| Nivithigala | |
| Coordinates: | 6.5895°N 80.4638°W |
| Area Total Km2: | 354.64 |
| Population Total: | 141281 |
| Population Density Km2: | 398 |
| Population As Of: | 2012 |
| Population Footnotes: | [1] |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name2: | Ratnapura Electoral District |
The Nivithigala Polling Division is a Polling Division in the Ratnapura Electoral District, in the Sabaragamuwa Province, Sri Lanka.
The winner of Nivithigala has matched the final country result 7 out of 8 times. Hence, Nivithigala is a Strong Bellwether for Presidential Elections.
| - ! | Year !colspan="2" width="144px" | Nivithigala !colspan="2" width="144px" | Ratnapura Electoral District ! | MAE[2] % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Sri Lanka ! | MAE[3] % | - | 1.74% | 5.10% | - | 2.41% | 10.57% | - | 1.67% | 7.42% | - | 0.24% | 2.53% | - | 1.56% | 2.32% | - | 0.08% | 4.23% | - | 0.85% | 1.37% | - | 1.81% | 4.84% | - ! | Matches/Mean MAE !style="text-align:left;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 7/8 !style="text-align:left;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 7/8 !style="text-align:right;" | 1.29% !style="text-align:left;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 8/8 !style="text-align:right;" | 4.80% |
| - !colspan="2" width="144px"rowspan="2" | Party !colspan="3" width="216px" | Nivithigala[4] !colspan="3" width="216px" | Ratnapura Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px" | Sri Lanka | - !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % | - | 50,806 | 58.35% | 448,044 | 59.93% | 6,924,255 | 52.25% | - | 32,691 | 37.55% | 264,503 | 35.38% | 5,564,239 | 41.99% | - | Other Parties (with < 1%) | 2,230 | 2.56% | 16,237 | 2.17% | 345,452 | 2.61% | - | NMPP | 1,344 | 1.54% | 18,887 | 2.53% | 418,553 | 3.16% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 87,071 !style="text-align:right;" | 99.18% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 747,671 !style="text-align:right;" | 99.22% !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" | 723 !style="text-align:right;" | 0.82% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 5,853 !style="text-align:right;" | 0.78% !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" | 87,794 !style="text-align:right;" | 87.97% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 753,524 !style="text-align:right;" | 87.11% !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" | 99,796 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 864,979 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 15,992,568 ! |
| - !colspan="2" width="144px"rowspan="2" | Party !colspan="3" width="216px" | Nivithigala[5] !colspan="3" width="216px" | Ratnapura Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px" | Sri Lanka | - !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % | - | 46,275 | 58.01% | 379,053 | 55.74% | 5,768,090 | 47.58% | - | 32,188 | 40.35% | 292,514 | 43.01% | 6,217,162 | 51.28% | - | Other Parties (with < 1%) | 1,309 | 1.64% | 8,517 | 1.25% | 138,200 | 1.14% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 79,772 !style="text-align:right;" | 98.82% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 680,084 !style="text-align:right;" | 98.89% !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" | 956 !style="text-align:right;" | 1.18% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 7,656 !style="text-align:right;" | 1.11% !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" | 80,728 !style="text-align:right;" | 83.96% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 687,740 !style="text-align:right;" | 82.69% !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" | 96,156 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 831,712 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 15,585,942 ! |
| - !colspan="2" width="144px"rowspan="2" | Party !colspan="3" width="216px" | Nivithigala[6] !colspan="3" width="216px" | Ratnapura Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px" | Sri Lanka | - !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % | - | 45,248 | 65.30% | 377,734 | 63.76% | 6,015,934 | 57.88% | - | 22,431 | 32.37% | 203,566 | 34.36% | 4,173,185 | 40.15% | - | Other Parties (with < 1%) | 1,613 | 2.33% | 11,126 | 1.88% | 204,494 | 1.97% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 69,292 !style="text-align:right;" | 99.18% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 592,426 !style="text-align:right;" | 99.26% !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" | 574 !style="text-align:right;" | 0.82% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 4,430 !style="text-align:right;" | 0.74% !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" | 69,866 !style="text-align:right;" | 80.33% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 596,856 !style="text-align:right;" | 79.75% !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" | 86,973 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 748,404 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 15,734,587 ! |
| - !colspan="2" width="144px"rowspan="2" | Party !colspan="3" width="216px" | Nivithigala[7] !colspan="3" width="216px" | Ratnapura Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px" | Sri Lanka | - !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % | - | 34,569 | 52.71% | 294,260 | 53.01% | 4,887,152 | 50.29% | - | 29,987 | 45.72% | 252,838 | 45.55% | 4,706,366 | 48.43% | - | Other Parties (with < 1%) | 1,026 | 1.56% | 7,976 | 1.44% | 123,521 | 1.27% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 65,582 !style="text-align:right;" | 99.15% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 555,074 !style="text-align:right;" | 99.02% !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" | 560 !style="text-align:right;" | 0.85% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 5,510 !style="text-align:right;" | 0.98% !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" | 66,142 !style="text-align:right;" | 84.63% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 560,584 !style="text-align:right;" | 82.57% !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" | 78,157 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 678,909 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 14,136,979 ! |
