| Kothmale | |
| Coordinates: | 7.0389°N 80.6293°W |
| Area Total Km2: | 216.52 |
| Population Total: | 101180 |
| Population Density Km2: | 467 |
| Population As Of: | 2012 |
| Population Footnotes: | [1] |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name2: | Nuwara Eliya Electoral District |
The Kothmale Polling Division is a polling division in the Nuwara Eliya Electoral District of Central Province, Sri Lanka.
The winner of Kothmale has matched the final country result 5 out of 8 times. Hence, Kothmale is a Weak Bellwether for Presidential Elections.
| - ! | Year !colspan="2" width="144px" | Kothmale !colspan="2" width="144px" | Nuwara Eliya Electoral District ! | MAE[2] % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Sri Lanka ! | MAE[3] % | - | 3.57% | 11.33% | - | 4.49% | 8.29% | - | 1.61% | 11.24% | - | 6.12% | 15.70% | - | 2.01% | 2.81% | - | 5.80% | 10.34% | - | 6.11% | 4.10% | - | 4.17% | 3.84% | - ! | Matches/Mean MAE !style="text-align:left;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 5/8 !style="text-align:left;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 4/8 !style="text-align:right;" | 4.23% !style="text-align:left;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 8/8 !style="text-align:right;" | 8.46% |
| - !colspan="2" width="144px"rowspan="2" | Party !colspan="3" width="216px" | Kothmale[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 ! | % | - | 36,901 | 54.70% | 277,913 | 58.28% | 5,564,239 | 41.99% | - | 27,572 | 40.87% | 175,823 | 36.87% | 6,924,255 | 52.25% | - | Other Parties (with < 1%) | 1,929 | 2.86% | 17,237 | 3.61% | 345,452 | 2.61% | - | NMPP | 1,057 | 1.57% | 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" | 67,459 !style="text-align:right;" | 98.78% !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" | 833 !style="text-align:right;" | 1.22% !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" | 68,292 !style="text-align:right;" | 85.22% !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" | 80,139 ! | !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" | Kothmale[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 ! | % | - | 36,343 | 59.48% | 272,605 | 63.88% | 6,217,162 | 51.28% | - | 23,821 | 38.99% | 145,339 | 34.06% | 5,768,090 | 47.58% | - | Other Parties (with < 1%) | 935 | 1.53% | 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" | 61,099 !style="text-align:right;" | 98.36% !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" | 1,018 !style="text-align:right;" | 1.64% !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" | 62,117 !style="text-align:right;" | 79.57% !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" | 78,068 ! | !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" | Kothmale[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 ! | % | - | 26,727 | 50.84% | 180,604 | 52.14% | 4,173,185 | 40.15% | - | 24,120 | 45.88% | 151,604 | 43.77% | 6,015,934 | 57.88% | - | Other Parties (with < 1%) | 1,192 | 2.27% | 10,040 | 2.90% | 165,268 | 1.59% | - | DUNF | 531 | 1.01% | 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" | 52,570 !style="text-align:right;" | 98.03% !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" | 1,057 !style="text-align:right;" | 1.97% !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" | 53,627 !style="text-align:right;" | 75.82% !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" | 70,730 ! | !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" | Kothmale[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 ! | % | - | 33,073 | 64.16% | 250,428 | 70.37% | 4,706,366 | 48.43% | - | 17,645 | 34.23% | 99,550 | 27.97% | 4,887,152 | 50.29% | - | Other Parties (with < 1%) | 830 | 1.61% | 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" | 51,548 !style="text-align:right;" | 98.89% !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" | 576 !style="text-align:right;" | 1.11% !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" | 52,124 !style="text-align:right;" | 78.98% !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" | 65,998 ! | !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" | Kothmale[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 ! | % | - | 22,068 | 49.23% | 147,210 | 46.88% | 4,312,157 | 51.12% | - | 20,984 | 46.82% | 152,836 | 48.68% | 3,602,748 | 42.71% | - | Other Parties (with < 1%) | 945 | 2.11% | 8,065 | 2.57% | 176,679 | 2.09% | - | 826 | 1.84% | 5,879 | 1.87% | 343,927 | 4.08% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 44,823 !style="text-align:right;" | 97.41% !