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Sri Lanka >> Elections
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Current Elections

Party-wise list of candidates

Party Electoral Districts Contested No of Candidates
United National Party (UNP)
People's Alliance (PA)
Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP)
12
7
2
22
United National Party (UNP)
People's Alliance (PA)
Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP)
9
7
2
20
United National Party (UNP)
People's Alliance (PA)
Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP)
5
4
1
13
United National Party (UNP)
People's Alliance (PA)
Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP)
7
4
1
15
United National Party (UNP)
People's Alliance (PA)
3
2
8
United National Party (UNP)
People's Alliance (PA)
5
2
10
United National Party (UNP)
People's Alliance (PA)
Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP)
5
4
1
13
United National Party (UNP)
People's Alliance (PA)
Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP)
4
3
1
11
United National Party (UNP)
People's Alliance (PA)
Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP)
4
2
1
10
Tamil United Liberation Front (TULF)
Eelam People's Democratic Party (EPDP)
United National Party (UNP)
6
2
1
12
Tamil United Liberation Front (TULF)
United National Party (UNP)
Democratic People's Liberation Front (DPLF)
3
2
1
9
Tamil United Liberation Front (TULF)
Sri Lanka Muslim Congress (SLMC)
People's Alliance (PA)
3
1
1
9
Sri Lanka Muslim Congress (SLMC)
People's Alliance (PA)
United National Party (UNP)
3
2
1
10
United National Party (UNP)
Tamil United Liberation Front (TULF)
People's Alliance (PA)
2
1
1
7
United National Party (UNP)
People's Alliance (PA)
Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP)
8
6
1
19
United National Party (UNP)
People's Alliance (PA)
4
3
11

United National Party (UNP)
People's Alliance (PA)
Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP)

4
3
1
11
United National Party (UNP)
People's Alliance (PA)
3
2
8
United National Party (UNP)
People's Alliance (PA)
5
3
11


District wise Statistics

District No. of Registered Votes No. of Valid Votes No. of Rejected Votes No. of Votes Polled Percentage of Votes Polled
Colombo  1,467,751 1,014,220 38,605 1,096,571 74.71%
Gampaha 1,327,145 990,002 40,862 1,030,864 77.68%
Kalutara  746,138 563,019 30,741 593,760 79.58%
Kandy  880,634 627,866 45,484 673,350 76.46%
Matale  312,556 220,062 19,549 239,611 76.66%
Nuwara-Eliya  436,236 327,609 24,413 352,022 80.70%
Galle 716,709 541,511 30,380 571,891 79.79%
Matara 550,506 400,233 22,769 423,002 76.84%
Hambantota 384,361 279,310 17,724 297,034 77.28%
Jafna 644,279 284,026 21,233 305,259 47.38%
Vanni 226,604 140,377 10,626 151,003 66.64%
Batticaloa 303,928 241,375 12,648 254,023 83.58%
Digamadulla 379,044 290,361 18,264 308,625 81.42%
Trincomalle 224,307 182,794 8,863 191,657 85.44%
Puttalam 450,057 289,763 21,431 311,194 69.15%
Anuradhapura 254,062 350582 20561 371143 78.52%
Polonnaruwa 229434 185,261 12,673 197,934 77.91%
Badulla 511,115 370,178 30,159 400,337 78.33%
Moneragala 262,742 192,113 12,816 204,929 78.00%
Ratnapura 647,035 492,003 28,346 520,349 80.42%
Kegalle 570,299 421,131 25,685 446,816 78.35%


Party wise Statistics

Colombo District
Name of the Party Votes Won Percentage Seats Won
United National Party (UNP)
United People's Freedom Alliance (UPFA)
Jathika Hela Urumaya (JHU)
441,841
414,688
190,618
41.76%
39.20%
18.02%
9
8
3

Gampha District
Name of the Party Votes Won Percentage Seats Won
United National Party (UNP)
People's Alliance (PA)
Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP)
255,175
217,215
38,373
43.94%
43.08%
11.45%
9
7
2

Kalutara District
Name of the Party Votes Won Percentage Seats Won
United National Party (UNP)
People's Alliance (PA)
Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP)
254,339
226,468
60,451
45.94%
40.91%
10.92%
5
4
1

Kandy District
Name of the Party Votes Won Percentage Seats Won
United National Party (UNP)
People's Alliance (PA)
Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP)
314,297
233,637
37,146
52.77%
39.23%
6.24%
7
4
1

Matale District
Name of the Party Votes Won Percentage Seats Won
United National Party (UNP)
People's Alliance (PA)
Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP)
109,991
88,999
16,063
50.43%
40.81%
7.37%
3
2
0

Galle District
Name of the Party Votes Won Percentage Seats Won
United National Party (UNP)
People's Alliance (PA)
Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP)
215,157
77,733
11,080
68.28%
24.67%
3.52%
5
2
0

Matara District
Name of the Party Votes Won Percentage Seats Won
United National Party (UNP)
People's Alliance (PA)
Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP)
171,661
171,141
54,476
42.49%
42.37%
13.49%
4
3
1

Hambantota District
Name of the Party Votes Won Percentage Seats Won
United National Party (UNP)
People's Alliance (PA)
Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP)
112,520
105,175
59,693
40.02%
37.41%
21.23%
4
2
1

Jaffna District
Name of the Party Votes Won Percentage Seats Won
Tamil United Liberation Front (TULF)
Eelam People's Democratic Party (EPDP)
United National Party (UNP)
4102,324

57,208

16,245
54.84%

30.66%

8.71%
6

2

1

Vanni District
Name of the Party Votes Won Percentage Seats Won
Tamil United Liberation Front (TULF)
United National Party (UNP)
Democratic People's Liberation Front (DPLF)
241,950

26,575

9,614
44.39%

28.12%

10.17%
3

2

1

Batticaloa District
Name of the Party Votes Won Percentage Seats Won
Tamil United Liberation Front (TULF)
Sri Lanka Muslim Congress (SLMC)
People's Alliance (PA)
86,284

26,725

25,705
48.17%

14.92%

14.35%
3

1

1

Digamadulla District
Name of the Party Votes Won Percentage Seats Won
Sri Lanka Muslim Congress (SLMC)
People's Alliance (PA)
United National Party (UNP)
75,257

65,246
58,468
26.86%

23.28%
20.87%
3

2
1

Trincomalle District
Name of the Party Votes Won Percentage Seats Won
United National Party (UNP)
Tamil United Liberation Front (TULF)
People's Alliance (PA)
62,930

56,121
32,997
39.05%

34.83%
20.48%
2

1
1

Kurunegala District
Name of the Party Votes Won Percentage Seats Won
United National Party (UNP)
People's Alliance (PA)
Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP)
382,768

332,775
63,652
48.59%

42.24%
8.08%
8

6
1

Puttalam District
Name of the Party Votes Won Percentage Seats Won
United National Party (UNP)
People's Alliance (PA)
146,873
120,981
50.61%
41.69%
4
3

Anuradhapura District
Name of the Party Votes Won Percentage Seats Won
United National Party (UNP)
People's Alliance (PA)
Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP)
165,055
149,393
40,005
45.93%
41.57%
11.13%
4
3
1

Polonnaruwa District
Name of the Party Votes Won Percentage Seats Won
United National Party (UNP)
People's Alliance (PA)
86,786
73,679
47.82%
40.60%
3
2

Badulla District
Name of the Party Votes Won Percentage Seats Won
United National Party (UNP)
People's Alliance (PA)
201,173
138,443