The Sammanthurai Polling Division is a Polling Division in the Ampara Electoral District, in the Eastern Province, Sri Lanka. 
  Presidential Election Results
 Summary
 The winner of Sammanthurai has matched the final country result 5 out of 8 times. Hence, Sammanthurai is a Weak Bellwether for Presidential Elections.  
      | Party  |  Sammanthurai[4]  |  Ampara Electoral District  |  Sri Lanka  | 
  | Votes  |  %  |  Votes  |  %  |  Votes  |  %  | 
  |   |  NDF  |    |  57,910  |  86.22%  |    |  259,673  |  63.09%  |    |  5,564,239  |  41.99%  | 
  |   |  SLPP  |    |  7,151  |  10.65%  |    |  135,058  |  32.82%  |    |  6,924,255  |  52.25%  | 
  |   |  Other Parties (with < 1%)  |    |  2,104  |  3.13%  |    |  16,839  |  4.09%  |    |  764,005  |  5.76%  | 
  | Valid Votes  |  67,165  |  99.27%  |  411,570  |  99.24%  |  13,252,499  |  98.99%  | 
  | Rejected Votes  |  494  |  0.73%  |  3,158  |  0.76%  |  135,452  |  1.01%  | 
  | Total Polled  |  67,659  |  78.75%  |  414,728  |  82.32%  |  13,387,951  |  83.71%  | 
  | Registered Electors  |  85,911  |    |  503,790  |    |  15,992,568  |    | 
     | Party  |  Sammanthurai[5]  |  Ampara Electoral District  |  Sri Lanka  | 
  | Votes  |  %  |  Votes  |  %  |  Votes  |  %  | 
  |   |  NDF  |    |  46,827  |  84.63%  |    |  233,360  |  65.22%  |    |  6,217,162  |  51.28%  | 
  |   |  UPFA  |    |  7,797  |  14.09%  |    |  121,027  |  33.82%  |    |  5,768,090  |  47.58%  | 
  |   |  Other Parties (with < 1%)  |    |  709  |  1.28%  |    |  3,430  |  0.96%  |    |  138,200  |  1.14%  | 
  | Valid Votes  |  55,333  |  99.26%  |  357,817  |  99.27%  |  12,123,452  |  98.85%  | 
  | Rejected Votes  |  412  |  0.74%  |  2,625  |  0.73%  |  140,925  |  1.15%  | 
  | Total Polled  |  55,745  |  69.37%  |  360,442  |  73.85%  |  12,264,377  |  78.69%  | 
  | Registered Electors  |  80,357  |    |  488,067  |    |  15,585,942  |    | 
     | Party  |  Sammanthurai[6]  |  Ampara Electoral District  |  Sri Lanka  | 
  | Votes  |  %  |  Votes  |  %  |  Votes  |  %  | 
  |   |  NDF  |    |  27,003  |  55.95%  |    |  153,105  |  49.94%  |    |  4,173,185  |  40.15%  | 
  |   |  UPFA  |    |  19,991  |  41.42%  |    |  146,912  |  47.92%  |    |  6,015,934  |  57.88%  | 
  |   |  Other Parties (with < 1%)  |    |  1,268  |  2.63%  |    |  6,545  |  2.13%  |    |  204,494  |  1.97%  | 
  | Valid Votes  |  48,262  |  98.86%  |  306,562  |  99.06%  |  10,393,613  |  99.03%  | 
  | Rejected Votes  |  556  |  1.14%  |  2,912  |  0.94%  |  101,838  |  0.97%  | 
  | Total Polled  |  48,818  |  68.33%  |  309,474  |  36.77%  |  10,495,451  |  66.70%  | 
  | Registered Electors  |  71,442  |    |  841,672  |    |  15,734,587  |    | 
     | Party  |  Sammanthurai[7]  |  Ampara Electoral District  |  Sri Lanka  | 
  | Votes  |  %  |  Votes  |  %  |  Votes  |  %  | 
  |   |  UNP  |    |  24,969  |  53.53%  |    |  159,198  |  55.81%  |    |  4,706,366  |  48.43%  | 
