| Anamaduwa | |
| Coordinates: | 7.9345°N 79.9827°W |
| Area Total Km2: | 1122.61 |
| Population Total: | 100650 |
| Population Density Km2: | 90 |
| Population As Of: | 2012 |
| Population Footnotes: | [1] |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name2: | Puttalam Electoral District |
The Anamaduwa Polling Division is a Polling Division in the Puttalam Electoral District, in the North Western Province, Sri Lanka.
The winner of Anamaduwa has matched the final country result 7 out of 8 times. Hence, Anamaduwa is a Strong Bellwether for Presidential Elections.
| - ! | Year !colspan="2" width="144px" | Anamaduwa !colspan="2" width="144px" | Puttalam Electoral District ! | MAE[2] % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Sri Lanka ! | MAE[3] % | - | 12.26% | 10.67% | - | 13.01% | 14.29% | - | 11.57% | 12.24% | - | 6.73% | 4.54% | - | 3.11% | 2.58% | - | 3.15% | 3.34% | - | 3.81% | 1.58% | - | 9.90% | 5.28% | - ! | Matches/Mean MAE !style="text-align:left;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 7/8 !style="text-align:left;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 7/8 !style="text-align:right;" | 7.94% !style="text-align:left;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 8/8 !style="text-align:right;" | 6.81% |
| - !colspan="2" width="144px"rowspan="2" | Party !colspan="3" width="216px" | Anamaduwa[4] !colspan="3" width="216px" | Puttalam Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px" | Sri Lanka | - !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % | - | 60,963 | 64.07% | 230,760 | 50.83% | 6,924,255 | 52.25% | - | 29,842 | 31.36% | 199,356 | 43.91% | 5,564,239 | 41.99% | - | NMPP | 2,183 | 2.29% | 12,912 | 2.84% | 418,553 | 3.16% | - | Other Parties (with < 1%) | 2,160 | 2.27% | 10,948 | 2.41% | 345,452 | 2.61% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 95,148 !style="text-align:right;" | 99.33% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 453,976 !style="text-align:right;" | 99.02% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 13,252,499 !style="text-align:right;" | 98.99% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Rejected Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 643 !style="text-align:right;" | 0.67% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 4,478 !style="text-align:right;" | 0.98% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 135,452 !style="text-align:right;" | 1.01% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Total Polled !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 95,791 !style="text-align:right;" | 82.54% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 458,454 !style="text-align:right;" | 76.53% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 13,387,951 !style="text-align:right;" | 83.71% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Registered Electors !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 116,053 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 599,042 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 15,992,568 ! |
| - !colspan="2" width="144px"rowspan="2" | Party !colspan="3" width="216px" | Anamaduwa[5] !colspan="3" width="216px" | Puttalam Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px" | Sri Lanka | - !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % | - | 52,225 | 62.10% | 197,751 | 48.97% | 5,768,090 | 47.58% | - | 31,026 | 36.89% | 202,073 | 50.04% | 6,217,162 | 51.28% | - | Other Parties (with < 1%) | 842 | 1.00% | 4,026 | 1.00% | 138,200 | 1.14% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 84,093 !style="text-align:right;" | 99.08% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 403,850 !style="text-align:right;" | 98.95% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 12,123,452 !style="text-align:right;" | 98.85% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Rejected Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 778 !style="text-align:right;" | 0.92% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 4,300 !style="text-align:right;" | 1.05% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 140,925 !style="text-align:right;" | 1.15% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Total Polled !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 84,871 !style="text-align:right;" | 75.12% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 408,150 !style="text-align:right;" | 72.50% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 12,264,377 !style="text-align:right;" | 78.69% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Registered Electors !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 112,978 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 562,984 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 15,585,942 ! |
