Batticaloa Polling Division

Batticaloa
Batticaloa
Polling Division
	Coordinates: 7°42′49″N 81°32′36″E / 7.713747°N 81.543390°E
Country	Sri Lanka
Province	Eastern Province, Sri Lanka
Electoral District	Batticaloa Electoral District
Area
• Total	811.3 km2 (313.2 sq mi)
Population (2012)
• Total	128,610
• Density	159/km2 (410/sq mi)
ISO 3166 code	EC-12B

Year	Batticaloa		Batticaloa Electoral District		MAE^[2] %	Sri Lanka		MAE^[3] %
2019		NDF		NDF	1.11%		SLPP	37.87%
2015		NDF		NDF	1.24%		NDF	29.16%
2010		NDF		NDF	0.49%		UPFA	29.01%
2005		UNP		UNP	0.19%		UPFA	30.63%
1999		UNP		UNP	1.30%		PA	15.09%
1994		PA		PA	4.02%		PA	21.04%
1988		UNP		UNP	3.97%		UNP	16.93%
1982		UNP		UNP	3.22%		UNP	13.76%
Matches/Mean MAE	4/8		4/8		1.94%	8/8		24.19%

Party		Batticaloa^[4]			Batticaloa Electoral District			Sri Lanka
Party		Votes		%	Votes		%	Votes		%
	NDF		109,449	78.13%		238,649	78.70%		5,564,239	41.99%
	SLPP		12,594	8.99%		38,460	12.68%		6,924,255	52.25%
	IND11		12,122	8.65%		13,228	4.36%		38,814	0.29%
	Other Parties (with < 1%)		4,418	3.15%		10,580	3.49%		306,638	2.31%
	NMPP		1,499	1.07%		2,304	0.76%		418,553	3.16%
Valid Votes		140,082		98.26%	303,221		98.62%	13,252,499		98.99%
Rejected Votes		2,480		1.74%	4,258		1.38%	135,452		1.01%
Total Polled		142,562		78.69%	307,479		77.20%	13,387,951		83.71%
Registered Electors		181,169			398,301			15,992,568

Party		Batticaloa^[5]			Batticaloa Electoral District			Sri Lanka
Party		Votes		%	Votes		%	Votes		%
	NDF		97,779	80.39%		209,422	81.62%		6,217,162	51.28%
	UPFA		21,473	17.65%		41,631	16.22%		5,768,090	47.58%
	Other Parties (with < 1%)		2,385	1.96%		5,533	2.16%		138,200	1.14%
Valid Votes		121,637		99.10%	256,586		99.00%	12,123,452		98.85%
Rejected Votes		1,106		0.90%	2,580		1.00%	140,925		1.15%
Total Polled		122,743		71.16%	259,166		69.30%	12,264,377		78.69%
Registered Electors		172,499			373,982			15,585,942

Party		Batticaloa^[6]			Batticaloa Electoral District			Sri Lanka
Party		Votes		%	Votes		%	Votes		%
	NDF		69,975	68.74%		146,057	68.93%		4,173,185	40.15%
	UPFA		28,090	27.59%		55,663	26.27%		6,015,934	57.88%
	Other Parties (with < 1%)		3,735	3.67%		10,171	4.80%		204,494	1.97%
Valid Votes		101,800		98.18%	211,891		97.97%	10,393,613		99.03%
Rejected Votes		1,885		1.82%	4,396		2.03%	101,838		0.97%
Total Polled		103,685		66.66%	216,287		32.41%	10,495,451		66.70%
Registered Electors		155,537			667,353			15,734,587

Party		Batticaloa^[7]			Batticaloa Electoral District			Sri Lanka
Party		Votes		%	Votes		%	Votes		%
	UNP		65,401	79.34%		121,514	79.51%		4,706,366	48.43%
	UPFA		15,798	19.17%		28,836	18.87%		4,887,152	50.29%
	Other Parties (with < 1%)		1,229	1.49%		2,487	1.63%		123,521	1.27%
Valid Votes		82,428		98.84%	152,837		98.85%	9,717,039		98.88%
Rejected Votes		970		1.16%	1,778		1.15%	109,869		1.12%
Total Polled		83,398		56.36%	154,615		47.82%	9,826,908		69.51%
Registered Electors		147,979			323,337			14,136,979

