| Mihinthale | |
| Coordinates: | 8.2169°N 80.503°W |
| Area Total Km2: | 844.37 |
| Population Total: | 196313 |
| Population Density Km2: | 232 |
| Population As Of: | 2012 |
| Population Footnotes: | [1] |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name2: | Anuradhapura Electoral District |
The Mihinthale Polling Division is a Polling Division in the Anuradhapura Electoral District, in the North Central Province, Sri Lanka.
The winner of Mihinthale has matched the final country result 7 out of 8 times. Hence, Mihinthale is a Strong Bellwether for Presidential Elections.
| - ! | Year !colspan="2" width="144px" | Mihinthale !colspan="2" width="144px" | Anuradhapura Electoral District ! | MAE[2] % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Sri Lanka ! | MAE[3] % | - | 1.34% | 5.23% | - | 0.86% | 5.00% | - | 1.09% | 7.12% | - | 1.20% | 5.95% | - | 1.68% | 1.12% | - | 0.32% | 1.96% | - | 6.04% | 2.62% | - | 2.45% | 5.98% | - ! | Matches/Mean MAE !style="text-align:left;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 7/8 !style="text-align:left;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 6/8 !style="text-align:right;" | 1.87% !style="text-align:left;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 8/8 !style="text-align:right;" | 4.37% |
| - !colspan="2" width="144px"rowspan="2" | Party !colspan="3" width="216px" | Mihinthale[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 ! | % | - | 30,815 | 57.36% | 342,223 | 58.97% | 6,924,255 | 52.25% | - | 19,320 | 35.96% | 202,348 | 34.87% | 5,564,239 | 41.99% | - | NMPP | 2,245 | 4.18% | 22,879 | 3.94% | 418,553 | 3.16% | - | Other Parties (with < 1%) | 1,343 | 2.50% | 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" | 53,723 !style="text-align:right;" | 99.15% !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" | 461 !style="text-align:right;" | 0.85% !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" | 54,184 !style="text-align:right;" | 83.60% !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" | 64,810 ! | !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" | Mihinthale[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 ! | % | - | 26,032 | 52.71% | 281,161 | 53.59% | 5,768,090 | 47.58% | - | 22,860 | 46.28% | 238,407 | 45.44% | 6,217,162 | 51.28% | - | Other Parties (with < 1%) | 498 | 1.01% | 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" | 49,390 !style="text-align:right;" | 99.18% !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" | 406 !style="text-align:right;" | 0.82% !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" | 49,796 !style="text-align:right;" | 76.87% !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" | 64,778 ! | !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" | Mihinthale[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 ! | % | - | 27,619 | 65.09% | 298,448 | 66.32% | 6,015,934 | 57.88% | - | 13,928 | 32.83% | 143,761 | 31.94% | 4,173,185 | 40.15% | - | Other Parties (with < 1%) | 882 | 2.08% | 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" | 42,429 !style="text-align:right;" | 99.16% !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" | 358 !style="text-align:right;" | 0.84% !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" | 42,787 !style="text-align:right;" | 72.35% !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" | 59,137 ! | !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" | Mihinthale[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 ! | % | - | 22,454 | 56.24% | 231,040 | 55.08% | 4,887,152 | 50.29% | - | 16,897 | 42.32% | 182,956 | 43.62% | 4,706,366 | 48.43% | - | Other Parties (with < 1%) | 574 | 1.44% | 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" | 39,925 !style="text-align:right;" | 98.94% !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" | 429 !style="text-align:right;" | 1.06% !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" | 40,354 !style="text-align:right;" | 73.97% !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" | 54,554 ! | !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" | Mihinthale[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 ! | % | - | 18,131 | 52.26% | 189,073 | 54.14% | 4,312,157 | 51.12% | - | 14,393 | 41.49% | 139,180 | 39.86% | 3,602,748 | 42.71% | - | 1,508 | 4.35% | 14,612 | 4.18% | 343,927 | 4.08% | - | Other Parties (with < 1%) | 661 | 1.91% | 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" | 34,693 !style="text-align:right;" | 97.90% !