Trincomalee Electoral District
| Trincomalee Electoral District திருகோணமலை தேர்தல் மாவட்டம் |
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Electoral District for the Parliament of Sri Lanka |
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| Administrative District |
Trincomalee |
| Province | Eastern |
| Polling divisions | 3 |
| Population | 368,000(2009) |
| Electorate | 246,890(2010) |
| Area | 2,727 km2 (1,053 sq mi) |
| Current Electoral District | |
| Number of members | 4 |
| MPs |
M. K. D. S. Gunawardena, UPFA Susantha Punchinilame, UPFA R. Sampanthan, TNA M. S. Thowfeek, UPFA |
Trincomalee Electoral District (Tamil: திருகோணமலை தேர்தல் மாவட்டம் Tirukōṇamalai 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 Trincomalee in the Eastern province. The district currently elects 4 of the 225 members of the Sri Lankan Parliament and had 246,890 registered electors in 2010.
Results of the 1st presidential election held on 20 October 1982 for the district:
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:M. K. D. S. Gunawardena (SLFP), 11,260 preference votes (pv); M. E. H. Maharoof (UNP), 10,000 pv; Sivapragasam Ratnarajah (EROS), 784 pv; and Konamalai Mathavarajah (EROS), 575 pv.
Results of the 10th parliamentary election held on 16 August 1994:
The following candidates were elected:A. Thangathurai (TULF), 22,409 preference votes (pv); M. N. Abdul Majeed (SLMC), 21,590 pv; M. E. H. Maharoof (UNP), 17,043 pv; and Vithanage Sunil Shantha Ranaweera (UNP), 15,084 pv.
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