| - !colspan="2" width="144px"rowspan="2" | Party !colspan="3" width="216px" | Anamaduwa[6] !colspan="3" width="216px" | Puttalam Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px" | Sri Lanka | - !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % | - | 49,895 | 70.37% | 201,981 | 58.70% | 6,015,934 | 57.88% | - | 19,622 | 27.67% | 136,233 | 39.59% | 4,173,185 | 40.15% | - | Other Parties (with < 1%) | 1,389 | 1.96% | 5,899 | 1.71% | 204,494 | 1.97% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 70,906 !style="text-align:right;" | 99.29% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 344,113 !style="text-align:right;" | 99.17% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 10,393,613 !style="text-align:right;" | 99.03% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Rejected Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 508 !style="text-align:right;" | 0.71% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 2,886 !style="text-align:right;" | 0.83% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 101,838 !style="text-align:right;" | 0.97% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Total Polled !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 71,414 !style="text-align:right;" | 70.22% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 346,999 !style="text-align:right;" | 68.97% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 10,495,451 !style="text-align:right;" | 66.70% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Registered Electors !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 101,696 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 503,106 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 15,734,587 ! |
| - !colspan="2" width="144px"rowspan="2" | Party !colspan="3" width="216px" | Anamaduwa[7] !colspan="3" width="216px" | Puttalam Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px" | Sri Lanka | - !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % | - | 38,002 | 54.96% | 160,686 | 48.14% | 4,887,152 | 50.29% | - | 30,358 | 43.91% | 169,264 | 50.71% | 4,706,366 | 48.43% | - | Other Parties (with < 1%) | 779 | 1.13% | 3,833 | 1.15% | 123,521 | 1.27% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 69,139 !style="text-align:right;" | 99.09% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 333,783 !style="text-align:right;" | 98.95% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 9,717,039 !style="text-align:right;" | 98.88% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Rejected Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 632 !style="text-align:right;" | 0.91% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 3,536 !style="text-align:right;" | 1.05% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 109,869 !style="text-align:right;" | 1.12% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Total Polled !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 69,771 !style="text-align:right;" | 72.12% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 337,319 !style="text-align:right;" | 70.56% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 9,826,908 !style="text-align:right;" | 69.51% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Registered Electors !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 96,744 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 478,032 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 14,136,979 ! |
| - !colspan="2" width="144px"rowspan="2" | Party !colspan="3" width="216px" | Anamaduwa[8] !colspan="3" width="216px" | Puttalam Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px" | Sri Lanka | - !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % | - | 30,542 | 54.14% | 141,725 | 51.47% | 4,312,157 | 51.12% | - | 22,733 | 40.30% | 121,615 | 44.17% | 3,602,748 | 42.71% | - | 2,216 | 3.93% | 7,876 | 2.86% | 343,927 | 4.08% | - | Other Parties (with < 1%) | 925 | 1.64% | 4,123 | 1.50% | 176,679 | 2.09% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 56,416 !style="text-align:right;" | 97.92% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 275,339 !style="text-align:right;" | 97.94% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 8,435,754 !style="text-align:right;" | 97.69% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Rejected Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 1,199 !style="text-align:right;" | 2.08% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 5,778 !style="text-align:right;" | 2.06% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 199,536 !style="text-align:right;" | 2.31% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Total Polled !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 57,615 !style="text-align:right;" | 69.15% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 281,117 !style="text-align:right;" | 68.85% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 8,635,290 !style="text-align:right;" | 72.17% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Registered Electors !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 83,322 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 408,331 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 11,965,536 ! |
| - !colspan="2" width="144px"rowspan="2" | Party !colspan="3" width="216px" | Anamaduwa[9] !colspan="3" width="216px" | Puttalam Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px" | Sri Lanka | - !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % | - | 35,977 | 65.70% | 165,795 | 62.65% | 4,709,205 | 62.28% | - | 17,821 | 32.54% | 95,211 | 35.98% | 2,715,283 | 35.91% | - | Other Parties (with < 1%) | 964 | 1.76% | 3,629 | 1.37% | 137,040 | 1.81% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 54,762 !style="text-align:right;" | 98.13% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 264,635 !style="text-align:right;" | 98.26% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 7,561,526 !style="text-align:right;" | 98.03% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Rejected Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 1,045 !style="text-align:right;" | 1.87% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 4,689 !style="text-align:right;" | 1.74% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 151,706 !style="text-align:right;" | 1.97% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Total Polled !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 55,807 !style="text-align:right;" | 69.75% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 269,324 !style="text-align:right;" | 69.80% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 7,713,232 !style="text-align:right;" | 69.12% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Registered Electors !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 80,010 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 385,854 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 11,158,880 ! |