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" | 743 !style="text-align:right;" | 2.10% !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" | 35,436 !style="text-align:right;" | 75.77% !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" | 46,770 ! | !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" | Mihinthale[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 ! | % | - | 19,935 | 64.32% | 200,146 | 63.99% | 4,709,205 | 62.28% | - | 10,541 | 34.01% | 107,342 | 34.32% | 2,715,283 | 35.91% | - | Other Parties (with < 1%) | 516 | 1.66% | 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" | 30,992 !style="text-align:right;" | 98.16% !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" | 581 !style="text-align:right;" | 1.84% !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" | 31,573 !style="text-align:right;" | 76.84% !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" | 41,088 ! | !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" | Mihinthale[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 ! | % | - | 4,027 | 49.21% | 56,951 | 42.94% | 2,569,199 | 50.43% | - | 4,018 | 49.10% | 73,154 | 55.15% | 2,289,857 | 44.95% | - | 138 | 1.69% | 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" | 8,183 !style="text-align:right;" | 97.49% !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" | 211 !style="text-align:right;" | 2.51% !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" | 8,394 !style="text-align:right;" | 24.94% !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" | 33,651 ! | !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" | Mihinthale[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 ! | % | - | 11,300 | 46.46% | 117,873 | 49.84% | 3,450,815 | 52.93% | - | 10,965 | 45.08% | 102,973 | 43.54% | 2,546,348 | 39.05% | - | 1,813 | 7.45% | 13,911 | 5.88% | 273,428 | 4.19% | - | Other Parties (with < 1%) | 244 | 1.00% | 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" | 24,322 !style="text-align:right;" | 98.99% !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" | 249 !style="text-align:right;" | 1.01% !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" | 24,571 !style="text-align:right;" | 85.43% !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" | 28,761 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 282,018 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 8,235,358 ! |
The winner of Mihinthale has matched the final country result 6 out of 7 times. Hence, Mihinthale is a Strong Bellwether for Parliamentary Elections.
| - ! | Year !colspan="2" width="144px" | Mihinthale !colspan="2" width="144px" | Anuradhapura Electoral District ! | MAE[12] % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Sri Lanka ! | MAE[13] % | - | 0.59% | 3.55% | - | 3.30% | 8.32% | - | 0.62% | 6.63% | - | 0.92% | 2.24% | - | 0.69% | 1.30% | - | 0.55% | 3.84% | - | 5.32% | 2.80% | - ! | Matches/Mean MAE !style="text-align:left;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 6/7 !style="text-align:left;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 6/7 !style="text-align:right;" | 1.71% !style="text-align:left;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 7/7 !style="text-align:right;" | 4.10% |
| - !colspan="2" width="144px"rowspan="2" | Party !colspan="3" width="216px" | Mihinthale[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 ! | % | - | 21,495 | 48.86% | 229,856 | 48.39% | 4,732,664 | 42.48% | - | 19,395 | 44.09% | 213,072 | 44.85% | 5,098,916 | 45.77% | - | 2,746 | 6.24% | 28,701 | 6.04% | 544,154 | 4.88% | - | Other Parties (with < 1%) | 357 | 0.81% | 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" | 43,993 !style="text-align:right;" | 93.89% !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" | 2,837 !style="text-align:right;" | 6.05% !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" | 46,857 !style="text-align:right;" | 72.33% !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" | 64,778 ! | !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" | Mihinthale[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 ! | % | - | 21,291 | 70.56% | 221,204 | 66.52% | 4,846,388 | 60.38% | - | 6,645 | 22.02% | 80,360 | 24.17% | 2,357,057 | 29.37% | - | DNA | 1,752 | 5.81% | 18,129 | 5.45% | 441,251 | 5.50% | - | 377 | 1.25% | 11,445 | 3.44% | 12,166 | 0.15% | - | Other Parties (with < 1%) | 110 | 0.36% | 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" | 30,175 !style="text-align:right;" | 92.72% !