| Kekirawa | |
| Coordinates: | 8.0256°N 80.6274°W |
| Area Total Km2: | 771.25 |
| Population Total: | 108825 |
| Population Density Km2: | 141 |
| Population As Of: | 2012 |
| Population Footnotes: | [1] |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name2: | Anuradhapura Electoral District |
The Kekirawa Polling Division is a Polling Division in the Anuradhapura Electoral District, in the North Central Province, Sri Lanka.
The winner of Kekirawa has matched the final country result 6 out of 8 times. Hence, Kekirawa is a Weak Bellwether for Presidential Elections.
| - ! | Year !colspan="2" width="144px" | Kekirawa !colspan="2" width="144px" | Anuradhapura Electoral District ! | MAE[2] % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Sri Lanka ! | MAE[3] % | - | 2.57% | 3.90% | - | 1.55% | 4.32% | - | 2.50% | 5.68% | - | 3.82% | 0.92% | - | 1.95% | 1.01% | - | 3.05% | 1.41% | - | 0.27% | 8.22% | - | 2.55% | 2.23% | - ! | Matches/Mean MAE !style="text-align:left;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 6/8 !style="text-align:left;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 6/8 !style="text-align:right;" | 2.28% !style="text-align:left;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 8/8 !style="text-align:right;" | 3.46% |
| - !colspan="2" width="144px"rowspan="2" | Party !colspan="3" width="216px" | Kekirawa[4] !colspan="3" width="216px" | Anuradhapura Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px" | Sri Lanka | - !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % | - | 39,361 | 56.65% | 342,223 | 58.97% | 6,924,255 | 52.25% | - | 26,538 | 38.19% | 202,348 | 34.87% | 5,564,239 | 41.99% | - | NMPP | 1,929 | 2.78% | 22,879 | 3.94% | 418,553 | 3.16% | - | Other Parties (with < 1%) | 1,653 | 2.38% | 12,896 | 2.22% | 345,452 | 2.61% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 69,481 !style="text-align:right;" | 99.30% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 580,346 !style="text-align:right;" | 99.16% !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" | 493 !style="text-align:right;" | 0.70% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 4,916 !style="text-align:right;" | 0.84% !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" | 69,974 !style="text-align:right;" | 84.05% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 585,262 !style="text-align:right;" | 85.76% !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" | 83,254 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 682,450 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 15,992,568 ! |
| - !colspan="2" width="144px"rowspan="2" | Party !colspan="3" width="216px" | Kekirawa[5] !colspan="3" width="216px" | Anuradhapura Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px" | Sri Lanka | - !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % | - | 32,563 | 51.96% | 281,161 | 53.59% | 5,768,090 | 47.58% | - | 29,410 | 46.93% | 238,407 | 45.44% | 6,217,162 | 51.28% | - | Other Parties (with < 1%) | 693 | 1.11% | 5,065 | 0.97% | 138,200 | 1.14% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 62,666 !style="text-align:right;" | 99.12% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 524,633 !style="text-align:right;" | 99.15% !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" | 559 !style="text-align:right;" | 0.88% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 4,500 !style="text-align:right;" | 0.85% !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" | 63,225 !style="text-align:right;" | 75.78% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 529,133 !style="text-align:right;" | 77.71% !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" | 83,431 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 680,877 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 15,585,942 ! |
| - !colspan="2" width="144px"rowspan="2" | Party !colspan="3" width="216px" | Kekirawa[6] !colspan="3" width="216px" | Anuradhapura Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px" | Sri Lanka | - !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % | - | 34,101 | 63.75% | 298,448 | 66.32% | 6,015,934 | 57.88% | - | 18,431 | 34.46% | 143,761 | 31.94% | 4,173,185 | 40.15% | - | Other Parties (with < 1%) | 959 | 1.79% | 7,829 | 1.74% | 204,494 | 1.97% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 53,491 !style="text-align:right;" | 99.27% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 450,038 !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" | 396 !style="text-align:right;" | 0.73% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 3,785 !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" | 53,887 !style="text-align:right;" | 72.93% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 453,823 !style="text-align:right;" | 73.65% !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" | 73,885 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 616,186 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 15,734,587 ! |
| - !colspan="2" width="144px"rowspan="2" | Party !colspan="3" width="216px" | Kekirawa[7] !colspan="3" width="216px" | Anuradhapura Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px" | Sri Lanka | - !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % | - | 26,220 | 51.19% | 231,040 | 55.08% | 4,887,152 | 50.29% | - | 24,314 | 47.47% | 182,956 | 43.62% | 4,706,366 | 48.43% | - | Other Parties (with < 1%) | 690 | 1.35% | 5,438 | 1.30% | 123,521 | 1.27% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 51,224 !style="text-align:right;" | 99.02% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 419,434 !style="text-align:right;" | 98.92% !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" | 506 !style="text-align:right;" | 0.98% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 4,563 !style="text-align:right;" | 1.08% !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" | 51,730 !style="text-align:right;" | 75.33% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 423,997 !style="text-align:right;" | 75.41% !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" | 68,671 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 562,259 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 14,136,979 ! |