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" | 1,193 !style="text-align:right;" | 2.59% !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" | 46,016 !style="text-align:right;" | 77.56% !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" | 59,333 ! | !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" | Kothmale[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 ! | % | - | 22,034 | 51.58% | 168,929 | 57.14% | 4,709,205 | 62.28% | - | 19,708 | 46.14% | 116,928 | 39.55% | 2,715,283 | 35.91% | - | Ind 2 | 555 | 1.30% | 6,314 | 2.14% | 58,888 | 0.78% | - | Other Parties (with < 1%) | 419 | 0.98% | 3,459 | 1.17% | 78,152 | 1.03% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 42,716 !style="text-align:right;" | 96.28% !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" | 1,651 !style="text-align:right;" | 3.72% !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" | 44,367 !style="text-align:right;" | 77.87% !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" | 56,977 ! | !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" | Kothmale[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 ! | % | - | 17,822 | 56.32% | 112,135 | 62.15% | 2,569,199 | 50.43% | - | 13,549 | 42.82% | 64,907 | 35.98% | 2,289,857 | 44.95% | - | Other Parties (with < 1%) | 272 | 0.86% | 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" | 31,643 !style="text-align:right;" | 98.75% !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" | 401 !style="text-align:right;" | 1.25% !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" | 32,044 !style="text-align:right;" | 81.76% !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" | 39,194 ! | !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" | Kothmale[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 ! | % | - | 18,684 | 59.19% | 109,017 | 63.10% | 3,450,815 | 52.93% | - | 12,036 | 38.13% | 57,093 | 33.05% | 2,546,348 | 39.05% | - | 616 | 1.95% | 4,569 | 2.64% | 273,428 | 4.19% | - | Other Parties (with < 1%) | 229 | 0.73% | 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" | 31,565 !style="text-align:right;" | 99.00% !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" | 320 !style="text-align:right;" | 1.00% !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" | 31,885 !style="text-align:right;" | 85.89% !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" | 37,124 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 203,968 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 8,235,358 ! |
The winner of Kothmale has matched the final country result 5 out of 7 times. Hence, Kothmale is a Weak Bellwether for Parliamentary Elections.
| - ! | Year !colspan="2" width="144px" | Kothmale !colspan="2" width="144px" | Nuwara Eliya Electoral District ! | MAE[12] % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Sri Lanka ! | MAE[13] % | - | 1.95% | 6.35% | - | 4.17% | 2.10% | - | 3.58% | 11.74% | - | 4.71% | 11.07% | - | 3.41% | 5.04% | - | 2.58% | 13.13% | - | 1.64% | 6.94% | - ! | 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;" | 3.15% !style="text-align:left;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 7/7 !style="text-align:right;" | 8.05% |
| - !colspan="2" width="144px"rowspan="2" | Party !colspan="3" width="216px" | Kothmale[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 ! | % | - | 31,373 | 57.12% | 228,920 | 59.06% | 5,098,916 | 45.77% | - | 22,031 | 40.11% | 147,348 | 38.02% | 4,732,664 | 42.48% | - | 1,034 | 1.88% | 5,590 | 1.44% | 544,154 | 4.88% | - | Other Parties (with < 1%) | 487 | 0.89% | 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" | 54,925 !style="text-align:right;" | 92.38% !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" | 4,482 !style="text-align:right;" | 7.54% !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" | 59,454 !style="text-align:right;" | 76.16% !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" | 78,068 ! | !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" | Kothmale[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 ! | % | - | 24,790 | 61.45% | 149,111 | 56.06% | 4,846,388 | 60.38% | - | 13,553 | 33.60% | 96,885 | 36.43% | 2,357,057 | 29.37% | - | UPF | 1,120 | 2.78% | 13,189 | 4.96% | 24,670 | 0.31% | - | DNA | 700 | 1.74% | 3,984 | 1.50% | 441,251 | 5.50% | - | Other Parties (with < 1%) | 177 | 0.44% | 2,793 | 1.05% | 34,436 | 0.43% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 40,340 !style="text-align:right;" | 88.25% !