  |   |  UPFA  |    |  21,029  |  45.09%  |    |  122,329  |  42.88%  |    |  4,887,152  |  50.29%  | 
  |   |  Other Parties (with < 1%)  |    |  643  |  1.38%  |    |  3,740  |  1.31%  |    |  123,521  |  1.27%  | 
  | Valid Votes  |  46,641  |  98.90%  |  285,267  |  98.98%  |  9,717,039  |  98.88%  | 
  | Rejected Votes  |  517  |  1.10%  |  2,941  |  1.02%  |  109,869  |  1.12%  | 
  | Total Polled  |  47,158  |  70.74%  |  288,208  |  70.65%  |  9,826,908  |  69.51%  | 
  | Registered Electors  |  66,666  |    |  407,918  |    |  14,136,979  |    | 
     | Party  |  Sammanthurai[8]  |  Ampara Electoral District  |  Sri Lanka  | 
  | Votes  |  %  |  Votes  |  %  |  Votes  |  %  | 
  |   |  PA  |    |  28,822  |  63.83%  |    |  149,593  |  55.59%  |    |  4,312,157  |  51.12%  | 
  |   |  UNP  |    |  15,225  |  33.72%  |    |  109,805  |  40.80%  |    |  3,602,748  |  42.71%  | 
  |   |  Other Parties (with < 1%)  |    |  1,107  |  2.45%  |    |  9,456  |  3.51%  |    |  520,606  |  6.17%  | 
  | Valid Votes  |  45,154  |  98.47%  |  269,100  |  98.34%  |  8,435,754  |  97.69%  | 
  | Rejected Votes  |  701  |  1.53%  |  4,549  |  1.66%  |  199,536  |  2.31%  | 
  | Total Polled  |  45,855  |  80.97%  |  273,649  |  78.47%  |  8,635,290  |  72.17%  | 
  | Registered Electors  |  56,629  |    |  348,712  |    |  11,965,536  |    | 
     | Party  |  Sammanthurai[9]  |  Ampara Electoral District  |  Sri Lanka  | 
  | Votes  |  %  |  Votes  |  %  |  Votes  |  %  | 
  |   |  PA  |    |  30,890  |  81.11%  |    |  168,289  |  72.36%  |    |  4,709,205  |  62.28%  | 
  |   |  UNP  |    |  6,056  |  15.90%  |    |  59,074  |  25.40%  |    |  2,715,283  |  35.91%  | 
  |   |  Ind 2  |    |  918  |  2.41%  |    |  3,677  |  1.58%  |    |  58,888  |  0.78%  | 
  |   |  Other Parties (with < 1%)  |    |  218  |  0.57%  |    |  1,541  |  0.66%  |    |  78,152  |  1.03%  | 
  | Valid Votes  |  38,082  |  98.76%  |  232,581  |  98.47%  |  7,561,526  |  98.03%  | 
  | Rejected Votes  |  480  |  1.24%  |  3,621  |  1.53%  |  151,706  |  1.97%  | 
  | Total Polled  |  38,562  |  74.17%  |  236,202  |  74.01%  |  7,713,232  |  69.12%  | 
  | Registered Electors  |  51,991  |    |  319,166  |    |  11,158,880  |    | 
     | Party  |  Sammanthurai[10]  |  Ampara Electoral District  |  Sri Lanka  | 
  | Votes  |  %  |  Votes  |  %  |  Votes  |  %  | 
  |   |  UNP  |    |  17,866  |  53.77%  |    |  96,420  |  50.77%  |    |  2,569,199  |  50.43%  | 
  |   |  SLFP  |    |  12,983  |  39.07%  |    |  83,137  |  43.78%  |    |  2,289,857  |  44.95%  | 
  |   |  SLMP  |    |  2,378  |  7.16%  |    |  10,352  |  5.45%  |    |  235,701  |  4.63%  | 
  | Valid Votes  |  33,227  |  97.49%  |  189,909  |  98.04%  |  5,094,754  |  98.24%  | 
  | Rejected Votes  |  857  |  2.51%  |  3,802  |  1.96%  |  91,499  |  1.76%  | 