| - !colspan="2" width="144px"rowspan="2" | Party !colspan="3" width="216px" | Kekirawa[8] !colspan="3" width="216px" | Anuradhapura Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px" | Sri Lanka | - !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % | - | 23,631 | 52.86% | 189,073 | 54.14% | 4,312,157 | 51.12% | - | 19,151 | 42.84% | 139,180 | 39.86% | 3,602,748 | 42.71% | - | 1,144 | 2.56% | 14,612 | 4.18% | 343,927 | 4.08% | - | Other Parties (with < 1%) | 778 | 1.74% | 6,336 | 1.81% | 176,679 | 2.09% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 44,704 !style="text-align:right;" | 97.89% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 349,201 !style="text-align:right;" | 98.05% !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" | 964 !style="text-align:right;" | 2.11% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 6,949 !style="text-align:right;" | 1.95% !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" | 45,668 !style="text-align:right;" | 77.82% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 356,150 !style="text-align:right;" | 75.63% !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" | 58,684 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 470,907 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 11,965,536 ! |
| - !colspan="2" width="144px"rowspan="2" | Party !colspan="3" width="216px" | Kekirawa[9] !colspan="3" width="216px" | Anuradhapura Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px" | Sri Lanka | - !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % | - | 23,583 | 60.93% | 200,146 | 63.99% | 4,709,205 | 62.28% | - | 14,517 | 37.51% | 107,342 | 34.32% | 2,715,283 | 35.91% | - | Other Parties (with < 1%) | 604 | 1.56% | 5,309 | 1.70% | 137,040 | 1.81% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 38,704 !style="text-align:right;" | 98.00% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 312,797 !style="text-align:right;" | 98.05% !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" | 789 !style="text-align:right;" | 2.00% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 6,205 !style="text-align:right;" | 1.95% !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" | 39,493 !style="text-align:right;" | 77.48% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 319,002 !style="text-align:right;" | 76.16% !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" | 50,969 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 418,857 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 11,158,880 ! |
| - !colspan="2" width="144px"rowspan="2" | Party !colspan="3" width="216px" | Kekirawa[10] !colspan="3" width="216px" | Anuradhapura Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px" | Sri Lanka | - !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % | - | 7,203 | 55.08% | 73,154 | 55.15% | 2,289,857 | 44.95% | - | 5,683 | 43.46% | 56,951 | 42.94% | 2,569,199 | 50.43% | - | 191 | 1.46% | 2,529 | 1.91% | 235,701 | 4.63% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 13,077 !style="text-align:right;" | 99.02% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 132,634 !style="text-align:right;" | 98.36% !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" | 129 !style="text-align:right;" | 0.98% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 2,207 !style="text-align:right;" | 1.64% !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" | 13,206 !style="text-align:right;" | 32.20% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 134,841 !style="text-align:right;" | 40.18% !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" | 41,013 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 335,551 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 9,283,143 ! |
| - !colspan="2" width="144px"rowspan="2" | Party !colspan="3" width="216px" | Kekirawa[11] !colspan="3" width="216px" | Anuradhapura Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px" | Sri Lanka | - !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % | - | 15,454 | 54.02% | 117,873 | 49.84% | 3,450,815 | 52.93% | - | 12,281 | 42.93% | 102,973 | 43.54% | 2,546,348 | 39.05% | - | 733 | 2.56% | 13,911 | 5.88% | 273,428 | 4.19% | - | Other Parties (with < 1%) | 142 | 0.50% | 1,766 | 0.75% | 249,460 | 3.83% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 28,610 !style="text-align:right;" | 99.27% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 236,523 !style="text-align:right;" | 99.04% !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" | 209 !style="text-align:right;" | 0.73% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 2,294 !style="text-align:right;" | 0.96% !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" | 28,819 !style="text-align:right;" | 87.52% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 238,817 !style="text-align:right;" | 84.68% !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" | 32,927 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 282,018 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 8,235,358 ! |
The winner of Kekirawa has matched the final country result 7 out of 7 times. Hence, Kekirawa is a Perfect Bellwether for Parliamentary Elections.
