| Mahanuwara | |
| Coordinates: | 7.2682°N 80.6226°W |
| Area Total Km2: | 34.16 |
| Population Total: | 96017 |
| Population Density Km2: | 2811 |
| Population As Of: | 2012 |
| Population Footnotes: | [1] |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name2: | Kandy Electoral District |
The Mahanuwara Polling Division is a Polling Division in the Kandy Electoral District, in the Central Province, Sri Lanka.
The winner of Mahanuwara has matched the final country result 4 out of 8 times.
| - ! | Year !colspan="2" width="144px" | Mahanuwara !colspan="2" width="144px" | Kandy Electoral District ! | MAE[2] % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Sri Lanka ! | MAE[3] % | - | 6.57% | 8.58% | - | 11.20% | 14.46% | - | 11.68% | 15.30% | - | 9.23% | 15.08% | - | 9.50% | 10.86% | - | 3.46% | 9.06% | - | 5.72% | 8.45% | - | 8.43% | 12.65% | - ! | Matches/Mean MAE !style="text-align:left;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 4/8 !style="text-align:left;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 7/8 !style="text-align:right;" | 8.22% !style="text-align:left;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 8/8 !style="text-align:right;" | 11.80% |
| - !colspan="2" width="144px"rowspan="2" | Party !colspan="3" width="216px" | Mahanuwara[4] !colspan="3" width="216px" | Kandy Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px" | Sri Lanka | - !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % | - | 16,334 | 51.36% | 417,355 | 44.64% | 5,564,239 | 41.99% | - | 13,795 | 43.38% | 471,502 | 50.43% | 6,924,255 | 52.25% | - | NMPP | 966 | 3.04% | 23,539 | 2.52% | 418,553 | 3.16% | - | Other Parties (with < 1%) | 709 | 2.23% | 22,479 | 2.40% | 345,452 | 2.61% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 31,804 !style="text-align:right;" | 98.73% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 934,875 !style="text-align:right;" | 99.04% !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" | 409 !style="text-align:right;" | 1.27% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 9,020 !style="text-align:right;" | 0.96% !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" | 32,213 !style="text-align:right;" | 79.52% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 943,895 !style="text-align:right;" | 84.89% !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" | 40,507 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 1,111,860 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 15,992,568 ! |
| - !colspan="2" width="144px"rowspan="2" | Party !colspan="3" width="216px" | Mahanuwara[5] !colspan="3" width="216px" | Kandy Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px" | Sri Lanka | - !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % | - | 20,316 | 66.14% | 466,994 | 54.56% | 6,217,162 | 51.28% | - | 10,200 | 33.21% | 378,585 | 44.23% | 5,768,090 | 47.58% | - | Other Parties (with < 1%) | 199 | 0.65% | 10,329 | 1.21% | 138,200 | 1.14% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 30,715 !style="text-align:right;" | 98.71% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 855,908 !style="text-align:right;" | 98.73% !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" | 401 !style="text-align:right;" | 1.29% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 10,993 !style="text-align:right;" | 1.27% !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" | 31,116 !style="text-align:right;" | 77.75% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 866,901 !style="text-align:right;" | 79.71% !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" | 40,020 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 1,087,542 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 15,585,942 ! |
| - !colspan="2" width="144px"rowspan="2" | Party !colspan="3" width="216px" | Mahanuwara[6] !colspan="3" width="216px" | Kandy Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px" | Sri Lanka | - !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % | - | 15,358 | 56.30% | 329,492 | 43.89% | 4,173,185 | 40.15% | - | 11,636 | 42.66% | 406,636 | 54.16% | 6,015,934 | 57.88% | - | Other Parties (with < 1%) | 283 | 1.04% | 14,658 | 1.95% | 204,494 | 1.97% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 27,277 !style="text-align:right;" | 99.03% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 750,786 !style="text-align:right;" | 98.85% !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" | 268 !style="text-align:right;" | 0.97% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 8,700 !style="text-align:right;" | 1.15% !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" | 27,545 !style="text-align:right;" | 74.57% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 759,486 !style="text-align:right;" | 75.87% !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" | 36,938 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 1,001,074 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 15,734,587 ! |
| - !colspan="2" width="144px"rowspan="2" | Party !colspan="3" width="216px" | Mahanuwara[7] !colspan="3" width="216px" | Kandy Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px" | Sri Lanka | - !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % | - | 17,130 | 63.89% | 387,150 | 54.33% | 4,706,366 | 48.43% | - | 9,435 | 35.19% | 315,672 | 44.30% | 4,887,152 | 50.29% | - | Other Parties (with < 1%) | 246 | 0.92% | 9,798 | 1.37% | 123,521 | 1.27% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 26,811 !style="text-align:right;" | 98.77% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 712,620 !style="text-align:right;" | 98.64% !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" | 335 !style="text-align:right;" | 1.23% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 9,817 !style="text-align:right;" | 1.36% !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" | 27,146 !style="text-align:right;" | 74.73% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 722,437 !style="text-align:right;" | 77.37% !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" | 36,326 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 933,754 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 14,136,979 ! |