  | Total Polled  |  34,084  |  76.10%  |  193,711  |  72.72%  |  5,186,256  |  55.87%  | 
  | Registered Electors  |  44,790  |    |  266,396  |    |  9,283,143  |    | 
     | Party  |  Sammanthurai[11]  |  Ampara Electoral District  |  Sri Lanka  | 
  | Votes  |  %  |  Votes  |  %  |  Votes  |  %  | 
  |   |  UNP  |    |  19,079  |  67.00%  |    |  90,772  |  56.39%  |    |  3,450,815  |  52.93%  | 
  |   |  SLFP  |    |  6,710  |  23.56%  |    |  53,096  |  32.99%  |    |  2,546,348  |  39.05%  | 
  |   |  ACTC  |    |  1,214  |  4.26%  |    |  8,079  |  5.02%  |    |  173,934  |  2.67%  | 
  |   |  JVP  |    |  1,197  |  4.20%  |    |  7,679  |  4.77%  |    |  273,428  |  4.19%  | 
  |   |  Other Parties (with < 1%)  |    |  276  |  0.97%  |    |  1,344  |  0.83%  |    |  75,526  |  1.16%  | 
  | Valid Votes  |  28,476  |  98.70%  |  160,970  |  98.71%  |  6,520,156  |  98.78%  | 
  | Rejected Votes  |  374  |  1.30%  |  2,101  |  1.29%  |  80,470  |  1.22%  | 
  | Total Polled  |  28,850  |  80.18%  |  163,071  |  79.22%  |  6,600,626  |  80.15%  | 
  | Registered Electors  |  35,982  |    |  205,838  |    |  8,235,358  |    | 
 Parliamentary Election Results
 Summary
 The winner of Sammanthurai has matched the final country result 4 out of 7 times. Hence, Sammanthurai is a Weak Bellwether for Parliamentary Elections.  
      | Party  |  Sammanthurai[14]  |  Ampara Electoral District  |  Sri Lanka  | 
  | Votes  |  %  |  Votes  |  %  |  Votes  |  %  | 
  |   |  UNP  |    |  23,206  |  44.82%  |    |  151,013  |  46.34%  |    |  5,098,916  |  45.77%  | 
  |   |  ACMC  |    |  14,033  |  27.10%  |    |  33,102  |  10.16%  |    |  33,102  |  0.30%  | 
  |   |  ITAK  |    |  7,540  |  14.56%  |    |  45,421  |  13.94%  |    |  515,963  |  4.63%  | 
  |   |  UPFA  |    |  6,448  |  12.45%  |    |  89,334  |  27.42%  |    |  4,732,664  |  42.48%  | 
  |   |  Other Parties (with < 1%)  |    |  553  |  1.07%  |    |  6,978  |  2.14%  |    |  676,586  |  6.07%  | 
  | Valid Votes  |  51,780  |  94.62%  |  325,848  |  94.55%  |  11,140,333  |  95.35%  | 
  | Rejected Votes  |  2,856  |  5.22%  |  18,423  |  5.35%  |  516,926  |  4.42%  | 
  | Total Polled  |  54,727  |  68.10%  |  344,618  |  73.99%  |  11,684,111  |  77.66%  | 
  | Registered Electors  |  80,357  |    |  465,757  |    |  15,044,490  |    | 
     | Party  |  Sammanthurai[15]  |  Ampara Electoral District  |  Sri Lanka  | 
  | Votes  |  %  |  Votes  |  %  |  Votes  |  %  | 
  |   |  UPFA  |    |  28,252  |  65.50%  |    |  132,096  |  51.66%  |    |  4,846,388  |  60.38%  | 
  |   |  UNP  |    |  10,184  |  23.61%  |    |  90,757  |  35.50%  |    |  2,357,057  |  29.37%  | 
  |   |  ITAK  |    |  3,972  |  9.21%  |    |  26,895  |  10.52%  |    |  233,190  |  2.91%  | 
  |   |  Other Parties (with < 1%)  |    |  726  |  1.68%  |    |  5,891  |  2.30%  |    |  483,154  |  6.02%  | 
  | Valid Votes  |  43,134  |  1078350.00%  |  255,688  |  1345726.32%  |  8,026,322  |  96.03%  | 