Summary

Year	Batticaloa		Batticaloa Electoral District		MAE^[12] %	Sri Lanka		MAE^[13] %
2015		ITAK		ITAK	5.16%		UNP	31.34%
2010		UPFA		ITAK	2.56%		UPFA	18.18%
2004		ITAK		ITAK	9.77%		UPFA	27.87%
2001		TULF		TULF	7.43%		UNP	19.37%
2000		NUA		TULF	5.15%		PA	25.05%
1994		TULF		TULF	5.63%		PA	32.05%
1989		IND 1		TULF	5.79%		UNP	31.24%
Matches/Mean MAE	1/7		0/7		5.93%	7/7		26.44%

Party		Batticaloa^[8]			Batticaloa Electoral District			Sri Lanka
Party		Votes		%	Votes		%	Votes		%
	UNP		48,700	60.05%		104,100	61.19%		3,602,748	42.71%
	PA		29,523	36.40%		58,975	34.66%		4,312,157	51.12%
	Other Parties (with < 1%)		2,875	3.55%		7,056	4.15%		520,606	6.17%
Valid Votes		81,098		97.89%	170,131		97.85%	8,435,754		97.69%
Rejected Votes		1,750		2.11%	3,747		2.15%	199,536		2.31%
Total Polled		82,848		66.56%	173,878		63.82%	8,635,290		72.17%
Registered Electors		124,480			272,465			11,965,536

Party		Batticaloa^[9]			Batticaloa Electoral District			Sri Lanka
Party		Votes		%	Votes		%	Votes		%
	PA		59,814	83.21%		144,725	87.30%		4,709,205	62.28%
	UNP		9,812	13.65%		14,812	8.93%		2,715,283	35.91%
	Ind 2		1,685	2.34%		5,030	3.03%		58,888	0.78%
	Other Parties (with < 1%)		578	0.80%		1,214	0.73%		78,152	1.03%
Valid Votes		71,887		98.55%	165,779		98.42%	7,561,526		98.03%
Rejected Votes		1,061		1.45%	2,664		1.58%	151,706		1.97%
Total Polled		72,948		58.88%	168,443		63.57%	7,713,232		69.12%
Registered Electors		123,893			264,975			11,158,880

Party		Batticaloa^[10]			Batticaloa Electoral District			Sri Lanka
Party		Votes		%	Votes		%	Votes		%
	UNP		29,976	56.04%		61,657	50.99%		2,569,199	50.43%
	SLMP		14,972	27.99%		38,243	31.63%		235,701	4.63%
	SLFP		8,547	15.98%		21,018	17.38%		2,289,857	44.95%
Valid Votes		53,495		96.92%	120,918		95.91%	5,094,754		98.24%
Rejected Votes		1,702		3.08%	5,163		4.09%	91,499		1.76%
Total Polled		55,197		55.35%	126,081		58.38%	5,186,256		55.87%
Registered Electors		99,717			215,983			9,283,143

Party		Batticaloa^[11]			Batticaloa Electoral District			Sri Lanka
Party		Votes		%	Votes		%	Votes		%
	UNP		24,220	44.26%		48,094	40.05%		3,450,815	52.93%
	ACTC		19,338	35.34%		47,095	39.22%		173,934	2.67%
	SLFP		9,922	18.13%		21,688	18.06%		2,546,348	39.05%
	Other Parties (with < 1%)		667	1.22%		1,912	1.59%		75,526	1.16%
	JVP		580	1.06%		1,287	1.07%		273,428	4.19%
Valid Votes		54,727		97.99%	120,076		97.66%	6,520,156		98.78%
Rejected Votes		1,120		2.01%	2,879		2.34%	80,470		1.22%
Total Polled		55,847		69.47%	122,955		70.55%	6,600,626		80.15%
Registered Electors		80,394			174,276			8,235,358