The Bandarawela Polling Division is a Polling Division in the Badulla Electoral District, in the Uva Province, Sri Lanka.
Presidential Election Results
Summary
The winner of Bandarawela has matched the final country result 7 out of 8 times. Hence, Bandarawela is a Strong Bellwether for Presidential Elections.
| Party | Bandarawela[4] | Badulla Electoral District | Sri Lanka |
| Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % |
| | SLPP | | 34,528 | 48.79% | | 276,211 | 49.29% | | 6,924,255 | 52.25% |
| | NDF | | 32,242 | 45.56% | | 251,706 | 44.92% | | 5,564,239 | 41.99% |
| | Other Parties (with < 1%) | | 2,089 | 2.95% | | 17,622 | 3.14% | | 345,452 | 2.61% |
| | NMPP | | 1,915 | 2.71% | | 14,806 | 2.64% | | 418,553 | 3.16% |
| Valid Votes | 70,774 | 98.92% | 560,345 | 98.77% | 13,252,499 | 98.99% |
| Rejected Votes | 770 | 1.08% | 6,978 | 1.23% | 135,452 | 1.01% |
| Total Polled | 71,544 | 85.48% | 567,323 | 86.25% | 13,387,951 | 83.71% |
| Registered Electors | 83,693 | | 657,766 | | 15,992,568 | |
| Party | Bandarawela[5] | Badulla Electoral District | Sri Lanka |
| Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % |
| | NDF | | 32,766 | 50.42% | | 249,524 | 49.21% | | 6,217,162 | 51.28% |
| | UPFA | | 31,272 | 48.12% | | 249,243 | 49.15% | | 5,768,090 | 47.58% |
| | Other Parties (with < 1%) | | 943 | 1.45% | | 8,303 | 1.64% | | 138,200 | 1.14% |
| Valid Votes | 64,981 | 98.54% | 507,070 | 98.47% | 12,123,452 | 98.85% |
| Rejected Votes | 966 | 1.46% | 7,871 | 1.53% | 140,925 | 1.15% |
| Total Polled | 65,947 | 79.31% | 514,941 | 79.51% | 12,264,377 | 78.69% |
| Registered Electors | 83,147 | | 647,628 | | 15,585,942 | |
| Party | Bandarawela[6] | Badulla Electoral District | Sri Lanka |
| Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % |
| | UPFA | | 29,975 | 52.30% | | 237,579 | 53.23% | | 6,015,934 | 57.88% |
| | NDF | | 26,085 | 45.51% | | 198,835 | 44.55% | | 4,173,185 | 40.15% |
| | Other Parties (with < 1%) | | 1,251 | 2.18% | | 9,880 | 2.21% | | 204,494 | 1.97% |
| Valid Votes | 57,311 | 98.73% | 446,294 | 98.66% | 10,393,613 | 99.03% |
| Rejected Votes | 735 | 1.27% | 6,083 | 1.34% | 101,838 | 0.97% |
| Total Polled | 58,046 | 75.08% | 452,377 | 75.62% | 10,495,451 | 66.70% |
| Registered Electors | 77,312 | | 598,190 | | 15,734,587 | |
| Party | Bandarawela[7] | Badulla Electoral District | Sri Lanka |
| Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % |
| | UNP | | 29,137 | 53.57% | | 226,582 | 53.11% | | 4,706,366 | 48.43% |
| | UPFA | | 24,294 | 44.66% | | 192,734 | 45.18% | | 4,887,152 | 50.29% |
| | Other Parties (with < 1%) | | 962 | 1.77% | | 7,283 | 1.71% | | 123,521 | 1.27% |
| Valid Votes | 54,393 | 98.39% | 426,599 | 98.43% | 9,717,039 | 98.88% |
| Rejected Votes | 888 | 1.61% | 6,825 | 1.57% | 109,869 | 1.12% |
| Total Polled | 55,281 | 77.54% | 433,424 | 78.67% | 9,826,908 | 69.51% |
| Registered Electors | 71,292 | | 550,926 | | 14,136,979 | |
