The Passara Polling Division is a Polling Division in the Badulla Electoral District, in the Uva Province, Sri Lanka. 
  Presidential Election Results
 Summary
 The winner of Passara has matched the final country result 4 out of 8 times. 
      | Party  |  Passara[4]  |  Badulla Electoral District  |  Sri Lanka  | 
  | Votes  |  %  |  Votes  |  %  |  Votes  |  %  | 
  |   |  NDF  |    |  28,845  |  55.61%  |    |  251,706  |  44.92%  |    |  5,564,239  |  41.99%  | 
  |   |  SLPP  |    |  20,038  |  38.63%  |    |  276,211  |  49.29%  |    |  6,924,255  |  52.25%  | 
  |   |  Other Parties (with < 1%)  |    |  2,273  |  4.38%  |    |  17,622  |  3.14%  |    |  345,452  |  2.61%  | 
  |   |  NMPP  |    |  714  |  1.38%  |    |  14,806  |  2.64%  |    |  418,553  |  3.16%  | 
  | Valid Votes  |  51,870  |  98.15%  |  560,345  |  98.77%  |  13,252,499  |  98.99%  | 
  | Rejected Votes  |  979  |  1.85%  |  6,978  |  1.23%  |  135,452  |  1.01%  | 
  | Total Polled  |  52,849  |  83.61%  |  567,323  |  86.25%  |  13,387,951  |  83.71%  | 
  | Registered Electors  |  63,210  |    |  657,766  |    |  15,992,568  |    | 
     | Party  |  Passara[5]  |  Badulla Electoral District  |  Sri Lanka  | 
  | Votes  |  %  |  Votes  |  %  |  Votes  |  %  | 
  |   |  NDF  |    |  25,598  |  54.47%  |    |  249,524  |  49.21%  |    |  6,217,162  |  51.28%  | 
  |   |  UPFA  |    |  20,202  |  42.99%  |    |  249,243  |  49.15%  |    |  5,768,090  |  47.58%  | 
  |   |  Other Parties (with < 1%)  |    |  1,196  |  2.54%  |    |  8,303  |  1.64%  |    |  138,200  |  1.14%  | 
  | Valid Votes  |  46,996  |  98.12%  |  507,070  |  98.47%  |  12,123,452  |  98.85%  | 
  | Rejected Votes  |  900  |  1.88%  |  7,871  |  1.53%  |  140,925  |  1.15%  | 
  | Total Polled  |  47,896  |  76.15%  |  514,941  |  79.51%  |  12,264,377  |  78.69%  | 
  | Registered Electors  |  62,901  |    |  647,628  |    |  15,585,942  |    | 
     | Party  |  Passara[6]  |  Badulla Electoral District  |  Sri Lanka  | 
  | Votes  |  %  |  Votes  |  %  |  Votes  |  %  | 
  |   |  NDF  |    |  22,601  |  53.14%  |    |  198,835  |  44.55%  |    |  4,173,185  |  40.15%  | 
  |   |  UPFA  |    |  18,529  |  43.57%  |    |  237,579  |  53.23%  |    |  6,015,934  |  57.88%  | 
  |   |  Other Parties (with < 1%)  |    |  1,401  |  3.29%  |    |  9,880  |  2.21%  |    |  204,494  |  1.97%  | 
  | Valid Votes  |  42,531  |  98.34%  |  446,294  |  98.66%  |  10,393,613  |  99.03%  | 
  | Rejected Votes  |  716  |  1.66%  |  6,083  |  1.34%  |  101,838  |  0.97%  | 
  | Total Polled  |  43,247  |  72.08%  |  452,377  |  75.62%  |  10,495,451  |  66.70%  | 
  | Registered Electors  |  60,002  |    |  598,190  |    |  15,734,587  |    | 
     | Party  |  Passara[7]  |  Badulla Electoral District  |  Sri Lanka  | 