| - !colspan="2" width="144px"rowspan="2" | Party !colspan="3" width="216px" | Anamaduwa[10] !colspan="3" width="216px" | Puttalam Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px" | Sri Lanka | - !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % | - | 21,252 | 52.10% | 125,339 | 55.89% | 2,569,199 | 50.43% | - | 18,875 | 46.27% | 94,823 | 42.28% | 2,289,857 | 44.95% | - | 662 | 1.62% | 4,093 | 1.83% | 235,701 | 4.63% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 40,789 !style="text-align:right;" | 99.05% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 224,255 !style="text-align:right;" | 98.70% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 5,094,754 !style="text-align:right;" | 98.24% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Rejected Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 393 !style="text-align:right;" | 0.95% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 2,965 !style="text-align:right;" | 1.30% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 91,499 !style="text-align:right;" | 1.76% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Total Polled !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 41,182 !style="text-align:right;" | 60.96% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 227,220 !style="text-align:right;" | 70.70% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 5,186,256 !style="text-align:right;" | 55.87% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Registered Electors !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 67,553 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 321,387 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 9,283,143 ! |
| - !colspan="2" width="144px"rowspan="2" | Party !colspan="3" width="216px" | Anamaduwa[11] !colspan="3" width="216px" | Puttalam Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px" | Sri Lanka | - !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % | - | 20,789 | 48.10% | 128,877 | 59.12% | 3,450,815 | 52.93% | - | 19,757 | 45.71% | 80,006 | 36.70% | 2,546,348 | 39.05% | - | 2,370 | 5.48% | 7,001 | 3.21% | 273,428 | 4.19% | - | Other Parties (with < 1%) | 302 | 0.70% | 2,096 | 0.96% | 249,460 | 3.83% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 43,218 !style="text-align:right;" | 98.95% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 217,980 !style="text-align:right;" | 99.09% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 6,520,156 !style="text-align:right;" | 98.78% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Rejected Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 458 !style="text-align:right;" | 1.05% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 1,995 !style="text-align:right;" | 0.91% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 80,470 !style="text-align:right;" | 1.22% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Total Polled !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 43,676 !style="text-align:right;" | 80.57% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 219,975 !style="text-align:right;" | 81.41% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 6,600,626 !style="text-align:right;" | 80.15% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Registered Electors !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 54,207 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 270,207 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 8,235,358 ! |
The winner of Anamaduwa has matched the final country result 6 out of 7 times. Hence, Anamaduwa is a Strong Bellwether for Parliamentary Elections.
| - ! | Year !colspan="2" width="144px" | Anamaduwa !colspan="2" width="144px" | Puttalam Electoral District ! | MAE[12] % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Sri Lanka ! | MAE[13] % | - | 12.51% | 9.50% | - | 9.81% | 11.39% | - | 8.08% | 6.52% | - | 3.69% | 2.93% | - | 4.87% | 5.42% | - | 2.13% | 3.68% | - | 1.08% | 7.15% | - ! | Matches/Mean MAE !style="text-align:left;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 6/7 !style="text-align:left;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 7/7 !style="text-align:right;" | 6.02% !style="text-align:left;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 7/7 !style="text-align:right;" | 6.66% |