| Party | Bandarawela[8] | Badulla Electoral District | Sri Lanka |
| Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % |
| | PA | | 23,002 | 49.85% | | 167,000 | 46.33% | | 4,312,157 | 51.12% |
| | UNP | | 20,768 | 45.01% | | 172,884 | 47.97% | | 3,602,748 | 42.71% |
| | JVP | | 1,339 | 2.90% | | 12,025 | 3.34% | | 343,927 | 4.08% |
| | Other Parties (with < 1%) | | 1,031 | 2.23% | | 8,512 | 2.36% | | 176,679 | 2.09% |
| Valid Votes | 46,140 | 96.80% | 360,421 | 97.04% | 8,435,754 | 97.69% |
| Rejected Votes | 1,526 | 3.20% | 10,979 | 2.96% | 199,536 | 2.31% |
| Total Polled | 47,666 | 76.79% | 371,400 | 78.25% | 8,635,290 | 72.17% |
| Registered Electors | 62,074 | | 474,610 | | 11,965,536 | |
| Party | Bandarawela[9] | Badulla Electoral District | Sri Lanka |
| Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % |
| | PA | | 23,648 | 59.52% | | 182,810 | 55.27% | | 4,709,205 | 62.28% |
| | UNP | | 15,072 | 37.93% | | 139,611 | 42.21% | | 2,715,283 | 35.91% |
| | Other Parties (with < 1%) | | 549 | 1.38% | | 4,504 | 1.36% | | 78,152 | 1.03% |
| | Ind 2 | | 464 | 1.17% | | 3,847 | 1.16% | | 58,888 | 0.78% |
| Valid Votes | 39,733 | 95.20% | 330,772 | 95.91% | 7,561,526 | 98.03% |
| Rejected Votes | 2,003 | 4.80% | 14,093 | 4.09% | 151,706 | 1.97% |
| Total Polled | 41,736 | 73.97% | 344,865 | 77.47% | 7,713,232 | 69.12% |
| Registered Electors | 56,426 | | 445,146 | | 11,158,880 | |
| Party | Bandarawela[10] | Badulla Electoral District | Sri Lanka |
| Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % |
| | UNP | | 14,191 | 54.27% | | 80,779 | 60.09% | | 2,569,199 | 50.43% |
| | SLFP | | 11,182 | 42.76% | | 50,223 | 37.36% | | 2,289,857 | 44.95% |
| | SLMP | | 776 | 2.97% | | 3,422 | 2.55% | | 235,701 | 4.63% |
| Valid Votes | 26,149 | 97.33% | 134,424 | 97.62% | 5,094,754 | 98.24% |
| Rejected Votes | 717 | 2.67% | 3,276 | 2.38% | 91,499 | 1.76% |
| Total Polled | 26,866 | 63.26% | 137,700 | 44.21% | 5,186,256 | 55.87% |
| Registered Electors | 42,467 | | 311,473 | | 9,283,143 | |
| Party | Bandarawela[11] | Badulla Electoral District | Sri Lanka |
| Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % |
| | UNP | | 15,718 | 53.24% | | 141,062 | 58.67% | | 3,450,815 | 52.93% |
| | SLFP | | 12,755 | 43.21% | | 88,462 | 36.79% | | 2,546,348 | 39.05% |
| | JVP | | 652 | 2.21% | | 7,713 | 3.21% | | 273,428 | 4.19% |
| | Other Parties (with < 1%) | | 397 | 1.34% | | 3,203 | 1.33% | | 249,460 | 3.83% |
| Valid Votes | 29,522 | 98.75% | 240,440 | 98.77% | 6,520,156 | 98.78% |
| Rejected Votes | 375 | 1.25% | 2,982 | 1.23% | 80,470 | 1.22% |
| Total Polled | 29,897 | 84.05% | 243,422 | 85.47% | 6,600,626 | 80.15% |
| Registered Electors | 35,570 | | 284,801 | | 8,235,358 | |
Parliamentary Election Results
Summary
The winner of Bandarawela has matched the final country result 4 out of 7 times. Hence, Bandarawela is a Weak Bellwether for Parliamentary Elections.