  | Votes  |  %  |  Votes  |  %  |  Votes  |  %  | 
  |   |  UNP  |    |  25,176  |  60.68%  |    |  226,582  |  53.11%  |    |  4,706,366  |  48.43%  | 
  |   |  UPFA  |    |  15,717  |  37.88%  |    |  192,734  |  45.18%  |    |  4,887,152  |  50.29%  | 
  |   |  Other Parties (with < 1%)  |    |  598  |  1.44%  |    |  7,283  |  1.71%  |    |  123,521  |  1.27%  | 
  | Valid Votes  |  41,491  |  97.94%  |  426,599  |  98.43%  |  9,717,039  |  98.88%  | 
  | Rejected Votes  |  874  |  2.06%  |  6,825  |  1.57%  |  109,869  |  1.12%  | 
  | Total Polled  |  42,365  |  77.15%  |  433,424  |  78.67%  |  9,826,908  |  69.51%  | 
  | Registered Electors  |  54,910  |    |  550,926  |    |  14,136,979  |    | 
     | Party  |  Passara[8]  |  Badulla Electoral District  |  Sri Lanka  | 
  | Votes  |  %  |  Votes  |  %  |  Votes  |  %  | 
  |   |  UNP  |    |  18,124  |  49.83%  |    |  172,884  |  47.97%  |    |  3,602,748  |  42.71%  | 
  |   |  PA  |    |  16,558  |  45.53%  |    |  167,000  |  46.33%  |    |  4,312,157  |  51.12%  | 
  |   |  Other Parties (with < 1%)  |    |  941  |  2.59%  |    |  8,512  |  2.36%  |    |  176,679  |  2.09%  | 
  |   |  JVP  |    |  748  |  2.06%  |    |  12,025  |  3.34%  |    |  343,927  |  4.08%  | 
  | Valid Votes  |  36,371  |  96.75%  |  360,421  |  97.04%  |  8,435,754  |  97.69%  | 
  | Rejected Votes  |  1,222  |  3.25%  |  10,979  |  2.96%  |  199,536  |  2.31%  | 
  | Total Polled  |  37,593  |  78.21%  |  371,400  |  78.25%  |  8,635,290  |  72.17%  | 
  | Registered Electors  |  48,066  |    |  474,610  |    |  11,965,536  |    | 
     | Party  |  Passara[9]  |  Badulla Electoral District  |  Sri Lanka  | 
  | Votes  |  %  |  Votes  |  %  |  Votes  |  %  | 
  |   |  PA  |    |  19,303  |  56.49%  |    |  182,810  |  55.27%  |    |  4,709,205  |  62.28%  | 
  |   |  UNP  |    |  13,793  |  40.37%  |    |  139,611  |  42.21%  |    |  2,715,283  |  35.91%  | 
  |   |  Ind 2  |    |  556  |  1.63%  |    |  3,847  |  1.16%  |    |  58,888  |  0.78%  | 
  |   |  Other Parties (with < 1%)  |    |  517  |  1.51%  |    |  4,504  |  1.36%  |    |  78,152  |  1.03%  | 
  | Valid Votes  |  34,169  |  94.80%  |  330,772  |  95.91%  |  7,561,526  |  98.03%  | 
  | Rejected Votes  |  1,873  |  5.20%  |  14,093  |  4.09%  |  151,706  |  1.97%  | 
  | Total Polled  |  36,042  |  78.71%  |  344,865  |  77.47%  |  7,713,232  |  69.12%  | 
  | Registered Electors  |  45,788  |    |  445,146  |    |  11,158,880  |    | 
     | Party  |  Passara[10]  |  Badulla Electoral District  |  Sri Lanka  | 
  | Votes  |  %  |  Votes  |  %  |  Votes  |  %  | 
  |   |  UNP  |    |  7,056  |  65.42%  |    |  80,779  |  60.09%  |    |  2,569,199  |  50.43%  | 
  |   |  SLFP  |    |  3,500  |  32.45%  |    |  50,223  |  37.36%  |    |  2,289,857  |  44.95%  | 
