| Hanguranketha | |
| Coordinates: | 7.1281°N 80.786°W |
| Area Total Km2: | 229.27 |
| Population Total: | 88528 |
| Population Density Km2: | 386 |
| Population As Of: | 2012 |
| Population Footnotes: | [1] |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name2: | Nuwara Eliya Electoral District |
The Hanguranketha Polling Division is a Polling Division in the Nuwara Eliya Electoral District, in the Central Province, Sri Lanka.
The winner of Hanguranketha has matched the final country result 6 out of 8 times. Hence, Hanguranketha is a Weak Bellwether for Presidential Elections.
| - ! | Year !colspan="2" width="144px" | Hanguranketha !colspan="2" width="144px" | Nuwara Eliya Electoral District ! | MAE[2] % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Sri Lanka ! | MAE[3] % | - | 15.07% | 0.32% | - | 16.13% | 3.44% | - | 16.83% | 4.25% | - | 14.49% | 7.35% | - | 11.02% | 6.10% | - | 4.70% | 9.19% | - | 1.20% | 8.87% | - | 2.91% | 5.08% | - ! | Matches/Mean MAE !style="text-align:left;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 6/8 !style="text-align:left;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 4/8 !style="text-align:right;" | 10.29% !style="text-align:left;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 8/8 !style="text-align:right;" | 5.57% |
| - !colspan="2" width="144px"rowspan="2" | Party !colspan="3" width="216px" | Hanguranketha[4] !colspan="3" width="216px" | Nuwara Eliya Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px" | Sri Lanka | - !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % | - | 30,999 | 52.50% | 175,823 | 36.87% | 6,924,255 | 52.25% | - | 24,995 | 42.33% | 277,913 | 58.28% | 5,564,239 | 41.99% | - | Other Parties (with < 1%) | 1,899 | 3.22% | 17,237 | 3.61% | 345,452 | 2.61% | - | NMPP | 1,153 | 1.95% | 5,891 | 1.24% | 418,553 | 3.16% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 59,046 !style="text-align:right;" | 98.86% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 476,864 !style="text-align:right;" | 98.52% !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" | 680 !style="text-align:right;" | 1.14% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 7,155 !style="text-align:right;" | 1.48% !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" | 59,726 !style="text-align:right;" | 85.76% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 484,019 !style="text-align:right;" | 85.06% !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" | 69,644 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 569,028 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 15,992,568 ! |
| - !colspan="2" width="144px"rowspan="2" | Party !colspan="3" width="216px" | Hanguranketha[5] !colspan="3" width="216px" | Nuwara Eliya Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px" | Sri Lanka | - !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % | - | 27,389 | 50.76% | 145,339 | 34.06% | 5,768,090 | 47.58% | - | 25,645 | 47.53% | 272,605 | 63.88% | 6,217,162 | 51.28% | - | Other Parties (with < 1%) | 922 | 1.71% | 8,822 | 2.07% | 138,200 | 1.14% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 53,956 !style="text-align:right;" | 98.07% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 426,766 !style="text-align:right;" | 98.31% !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" | 1,064 !style="text-align:right;" | 1.93% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 7,329 !style="text-align:right;" | 1.69% !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" | 55,020 !style="text-align:right;" | 77.44% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 434,095 !style="text-align:right;" | 79.25% !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" | 71,053 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 547,766 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 15,585,942 ! |
| - !colspan="2" width="144px"rowspan="2" | Party !colspan="3" width="216px" | Hanguranketha[6] !colspan="3" width="216px" | Nuwara Eliya Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px" | Sri Lanka | - !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % | - | 29,164 | 61.43% | 151,604 | 43.77% | 6,015,934 | 57.88% | - | 16,470 | 34.69% | 180,604 | 52.14% | 4,173,185 | 40.15% | - | Other Parties (with < 1%) | 1,324 | 2.79% | 10,040 | 2.90% | 165,268 | 1.59% | - | DUNF | 518 | 1.09% | 4,134 | 1.19% | 39,226 | 0.38% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 47,476 !style="text-align:right;" | 98.45% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 346,382 !style="text-align:right;" | 98.17% !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" | 748 !style="text-align:right;" | 1.55% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 6,462 !style="text-align:right;" | 1.83% !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" | 48,224 !style="text-align:right;" | 73.10% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 352,844 !style="text-align:right;" | 75.65% !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" | 65,969 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 466,440 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 15,734,587 ! |
| - !colspan="2" width="144px"rowspan="2" | Party !colspan="3" width="216px" | Hanguranketha[7] !colspan="3" width="216px" | Nuwara Eliya Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px" | Sri Lanka | - !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % | - | 27,061 | 55.58% | 250,428 | 70.37% | 4,706,366 | 48.43% | - | 20,725 | 42.56% | 99,550 | 27.97% | 4,887,152 | 50.29% | - | Other Parties (with < 1%) | 905 | 1.86% | 5,897 | 1.66% | 123,521 | 1.27% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 48,691 !style="text-align:right;" | 98.30% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 355,875 !style="text-align:right;" | 98.50% !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" | 843 !style="text-align:right;" | 1.70% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 5,410 !style="text-align:right;" | 1.50% !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" | 49,534 !style="text-align:right;" | 78.10% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 361,285 !style="text-align:right;" | 79.49% !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" | 63,421 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 454,528 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 14,136,979 ! |