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" | 5,327 !style="text-align:right;" | 11.65% !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" | 45,711 !style="text-align:right;" | 64.63% !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" | 70,730 ! | !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" | Kothmale[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 ! | % | - | 25,390 | 52.96% | 176,971 | 54.02% | 3,486,792 | 37.73% | - | 15,964 | 33.30% | 82,945 | 25.32% | 4,223,126 | 45.70% | - | UPF | 4,182 | 8.72% | 49,728 | 15.18% | 49,728 | 0.54% | - | CDUA | 1,563 | 3.26% | 10,736 | 3.28% | 10,736 | 0.12% | - | 593 | 1.24% | 4,454 | 1.36% | 552,723 | 5.98% | - | Other Parties (with < 1%) | 250 | 0.52% | 2,775 | 0.85% | 42,827 | 0.46% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 47,942 !style="text-align:right;" | 94.30% !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" | 2,896 !style="text-align:right;" | 5.70% !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" | 50,838 !style="text-align:right;" | 78.16% !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" | 65,044 ! | !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" | Kothmale[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 ! | % | - | 29,549 | 63.77% | 215,157 | 68.28% | 4,086,026 | 45.62% | - | 14,421 | 31.12% | 77,733 | 24.67% | 3,330,815 | 37.19% | - | 1,508 | 3.25% | 11,080 | 3.52% | 815,353 | 9.10% | - | Other Parties (with < 1%) | 859 | 1.85% | 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" | 46,337 !style="text-align:right;" | 92.72% !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" | 3,638 !style="text-align:right;" | 7.28% !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" | 49,975 !style="text-align:right;" | 80.30% !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" | 62,232 ! | !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" | Kothmale[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 ! | % | - | 21,623 | 49.94% | 158,018 | 52.53% | 3,899,329 | 45.33% | - | 20,283 | 46.85% | 126,486 | 42.05% | 3,451,765 | 40.12% | - | 950 | 2.19% | 6,299 | 2.09% | 518,725 | 6.03% | - | Other Parties (with < 1%) | 438 | 1.01% | 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" | 43,294 !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" | Kothmale[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 ! | % | - | 26,542 | 59.58% | 175,478 | 58.12% | 3,498,370 | 44.04% | - | 16,112 | 36.17% | 97,658 | 32.35% | 3,887,805 | 48.94% | - | IND1 | 1,610 | 3.61% | 27,374 | 9.07% | 48,199 | 0.61% | - | Other Parties (with < 1%) | 284 | 0.64% | 1,408 | 0.47% | 158,616 | 2.00% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 44,548 !style="text-align:right;" | 94.47% !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" | 2,607 !style="text-align:right;" | 5.53% !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" | 47,155 !style="text-align:right;" | 82.76% !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" | 56,977 ! | !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" | Kothmale[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 ! | % | - | 18,712 | 63.76% | 109,853 | 63.34% | 2,838,005 | 50.71% | - | 9,175 | 31.26% | 47,128 | 27.18% | 1,785,369 | 31.90% | - | 710 | 2.42% | 10,509 | 6.06% | 19,150 | 0.34% | - | SLMC | 492 | 1.68% | 1,720 | 0.99% | 202,016 | 3.61% | - | Other Parties (with < 1%) | 260 | 0.89% | 4,214 | 2.43% | 141,983 | 2.54% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 29,349 !style="text-align:right;" | 92.33% !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" | 2,439 !style="text-align:right;" | 7.67% !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" | 31,788 !style="text-align:right;" | 82.17% !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" | 38,688 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 229,519 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 9,374,164 ! |
The Kothmale Polling Division has a Sinhalese majority (52.6%) and a significant Indian Tamil population (36.4%) . In comparison, the Nuwara Eliya Electoral District (which contains the Kothmale Polling Division) has an Indian Tamil majority (53.1%) and a significant Sinhalese population (39.6%) [21]
The Kothmale Polling Division has a Buddhist majority (52.3%) and a significant Hindu population (36.5%) . In comparison, the Nuwara Eliya Electoral District (which contains the Kothmale Polling Division) has a Hindu majority (51.0%) and a significant Buddhist population (39.1%) [1]