| - !colspan="2" width="144px"rowspan="2" | Party !colspan="3" width="216px" | Nivithigala[8] !colspan="3" width="216px" | Ratnapura Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px" | Sri Lanka | - !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % | - | 32,193 | 54.42% | 250,409 | 52.13% | 4,312,157 | 51.12% | - | 24,516 | 41.45% | 202,621 | 42.18% | 3,602,748 | 42.71% | - | Other Parties (with < 1%) | 1,258 | 2.13% | 10,852 | 2.26% | 176,679 | 2.09% | - | 1,186 | 2.00% | 16,482 | 3.43% | 343,927 | 4.08% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 59,153 !style="text-align:right;" | 98.43% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 480,364 !style="text-align:right;" | 98.15% !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" | 941 !style="text-align:right;" | 1.57% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 9,038 !style="text-align:right;" | 1.85% !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" | 60,094 !style="text-align:right;" | 85.32% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 489,402 !style="text-align:right;" | 81.27% !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" | 70,432 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 602,172 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 11,965,536 ! |
| - !colspan="2" width="144px"rowspan="2" | Party !colspan="3" width="216px" | Nivithigala[9] !colspan="3" width="216px" | Ratnapura Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px" | Sri Lanka | - !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % | - | 31,980 | 57.96% | 257,265 | 58.07% | 4,709,205 | 62.28% | - | 22,172 | 40.18% | 177,924 | 40.16% | 2,715,283 | 35.91% | - | Other Parties (with < 1%) | 1,026 | 1.86% | 7,842 | 1.77% | 137,040 | 1.81% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 55,178 !style="text-align:right;" | 98.51% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 443,031 !style="text-align:right;" | 98.31% !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" | 836 !style="text-align:right;" | 1.49% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 7,595 !style="text-align:right;" | 1.69% !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" | 56,014 !style="text-align:right;" | 83.74% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 450,626 !style="text-align:right;" | 80.02% !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" | 66,888 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 563,174 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 11,158,880 ! |
| - !colspan="2" width="144px"rowspan="2" | Party !colspan="3" width="216px" | Nivithigala[10] !colspan="3" width="216px" | Ratnapura Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px" | Sri Lanka | - !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % | - | 23,198 | 51.13% | 180,622 | 51.75% | 2,569,199 | 50.43% | - | 21,298 | 46.94% | 159,879 | 45.81% | 2,289,857 | 44.95% | - | 876 | 1.93% | 8,516 | 2.44% | 235,701 | 4.63% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 45,372 !style="text-align:right;" | 98.98% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 349,017 !style="text-align:right;" | 98.84% !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" | 467 !style="text-align:right;" | 1.02% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 4,113 !style="text-align:right;" | 1.16% !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" | 45,839 !style="text-align:right;" | 84.89% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 353,130 !style="text-align:right;" | 76.64% !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" | 54,001 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 460,735 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 9,283,143 ! |
| - !colspan="2" width="144px"rowspan="2" | Party !colspan="3" width="216px" | Nivithigala[11] !colspan="3" width="216px" | Ratnapura Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px" | Sri Lanka | - !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % | - | 21,556 | 50.17% | 175,903 | 50.90% | 3,450,815 | 52.93% | - | 20,308 | 47.27% | 152,506 | 44.13% | 2,546,348 | 39.05% | - | 779 | 1.81% | 11,283 | 3.26% | 273,428 | 4.19% | - | Other Parties (with < 1%) | 319 | 0.74% | 5,912 | 1.71% | 249,460 | 3.83% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 42,962 !style="text-align:right;" | 99.25% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 345,604 !style="text-align:right;" | 99.02% !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" | 324 !style="text-align:right;" | 0.75% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 3,407 !style="text-align:right;" | 0.98% !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" | 43,286 !style="text-align:right;" | 89.23% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 349,011 !style="text-align:right;" | 85.91% !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" | 48,510 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 406,275 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 8,235,358 ! |
The winner of Nivithigala has matched the final country result 5 out of 7 times. Hence, Nivithigala is a Weak Bellwether for Parliamentary Elections.
