The Mihintale Polling Division is a Polling Division in the Anuradhapura Electoral District, in the North Central Province, Sri Lanka. 
  Presidential Election Results
 Summary
 The winner of Mihintale has matched the final country result 7 out of 8 times. Hence, Mihintale is a Strong Bellwether for Presidential Elections.  
      | Party  |  Mihintale[4]  |  Anuradhapura Electoral District  |  Sri Lanka  | 
  | Votes  |  %  |  Votes  |  %  |  Votes  |  %  | 
  |   |  SLPP  |    |  30,815  |  57.36%  |    |  342,223  |  58.97%  |    |  6,924,255  |  52.25%  | 
  |   |  NDF  |    |  19,320  |  35.96%  |    |  202,348  |  34.87%  |    |  5,564,239  |  41.99%  | 
  |   |  NMPP  |    |  2,245  |  4.18%  |    |  22,879  |  3.94%  |    |  418,553  |  3.16%  | 
  |   |  Other Parties (with < 1%)  |    |  1,343  |  2.50%  |    |  12,896  |  2.22%  |    |  345,452  |  2.61%  | 
  | Valid Votes  |  53,723  |  99.15%  |  580,346  |  99.16%  |  13,252,499  |  98.99%  | 
  | Rejected Votes  |  461  |  0.85%  |  4,916  |  0.84%  |  135,452  |  1.01%  | 
  | Total Polled  |  54,184  |  83.60%  |  585,262  |  85.76%  |  13,387,951  |  83.71%  | 
  | Registered Electors  |  64,810  |    |  682,450  |    |  15,992,568  |    | 
     | Party  |  Mihintale[5]  |  Anuradhapura Electoral District  |  Sri Lanka  | 
  | Votes  |  %  |  Votes  |  %  |  Votes  |  %  | 
  |   |  UPFA  |    |  26,032  |  52.71%  |    |  281,161  |  53.59%  |    |  5,768,090  |  47.58%  | 
  |   |  NDF  |    |  22,860  |  46.28%  |    |  238,407  |  45.44%  |    |  6,217,162  |  51.28%  | 
  |   |  Other Parties (with < 1%)  |    |  498  |  1.01%  |    |  5,065  |  0.97%  |    |  138,200  |  1.14%  | 
  | Valid Votes  |  49,390  |  99.18%  |  524,633  |  99.15%  |  12,123,452  |  98.85%  | 
  | Rejected Votes  |  406  |  0.82%  |  4,500  |  0.85%  |  140,925  |  1.15%  | 
  | Total Polled  |  49,796  |  76.87%  |  529,133  |  77.71%  |  12,264,377  |  78.69%  | 
  | Registered Electors  |  64,778  |    |  680,877  |    |  15,585,942  |    | 
     | Party  |  Mihintale[6]  |  Anuradhapura Electoral District  |  Sri Lanka  | 
  | Votes  |  %  |  Votes  |  %  |  Votes  |  %  | 
  |   |  UPFA  |    |  27,619  |  65.09%  |    |  298,448  |  66.32%  |    |  6,015,934  |  57.88%  | 
  |   |  NDF  |    |  13,928  |  32.83%  |    |  143,761  |  31.94%  |    |  4,173,185  |  40.15%  | 
  |   |  Other Parties (with < 1%)  |    |  882  |  2.08%  |    |  7,829  |  1.74%  |    |  204,494  |  1.97%  | 
  | Valid Votes  |  42,429  |  99.16%  |  450,038  |  99.17%  |  10,393,613  |  99.03%  | 
  | Rejected Votes  |  358  |  0.84%  |  3,785  |  0.83%  |  101,838  |  0.97%  | 
  | Total Polled  |  42,787  |  72.35%  |  453,823  |  73.65%  |  10,495,451  |  66.70%  | 