| - !colspan="2" width="144px"rowspan="2" | Party !colspan="3" width="216px" | Hanguranketha[8] !colspan="3" width="216px" | Nuwara Eliya Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px" | Sri Lanka | - !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % | - | 29,000 | 58.16% | 147,210 | 46.88% | 4,312,157 | 51.12% | - | 18,426 | 36.95% | 152,836 | 48.68% | 3,602,748 | 42.71% | - | 1,572 | 3.15% | 5,879 | 1.87% | 343,927 | 4.08% | - | Other Parties (with < 1%) | 865 | 1.73% | 8,065 | 2.57% | 176,679 | 2.09% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 49,863 !style="text-align:right;" | 97.15% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 313,990 !style="text-align:right;" | 97.21% !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" | 1,461 !style="text-align:right;" | 2.85% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 8,997 !style="text-align:right;" | 2.79% !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" | 51,324 !style="text-align:right;" | 88.17% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 322,987 !style="text-align:right;" | 80.23% !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" | 58,213 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 402,589 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 11,965,536 ! |
| - !colspan="2" width="144px"rowspan="2" | Party !colspan="3" width="216px" | Hanguranketha[9] !colspan="3" width="216px" | Nuwara Eliya Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px" | Sri Lanka | - !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % | - | 22,917 | 52.94% | 168,929 | 57.14% | 4,709,205 | 62.28% | - | 19,609 | 45.30% | 116,928 | 39.55% | 2,715,283 | 35.91% | - | Other Parties (with < 1%) | 761 | 1.76% | 9,773 | 3.31% | 137,040 | 1.81% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 43,287 !style="text-align:right;" | 97.30% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 295,630 !style="text-align:right;" | 96.15% !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" | 1,202 !style="text-align:right;" | 2.70% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 11,840 !style="text-align:right;" | 3.85% !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" | 44,489 !style="text-align:right;" | 82.39% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 307,470 !style="text-align:right;" | 78.19% !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" | 54,001 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 393,221 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 11,158,880 ! |
| - !colspan="2" width="144px"rowspan="2" | Party !colspan="3" width="216px" | Hanguranketha[10] !colspan="3" width="216px" | Nuwara Eliya Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px" | Sri Lanka | - !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % | - | 22,748 | 61.27% | 112,135 | 62.15% | 2,569,199 | 50.43% | - | 14,011 | 37.74% | 64,907 | 35.98% | 2,289,857 | 44.95% | - | Other Parties (with < 1%) | 370 | 1.00% | 3,371 | 1.87% | 235,701 | 4.63% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 37,129 !style="text-align:right;" | 98.47% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 180,413 !style="text-align:right;" | 98.19% !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" | 576 !style="text-align:right;" | 1.53% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 3,320 !style="text-align:right;" | 1.81% !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" | 37,705 !style="text-align:right;" | 84.55% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 183,733 !style="text-align:right;" | 79.44% !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" | 44,596 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 231,278 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 9,283,143 ! |
| - !colspan="2" width="144px"rowspan="2" | Party !colspan="3" width="216px" | Hanguranketha[11] !colspan="3" width="216px" | Nuwara Eliya Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px" | Sri Lanka | - !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % | - | 20,672 | 60.10% | 109,017 | 63.10% | 3,450,815 | 52.93% | - | 12,414 | 36.09% | 57,093 | 33.05% | 2,546,348 | 39.05% | - | 983 | 2.86% | 4,569 | 2.64% | 273,428 | 4.19% | - | Other Parties (with < 1%) | 329 | 0.96% | 2,090 | 1.21% | 249,460 | 3.83% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 34,398 !style="text-align:right;" | 98.94% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 172,769 !style="text-align:right;" | 98.83% !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" | 368 !style="text-align:right;" | 1.06% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 2,048 !style="text-align:right;" | 1.17% !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" | 34,766 !style="text-align:right;" | 87.24% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 174,817 !style="text-align:right;" | 85.71% !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" | 39,853 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 203,968 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 8,235,358 ! |
The winner of Hanguranketha has matched the final country result 5 out of 7 times. Hence, Hanguranketha is a Weak Bellwether for Parliamentary Elections.