| - ! | Year !colspan="2" width="144px" | Kekirawa !colspan="2" width="144px" | Anuradhapura Electoral District ! | MAE[12] % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Sri Lanka ! | MAE[13] % | - | 2.38% | 3.19% | - | 17.26% | 11.16% | - | 3.28% | 5.86% | - | 4.14% | 3.32% | - | 2.36% | 2.34% | - | 3.20% | 2.82% | - | 4.10% | 4.68% | - ! | Matches/Mean MAE !style="text-align:left;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 7/7 !style="text-align:left;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 6/7 !style="text-align:right;" | 5.25% !style="text-align:left;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 7/7 !style="text-align:right;" | 4.77% |
| - !colspan="2" width="144px"rowspan="2" | Party !colspan="3" width="216px" | Kekirawa[14] !colspan="3" width="216px" | Anuradhapura Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px" | Sri Lanka | - !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % | - | 27,163 | 48.44% | 213,072 | 44.85% | 5,098,916 | 45.77% | - | 26,372 | 47.03% | 229,856 | 48.39% | 4,732,664 | 42.48% | - | 2,359 | 4.21% | 28,701 | 6.04% | 544,154 | 4.88% | - | Other Parties (with < 1%) | 183 | 0.33% | 3,418 | 0.72% | 80,543 | 0.72% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 56,077 !style="text-align:right;" | 93.46% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 475,047 !style="text-align:right;" | 94.28% !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" | 3,888 !style="text-align:right;" | 6.48% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 28,462 !style="text-align:right;" | 5.65% !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" | 60,000 !style="text-align:right;" | 71.92% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 503,845 !style="text-align:right;" | 79.13% !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" | 83,431 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 636,733 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 15,044,490 ! |
| - !colspan="2" width="144px"rowspan="2" | Party !colspan="3" width="216px" | Kekirawa[15] !colspan="3" width="216px" | Anuradhapura Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px" | Sri Lanka | - !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % | - | 17,029 | 43.09% | 221,204 | 66.52% | 4,846,388 | 60.38% | - | 10,850 | 27.46% | 80,360 | 24.17% | 2,357,057 | 29.37% | - | 10,121 | 25.61% | 11,445 | 3.44% | 12,166 | 0.15% | - | DNA | 1,298 | 3.28% | 18,129 | 5.45% | 441,251 | 5.50% | - | Other Parties (with < 1%) | 220 | 0.56% | 1,400 | 0.42% | 18,658 | 0.23% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 39,518 !style="text-align:right;" | 92.05% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 332,538 !style="text-align:right;" | 93.55% !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" | 3,412 !style="text-align:right;" | 7.95% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 22,930 !style="text-align:right;" | 6.45% !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" | 42,930 !style="text-align:right;" | 58.10% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 355,468 !style="text-align:right;" | 57.35% !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" | 73,885 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 619,845 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 14,097,690 ! |
| - !colspan="2" width="144px"rowspan="2" | Party !colspan="3" width="216px" | Kekirawa[16] !colspan="3" width="216px" | Anuradhapura Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px" | Sri Lanka | - !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % | - | 24,446 | 53.67% | 212,943 | 57.22% | 4,223,126 | 45.70% | - | 19,606 | 43.05% | 148,612 | 39.94% | 3,486,792 | 37.73% | - | 1,165 | 2.56% | 8,034 | 2.16% | 552,723 | 5.98% | - | Other Parties (with < 1%) | 329 | 0.72% | 2,536 | 0.68% | 51,070 | 0.55% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 45,546 !style="text-align:right;" | 94.35% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 372,125 !style="text-align:right;" | 94.59% !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" | 2,725 !style="text-align:right;" | 5.65% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 21,281 !style="text-align:right;" | 5.41% !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" | 48,271 !style="text-align:right;" | 73.10% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 393,406 !style="text-align:right;" | 76.52% !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" | 66,036 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 514,149 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 12,909,631 ! |