  | Registered Electors  |  59,137  |    |  616,186  |    |  15,734,587  |    | 
     | Party  |  Mihintale[7]  |  Anuradhapura Electoral District  |  Sri Lanka  | 
  | Votes  |  %  |  Votes  |  %  |  Votes  |  %  | 
  |   |  UPFA  |    |  22,454  |  56.24%  |    |  231,040  |  55.08%  |    |  4,887,152  |  50.29%  | 
  |   |  UNP  |    |  16,897  |  42.32%  |    |  182,956  |  43.62%  |    |  4,706,366  |  48.43%  | 
  |   |  Other Parties (with < 1%)  |    |  574  |  1.44%  |    |  5,438  |  1.30%  |    |  123,521  |  1.27%  | 
  | Valid Votes  |  39,925  |  98.94%  |  419,434  |  98.92%  |  9,717,039  |  98.88%  | 
  | Rejected Votes  |  429  |  1.06%  |  4,563  |  1.08%  |  109,869  |  1.12%  | 
  | Total Polled  |  40,354  |  73.97%  |  423,997  |  75.41%  |  9,826,908  |  69.51%  | 
  | Registered Electors  |  54,554  |    |  562,259  |    |  14,136,979  |    | 
     | Party  |  Mihintale[8]  |  Anuradhapura Electoral District  |  Sri Lanka  | 
  | Votes  |  %  |  Votes  |  %  |  Votes  |  %  | 
  |   |  PA  |    |  18,131  |  52.26%  |    |  189,073  |  54.14%  |    |  4,312,157  |  51.12%  | 
  |   |  UNP  |    |  14,393  |  41.49%  |    |  139,180  |  39.86%  |    |  3,602,748  |  42.71%  | 
  |   |  JVP  |    |  1,508  |  4.35%  |    |  14,612  |  4.18%  |    |  343,927  |  4.08%  | 
  |   |  Other Parties (with < 1%)  |    |  661  |  1.91%  |    |  6,336  |  1.81%  |    |  176,679  |  2.09%  | 
  | Valid Votes  |  34,693  |  97.90%  |  349,201  |  98.05%  |  8,435,754  |  97.69%  | 
  | Rejected Votes  |  743  |  2.10%  |  6,949  |  1.95%  |  199,536  |  2.31%  | 
  | Total Polled  |  35,436  |  75.77%  |  356,150  |  75.63%  |  8,635,290  |  72.17%  | 
  | Registered Electors  |  46,770  |    |  470,907  |    |  11,965,536  |    | 
     | Party  |  Mihintale[9]  |  Anuradhapura Electoral District  |  Sri Lanka  | 
  | Votes  |  %  |  Votes  |  %  |  Votes  |  %  | 
  |   |  PA  |    |  19,935  |  64.32%  |    |  200,146  |  63.99%  |    |  4,709,205  |  62.28%  | 
  |   |  UNP  |    |  10,541  |  34.01%  |    |  107,342  |  34.32%  |    |  2,715,283  |  35.91%  | 
  |   |  Other Parties (with < 1%)  |    |  516  |  1.66%  |    |  5,309  |  1.70%  |    |  137,040  |  1.81%  | 
  | Valid Votes  |  30,992  |  98.16%  |  312,797  |  98.05%  |  7,561,526  |  98.03%  | 
  | Rejected Votes  |  581  |  1.84%  |  6,205  |  1.95%  |  151,706  |  1.97%  | 
  | Total Polled  |  31,573  |  76.84%  |  319,002  |  76.16%  |  7,713,232  |  69.12%  | 
  | Registered Electors  |  41,088  |    |  418,857  |    |  11,158,880  |    | 
     | Party  |  Mihintale[10]  |  Anuradhapura Electoral District  |  Sri Lanka  | 
  | Votes  |  %  |  Votes  |  %  |  Votes  |  %  | 
  |   |  UNP  |    |  4,027  |  49.21%  |    |  56,951  |  42.94%  |    |  2,569,199  |  50.43%  | 