| - ! | Year !colspan="2" width="144px" | Hanguranketha !colspan="2" width="144px" | Nuwara Eliya Electoral District ! | MAE[12] % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Sri Lanka ! | MAE[13] % | - | 3.57% | 4.91% | - | 4.18% | 1.96% | - | 7.64% | 11.03% | - | 7.25% | 8.97% | - | 18.67% | 19.48% | - | 4.07% | 9.59% | - | 5.09% | 11.01% | - ! | Matches/Mean MAE !style="text-align:left;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 5/7 !style="text-align:left;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 5/7 !style="text-align:right;" | 7.21% !style="text-align:left;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 7/7 !style="text-align:right;" | 9.56% |
| - !colspan="2" width="144px"rowspan="2" | Party !colspan="3" width="216px" | Hanguranketha[14] !colspan="3" width="216px" | Nuwara Eliya Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px" | Sri Lanka | - !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % | - | 26,404 | 55.19% | 228,920 | 59.06% | 5,098,916 | 45.77% | - | 19,775 | 41.33% | 147,348 | 38.02% | 4,732,664 | 42.48% | - | 1,258 | 2.63% | 5,590 | 1.44% | 544,154 | 4.88% | - | Other Parties (with < 1%) | 406 | 0.85% | 5,727 | 1.48% | 87,743 | 0.79% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 47,843 !style="text-align:right;" | 91.53% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 387,585 !style="text-align:right;" | 92.12% !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" | 4,391 !style="text-align:right;" | 8.40% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 32,788 !style="text-align:right;" | 7.79% !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" | 52,269 !style="text-align:right;" | 73.56% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 420,734 !style="text-align:right;" | 78.77% !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" | 71,053 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 534,150 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 15,044,490 ! |
| - !colspan="2" width="144px"rowspan="2" | Party !colspan="3" width="216px" | Hanguranketha[15] !colspan="3" width="216px" | Nuwara Eliya Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px" | Sri Lanka | - !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % | - | 18,866 | 61.31% | 149,111 | 56.06% | 4,846,388 | 60.38% | - | 10,362 | 33.68% | 96,885 | 36.43% | 2,357,057 | 29.37% | - | DNA | 993 | 3.23% | 3,984 | 1.50% | 441,251 | 5.50% | - | Other Parties (with < 1%) | 548 | 1.78% | 15,982 | 6.01% | 59,106 | 0.74% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 30,769 !style="text-align:right;" | 85.57% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 265,962 !style="text-align:right;" | 87.64% !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" | 5,146 !style="text-align:right;" | 14.31% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 37,236 !style="text-align:right;" | 12.27% !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" | 35,959 !style="text-align:right;" | 54.51% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 303,470 !style="text-align:right;" | 64.94% !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" | 65,969 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 467,332 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 14,097,690 ! |
| - !colspan="2" width="144px"rowspan="2" | Party !colspan="3" width="216px" | Hanguranketha[16] !colspan="3" width="216px" | Nuwara Eliya Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px" | Sri Lanka | - !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % | - | 25,313 | 57.80% | 176,971 | 54.02% | 3,486,792 | 37.73% | - | 16,962 | 38.73% | 82,945 | 25.32% | 4,223,126 | 45.70% | - | 630 | 1.44% | 4,454 | 1.36% | 552,723 | 5.98% | - | UPF | 574 | 1.31% | 49,728 | 15.18% | 49,728 | 0.54% | - | Other Parties (with < 1%) | 318 | 0.73% | 13,511 | 4.12% | 53,563 | 0.58% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 43,797 !style="text-align:right;" | 92.15% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 327,609 !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" | 3,732 !style="text-align:right;" | 7.85% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 24,413 !style="text-align:right;" | 6.94% !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" | 47,529 !style="text-align:right;" | 76.82% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 352,022 !style="text-align:right;" | 80.70% !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" | 61,868 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 436,236 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 12,909,631 ! |