| - !colspan="2" width="144px"rowspan="2" | Party !colspan="3" width="216px" | Kekirawa[17] !colspan="3" width="216px" | Anuradhapura Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px" | Sri Lanka | - !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % | - | 22,853 | 51.61% | 165,055 | 45.93% | 4,086,026 | 45.62% | - | 17,088 | 38.59% | 149,393 | 41.57% | 3,330,815 | 37.19% | - | 3,754 | 8.48% | 40,005 | 11.13% | 815,353 | 9.10% | - | Other Parties (with < 1%) | 581 | 1.31% | 4,891 | 1.36% | 108,710 | 1.21% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 44,276 !style="text-align:right;" | 94.41% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 359,344 !style="text-align:right;" | 94.78% !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" | 2,621 !style="text-align:right;" | 5.59% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 19,796 !style="text-align:right;" | 5.22% !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" | 46,897 !style="text-align:right;" | 75.03% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 379,140 !style="text-align:right;" | 77.41% !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" | 62,502 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 489,776 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 12,428,762 ! |
| - !colspan="2" width="144px"rowspan="2" | Party !colspan="3" width="216px" | Kekirawa[18] !colspan="3" width="216px" | Anuradhapura Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px" | Sri Lanka | - !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % | - | 20,480 | 46.37% | 169,424 | 48.30% | 3,899,329 | 45.33% | - | 19,578 | 44.33% | 144,662 | 41.24% | 3,451,765 | 40.12% | - | 1,738 | 3.93% | 21,274 | 6.06% | 518,725 | 6.03% | - | 1,665 | 3.77% | 9,369 | 2.67% | 185,593 | 2.16% | - | Other Parties (with < 1%) | 708 | 1.60% | 6,042 | 1.72% | 245,927 | 2.86% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 44,169 !style="text-align:right;" | N/A !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 350,771 !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" | Kekirawa[19] !colspan="3" width="216px" | Anuradhapura Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px" | Sri Lanka | - !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % | - | 20,987 | 52.11% | 180,454 | 55.19% | 3,887,805 | 48.94% | - | 18,886 | 46.89% | 142,084 | 43.45% | 3,498,370 | 44.04% | - | Other Parties (with < 1%) | 400 | 0.99% | 4,446 | 1.36% | 158,616 | 2.00% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 40,273 !style="text-align:right;" | 95.32% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 326,984 !style="text-align:right;" | 95.72% !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" | 1,976 !style="text-align:right;" | 4.68% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 14,620 !style="text-align:right;" | 4.28% !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" | 42,249 !style="text-align:right;" | 82.89% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 341,604 !style="text-align:right;" | 81.54% !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" | 50,969 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 418,959 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 11,163,064 ! |
| - !colspan="2" width="144px"rowspan="2" | Party !colspan="3" width="216px" | Kekirawa[20] !colspan="3" width="216px" | Anuradhapura Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px" | Sri Lanka | - !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % | - | 14,020 | 52.39% | 92,726 | 56.39% | 2,838,005 | 50.71% | - | 11,670 | 43.61% | 64,010 | 38.92% | 1,785,369 | 31.90% | - | IND | 765 | 2.86% | 4,057 | 2.47% | 12,285 | 0.22% | - | Other Parties (with < 1%) | 304 | 1.14% | 3,652 | 2.22% | 300,186 | 5.36% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 26,759 !style="text-align:right;" | 92.03% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 164,445 !style="text-align:right;" | 92.03% !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" | 2,316 !style="text-align:right;" | 7.97% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 14,245 !style="text-align:right;" | 7.97% !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" | 29,075 !style="text-align:right;" | 71.60% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 178,690 !style="text-align:right;" | 53.49% !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" | 40,606 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 334,073 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 9,374,164 ! |
The Kekirawa Polling Division has a Sinhalese majority (83.7%) and a significant Moor population (14.4%) . In comparison, the Anuradhapura Electoral District (which contains the Kekirawa Polling Division) has a Sinhalese majority (91.0%) [21]
The Kekirawa Polling Division has a Buddhist majority (83.0%) and a significant Muslim population (14.6%) . In comparison, the Anuradhapura Electoral District (which contains the Kekirawa Polling Division) has a Buddhist majority (90.1%) [1]