| Party | Bandarawela[14] | Badulla Electoral District | Sri Lanka |
| Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % |
| | UNP | | 33,115 | 54.97% | | 258,844 | 54.82% | | 5,098,916 | 45.77% |
| | UPFA | | 22,618 | 37.55% | | 179,459 | 38.01% | | 4,732,664 | 42.48% |
| | JVP | | 2,642 | 4.39% | | 21,445 | 4.54% | | 544,154 | 4.88% |
| | CWC | | 1,650 | 2.74% | | 10,259 | 2.17% | | 17,107 | 0.15% |
| | Other Parties (with < 1%) | | 212 | 0.35% | | 2,159 | 0.46% | | 76,945 | 0.69% |
| Valid Votes | 60,237 | 95.26% | 472,166 | 95.03% | 11,140,333 | 95.35% |
| Rejected Votes | 2,924 | 4.62% | 24,167 | 4.86% | 516,926 | 4.42% |
| Total Polled | 63,231 | 76.05% | 496,849 | 80.07% | 11,684,111 | 77.66% |
| Registered Electors | 83,147 | | 620,486 | | 15,044,490 | |
| Party | Bandarawela[15] | Badulla Electoral District | Sri Lanka |
| Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % |
| | UPFA | | 24,188 | 55.40% | | 203,689 | 58.25% | | 4,846,388 | 60.38% |
| | UNP | | 14,803 | 33.90% | | 112,886 | 32.28% | | 2,357,057 | 29.37% |
| | DNA | | 2,262 | 5.18% | | 15,768 | 4.51% | | 441,251 | 5.50% |
| | UPF | | 2,145 | 4.91% | | 11,481 | 3.28% | | 24,670 | 0.31% |
| | Other Parties (with < 1%) | | 264 | 0.60% | | 5,854 | 1.67% | | 28,670 | 0.36% |
| Valid Votes | 43,662 | 93.61% | 349,678 | 93.54% | 8,026,322 | 96.03% |
| Rejected Votes | 2,982 | 6.39% | 24,169 | 6.46% | 581,465 | 6.96% |
| Total Polled | 46,644 | 60.33% | 373,847 | 62.46% | 8,358,246 | 59.29% |
| Registered Electors | 77,312 | | 598,521 | | 14,097,690 | |
| Party | Bandarawela[16] | Badulla Electoral District | Sri Lanka |
| Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % |
| | UNP | | 23,791 | 50.25% | | 181,705 | 49.09% | | 3,486,792 | 37.73% |
| | UPFA | | 21,784 | 46.01% | | 178,634 | 48.26% | | 4,223,126 | 45.70% |
| | JHU | | 1,343 | 2.84% | | 6,932 | 1.87% | | 552,723 | 5.98% |
| | Other Parties (with < 1%) | | 430 | 0.91% | | 2,907 | 0.79% | | 57,589 | 0.62% |
| Valid Votes | 47,348 | 92.61% | 370,178 | 92.47% | 9,241,931 | 94.52% |
| Rejected Votes | 3,780 | 7.39% | 30,159 | 7.53% | 534,452 | 5.47% |
| Total Polled | 51,128 | 75.51% | 400,337 | 78.33% | 9,777,821 | 75.74% |
| Registered Electors | 67,710 | | 511,115 | | 12,909,631 | |
| Party | Bandarawela[17] | Badulla Electoral District | Sri Lanka |
| Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % |
| | UNP | | 25,750 | 53.87% | | 201,173 | 53.81% | | 4,086,026 | 45.62% |
| | PA | | 17,710 | 37.05% | | 138,443 | 37.03% | | 3,330,815 | 37.19% |
| | JVP | | 3,319 | 6.94% | | 26,820 | 7.17% | | 815,353 | 9.10% |
| | IND3 | | 592 | 1.24% | | 5,065 | 1.35% | | 6,161 | 0.07% |
| | Other Parties (with < 1%) | | 426 | 0.89% | | 2,336 | 0.62% | | 73,230 | 0.82% |
| Valid Votes | 47,797 | 93.10% | 373,837 | 93.35% | 8,955,844 | 94.77% |
| Rejected Votes | 3,543 | 6.90% | 26,626 | 6.65% | 494,009 | 5.23% |