  |   |  SLMP  |    |  230  |  2.13%  |    |  3,422  |  2.55%  |    |  235,701  |  4.63%  | 
  | Valid Votes  |  10,786  |  96.21%  |  134,424  |  97.62%  |  5,094,754  |  98.24%  | 
  | Rejected Votes  |  425  |  3.79%  |  3,276  |  2.38%  |  91,499  |  1.76%  | 
  | Total Polled  |  11,211  |  35.58%  |  137,700  |  44.21%  |  5,186,256  |  55.87%  | 
  | Registered Electors  |  31,509  |    |  311,473  |    |  9,283,143  |    | 
     | Party  |  Passara[11]  |  Badulla Electoral District  |  Sri Lanka  | 
  | Votes  |  %  |  Votes  |  %  |  Votes  |  %  | 
  |   |  UNP  |    |  14,400  |  59.96%  |    |  141,062  |  58.67%  |    |  3,450,815  |  52.93%  | 
  |   |  SLFP  |    |  8,830  |  36.76%  |    |  88,462  |  36.79%  |    |  2,546,348  |  39.05%  | 
  |   |  Other Parties (with < 1%)  |    |  409  |  1.70%  |    |  3,203  |  1.33%  |    |  249,460  |  3.83%  | 
  |   |  JVP  |    |  379  |  1.58%  |    |  7,713  |  3.21%  |    |  273,428  |  4.19%  | 
  | Valid Votes  |  24,018  |  98.38%  |  240,440  |  98.77%  |  6,520,156  |  98.78%  | 
  | Rejected Votes  |  395  |  1.62%  |  2,982  |  1.23%  |  80,470  |  1.22%  | 
  | Total Polled  |  24,413  |  86.95%  |  243,422  |  85.47%  |  6,600,626  |  80.15%  | 
  | Registered Electors  |  28,077  |    |  284,801  |    |  8,235,358  |    | 
 Parliamentary Election Results
 Summary
 The winner of Passara has matched the final country result 4 out of 7 times. Hence, Passara is a Weak Bellwether for Parliamentary Elections.  
      | Party  |  Passara[14]  |  Badulla Electoral District  |  Sri Lanka  | 
  | Votes  |  %  |  Votes  |  %  |  Votes  |  %  | 
  |   |  UNP  |    |  25,691  |  59.59%  |    |  258,844  |  54.82%  |    |  5,098,916  |  45.77%  | 
  |   |  UPFA  |    |  13,885  |  32.21%  |    |  179,459  |  38.01%  |    |  4,732,664  |  42.48%  | 
  |   |  CWC  |    |  2,346  |  5.44%  |    |  10,259  |  2.17%  |    |  17,107  |  0.15%  | 
  |   |  JVP  |    |  947  |  2.20%  |    |  21,445  |  4.54%  |    |  544,154  |  4.88%  | 
  |   |  Other Parties (with < 1%)  |    |  243  |  0.56%  |    |  2,159  |  0.46%  |    |  76,945  |  0.69%  | 
  | Valid Votes  |  43,112  |  93.32%  |  472,166  |  95.03%  |  11,140,333  |  95.35%  | 
  | Rejected Votes  |  3,015  |  6.53%  |  24,167  |  4.86%  |  516,926  |  4.42%  | 
  | Total Polled  |  46,197  |  73.44%  |  496,849  |  80.07%  |  11,684,111  |  77.66%  | 
  | Registered Electors  |  62,901  |    |  620,486  |    |  15,044,490  |    | 
     | Party  |  Passara[15]  |  Badulla Electoral District  |  Sri Lanka  | 
  | Votes  |  %  |  Votes  |  %  |  Votes  |  %  | 
  |   |  UPFA  |    |  18,320  |  55.64%  |    |  203,689  |  58.25%  |    |  4,846,388  |  60.38%  | 