  | Rejected Votes  |  2  |  50.00%  |  9  |  47.37%  |  581,465  |  6.96%  | 
  | Total Polled  |  4  |  400.00%  |  19  |  237.50%  |  8,358,246  |  59.29%  | 
  | Registered Electors  |  1  |    |  8  |    |  14,097,690  |    | 
     | Party  |  Sammanthurai[16]  |  Ampara Electoral District  |  Sri Lanka  | 
  | Votes  |  %  |  Votes  |  %  |  Votes  |  %  | 
  |   |  UPFA  |    |  19,117  |  39.94%  |    |  111,747  |  38.56%  |    |  4,223,126  |  45.70%  | 
  |   |  SLMC  |    |  17,688  |  36.96%  |    |  76,563  |  26.42%  |    |  186,880  |  2.02%  | 
  |   |  ITAK  |    |  8,976  |  18.75%  |    |  55,533  |  19.16%  |    |  633,203  |  6.85%  | 
  |   |  UNP  |    |  1,664  |  3.48%  |    |  42,121  |  14.53%  |    |  3,486,792  |  37.73%  | 
  |   |  Other Parties (with < 1%)  |    |  417  |  0.87%  |    |  3,865  |  1.33%  |    |  639,878  |  6.92%  | 
  | Valid Votes  |  47,862  |  94.04%  |  289,829  |  93.91%  |  9,241,931  |  94.52%  | 
  | Rejected Votes  |  2,955  |  5.81%  |  18,264  |  5.92%  |  534,452  |  5.47%  | 
  | Total Polled  |  50,894  |  80.57%  |  308,625  |  81.42%  |  9,777,821  |  75.74%  | 
  | Registered Electors  |  63,166  |    |  379,044  |    |  12,909,631  |    | 
     | Party  |  Sammanthurai[17]  |  Ampara Electoral District  |  Sri Lanka  | 
  | Votes  |  %  |  Votes  |  %  |  Votes  |  %  | 
  |   |  SLMC  |    |  21,705  |  46.76%  |    |  75,257  |  26.86%  |    |  105,346  |  1.18%  | 
  |   |  IND9  |    |  8,275  |  17.83%  |    |  14,808  |  5.28%  |    |  14,848  |  0.17%  | 
  |   |  TULF  |    |  7,801  |  16.81%  |    |  48,789  |  17.41%  |    |  348,164  |  3.89%  | 
  |   |  PA  |    |  5,981  |  12.89%  |    |  65,246  |  23.29%  |    |  3,330,815  |  37.19%  | 
  |   |  UNP  |    |  1,280  |  2.76%  |    |  58,468  |  20.87%  |    |  4,086,026  |  45.62%  | 
  |   |  EPDP  |    |  973  |  2.10%  |    |  5,901  |  2.11%  |    |  72,783  |  0.81%  | 
  |   |  Other Parties (with < 1%)  |    |  401  |  0.86%  |    |  11,721  |  4.18%  |    |  934,107  |  10.43%  | 
  | Valid Votes  |  46,416  |  95.39%  |  280,190  |  94.20%  |  8,955,844  |  94.77%  | 
  | Rejected Votes  |  2,238  |  4.60%  |  17,225  |  5.79%  |  494,009  |  5.23%  | 
  | Total Polled  |  48,658  |  81.81%  |  297,440  |  82.51%  |  9,449,878  |  76.03%  | 
  | Registered Electors  |  59,474  |    |  360,497  |    |  12,428,762  |    | 
     | Party  |  Sammanthurai[18]  |  Ampara Electoral District  |  Sri Lanka  | 
  | Votes  |  %  |  Votes  |  %  |  Votes  |  %  | 
  |   |  PA  |    |  25,501  |  57.85%  |    |  136,423  |  51.13%  |    |  3,899,329  |  45.33%  | 
  |   |  UNP  |    |  14,625  |  33.18%  |    |  101,628  |  38.09%  |    |  3,451,765  |  40.12%  | 
  |   |  IG2  |    |  3,144  |  7.13%  |    |  19,812  |  7.43%  |    |  31,443  |  0.37%  | 
  |   |  Other Parties (with < 1%)  |    |  809  |  1.84%  |    |  8,937  |  3.35%  |    |  712,394  |  8.28%  | 