| Total Polled | 51,340 | 78.17% | 400,463 | 81.51% | 9,449,878 | 76.03% |
| Registered Electors | 65,674 | | 491,288 | | 12,428,762 | |
| Party | Bandarawela[18] | Badulla Electoral District | Sri Lanka |
| Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % |
| | UNP | | 20,912 | 45.31% | | 167,351 | 46.36% | | 3,451,765 | 40.12% |
| | PA | | 19,836 | 42.98% | | 154,172 | 42.71% | | 3,899,329 | 45.33% |
| | JVP | | 1,928 | 4.18% | | 16,414 | 4.55% | | 518,725 | 6.03% |
| | CWC | | 1,927 | 4.18% | | 12,092 | 3.35% | | 22,985 | 0.27% |
| | Other Parties (with < 1%) | | 988 | 2.14% | | 5,935 | 1.64% | | 245,839 | 2.86% |
| | NUA | | 564 | 1.22% | | 5,052 | 1.40% | | 185,593 | 2.16% |
| Valid Votes | 46,155 | N/A | 361,016 | N/A | 8,602,617 | N/A |
| Party | Bandarawela[19] | Badulla Electoral District | Sri Lanka |
| Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % |
| | UNP | | 21,713 | 51.21% | | 182,131 | 54.04% | | 3,498,370 | 44.04% |
| | PA | | 19,545 | 46.09% | | 146,546 | 43.48% | | 3,887,805 | 48.94% |
| | Other Parties (with < 1%) | | 680 | 1.60% | | 5,781 | 1.72% | | 206,815 | 2.60% |
| | IND2 | | 466 | 1.10% | | 2,601 | 0.77% | | 16,690 | 0.21% |
| Valid Votes | 42,404 | 92.87% | 337,059 | 92.19% | 7,943,688 | 95.20% |
| Rejected Votes | 3,255 | 7.13% | 28,540 | 7.81% | 400,395 | 4.80% |
| Total Polled | 45,659 | 80.92% | 365,599 | 82.23% | 8,344,095 | 74.75% |
| Registered Electors | 56,426 | | 444,632 | | 11,163,064 | |
| Party | Bandarawela[20] | Badulla Electoral District | Sri Lanka |
| Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % |
| | UNP | | 14,078 | 54.54% | | 135,089 | 58.97% | | 2,838,005 | 50.71% |
| | SLFP | | 10,444 | 40.46% | | 81,011 | 35.36% | | 1,785,369 | 31.90% |
| | USA | | 493 | 1.91% | | 5,712 | 2.49% | | 141,983 | 2.54% |
| | ELJP | | 432 | 1.67% | | 5,589 | 2.44% | | 67,723 | 1.21% |
| | MEP | | 363 | 1.41% | | 1,693 | 0.74% | | 90,480 | 1.62% |
| Valid Votes | 25,810 | 92.95% | 229,094 | 92.08% | 5,596,468 | 93.87% |
| Rejected Votes | 1,958 | 7.05% | 19,704 | 7.92% | 365,563 | 6.13% |
| Total Polled | 27,768 | 66.42% | 248,798 | 75.55% | 5,962,031 | 63.60% |
| Registered Electors | 41,805 | | 329,321 | | 9,374,164 | |
Demographics
Ethnicity
The Bandarawela Polling Division has a Sinhalese majority (70.7%) and a significant Indian Tamil population (19.3%) . In comparison, the Badulla Electoral District (which contains the Bandarawela Polling Division) has a Sinhalese majority (73.0%) and a significant Indian Tamil population (18.5%) [1]
Religion
The Bandarawela Polling Division has a Buddhist majority (69.8%) and a significant Hindu population (21.6%) . In comparison, the Badulla Electoral District (which contains the Bandarawela Polling Division) has a Buddhist majority (72.6%) and a significant Hindu population (19.3%) [1]
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