| - ! | Year !colspan="2" width="144px" | Nivithigala !colspan="2" width="144px" | Ratnapura Electoral District ! | MAE[12] % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Sri Lanka ! | MAE[13] % | - | 1.45% | 5.43% | - | 3.05% | 8.45% | - | 1.38% | 6.29% | - | 3.56% | 5.28% | - | 2.50% | 4.80% | - | 1.31% | 2.72% | - | 1.85% | 6.16% | - ! | Matches/Mean MAE !style="text-align:left;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 5/7 !style="text-align:left;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 6/7 !style="text-align:right;" | 2.16% !style="text-align:left;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 7/7 !style="text-align:right;" | 5.59% |
| - !colspan="2" width="144px"rowspan="2" | Party !colspan="3" width="216px" | Nivithigala[14] !colspan="3" width="216px" | Ratnapura Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px" | Sri Lanka | - !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % | - | 40,125 | 53.49% | 323,636 | 51.21% | 4,732,664 | 42.48% | - | 33,353 | 44.46% | 284,117 | 44.96% | 5,098,916 | 45.77% | - | 1,305 | 1.74% | 21,525 | 3.41% | 544,154 | 4.88% | - | Other Parties (with < 1%) | 229 | 0.31% | 2,720 | 0.43% | 83,333 | 0.75% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 75,012 !style="text-align:right;" | 96.31% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 631,998 !style="text-align:right;" | 96.46% !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" | 2,851 !style="text-align:right;" | 3.66% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 23,026 !style="text-align:right;" | 3.51% !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" | 77,886 !style="text-align:right;" | 81.00% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 655,222 !style="text-align:right;" | 80.88% !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" | 96,156 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 810,082 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 15,044,490 ! |
| - !colspan="2" width="144px"rowspan="2" | Party !colspan="3" width="216px" | Nivithigala[15] !colspan="3" width="216px" | Ratnapura Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px" | Sri Lanka | - !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % | - | 37,930 | 72.32% | 305,327 | 68.87% | 4,846,388 | 60.38% | - | 13,603 | 25.94% | 125,076 | 28.21% | 2,357,057 | 29.37% | - | DNA | 668 | 1.27% | 11,053 | 2.49% | 441,251 | 5.50% | - | Other Parties (with < 1%) | 245 | 0.47% | 1,853 | 0.42% | 35,498 | 0.44% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 52,446 !style="text-align:right;" | 91.99% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 443,309 !style="text-align:right;" | 92.28% !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" | 4,559 !style="text-align:right;" | 8.00% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 37,022 !style="text-align:right;" | 7.71% !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" | 57,014 !style="text-align:right;" | 65.55% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 480,395 !style="text-align:right;" | 64.02% !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" | 86,973 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 750,416 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 14,097,690 ! |
| - !colspan="2" width="144px"rowspan="2" | Party !colspan="3" width="216px" | Nivithigala[16] !colspan="3" width="216px" | Ratnapura Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px" | Sri Lanka | - !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % | - | 32,331 | 54.70% | 261,450 | 53.14% | 4,223,126 | 45.70% | - | 25,321 | 42.84% | 205,490 | 41.77% | 3,486,792 | 37.73% | - | 1,076 | 1.82% | 20,801 | 4.23% | 552,723 | 5.98% | - | Other Parties (with < 1%) | 378 | 0.64% | 4,262 | 0.87% | 58,082 | 0.63% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 59,106 !style="text-align:right;" | 94.96% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 492,003 !style="text-align:right;" | 94.55% !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" | 3,134 !style="text-align:right;" | 5.04% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 28,346 !style="text-align:right;" | 5.45% !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" | 62,240 !style="text-align:right;" | 81.99% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 520,349 !style="text-align:right;" | 80.42% !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" | 75,915 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 647,035 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 12,909,631 ! |
