Batticaloa Electoral District
| Batticaloa Electoral District மட்டக்களப்பு தேர்தல் மாவட்டம் |
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Electoral District for the Parliament of Sri Lanka |
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| Administrative District |
Batticaloa |
| Province | Eastern |
| Polling divisions | 3 |
| Population | 537,000(2009) |
| Electorate | 344,750(2010) |
| Area | 2,854 km2 (1,102 sq mi) |
| Current Electoral District | |
| Number of members | 5 |
| MPs |
P. Ariyanethiran, TNA Seyed Ali Zahir Moulana, SLMC Ameer Ali, UNF P. Selvarasa, TNA S. Yogeswaran, TNA |
Batticaloa Electoral District (Tamil: மட்டக்களப்பு தேர்தல் மாவட்டம் Maṭṭakkaḷappu Tērtal Māvaṭṭam) is one of the 22 multi-member electoral districts of Sri Lanka created by the 1978 Constitution of Sri Lanka. The district is conterminous with the administrative district of Batticaloa in the Eastern province. The district currently elects 5 of the 225 members of the Sri Lankan Parliament and had 344,750 registered electors in 2010.
Results of the 1st presidential election held on 20 October 1982:
Results of the 1st North Eastern provincial council election held on 19 November 1988:
Results of the 2nd presidential election held on 19 December 1988:
Results of the 9th parliamentary election held on 15 February 1989:
The following candidates were elected:G. Karunakaran (TELO), 25,651 preference votes (pv); Alathipody Gunaseelan (EROS), 22,889 pv; Prince Casinader (EPRLF), 21,959 pv; Sam Tambimuttu (EPRLF), 19,431 pv; and M. L. A. M. Hizbullah (SLMC), 15,832 pv.
Sam Tambimuttu (EPRLF) was killed on 7 May 1990. His replacement was Joseph Pararajasingham (TULF).
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