |   |  SLMP  |    |  335  |  1.35%  |    |  6,923  |  2.34%  |    |  235,701  |  4.63%  | 
  | Valid Votes  |  24,834  |  98.54%  |  295,412  |  98.57%  |  5,094,754  |  98.24%  | 
  | Rejected Votes  |  369  |  1.46%  |  4,277  |  1.43%  |  91,499  |  1.76%  | 
  | Total Polled  |  25,203  |  67.28%  |  299,689  |  67.98%  |  5,186,256  |  55.87%  | 
  | Registered Electors  |  37,459  |    |  440,836  |    |  9,283,143  |    | 
     | Party  |  Aranayaka[11]  |  Kegalle Electoral District  |  Sri Lanka  | 
  | Votes  |  %  |  Votes  |  %  |  Votes  |  %  | 
  |   |  UNP  |    |  17,183  |  59.21%  |    |  195,444  |  57.02%  |    |  3,450,815  |  52.93%  | 
  |   |  SLFP  |    |  10,433  |  35.95%  |    |  126,538  |  36.92%  |    |  2,546,348  |  39.05%  | 
  |   |  JVP  |    |  1,197  |  4.12%  |    |  13,706  |  4.00%  |    |  273,428  |  4.19%  | 
  |   |  Other Parties (with < 1%)  |    |  209  |  0.72%  |    |  7,074  |  2.06%  |    |  249,460  |  3.83%  | 
  | Valid Votes  |  29,022  |  99.25%  |  342,762  |  98.69%  |  6,520,156  |  98.78%  | 
  | Rejected Votes  |  219  |  0.75%  |  4,537  |  1.31%  |  80,470  |  1.22%  | 
  | Total Polled  |  29,241  |  84.75%  |  347,299  |  84.30%  |  6,600,626  |  80.15%  | 
  | Registered Electors  |  34,504  |    |  411,994  |    |  8,235,358  |    | 
 Parliamentary Election Results
 Summary
 The winner of Aranayaka has matched the final country result 6 out of 7 times. Hence, Aranayaka is a Strong Bellwether for Parliamentary Elections.  
      | Party  |  Aranayaka[14]  |  Kegalle Electoral District  |  Sri Lanka  | 
  | Votes  |  %  |  Votes  |  %  |  Votes  |  %  | 
  |   |  UNP  |    |  19,192  |  51.25%  |    |  247,467  |  49.52%  |    |  5,098,916  |  45.77%  | 
  |   |  UPFA  |    |  16,457  |  43.95%  |    |  227,208  |  45.47%  |    |  4,732,664  |  42.48%  | 
  |   |  JVP  |    |  1,250  |  3.34%  |    |  18,394  |  3.68%  |    |  544,154  |  4.88%  | 
  |   |  Other Parties (with < 1%)  |    |  548  |  1.46%  |    |  6,661  |  1.33%  |    |  101,045  |  0.91%  | 
  | Valid Votes  |  37,447  |  96.20%  |  499,730  |  96.35%  |  11,140,333  |  95.35%  | 
  | Rejected Votes  |  1,458  |  3.75%  |  18,770  |  3.62%  |  516,926  |  4.42%  | 
  | Total Polled  |  38,928  |  73.16%  |  518,674  |  79.81%  |  11,684,111  |  77.66%  | 
  | Registered Electors  |  53,207  |    |  649,878  |    |  15,044,490  |    | 
     | Party  |  Aranayaka[15]  |  Kegalle Electoral District  |  Sri Lanka  | 
  | Votes  |  %  |  Votes  |  %  |  Votes  |  %  | 
  |   |  UPFA  |    |  19,758  |  69.91%  |    |  242,463  |  66.89%  |    |  4,846,388  |  60.38%  | 
  |   |  UNP  |    |  7,396  |  26.17%  |    |  104,925  |  28.95%  |    |  2,357,057  |  29.37%  | 
  |   |  DNA  |    |  997  |  3.53%  |    |  13,518  |  3.73%  |    |  441,251  |  5.50%  | 
  |   |  Other Parties (with < 1%)  |    |  112  |  0.40%  |    |  1,549  |  0.43%  |    |  33,973  |  0.42%  | 
  | Valid Votes  |  28,263  |  93.58%  |  362,455  |  93.32%  |  8,026,322  |  96.03%  | 
  | Rejected Votes  |  1,938  |  6.42%  |  25,965  |  6.68%  |  581,465  |  6.96%  | 
  | Total Polled  |  30,201  |  58.77%  |  388,420  |  60.93%  |  8,358,246  |  59.29%  | 
  | Registered Electors  |  51,391  |    |  637,524  |    |  14,097,690  |    | 
     | Party  |  Aranayaka[16]  |  Kegalle Electoral District  |  Sri Lanka  | 
  | Votes  |  %  |  Votes  |  %  |  Votes  |  %  | 
  |   |  UPFA  |    |  16,911  |  49.94%  |    |  214,267  |  50.88%  |    |  4,223,126  |  45.70%  | 
  |   |  UNP  |    |  15,321  |  45.25%  |    |  186,641  |  44.32%  |    |  3,486,792  |  37.73%  | 
  |   |  JHU  |    |  1,458  |  4.31%  |    |  18,034  |  4.28%  |    |  552,723  |  5.98%  | 
  |   |  Other Parties (with < 1%)  |    |  172  |  0.51%  |    |  2,187  |  0.52%  |    |  59,247  |  0.64%  | 
  | Valid Votes  |  33,862  |  94.34%  |  421,134  |  94.25%  |  9,241,931  |  94.52%  | 