  |   |  UNP  |    |  11,744  |  35.67%  |    |  112,886  |  32.28%  |    |  2,357,057  |  29.37%  | 
  |   |  UPF  |    |  1,955  |  5.94%  |    |  11,481  |  3.28%  |    |  24,670  |  0.31%  | 
  |   |  DNA  |    |  695  |  2.11%  |    |  15,768  |  4.51%  |    |  441,251  |  5.50%  | 
  |   |  Other Parties (with < 1%)  |    |  211  |  0.64%  |    |  5,854  |  1.67%  |    |  28,670  |  0.36%  | 
  | Valid Votes  |  32,925  |  90.93%  |  349,678  |  93.54%  |  8,026,322  |  96.03%  | 
  | Rejected Votes  |  3,284  |  9.07%  |  24,169  |  6.46%  |  581,465  |  6.96%  | 
  | Total Polled  |  36,209  |  60.35%  |  373,847  |  62.46%  |  8,358,246  |  59.29%  | 
  | Registered Electors  |  60,002  |    |  598,521  |    |  14,097,690  |    | 
     | Party  |  Passara[16]  |  Badulla Electoral District  |  Sri Lanka  | 
  | Votes  |  %  |  Votes  |  %  |  Votes  |  %  | 
  |   |  UNP  |    |  21,016  |  59.37%  |    |  181,705  |  49.09%  |    |  3,486,792  |  37.73%  | 
  |   |  UPFA  |    |  13,779  |  38.93%  |    |  178,634  |  48.26%  |    |  4,223,126  |  45.70%  | 
  |   |  Other Parties (with < 1%)  |    |  602  |  1.70%  |    |  9,839  |  2.66%  |    |  610,312  |  6.60%  | 
  | Valid Votes  |  35,397  |  90.70%  |  370,178  |  92.47%  |  9,241,931  |  94.52%  | 
  | Rejected Votes  |  3,628  |  9.30%  |  30,159  |  7.53%  |  534,452  |  5.47%  | 
  | Total Polled  |  39,025  |  74.02%  |  400,337  |  78.33%  |  9,777,821  |  75.74%  | 
  | Registered Electors  |  52,719  |    |  511,115  |    |  12,909,631  |    | 
     | Party  |  Passara[17]  |  Badulla Electoral District  |  Sri Lanka  | 
  | Votes  |  %  |  Votes  |  %  |  Votes  |  %  | 
  |   |  UNP  |    |  20,490  |  56.77%  |    |  201,173  |  53.81%  |    |  4,086,026  |  45.62%  | 
  |   |  PA  |    |  12,174  |  33.73%  |    |  138,443  |  37.03%  |    |  3,330,815  |  37.19%  | 
  |   |  IND3  |    |  1,743  |  4.83%  |    |  5,065  |  1.35%  |    |  6,161  |  0.07%  | 
  |   |  JVP  |    |  1,485  |  4.11%  |    |  26,820  |  7.17%  |    |  815,353  |  9.10%  | 
  |   |  Other Parties (with < 1%)  |    |  198  |  0.55%  |    |  2,336  |  0.62%  |    |  73,230  |  0.82%  | 
  | Valid Votes  |  36,090  |  90.99%  |  373,837  |  93.35%  |  8,955,844  |  94.77%  | 
  | Rejected Votes  |  3,575  |  9.01%  |  26,626  |  6.65%  |  494,009  |  5.23%  | 
  | Total Polled  |  39,665  |  78.28%  |  400,463  |  81.51%  |  9,449,878  |  76.03%  | 
  | Registered Electors  |  50,668  |    |  491,288  |    |  12,428,762  |    | 
     | Party  |  Passara[18]  |  Badulla Electoral District  |  Sri Lanka  | 
  | Votes  |  %  |  Votes  |  %  |  Votes  |  %  | 
  |   |  UNP  |    |  15,491  |  44.14%  |    |  167,351  |  46.36%  |    |  3,451,765  |  40.12%  | 
  |   |  PA  |    |  13,848  |  39.45%  |    |  154,172  |  42.71%  |    |  3,899,329  |  45.33%  | 
