Kandy Electoral District
| Kandy (Mahanuwara) | |
|---|---|
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Electoral District for the Parliament of Sri Lanka |
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| Administrative District |
Kandy |
| Province | Central |
| Polling divisions | 13 |
| Population | 1,396,000(2008) |
| Electorate | 970,456(2010) |
| Area | 1,940 km2 (750 sq mi) |
| Current Electoral District | |
| Number of members | 12 |
| MPs |
Mahindananda Aluthgamage, UPFA Dilum Amunugama, UPFA Sarath Amunugama, UPFA A.R.M. Abdul Cader, UNF S. B. Dissanayake, UPFA Rauff Hakeem, UNF M. H. A. Haleem, UNF Lakshman Kiriella, UNF Faiszer Musthapha, UPFA Keheliya Rambukwella, UPFA Lohan Ratwatte, UPFA Erik Weerawardena, UPFA |
Kandy (Mahanuwara) electoral district 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 Kandy in the Central province. The district currently elects 12 of the 225 members of the Sri Lankan Parliament and had 970,456 registered electors in 2010.
Results of the 1st presidential election held on 20 October 1982 for the district:
Results of the 2nd presidential election held on 19 December 1988 for the district:
Results of the 9th parliamentary election held on 15 February 1989 for the district:
The following candidates were elected:Dingiri Banda Wijetunga (UNP), 58,617 preference votes (pv); D. M. Jayaratne (SLFP), 54,290 pv; Anura Daniel Mahavithanaarachchige (UNP), 53,396 pv; Abdul Cader Shahul Hameed (UNP), 36,375 pv; A.R.M. Abdul Cader (UNP), 33,757 pv; Hettihewage Chandraman de Silva (UNP), 29,726 pv; Tikiribanda Harindranatha Dunuwila (UNP), 28,377 pv; Tissa Attanayake (UNP), 27,788 pv; Rankeththege Premachandra Wijesiri (UNP), 27,555 pv; Abeykoon Mudiyanselage Mahinda Abeykoon (SLFP), 26,881 pv; Yasaratne Tennakoon (SLFP), 22,736 pv; and Lakshman Kiriella (SLFP), 20,898 pv.
Anura Daniel Mahavithanaarachchige (UNP) was murdered on 25 June 1989.
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