| - !colspan="2" width="144px"rowspan="2" | Party !colspan="3" width="216px" | Hanguranketha[17] !colspan="3" width="216px" | Nuwara Eliya Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px" | Sri Lanka | - !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % | - | 25,631 | 60.56% | 215,157 | 68.28% | 4,086,026 | 45.62% | - | 13,618 | 32.18% | 77,733 | 24.67% | 3,330,815 | 37.19% | - | 2,502 | 5.91% | 11,080 | 3.52% | 815,353 | 9.10% | - | Other Parties (with < 1%) | 570 | 1.35% | 11,129 | 3.53% | 143,834 | 1.61% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 42,321 !style="text-align:right;" | 89.04% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 315,099 !style="text-align:right;" | 91.74% !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" | 5,211 !style="text-align:right;" | 10.96% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 28,373 !style="text-align:right;" | 8.26% !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" | 47,532 !style="text-align:right;" | 79.16% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 343,472 !style="text-align:right;" | 82.32% !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" | 60,044 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 417,264 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 12,428,762 ! |
| - !colspan="2" width="144px"rowspan="2" | Party !colspan="3" width="216px" | Hanguranketha[18] !colspan="3" width="216px" | Nuwara Eliya Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px" | Sri Lanka | - !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % | - | 32,859 | 72.91% | 158,018 | 52.53% | 3,899,329 | 45.33% | - | 10,470 | 23.23% | 126,486 | 42.05% | 3,451,765 | 40.12% | - | 1,386 | 3.08% | 6,299 | 2.09% | 518,725 | 6.03% | - | Other Parties (with < 1%) | 353 | 0.78% | 10,003 | 3.33% | 247,240 | 2.87% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 45,068 !style="text-align:right;" | N/A !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 300,806 !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" | Hanguranketha[19] !colspan="3" width="216px" | Nuwara Eliya Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px" | Sri Lanka | - !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % | - | 24,783 | 57.71% | 175,478 | 58.12% | 3,498,370 | 44.04% | - | 17,904 | 41.69% | 97,658 | 32.35% | 3,887,805 | 48.94% | - | Other Parties (with < 1%) | 254 | 0.59% | 28,782 | 9.53% | 206,815 | 2.60% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 42,941 !style="text-align:right;" | 94.44% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 301,918 !style="text-align:right;" | 93.33% !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" | 2,526 !style="text-align:right;" | 5.56% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 21,592 !style="text-align:right;" | 6.67% !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" | 45,467 !style="text-align:right;" | 84.20% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 323,510 !style="text-align:right;" | 82.37% !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" | 54,001 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 392,770 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 11,163,064 ! |
| - !colspan="2" width="144px"rowspan="2" | Party !colspan="3" width="216px" | Hanguranketha[20] !colspan="3" width="216px" | Nuwara Eliya Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px" | Sri Lanka | - !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % | - | 24,140 | 70.09% | 109,853 | 63.34% | 2,838,005 | 50.71% | - | 9,890 | 28.71% | 47,128 | 27.18% | 1,785,369 | 31.90% | - | Other Parties (with < 1%) | 412 | 1.20% | 16,443 | 9.48% | 363,149 | 6.49% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 34,442 !style="text-align:right;" | 93.34% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 173,424 !style="text-align:right;" | 92.73% !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" | 2,457 !style="text-align:right;" | 6.66% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 13,600 !style="text-align:right;" | 7.27% !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" | 36,899 !style="text-align:right;" | 84.16% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 187,024 !style="text-align:right;" | 81.49% !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" | 43,844 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 229,519 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 9,374,164 ! |
The Hanguranketha Polling Division has a Sinhalese majority (86.4%) . In comparison, the Nuwara Eliya Electoral District (which contains the Hanguranketha Polling Division) has an Indian Tamil majority (53.1%) and a significant Sinhalese population (39.6%) [21]
The Hanguranketha Polling Division has a Buddhist majority (86.2%) and a significant Hindu population (12.6%). In comparison, the Nuwara Eliya Electoral District (which contains the Hanguranketha Polling Division) has a Hindu majority (51.0%) and a significant Buddhist population (39.1%) [1]