  |   |  CWC  |    |  4,135  |  11.78%  |    |  12,092  |  3.35%  |    |  22,985  |  0.27%  | 
  |   |  JVP  |    |  912  |  2.60%  |    |  16,414  |  4.55%  |    |  518,725  |  6.03%  | 
  |   |  Other Parties (with < 1%)  |    |  713  |  2.03%  |    |  10,987  |  3.04%  |    |  431,432  |  5.02%  | 
  | Valid Votes  |  35,099  |  N/A  |  361,016  |  N/A  |  8,602,617  |  N/A  | 
     | Party  |  Passara[19]  |  Badulla Electoral District  |  Sri Lanka  | 
  | Votes  |  %  |  Votes  |  %  |  Votes  |  %  | 
  |   |  UNP  |    |  21,180  |  61.02%  |    |  182,131  |  54.04%  |    |  3,498,370  |  44.04%  | 
  |   |  PA  |    |  13,012  |  37.49%  |    |  146,546  |  43.48%  |    |  3,887,805  |  48.94%  | 
  |   |  Other Parties (with < 1%)  |    |  520  |  1.50%  |    |  8,382  |  2.49%  |    |  223,505  |  2.81%  | 
  | Valid Votes  |  34,712  |  90.29%  |  337,059  |  92.19%  |  7,943,688  |  95.20%  | 
  | Rejected Votes  |  3,731  |  9.71%  |  28,540  |  7.81%  |  400,395  |  4.80%  | 
  | Total Polled  |  38,443  |  83.96%  |  365,599  |  82.23%  |  8,344,095  |  74.75%  | 
  | Registered Electors  |  45,788  |    |  444,632  |    |  11,163,064  |    | 
     | Party  |  Passara[20]  |  Badulla Electoral District  |  Sri Lanka  | 
  | Votes  |  %  |  Votes  |  %  |  Votes  |  %  | 
  |   |  UNP  |    |  13,791  |  58.64%  |    |  135,089  |  58.97%  |    |  2,838,005  |  50.71%  | 
  |   |  SLFP  |    |  8,475  |  36.03%  |    |  81,011  |  35.36%  |    |  1,785,369  |  31.90%  | 
  |   |  USA  |    |  583  |  2.48%  |    |  5,712  |  2.49%  |    |  141,983  |  2.54%  | 
  |   |  ELJP  |    |  559  |  2.38%  |    |  5,589  |  2.44%  |    |  67,723  |  1.21%  | 
  |   |  Other Parties (with < 1%)  |    |  112  |  0.48%  |    |  1,693  |  0.74%  |    |  90,480  |  1.62%  | 
  | Valid Votes  |  23,520  |  91.88%  |  229,094  |  92.08%  |  5,596,468  |  93.87%  | 
  | Rejected Votes  |  2,079  |  8.12%  |  19,704  |  7.92%  |  365,563  |  6.13%  | 
  | Total Polled  |  25,599  |  82.16%  |  248,798  |  75.55%  |  5,962,031  |  63.60%  | 
  | Registered Electors  |  31,156  |    |  329,321  |    |  9,374,164  |    | 
 Demographics
 Ethnicity
 The Passara Polling Division has a Sinhalese majority (50.3%) and a significant Indian Tamil population (43.0%) . In comparison, the Badulla Electoral District (which contains the Passara Polling Division) has a Sinhalese majority (73.0%) and a significant Indian Tamil population (18.5%) [1]  
  Religion
 The Passara Polling Division has a Buddhist majority (50.1%) and a significant Hindu population (40.5%) . In comparison, the Badulla Electoral District (which contains the Passara Polling Division) has a Buddhist majority (72.6%) and a significant Hindu population (19.3%) [1]  
  References