| - !colspan="2" width="144px"rowspan="2" | Party !colspan="3" width="216px" | Anamaduwa[14] !colspan="3" width="216px" | Puttalam Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px" | Sri Lanka | - !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % | - | 42,432 | 57.42% | 153,130 | 44.03% | 4,732,664 | 42.48% | - | 28,886 | 39.09% | 180,185 | 51.81% | 5,098,916 | 45.77% | - | 2,159 | 2.92% | 12,211 | 3.51% | 544,154 | 4.88% | - | Other Parties (with < 1%) | 425 | 0.58% | 2,263 | 0.65% | 82,383 | 0.74% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 73,902 !style="text-align:right;" | 93.21% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 347,789 !style="text-align:right;" | 91.37% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 11,140,333 !style="text-align:right;" | 95.35% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Rejected Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 5,300 !style="text-align:right;" | 6.68% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 23,124 !style="text-align:right;" | 6.08% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 516,926 !style="text-align:right;" | 4.42% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Total Polled !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 79,284 !style="text-align:right;" | 70.18% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 380,632 !style="text-align:right;" | 68.83% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 11,684,111 !style="text-align:right;" | 77.66% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Registered Electors !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 112,978 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 553,009 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 15,044,490 ! |
| - !colspan="2" width="144px"rowspan="2" | Party !colspan="3" width="216px" | Anamaduwa[15] !colspan="3" width="216px" | Puttalam Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px" | Sri Lanka | - !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % | - | 38,413 | 75.27% | 167,769 | 64.84% | 4,846,388 | 60.38% | - | 11,109 | 21.77% | 81,152 | 31.36% | 2,357,057 | 29.37% | - | DNA | 1,269 | 2.49% | 8,792 | 3.40% | 441,251 | 5.50% | - | Other Parties (with < 1%) | 240 | 0.47% | 1,028 | 0.40% | 33,372 | 0.42% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 51,031 !style="text-align:right;" | 90.68% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 258,741 !style="text-align:right;" | 92.29% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 8,026,322 !style="text-align:right;" | 96.03% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Rejected Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 5,232 !style="text-align:right;" | 9.30% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 21,562 !style="text-align:right;" | 7.69% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 581,465 !style="text-align:right;" | 6.96% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Total Polled !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 56,275 !style="text-align:right;" | 55.34% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 280,354 !style="text-align:right;" | 55.67% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 8,358,246 !style="text-align:right;" | 59.29% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Registered Electors !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 101,696 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 503,635 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 14,097,690 ! |
| - !colspan="2" width="144px"rowspan="2" | Party !colspan="3" width="216px" | Anamaduwa[16] !colspan="3" width="216px" | Puttalam Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px" | Sri Lanka | - !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % | - | 33,715 | 58.37% | 142,784 | 49.31% | 4,223,126 | 45.70% | - | 22,547 | 39.04% | 135,152 | 46.67% | 3,486,792 | 37.73% | - | 1,231 | 2.13% | 10,000 | 3.45% | 552,723 | 5.98% | - | Other Parties (with < 1%) | 264 | 0.46% | 1,652 | 0.57% | 62,157 | 0.67% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 57,757 !style="text-align:right;" | 90.88% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 289,588 !style="text-align:right;" | 93.06% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 9,241,931 !style="text-align:right;" | 94.52% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Rejected Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 5,761 !style="text-align:right;" | 9.07% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 21,431 !style="text-align:right;" | 6.89% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 534,452 !style="text-align:right;" | 5.47% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Total Polled !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 63,550 !style="text-align:right;" | 68.63% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 311,194 !style="text-align:right;" | 69.15% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 9,777,821 !style="text-align:right;" | 75.74% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Registered Electors !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 92,596 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 450,057 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 12,909,631 ! |
| - !colspan="2" width="144px"rowspan="2" | Party !colspan="3" width="216px" | Anamaduwa[17] !colspan="3" width="216px" | Puttalam Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px" | Sri Lanka | - !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % | - | 26,507 | 45.90% | 146,873 | 50.61% | 4,086,026 | 45.62% | - | 25,709 | 44.52% | 120,981 | 41.69% | 3,330,815 | 37.19% | - | 4,754 | 8.23% | 18,095 | 6.24% | 815,353 | 9.10% | - | Other Parties (with < 1%) | 783 | 1.36% | 4,260 | 1.47% | 116,969 | 1.31% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 57,753 !style="text-align:right;" | 95.02% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 290,209 !style="text-align:right;" | 95.20% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 8,955,844 !style="text-align:right;" | 94.77% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Rejected Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 3,030 !style="text-align:right;" | 4.98% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 14,638 !style="text-align:right;" | 4.80% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 494,009 !style="text-align:right;" | 5.23% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Total Polled !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 60,783 !style="text-align:right;" | 69.12% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 304,847 !style="text-align:right;" | 71.53% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 9,449,878 !style="text-align:right;" | 76.03% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Registered Electors !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 87,938 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 426,193 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 12,428,762 ! |