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" | 2,370 !style="text-align:right;" | 7.28% !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" | 32,545 !style="text-align:right;" | 55.03% !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" | 59,137 ! | !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" | Mihinthale[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 ! | % | - | 21,008 | 58.07% | 212,943 | 57.22% | 4,223,126 | 45.70% | - | 14,336 | 39.63% | 148,612 | 39.94% | 3,486,792 | 37.73% | - | 602 | 1.66% | 8,034 | 2.16% | 552,723 | 5.98% | - | Other Parties (with < 1%) | 232 | 0.64% | 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" | 36,178 !style="text-align:right;" | 94.14% !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" | 2,253 !style="text-align:right;" | 5.86% !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" | 38,431 !style="text-align:right;" | 72.83% !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" | 52,770 ! | !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" | Mihinthale[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 ! | % | - | 15,669 | 44.70% | 165,055 | 45.93% | 4,086,026 | 45.62% | - | 14,429 | 41.17% | 149,393 | 41.57% | 3,330,815 | 37.19% | - | 4,488 | 12.80% | 40,005 | 11.13% | 815,353 | 9.10% | - | Other Parties (with < 1%) | 465 | 1.33% | 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" | 35,051 !style="text-align:right;" | 94.07% !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" | 2,211 !style="text-align:right;" | 5.93% !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" | 37,262 !style="text-align:right;" | 74.34% !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" | 50,126 ! | !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" | Mihinthale[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 ! | % | - | 16,577 | 47.97% | 169,424 | 48.30% | 3,899,329 | 45.33% | - | 13,850 | 40.08% | 144,662 | 41.24% | 3,451,765 | 40.12% | - | 2,208 | 6.39% | 21,274 | 6.06% | 518,725 | 6.03% | - | 1,375 | 3.98% | 9,369 | 2.67% | 185,593 | 2.16% | - | Other Parties (with < 1%) | 544 | 1.57% | 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" | 34,554 !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" | Mihinthale[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 ! | % | - | 17,881 | 55.77% | 180,454 | 55.19% | 3,887,805 | 48.94% | - | 13,762 | 42.93% | 142,084 | 43.45% | 3,498,370 | 44.04% | - | Other Parties (with < 1%) | 417 | 1.30% | 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" | 32,060 !style="text-align:right;" | 95.04% !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" | 1,673 !style="text-align:right;" | 4.96% !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" | 33,733 !style="text-align:right;" | 82.10% !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" | 41,088 ! | !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" | Mihinthale[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 ! | % | - | 4,961 | 48.63% | 92,726 | 56.39% | 2,838,005 | 50.71% | - | 3,786 | 37.11% | 64,010 | 38.92% | 1,785,369 | 31.90% | - | IND | 1,217 | 11.93% | 4,057 | 2.47% | 12,285 | 0.22% | - | Other Parties (with < 1%) | 126 | 1.24% | 1,928 | 1.17% | 158,203 | 2.83% | - | USA | 112 | 1.10% | 1,724 | 1.05% | 141,983 | 2.54% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 10,202 !style="text-align:right;" | 89.18% !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" | 1,238 !style="text-align:right;" | 10.82% !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" | 11,440 !style="text-align:right;" | 34.37% !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" | 33,289 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 334,073 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 9,374,164 ! |
The Mihinthale Polling Division has a Sinhalese majority (91.7%) . In comparison, the Anuradhapura Electoral District (which contains the Mihinthale Polling Division) has a Sinhalese majority (91.0%) [21]
The Mihinthale Polling Division has a Buddhist majority (90.2%) . In comparison, the Anuradhapura Electoral District (which contains the Mihinthale Polling Division) has a Buddhist majority (90.1%) [22]