  |   |  SLFP  |    |  4,018  |  49.10%  |    |  73,154  |  55.15%  |    |  2,289,857  |  44.95%  | 
  |   |  SLMP  |    |  138  |  1.69%  |    |  2,529  |  1.91%  |    |  235,701  |  4.63%  | 
  | Valid Votes  |  8,183  |  97.49%  |  132,634  |  98.36%  |  5,094,754  |  98.24%  | 
  | Rejected Votes  |  211  |  2.51%  |  2,207  |  1.64%  |  91,499  |  1.76%  | 
  | Total Polled  |  8,394  |  24.94%  |  134,841  |  40.18%  |  5,186,256  |  55.87%  | 
  | Registered Electors  |  33,651  |    |  335,551  |    |  9,283,143  |    | 
     | Party  |  Mihintale[11]  |  Anuradhapura Electoral District  |  Sri Lanka  | 
  | Votes  |  %  |  Votes  |  %  |  Votes  |  %  | 
  |   |  UNP  |    |  11,300  |  46.46%  |    |  117,873  |  49.84%  |    |  3,450,815  |  52.93%  | 
  |   |  SLFP  |    |  10,965  |  45.08%  |    |  102,973  |  43.54%  |    |  2,546,348  |  39.05%  | 
  |   |  JVP  |    |  1,813  |  7.45%  |    |  13,911  |  5.88%  |    |  273,428  |  4.19%  | 
  |   |  Other Parties (with < 1%)  |    |  244  |  1.00%  |    |  1,766  |  0.75%  |    |  249,460  |  3.83%  | 
  | Valid Votes  |  24,322  |  98.99%  |  236,523  |  99.04%  |  6,520,156  |  98.78%  | 
  | Rejected Votes  |  249  |  1.01%  |  2,294  |  0.96%  |  80,470  |  1.22%  | 
  | Total Polled  |  24,571  |  85.43%  |  238,817  |  84.68%  |  6,600,626  |  80.15%  | 
  | Registered Electors  |  28,761  |    |  282,018  |    |  8,235,358  |    | 
 Parliamentary Election Results
 Summary
 The winner of Mihintale has matched the final country result 6 out of 7 times. Hence, Mihintale is a Strong Bellwether for Parliamentary Elections.  
      | Party  |  Mihintale[14]  |  Anuradhapura Electoral District  |  Sri Lanka  | 
  | Votes  |  %  |  Votes  |  %  |  Votes  |  %  | 
  |   |  UPFA  |    |  21,495  |  48.86%  |    |  229,856  |  48.39%  |    |  4,732,664  |  42.48%  | 
  |   |  UNP  |    |  19,395  |  44.09%  |    |  213,072  |  44.85%  |    |  5,098,916  |  45.77%  | 
  |   |  JVP  |    |  2,746  |  6.24%  |    |  28,701  |  6.04%  |    |  544,154  |  4.88%  | 
  |   |  Other Parties (with < 1%)  |    |  357  |  0.81%  |    |  3,418  |  0.72%  |    |  80,543  |  0.72%  | 
  | Valid Votes  |  43,993  |  93.89%  |  475,047  |  94.28%  |  11,140,333  |  95.35%  | 
  | Rejected Votes  |  2,837  |  6.05%  |  28,462  |  5.65%  |  516,926  |  4.42%  | 
  | Total Polled  |  46,857  |  72.33%  |  503,845  |  79.13%  |  11,684,111  |  77.66%  | 
  | Registered Electors  |  64,778  |    |  636,733  |    |  15,044,490  |    | 
     | Party  |  Mihintale[15]  |  Anuradhapura Electoral District  |  Sri Lanka  | 
  | Votes  |  %  |  Votes  |  %  |  Votes  |  %  | 
  |   |  UPFA  |    |  21,291  |  70.56%  |    |  221,204  |  66.52%  |    |  4,846,388  |  60.38%  | 