| - !colspan="2" width="144px"rowspan="2" | Party !colspan="3" width="216px" | Anamaduwa[18] !colspan="3" width="216px" | Puttalam Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px" | Sri Lanka | - !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % | - | 30,909 | 54.89% | 138,747 | 48.40% | 3,899,329 | 45.33% | - | 21,233 | 37.71% | 118,566 | 41.36% | 3,451,765 | 40.12% | - | 2,843 | 5.05% | 11,256 | 3.93% | 518,725 | 6.03% | - | Other Parties (with < 1%) | 738 | 1.31% | 16,167 | 5.64% | 389,649 | 4.53% | - | NLF | 587 | 1.04% | 1,959 | 0.68% | 32,275 | 0.38% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 56,310 !style="text-align:right;" | N/A !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 286,695 !style="text-align:right;" | N/A !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 8,602,617 !style="text-align:right;" | N/A |
| - !colspan="2" width="144px"rowspan="2" | Party !colspan="3" width="216px" | Anamaduwa[19] !colspan="3" width="216px" | Puttalam Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px" | Sri Lanka | - !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % | - | 32,679 | 55.75% | 150,587 | 53.64% | 3,887,805 | 48.94% | - | 25,367 | 43.28% | 127,671 | 45.48% | 3,498,370 | 44.04% | - | Other Parties (with < 1%) | 567 | 0.97% | 2,453 | 0.87% | 158,616 | 2.00% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 58,613 !style="text-align:right;" | 95.18% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 280,711 !style="text-align:right;" | 95.52% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 7,943,688 !style="text-align:right;" | 95.20% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Rejected Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 2,949 !style="text-align:right;" | 4.79% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 13,144 !style="text-align:right;" | 4.47% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 400,395 !style="text-align:right;" | 4.80% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Total Polled !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 61,580 !style="text-align:right;" | 76.97% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 293,873 !style="text-align:right;" | 76.19% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 8,344,095 !style="text-align:right;" | 74.75% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Registered Electors !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 80,010 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 385,690 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 11,163,064 ! |
| - !colspan="2" width="144px"rowspan="2" | Party !colspan="3" width="216px" | Anamaduwa[20] !colspan="3" width="216px" | Puttalam Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px" | Sri Lanka | - !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % | - | 29,291 | 63.78% | 139,309 | 62.62% | 2,838,005 | 50.71% | - | 15,208 | 33.12% | 71,687 | 32.22% | 1,785,369 | 31.90% | - | Other Parties (with < 1%) | 919 | 2.00% | 8,081 | 3.63% | 271,209 | 4.85% | - | USA | 505 | 1.10% | 3,398 | 1.53% | 141,983 | 2.54% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 45,923 !style="text-align:right;" | 94.26% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 222,475 !style="text-align:right;" | 94.40% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 5,596,468 !style="text-align:right;" | 93.87% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Rejected Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 2,799 !style="text-align:right;" | 5.74% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 13,205 !style="text-align:right;" | 5.60% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 365,563 !style="text-align:right;" | 6.13% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Total Polled !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 48,722 !style="text-align:right;" | 72.82% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 235,680 !style="text-align:right;" | 73.94% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 5,962,031 !style="text-align:right;" | 63.60% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Registered Electors !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 66,912 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 318,755 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 9,374,164 ! |
The Anamaduwa Polling Division has a Sinhalese majority (94.4%) . In comparison, the Puttalam Electoral District (which contains the Anamaduwa Polling Division) has a Sinhalese majority (73.6%) and a significant Moor population (19.4%) [21]
The Anamaduwa Polling Division has a Buddhist majority (87.7%) . In comparison, the Puttalam Electoral District (which contains the Anamaduwa Polling Division) has a Buddhist plurality (43.2%), a significant Roman Catholic population (31.5%) and a significant Muslim population (19.7%) [1]