Kundasale Electoral District Explained

Kundasale electoral district was an electoral district of Sri Lanka between March 1960 and February 1989. The district was named after the town of Kundasale in Kandy District, Central Province. The 1978 Constitution of Sri Lanka introduced the proportional representation electoral system for electing members of Parliament. The existing 160 mainly single-member electoral districts were replaced with 22 multi-member electoral districts.^[1] Kundasale electoral district was replaced by the Kandy multi-member electoral district at the 1989 general elections.

Members of Parliament

Key

Election		Member	Party	Term
	1960 (March)	U. P. Y. Jinadasa	Sri Lanka Freedom Party	1960
	1960 (July)			1960-1965
	1965	R. P. Wijesiri	United National Party	1965-1970
	1970	U. P. Y. Jinadasa	Sri Lanka Freedom Party	1970-1977
	1977	D. M. Chandrapala	United National Party	1977-1983

Elections

1960 (March) Parliamentary General Election

Results of the 4th parliamentary election held on 19 March 1960:^[2]

align=left width="180"	Candidate!	align=left width="180"	Party!	align=left width="120"	Symbol!	align=left width="60"	Votes!	align=left width="60"	%
		Hand	7,121	49.79
S. B. Udurawana		Elephant	4,438	31.03
C. B. Dehigama		Eye	872	6.10
Dharmasena Samarawickrema		Umbrella	558	3.90
K. B. Kandekumbura		Ladder	469	3.28
W. T. B. Karaliadde		Clock	364	2.55
H. Don Sirinayake		Cartwheel	303	2.12
align=left colspan=3	Valid Votes	14,125	98.76
align=left colspan=3	Rejected Votes	177	1.24
align=left colspan=3	Total Polled	14,302	100.00
align=left colspan=3	Registered Electors	17,265
align=left colspan=4	Turnout	82.84

1960 (July) Parliamentary General Election

Results of the 5th parliamentary election held on 20 July 1960:^[3]

align=left width="180"	Candidate!	align=left width="180"	Party!	align=left width="120"	Symbol!	align=left width="60"	Votes!	align=left width="60"	%
		Hand	8,096	54.99
		Elephant	6,510	44.21
align=left colspan=3	Valid Votes	14,606	99.21
align=left colspan=3	Rejected Votes	116	0.78
align=left colspan=3	Total Polled	14,722	100.00
align=left colspan=3	Registered Electors	17,265
align=left colspan=4	Turnout	85.27

1965 Parliamentary General Election

Results of the 6th parliamentary election held on 22 March 1965:^[4]

align=left width="180"	Candidate!	align=left width="180"	Party!	align=left width="120"	Symbol!	align=left width="60"	Votes!	align=left width="60"	%
		Elephant	10,624	61.65
		Hand	9,641	55.95
W. M. D. B. Weerakoon		Cartwheel	178	1.03
align=left colspan=3	Valid Votes	17,160	99.58
align=left colspan=3	Rejected Votes	72	0.41
align=left colspan=3	Total Polled	17,232	100.00
align=left colspan=3	Registered Electors	19,715
align=left colspan=4	Turnout	87.41

1970 Parliamentary General Election

Results of the 7th parliamentary election held on 27 May 1970:^[5]

align=left width="180"	Candidate!	align=left width="180"	Party!	align=left width="120"	Symbol!	align=left width="60"	Votes!	align=left width="60"	%
		Hand	13,317	53.84
		Elephant	11,208	45.31
Lionel Kulatunge		Bell	116	0.47
align=left colspan=3	Valid Votes	24,641	99.62
align=left colspan=3	Rejected Votes	94	0.38
align=left colspan=3	Total Polled	24,735	100.00
align=left colspan=3	Registered Electors	27,297
align=left colspan=4	Turnout	90.61

1977 Parliamentary General Election

Results of the 7th parliamentary election held on 21 July 1977:^[6]

align=left width="180"	Candidate!	align=left width="180"	Party!	align=left width="120"	Symbol!	align=left width="60"	Votes!	align=left width="60"	%
		Elephant	18,918	60.94
		Hand	11,732	37.79
Udaya Senanayake		Key	392	1.26
align=left colspan=3	Valid Votes	30,961	99.74
align=left colspan=3	Rejected Votes	81	0.26
align=left colspan=3	Total Polled	31,042	100.00
align=left colspan=3	Registered Electors	35,074
align=left colspan=4	Turnout	88.50

Notes and References

1. Web site: The Electoral System. Parliament of Sri Lanka.
2. Web site: Result of Parliamentary General Election 19 March 1960 . Department of Elections, Sri Lanka . 16 June 2020 .
3. Web site: Result of Parliamentary General Election 20 July 1960. Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. 16 June 2020.
4. Web site: Result of Parliamentary General Election 1965. Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. 16 June 2020.
5. Web site: Result of Parliamentary General Election 1970 . Department of Elections, Sri Lanka . 16 June 2020 .
6. Web site: Result of Parliamentary General Election 1977 . Department of Elections, Sri Lanka . 16 June 2020 .