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Vanni Electoral District

Vanni
Electoral District
for the Parliament of Sri Lanka
Administrative
District
Province Northern
Polling divisions 3
Population 363,509 (2011)
Electorate 253,058 (2014)
Current Electoral District
Created 1978
Seats
  • 5 (1989–94)
  • 6 (1994–present)
MPs
Provincial Council Northern
Created from

Vanni Electoral District (Tamil: வன்னி தேர்தல் மாவட்டம்) is one of the 22 multi-member electoral districts of Sri Lanka created by the 1978 Constitution of Sri Lanka. The district covers the administrative districts of Mannar, Mullaitivu and Vavuniya in the Northern province. The district currently elects 6 of the 225 members of the Sri Lankan Parliament and had 253,058 registered electors in 2014.

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:

Mannar District - The Eelam People's Revolutionary Liberation Front won all 5 seats uncontested.

Mullaitivu District - The Eelam National Democratic Liberation Front won all 5 seats uncontested.

Vavuniya District - The Eelam National Democratic Liberation Front won all 4 seats uncontested.

Results of the 2nd presidential election held on 19 December 1988:

Results of the 9th parliamentary election held on 15 February 1989:


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