  |   |  UNP  |    |  6,645  |  22.02%  |    |  80,360  |  24.17%  |    |  2,357,057  |  29.37%  | 
  |   |  DNA  |    |  1,752  |  5.81%  |    |  18,129  |  5.45%  |    |  441,251  |  5.50%  | 
  |   |  SMBP  |    |  377  |  1.25%  |    |  11,445  |  3.44%  |    |  12,166  |  0.15%  | 
  |   |  Other Parties (with < 1%)  |    |  110  |  0.36%  |    |  1,400  |  0.42%  |    |  18,658  |  0.23%  | 
  | Valid Votes  |  30,175  |  92.72%  |  332,538  |  93.55%  |  8,026,322  |  96.03%  | 
  | Rejected Votes  |  2,370  |  7.28%  |  22,930  |  6.45%  |  581,465  |  6.96%  | 
  | Total Polled  |  32,545  |  55.03%  |  355,468  |  57.35%  |  8,358,246  |  59.29%  | 
  | Registered Electors  |  59,137  |    |  619,845  |    |  14,097,690  |    | 
     | Party  |  Mihintale[16]  |  Anuradhapura Electoral District  |  Sri Lanka  | 
  | Votes  |  %  |  Votes  |  %  |  Votes  |  %  | 
  |   |  UPFA  |    |  21,008  |  58.07%  |    |  212,943  |  57.22%  |    |  4,223,126  |  45.70%  | 
  |   |  UNP  |    |  14,336  |  39.63%  |    |  148,612  |  39.94%  |    |  3,486,792  |  37.73%  | 
  |   |  JHU  |    |  602  |  1.66%  |    |  8,034  |  2.16%  |    |  552,723  |  5.98%  | 
  |   |  Other Parties (with < 1%)  |    |  232  |  0.64%  |    |  2,536  |  0.68%  |    |  51,070  |  0.55%  | 
  | Valid Votes  |  36,178  |  94.14%  |  372,125  |  94.59%  |  9,241,931  |  94.52%  | 
  | Rejected Votes  |  2,253  |  5.86%  |  21,281  |  5.41%  |  534,452  |  5.47%  | 
  | Total Polled  |  38,431  |  72.83%  |  393,406  |  76.52%  |  9,777,821  |  75.74%  | 
  | Registered Electors  |  52,770  |    |  514,149  |    |  12,909,631  |    | 
     | Party  |  Mihintale[17]  |  Anuradhapura Electoral District  |  Sri Lanka  | 
  | Votes  |  %  |  Votes  |  %  |  Votes  |  %  | 
  |   |  UNP  |    |  15,669  |  44.70%  |    |  165,055  |  45.93%  |    |  4,086,026  |  45.62%  | 
  |   |  PA  |    |  14,429  |  41.17%  |    |  149,393  |  41.57%  |    |  3,330,815  |  37.19%  | 
  |   |  JVP  |    |  4,488  |  12.80%  |    |  40,005  |  11.13%  |    |  815,353  |  9.10%  | 
  |   |  Other Parties (with < 1%)  |    |  465  |  1.33%  |    |  4,891  |  1.36%  |    |  108,710  |  1.21%  | 
  | Valid Votes  |  35,051  |  94.07%  |  359,344  |  94.78%  |  8,955,844  |  94.77%  | 
  | Rejected Votes  |  2,211  |  5.93%  |  19,796  |  5.22%  |  494,009  |  5.23%  | 
  | Total Polled  |  37,262  |  74.34%  |  379,140  |  77.41%  |  9,449,878  |  76.03%  | 
  | Registered Electors  |  50,126  |    |  489,776  |    |  12,428,762  |    | 
     | Party  |  Mihintale[18]  |  Anuradhapura Electoral District  |  Sri Lanka  | 
  | Votes  |  %  |  Votes  |  %  |  Votes  |  %  | 
  |   |  PA  |    |  16,577  |  47.97%  |    |  169,424  |  48.30%  |    |  3,899,329  |  45.33%  | 