| - !colspan="2" width="144px"rowspan="2" | Party !colspan="3" width="216px" | Nivithigala[17] !colspan="3" width="216px" | Ratnapura Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px" | Sri Lanka | - !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % | - | 28,833 | 49.01% | 212,794 | 43.46% | 3,330,815 | 37.19% | - | 26,220 | 44.57% | 227,202 | 46.41% | 4,086,026 | 45.62% | - | 2,756 | 4.68% | 40,377 | 8.25% | 815,353 | 9.10% | - | Other Parties (with < 1%) | 1,020 | 1.73% | 9,205 | 1.88% | 131,990 | 1.47% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 58,829 !style="text-align:right;" | 94.84% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 489,578 !style="text-align:right;" | 94.14% !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" | 3,203 !style="text-align:right;" | 5.16% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 30,483 !style="text-align:right;" | 5.86% !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" | 62,032 !style="text-align:right;" | 84.77% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 520,061 !style="text-align:right;" | 83.41% !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" | 73,176 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 623,506 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 12,428,762 ! |
| - !colspan="2" width="144px"rowspan="2" | Party !colspan="3" width="216px" | Nivithigala[18] !colspan="3" width="216px" | Ratnapura Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px" | Sri Lanka | - !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % | - | 31,798 | 54.47% | 244,142 | 50.63% | 3,899,329 | 45.33% | - | 24,062 | 41.22% | 204,017 | 42.30% | 3,451,765 | 40.12% | - | 1,631 | 2.79% | 22,222 | 4.61% | 518,725 | 6.03% | - | Other Parties (with < 1%) | 886 | 1.52% | 11,873 | 2.46% | 239,421 | 2.78% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 58,377 !style="text-align:right;" | N/A !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 482,254 !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" | Nivithigala[19] !colspan="3" width="216px" | Ratnapura Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px" | Sri Lanka | - !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % | - | 27,908 | 49.60% | 233,687 | 50.77% | 3,887,805 | 48.94% | - | 27,819 | 49.44% | 220,750 | 47.96% | 3,498,370 | 44.04% | - | Other Parties (with < 1%) | 542 | 0.96% | 5,848 | 1.27% | 223,848 | 2.82% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 56,269 !style="text-align:right;" | 95.24% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 460,285 !style="text-align:right;" | 95.12% !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" | 2,812 !style="text-align:right;" | 4.76% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 23,611 !style="text-align:right;" | 4.88% !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" | 59,081 !style="text-align:right;" | 88.33% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 483,890 !style="text-align:right;" | 85.77% !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" | 66,888 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 564,194 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 11,163,064 ! |
| - !colspan="2" width="144px"rowspan="2" | Party !colspan="3" width="216px" | Nivithigala[20] !colspan="3" width="216px" | Ratnapura Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px" | Sri Lanka | - !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % | - | 24,875 | 57.50% | 196,323 | 57.89% | 2,838,005 | 50.71% | - | 17,457 | 40.35% | 123,360 | 36.38% | 1,785,369 | 31.90% | - | USP | 732 | 1.69% | 17,323 | 5.11% | 17,323 | 0.31% | - | Other Parties (with < 1%) | 195 | 0.45% | 2,116 | 0.62% | 68,609 | 1.23% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 43,259 !style="text-align:right;" | 95.00% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 339,122 !style="text-align:right;" | 94.37% !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" | 2,277 !style="text-align:right;" | 5.00% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 20,248 !style="text-align:right;" | 5.63% !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" | 45,536 !style="text-align:right;" | 85.24% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 359,370 !style="text-align:right;" | 78.60% !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" | 53,422 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 457,224 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 9,374,164 ! |
The Nivithigala Polling Division has a Sinhalese majority (83.5%) . In comparison, the Ratnapura Electoral District (which contains the Nivithigala Polling Division) has a Sinhalese majority (87.1%) [21]
The Nivithigala Polling Division has a Buddhist majority (83.4%) and a significant Hindu population (13.3%) . In comparison, the Ratnapura Electoral District (which contains the Nivithigala Polling Division) has a Buddhist majority (86.7%) [22]