| - !colspan="2" width="144px"rowspan="2" | Party !colspan="3" width="216px" | Mahanuwara[8] !colspan="3" width="216px" | Kandy Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px" | Sri Lanka | - !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % | - | 13,809 | 54.60% | 276,360 | 45.10% | 3,602,748 | 42.71% | - | 10,101 | 39.94% | 308,187 | 50.29% | 4,312,157 | 51.12% | - | 639 | 2.53% | 15,512 | 2.53% | 343,927 | 4.08% | - | Other Parties (with < 1%) | 394 | 1.56% | 9,472 | 1.55% | 140,825 | 1.67% | - | 349 | 1.38% | 3,280 | 0.54% | 35,854 | 0.43% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 25,292 !style="text-align:right;" | 97.59% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 612,811 !style="text-align:right;" | 97.29% !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" | 624 !style="text-align:right;" | 2.41% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 17,060 !style="text-align:right;" | 2.71% !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" | 25,916 !style="text-align:right;" | 75.32% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 629,871 !style="text-align:right;" | 77.61% !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" | 34,410 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 811,606 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 11,965,536 ! |
| - !colspan="2" width="144px"rowspan="2" | Party !colspan="3" width="216px" | Mahanuwara[9] !colspan="3" width="216px" | Kandy Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px" | Sri Lanka | - !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % | - | 12,339 | 52.98% | 320,110 | 56.64% | 4,709,205 | 62.28% | - | 10,477 | 44.98% | 235,519 | 41.68% | 2,715,283 | 35.91% | - | 258 | 1.11% | 2,618 | 0.46% | 32,651 | 0.43% | - | Other Parties (with < 1%) | 217 | 0.93% | 6,870 | 1.22% | 104,389 | 1.38% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 23,291 !style="text-align:right;" | 97.56% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 565,117 !style="text-align:right;" | 97.55% !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" | 583 !style="text-align:right;" | 2.44% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 14,179 !style="text-align:right;" | 2.45% !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" | 23,874 !style="text-align:right;" | 73.83% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 579,296 !style="text-align:right;" | 77.85% !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" | 32,335 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 744,151 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 11,158,880 ! |
| - !colspan="2" width="144px"rowspan="2" | Party !colspan="3" width="216px" | Mahanuwara[10] !colspan="3" width="216px" | Kandy Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px" | Sri Lanka | - !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % | - | 11,301 | 59.87% | 234,124 | 54.88% | 2,569,199 | 50.43% | - | 6,959 | 36.86% | 186,187 | 43.65% | 2,289,857 | 44.95% | - | 617 | 3.27% | 6,266 | 1.47% | 235,701 | 4.63% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 18,877 !style="text-align:right;" | 98.45% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 426,577 !style="text-align:right;" | 98.57% !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" | 297 !style="text-align:right;" | 1.55% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 6,167 !style="text-align:right;" | 1.43% !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" | 19,174 !style="text-align:right;" | 66.21% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 432,744 !style="text-align:right;" | 68.36% !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" | 28,958 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 633,030 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 9,283,143 ! |
| - !colspan="2" width="144px"rowspan="2" | Party !colspan="3" width="216px" | Mahanuwara[11] !colspan="3" width="216px" | Kandy Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px" | Sri Lanka | - !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % | - | 15,729 | 68.60% | 289,621 | 59.80% | 3,450,815 | 52.93% | - | 6,498 | 28.34% | 178,647 | 36.89% | 2,546,348 | 39.05% | - | 408 | 1.78% | 12,493 | 2.58% | 273,428 | 4.19% | - | Other Parties (with < 1%) | 295 | 1.29% | 3,536 | 0.73% | 249,460 | 3.83% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 22,930 !style="text-align:right;" | 99.12% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 484,297 !style="text-align:right;" | 99.07% !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" | 203 !style="text-align:right;" | 0.88% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 4,548 !style="text-align:right;" | 0.93% !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" | 23,133 !style="text-align:right;" | 77.76% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 488,845 !style="text-align:right;" | 89.44% !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" | 29,751 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 546,565 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 8,235,358 ! |
The winner of Mahanuwara has matched the final country result 3 out of 7 times.