  |   |  UNP  |    |  13,850  |  40.08%  |    |  144,662  |  41.24%  |    |  3,451,765  |  40.12%  | 
  |   |  JVP  |    |  2,208  |  6.39%  |    |  21,274  |  6.06%  |    |  518,725  |  6.03%  | 
  |   |  NUA  |    |  1,375  |  3.98%  |    |  9,369  |  2.67%  |    |  185,593  |  2.16%  | 
  |   |  Other Parties (with < 1%)  |    |  544  |  1.57%  |    |  6,042  |  1.72%  |    |  245,927  |  2.86%  | 
  | Valid Votes  |  34,554  |  N/A  |  350,771  |  N/A  |  8,602,617  |  N/A  | 
     | Party  |  Mihintale[19]  |  Anuradhapura Electoral District  |  Sri Lanka  | 
  | Votes  |  %  |  Votes  |  %  |  Votes  |  %  | 
  |   |  PA  |    |  17,881  |  55.77%  |    |  180,454  |  55.19%  |    |  3,887,805  |  48.94%  | 
  |   |  UNP  |    |  13,762  |  42.93%  |    |  142,084  |  43.45%  |    |  3,498,370  |  44.04%  | 
  |   |  Other Parties (with < 1%)  |    |  417  |  1.30%  |    |  4,446  |  1.36%  |    |  158,616  |  2.00%  | 
  | Valid Votes  |  32,060  |  95.04%  |  326,984  |  95.72%  |  7,943,688  |  95.20%  | 
  | Rejected Votes  |  1,673  |  4.96%  |  14,620  |  4.28%  |  400,395  |  4.80%  | 
  | Total Polled  |  33,733  |  82.10%  |  341,604  |  81.54%  |  8,344,095  |  74.75%  | 
  | Registered Electors  |  41,088  |    |  418,959  |    |  11,163,064  |    | 
     | Party  |  Mihintale[20]  |  Anuradhapura Electoral District  |  Sri Lanka  | 
  | Votes  |  %  |  Votes  |  %  |  Votes  |  %  | 
  |   |  UNP  |    |  4,961  |  48.63%  |    |  92,726  |  56.39%  |    |  2,838,005  |  50.71%  | 
  |   |  SLFP  |    |  3,786  |  37.11%  |    |  64,010  |  38.92%  |    |  1,785,369  |  31.90%  | 
  |   |  IND  |    |  1,217  |  11.93%  |    |  4,057  |  2.47%  |    |  12,285  |  0.22%  | 
  |   |  Other Parties (with < 1%)  |    |  126  |  1.24%  |    |  1,928  |  1.17%  |    |  158,203  |  2.83%  | 
  |   |  USA  |    |  112  |  1.10%  |    |  1,724  |  1.05%  |    |  141,983  |  2.54%  | 
  | Valid Votes  |  10,202  |  89.18%  |  164,445  |  92.03%  |  5,596,468  |  93.87%  | 
  | Rejected Votes  |  1,238  |  10.82%  |  14,245  |  7.97%  |  365,563  |  6.13%  | 
  | Total Polled  |  11,440  |  34.37%  |  178,690  |  53.49%  |  5,962,031  |  63.60%  | 
  | Registered Electors  |  33,289  |    |  334,073  |    |  9,374,164  |    | 
 Demographics
 Ethnicity
 The Mihintale Polling Division has a Sinhalese majority (91.7%) . In comparison, the Anuradhapura Electoral District (which contains the Mihintale Polling Division) has a Sinhalese majority (91.0%) [1]  
  Religion
 The Mihintale Polling Division has a Buddhist majority (90.2%) . In comparison, the Anuradhapura Electoral District (which contains the Mihintale Polling Division) has a Buddhist majority (90.1%) [1]  
  References