  | Rejected Votes  |  2,032  |  5.66%  |  25,685  |  5.75%  |  534,452  |  5.47%  | 
  | Total Polled  |  35,894  |  73.66%  |  446,816  |  78.35%  |  9,777,821  |  75.74%  | 
  | Registered Electors  |  48,731  |    |  570,299  |    |  12,909,631  |    | 
     | Party  |  Aranayaka[17]  |  Kegalle Electoral District  |  Sri Lanka  | 
  | Votes  |  %  |  Votes  |  %  |  Votes  |  %  | 
  |   |  UNP  |    |  18,044  |  53.29%  |    |  208,104  |  49.36%  |    |  4,086,026  |  45.62%  | 
  |   |  PA  |    |  12,263  |  36.22%  |    |  170,901  |  40.53%  |    |  3,330,815  |  37.19%  | 
  |   |  JVP  |    |  3,161  |  9.34%  |    |  36,711  |  8.71%  |    |  815,353  |  9.10%  | 
  |   |  Other Parties (with < 1%)  |    |  389  |  1.15%  |    |  5,924  |  1.40%  |    |  123,245  |  1.38%  | 
  | Valid Votes  |  33,857  |  94.88%  |  421,640  |  94.90%  |  8,955,844  |  94.77%  | 
  | Rejected Votes  |  1,827  |  5.12%  |  22,669  |  5.10%  |  494,009  |  5.23%  | 
  | Total Polled  |  35,684  |  74.89%  |  444,309  |  80.10%  |  9,449,878  |  76.03%  | 
  | Registered Electors  |  47,648  |    |  554,698  |    |  12,428,762  |    | 
     | Party  |  Aranayaka[18]  |  Kegalle Electoral District  |  Sri Lanka  | 
  | Votes  |  %  |  Votes  |  %  |  Votes  |  %  | 
  |   |  PA  |    |  18,340  |  52.68%  |    |  201,114  |  48.88%  |    |  3,899,329  |  45.33%  | 
  |   |  UNP  |    |  14,160  |  40.67%  |    |  175,627  |  42.69%  |    |  3,451,765  |  40.12%  | 
  |   |  JVP  |    |  1,688  |  4.85%  |    |  22,028  |  5.35%  |    |  518,725  |  6.03%  | 
  |   |  Other Parties (with < 1%)  |    |  627  |  1.80%  |    |  12,643  |  3.07%  |    |  419,507  |  4.88%  | 
  | Valid Votes  |  34,815  |  N/A  |  411,412  |  N/A  |  8,602,617  |  N/A  | 
     | Party  |  Aranayaka[19]  |  Kegalle Electoral District  |  Sri Lanka  | 
  | Votes  |  %  |  Votes  |  %  |  Votes  |  %  | 
  |   |  UNP  |    |  17,392  |  52.58%  |    |  203,938  |  51.24%  |    |  3,498,370  |  44.04%  | 
  |   |  PA  |    |  15,383  |  46.50%  |    |  190,689  |  47.91%  |    |  3,887,805  |  48.94%  | 
  |   |  Other Parties (with < 1%)  |    |  304  |  0.92%  |    |  3,383  |  0.85%  |    |  90,078  |  1.13%  | 
  | Valid Votes  |  33,079  |  95.92%  |  398,010  |  95.89%  |  7,943,688  |  95.20%  | 
  | Rejected Votes  |  1,406  |  4.08%  |  17,043  |  4.11%  |  400,395  |  4.80%  | 
  | Total Polled  |  34,485  |  81.45%  |  415,053  |  80.78%  |  8,344,095  |  74.75%  | 
  | Registered Electors  |  42,338  |    |  513,825  |    |  11,163,064  |    | 
     | Party  |  Aranayaka[20]  |  Kegalle Electoral District  |  Sri Lanka  | 
  | Votes  |  %  |  Votes  |  %  |  Votes  |  %  | 
  |   |  UNP  |    |  16,302  |  63.43%  |    |  174,334  |  61.12%  |    |  2,838,005  |  50.71%  | 
  |   |  SLFP  |    |  8,682  |  33.78%  |    |  80,668  |  28.28%  |    |  1,785,369  |  31.90%  | 
  |   |  ELJP  |    |  479  |  1.86%  |    |  14,056  |  4.93%  |    |  67,723  |  1.21%  | 
  |   |  Other Parties (with < 1%)  |    |  239  |  0.93%  |    |  16,196  |  5.68%  |    |  232,463  |  4.15%  | 
  | Valid Votes  |  25,702  |  92.14%  |  285,254  |  93.95%  |  5,596,468  |  93.87%  | 
  | Rejected Votes  |  2,191  |  7.86%  |  18,362  |  6.05%  |  365,563  |  6.13%  | 
  | Total Polled  |  27,893  |  75.98%  |  303,616  |  69.46%  |  5,962,031  |  63.60%  | 
  | Registered Electors  |  36,713  |    |  437,131  |    |  9,374,164  |    | 
 Demographics
 Ethnicity
 The Aranayaka Polling Division has a Sinhalese majority (90.1%) . In comparison, the Kegalle Electoral District (which contains the Aranayaka Polling Division) has a Sinhalese majority (85.5%) [1]  
  Religion
 The Aranayaka Polling Division has a Buddhist majority (90.0%) . In comparison, the Kegalle Electoral District (which contains the Aranayaka Polling Division) has a Buddhist majority (84.4%) [1]  
  References