| - ! | Year !colspan="2" width="144px" | Mahanuwara !colspan="2" width="144px" | Kandy Electoral District ! | MAE[12] % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Sri Lanka ! | MAE[13] % | - | 8.65% | 14.07% | - | 15.38% | 15.78% | - | 9.94% | 15.62% | - | 12.24% | 13.80% | - | 12.27% | 11.54% | - | 2.61% | 7.40% | - | 2.36% | 7.92% | - ! | Matches/Mean MAE !style="text-align:left;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 3/7 !style="text-align:left;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 5/7 !style="text-align:right;" | 9.06% !style="text-align:left;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 7/7 !style="text-align:right;" | 12.31% |
| - !colspan="2" width="144px"rowspan="2" | Party !colspan="3" width="216px" | Mahanuwara[14] !colspan="3" width="216px" | Kandy Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px" | Sri Lanka | - !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % | - | 18,346 | 64.26% | 440,761 | 55.61% | 5,098,916 | 45.77% | - | 8,369 | 29.31% | 309,152 | 39.00% | 4,732,664 | 42.48% | - | 1,497 | 5.24% | 30,669 | 3.87% | 544,154 | 4.88% | - | Other Parties (with < 1%) | 339 | 1.19% | 12,055 | 1.52% | 100,088 | 0.90% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 28,551 !style="text-align:right;" | 97.50% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 792,637 !style="text-align:right;" | 95.48% !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" | 721 !style="text-align:right;" | 2.46% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 37,065 !style="text-align:right;" | 4.46% !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" | 29,282 !style="text-align:right;" | 73.17% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 830,165 !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" | 40,020 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 1,049,160 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 15,044,490 ! |
| - !colspan="2" width="144px"rowspan="2" | Party !colspan="3" width="216px" | Mahanuwara[15] !colspan="3" width="216px" | Kandy Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px" | Sri Lanka | - !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % | - | 10,226 | 48.76% | 192,798 | 34.50% | 2,357,057 | 29.37% | - | 9,187 | 43.81% | 339,819 | 60.81% | 4,846,388 | 60.38% | - | DNA | 1,454 | 6.93% | 23,728 | 4.25% | 441,251 | 5.50% | - | Other Parties (with < 1%) | 105 | 0.50% | 2,459 | 0.44% | 30,354 | 0.38% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 20,972 !style="text-align:right;" | 93.75% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 558,804 !style="text-align:right;" | 90.49% !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" | 1,389 !style="text-align:right;" | 6.21% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 58,333 !style="text-align:right;" | 9.45% !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" | 22,369 !style="text-align:right;" | 60.56% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 617,559 !style="text-align:right;" | 61.70% !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" | 36,938 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 1,000,861 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 14,097,690 ! |
| - !colspan="2" width="144px"rowspan="2" | Party !colspan="3" width="216px" | Mahanuwara[16] !colspan="3" width="216px" | Kandy Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px" | Sri Lanka | - !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % | - | 14,367 | 55.99% | 313,859 | 49.99% | 3,486,792 | 37.73% | - | 7,141 | 27.83% | 268,131 | 42.71% | 4,223,126 | 45.70% | - | 3,959 | 15.43% | 42,192 | 6.72% | 552,723 | 5.98% | - | Other Parties (with < 1%) | 192 | 0.75% | 3,684 | 0.59% | 64,227 | 0.69% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 25,659 !style="text-align:right;" | 95.81% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 627,866 !style="text-align:right;" | 93.24% !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" | 1,123 !style="text-align:right;" | 4.19% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 45,484 !style="text-align:right;" | 6.75% !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" | 26,782 !style="text-align:right;" | 72.86% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 673,380 !style="text-align:right;" | 76.47% !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" | 36,760 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 880,634 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 12,909,631 ! |
