Polonnaruwa Electoral District
| Polonnaruwa | |
|---|---|
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Electoral District for the Parliament of Sri Lanka |
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| Administrative District |
Polonnaruwa |
| Province | North Central |
| Polling divisions | 3 |
| Population | 400,000(2008) |
| Electorate | 280,337(2010) |
| Area | 3,293 km2 (1,271 sq mi) |
| Current Electoral District | |
| Number of members | 5 |
| MPs |
Siripala Gamalath, UPFA Earl Gunasekara, UNF Ranasinghe Roshan, UPFA Maithripala Sirisena, UPFA C. A. Suriyaarachchi, UPFA |
Polonnaruwa 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 Polonnaruwa in the North Central province. The district currently elects 5 of the 225 members of the Sri Lankan Parliament and had 280,337 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: Hewa Gajaman Paththinige Nelson (UNP), 18,093 preference votes (pv); Maithripala Sirisena (SLFP), 13,652 pv; Seid Ahamed Abdul Majeed (UNP), 12,299 pv; C. A. Suriyaarachchi (UNP), 11,318 pv; and Samarasinghe Arachchilage Muthubanda (UNP), 10,336 pv.
Results of the 2nd North Central provincial council election held on 17 May 1993 for the district:
Results of the 10th parliamentary election held on 16 August 1994 for the district:
The following candidates were elected:Maithripala Sirisena (PA), 62,925 preference votes (pv); Rukman Senanayake (UNP), 45,648 pv; Hewa Gajaman Paththinige Nelson (UNP), 39,439 pv; Thilakarathne Bandara Mahalekam (PA), 26,465 pv; and Herath Mudiyanselage Nandasena Herath (PA), 26,213 pv.
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