  | Valid Votes  |  44,079  |  N/A  |  266,800  |  N/A  |  8,602,617  |  N/A  | 
     | Party  |  Sammanthurai[19]  |  Ampara Electoral District  |  Sri Lanka  | 
  | Votes  |  %  |  Votes  |  %  |  Votes  |  %  | 
  |   |  SLMC  |    |  21,997  |  57.18%  |    |  75,092  |  31.19%  |    |  143,307  |  1.80%  | 
  |   |  UNP  |    |  9,874  |  25.67%  |    |  78,767  |  32.72%  |    |  3,498,370  |  44.04%  | 
  |   |  TULF  |    |  4,355  |  11.32%  |    |  24,526  |  10.19%  |    |  132,461  |  1.67%  | 
  |   |  TELO  |    |  969  |  2.52%  |    |  4,192  |  1.74%  |    |  24,974  |  0.31%  | 
  |   |  PA  |    |  889  |  2.31%  |    |  54,150  |  22.49%  |    |  3,887,805  |  48.94%  | 
  |   |  Other Parties (with < 1%)  |    |  388  |  1.01%  |    |  4,039  |  1.68%  |    |  138,277  |  1.74%  | 
  | Valid Votes  |  38,472  |  94.64%  |  240,766  |  94.98%  |  7,943,688  |  95.20%  | 
  | Rejected Votes  |  2,180  |  5.36%  |  12,736  |  5.02%  |  400,395  |  4.80%  | 
  | Total Polled  |  40,652  |  78.19%  |  253,502  |  79.54%  |  8,344,095  |  74.75%  | 
  | Registered Electors  |  51,991  |    |  318,710  |    |  11,163,064  |    | 
     | Party  |  Sammanthurai[20]  |  Ampara Electoral District  |  Sri Lanka  | 
  | Votes  |  %  |  Votes  |  %  |  Votes  |  %  | 
  |   |  SLMC  |    |  23,820  |  60.47%  |    |  61,325  |  28.69%  |    |  202,016  |  3.61%  | 
  |   |  TULF  |    |  8,303  |  21.08%  |    |  43,424  |  20.32%  |    |  188,594  |  3.37%  | 
  |   |  UNP  |    |  6,163  |  15.64%  |    |  62,600  |  29.29%  |    |  2,838,005  |  50.71%  | 
  |   |  SLFP  |    |  971  |  2.46%  |    |  45,400  |  21.24%  |    |  1,785,369  |  31.90%  | 
  |   |  Other Parties (with < 1%)  |    |  136  |  0.35%  |    |  965  |  0.45%  |    |  965  |  0.02%  | 
  | Valid Votes  |  39,393  |  96.50%  |  213,714  |  95.22%  |  5,596,468  |  93.87%  | 
  | Rejected Votes  |  1,429  |  3.50%  |  10,727  |  4.78%  |  365,563  |  6.13%  | 
  | Total Polled  |  40,822  |  91.83%  |  224,441  |  84.45%  |  5,962,031  |  63.60%  | 
  | Registered Electors  |  44,453  |    |  265,768  |    |  9,374,164  |    | 
 Demographics
 Ethnicity
 The Sammanthurai Polling Division has a Moor majority (83.4%) and a significant Sri Lankan Tamil population (15.0%) . In comparison, the Ampara Electoral District (which contains the Samanthurai Polling Division) has a Moor plurality (43.4%), a significant Sinhalese population (38.9%) and a significant Sri Lankan Tamil population (17.3%) [1]  
  Religion
 The Sammanthurai Polling Division has a Muslim majority (83.4%) and a significant Hindu population (13.4%) . In comparison, the Ampara Electoral District (which contains the Sammanthurai Polling Division) has a Muslim plurality (43.4%), a significant Buddhist population (38.7%) and a significant Hindu population (15.8%) [1]  
  References