| - !colspan="2" width="144px"rowspan="2" | Party !colspan="3" width="216px" | Mahanuwara[17] !colspan="3" width="216px" | Kandy Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px" | Sri Lanka | - !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % | - | 16,764 | 65.64% | 314,297 | 52.77% | 4,086,026 | 45.62% | - | 6,489 | 25.41% | 233,637 | 39.23% | 3,330,815 | 37.19% | - | 1,551 | 6.07% | 37,146 | 6.24% | 815,353 | 9.10% | - | SU | 551 | 2.16% | 4,040 | 0.68% | 50,665 | 0.57% | - | Other Parties (with < 1%) | 183 | 0.72% | 6,456 | 1.08% | 78,682 | 0.88% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 25,538 !style="text-align:right;" | 95.68% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 595,576 !style="text-align:right;" | 93.40% !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" | 1,152 !style="text-align:right;" | 4.32% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 42,103 !style="text-align:right;" | 6.60% !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" | 26,690 !style="text-align:right;" | 75.50% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 637,679 !style="text-align:right;" | 76.03% !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" | 35,351 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 838,687 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 12,428,762 ! |
| - !colspan="2" width="144px"rowspan="2" | Party !colspan="3" width="216px" | Mahanuwara[18] !colspan="3" width="216px" | Kandy Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px" | Sri Lanka | - !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % | - | 12,460 | 49.53% | 243,623 | 40.27% | 3,451,765 | 40.12% | - | 7,254 | 28.83% | 282,282 | 46.66% | 3,899,329 | 45.33% | - | 1,803 | 7.17% | 32,023 | 5.29% | 185,593 | 2.16% | - | SU | 1,722 | 6.85% | 10,999 | 1.82% | 127,859 | 1.49% | - | 1,105 | 4.39% | 21,565 | 3.56% | 518,725 | 6.03% | - | Other Parties (with < 1%) | 412 | 1.64% | 8,328 | 1.38% | 138,824 | 1.61% | - | 401 | 1.59% | 6,108 | 1.01% | 22,985 | 0.27% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 25,157 !style="text-align:right;" | N/A !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 604,928 !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" | Mahanuwara[19] !colspan="3" width="216px" | Kandy Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px" | Sri Lanka | - !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % | - | 13,342 | 54.58% | 301,824 | 52.35% | 3,498,370 | 44.04% | - | 10,591 | 43.33% | 267,683 | 46.43% | 3,887,805 | 48.94% | - | MEP | 355 | 1.45% | 3,495 | 0.61% | 68,538 | 0.86% | - | Other Parties (with < 1%) | 155 | 0.63% | 3,550 | 0.62% | 107,038 | 1.35% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 24,443 !style="text-align:right;" | 96.67% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 576,552 !style="text-align:right;" | 94.89% !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" | 843 !style="text-align:right;" | 3.33% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 31,019 !style="text-align:right;" | 5.11% !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" | 25,286 !style="text-align:right;" | 78.20% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 607,571 !style="text-align:right;" | 81.67% !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" | 32,335 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 743,939 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 11,163,064 ! |
| - !colspan="2" width="144px"rowspan="2" | Party !colspan="3" width="216px" | Mahanuwara[20] !colspan="3" width="216px" | Kandy Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px" | Sri Lanka | - !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % | - | 9,513 | 61.87% | 204,973 | 61.72% | 2,838,005 | 50.71% | - | 3,911 | 25.44% | 105,977 | 31.91% | 1,785,369 | 31.90% | - | SLMC | 1,263 | 8.21% | 14,697 | 4.43% | 202,016 | 3.61% | - | USA | 556 | 3.62% | 5,147 | 1.55% | 141,983 | 2.54% | - | Other Parties (with < 1%) | 132 | 0.86% | 1,315 | 0.40% | 67,723 | 1.21% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 15,375 !style="text-align:right;" | 95.24% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 332,109 !style="text-align:right;" | 93.69% !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" | 768 !style="text-align:right;" | 4.76% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 22,374 !style="text-align:right;" | 6.31% !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" | 16,143 !style="text-align:right;" | 57.11% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 354,483 !style="text-align:right;" | 56.42% !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" | 28,267 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 628,317 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 9,374,164 ! |
The Mahanuwara Polling Division has a Sinhalese majority (70.6%), a significant Sri Lankan Tamil population (11.3%) and a significant Moor population (11.2%) . In comparison, the Kandy Electoral District (which contains the Mahanuwara Polling Division) has a Sinhalese majority (74.4%) and a significant Moor population (13.9%) [21]
The Mahanuwara Polling Division has a Buddhist majority (67.2%), a significant Hindu population (13.5%) and a significant Muslim population (12.6%) . In comparison, the Kandy Electoral District (which contains the Mahanuwara Polling Division) has a Buddhist majority (73.4%) and a significant Muslim population (14.3%) [22]