Paddiruppu Polling Division Explained

Paddiruppu
Coordinates:7.5914°N 81.7381°W
Area Total Km2:378.46
Population Total:279032
Population Density Km2:737
Population As Of:2012
Population Footnotes:[1]
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name2:Batticaloa Electoral District

The Paddiruppu Polling Division is a Polling Division in the Batticaloa Electoral District, in the Eastern Province, Sri Lanka.

Presidential Election Results

Summary

The winner of Paddiruppu has matched the final country result 3 out of 8 times.

- !Year !colspan="2" width="144px"Paddiruppu !colspan="2" width="144px"Batticaloa Electoral District !MAE[2] % !colspan="2" width="144px"Sri Lanka !MAE[3] % - 3.67% 38.27% - 0.30% 31.08% - 11.21% 42.03% - 14.98% 45.93% - 16.71% 32.75% - 6.68% 32.25% - 5.72% 18.11% - ACTC 19.09% 29.83% - !Matches/Mean MAE !style="text-align:left;"colspan="2" width="144px"3/8 !style="text-align:left;"colspan="2" width="144px"4/8 !style="text-align:right;"9.80% !style="text-align:left;"colspan="2" width="144px"8/8 !style="text-align:right;"33.78%
- !colspan="2" width="144px"rowspan="2"Party !colspan="3" width="216px"Paddiruppu[4] !colspan="3" width="216px"Batticaloa Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px"Sri Lanka - !colspan="2" width="144px"Votes !% !colspan="2" width="144px"Votes !% !colspan="2" width="144px"Votes !% - 54,132 83.05% 238,649 78.70% 5,564,239 41.99% - 7,948 12.19% 38,460 12.68% 6,924,255 52.25% - Other Parties (with < 1%) 2,332 3.58% 23,749 7.83% 729,468 5.50% - DUNF 767 1.18% 2,363 0.78% 34,537 0.26% - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;"Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"65,179 !style="text-align:right;"98.98% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"303,221 !style="text-align:right;"98.62% !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"674 !style="text-align:right;"1.02% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"4,258 !style="text-align:right;"1.38% !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"65,853 !style="text-align:right;"71.62% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"307,479 !style="text-align:right;"77.20% !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"91,945 !!style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"398,301 !!style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"15,992,568 !
- !colspan="2" width="144px"rowspan="2"Party !colspan="3" width="216px"Paddiruppu[5] !colspan="3" width="216px"Batticaloa Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px"Sri Lanka - !colspan="2" width="144px"Votes !% !colspan="2" width="144px"Votes !% !colspan="2" width="144px"Votes !% - 44,485 81.76% 209,422 81.62% 6,217,162 51.28% - 8,216 15.10% 41,631 16.22% 5,768,090 47.58% - Other Parties (with < 1%) 1,711 3.14% 5,533 2.16% 138,200 1.14% - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;"Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"54,412 !style="text-align:right;"98.86% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"256,586 !style="text-align:right;"99.00% !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"627 !style="text-align:right;"1.14% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"2,580 !style="text-align:right;"1.00% !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"55,039 !style="text-align:right;"62.82% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"259,166 !style="text-align:right;"69.30% !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"87,612 !!style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"373,982 !!style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"15,585,942 !
- !colspan="2" width="144px"rowspan="2"Party !colspan="3" width="216px"Paddiruppu[6] !colspan="3" width="216px"Batticaloa Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px"Sri Lanka - !colspan="2" width="144px"Votes !% !colspan="2" width="144px"Votes !% !colspan="2" width="144px"Votes !% - 36,776 80.12% 146,057 68.93% 4,173,185 40.15% - 5,968 13.00% 55,663 26.27% 6,015,934 57.88% - Other Parties (with < 1%) 1,566 3.41% 5,489 2.59% 141,978 1.37% - DUNF 1,016 2.21% 3,016 1.42% 39,226 0.38% - UDF 578 1.26% 1,666 0.79% 23,290 0.22% - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;"Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"45,904 !style="text-align:right;"97.53% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"211,891 !style="text-align:right;"97.97% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"10,393,613 !style="text-align:right;"99.03% - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;"Rejected Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"1,161 !style="text-align:right;"2.47% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"4,396 !style="text-align:right;"2.03% !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"47,065 !style="text-align:right;"58.13% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"216,287 !style="text-align:right;"32.41% !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"80,972 !!style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"667,353 !!style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"15,734,587 !
- !colspan="2" width="144px"rowspan="2"Party !colspan="3" width="216px"Paddiruppu[7] !colspan="3" width="216px"Batticaloa Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px"Sri Lanka - !colspan="2" width="144px"Votes !% !colspan="2" width="144px"Votes !% !colspan="2" width="144px"Votes !% - 24,142 94.72% 121,514 79.51% 4,706,366 48.43% - 905 3.55% 28,836 18.87% 4,887,152 50.29% - Other Parties (with < 1%) 442 1.73% 2,487 1.63% 123,521 1.27% - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;"Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"25,489 !style="text-align:right;"99.04% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"152,837 !style="text-align:right;"98.85% !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"247 !style="text-align:right;"0.96% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"1,778 !style="text-align:right;"1.15% !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"25,736 !style="text-align:right;"32.44% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"154,615 !style="text-align:right;"47.82% !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"79,339 !!style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"323,337 !!style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"14,136,979 !
- !colspan="2" width="144px"rowspan="2"Party !colspan="3" width="216px"Paddiruppu[8] !colspan="3" width="216px"Batticaloa Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px"Sri Lanka - !colspan="2" width="144px"Votes !% !colspan="2" width="144px"Votes !% !colspan="2" width="144px"Votes !% - 31,295 78.78% 104,100 61.19% 3,602,748 42.71% - 6,962 17.53% 58,975 34.66% 4,312,157 51.12% - Other Parties (with < 1%) 982 2.47% 5,218 3.07% 495,521 5.87% - Liberal 484 1.22% 1,838 1.08% 25,085 0.30% - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;"Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"39,723 !style="text-align:right;"97.86% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"170,131 !style="text-align:right;"97.85% !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"869 !style="text-align:right;"2.14% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"3,747 !style="text-align:right;"2.15% !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"40,592 !style="text-align:right;"59.06% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"173,878 !style="text-align:right;"63.82% !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"68,729 !!style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"272,465 !!style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"11,965,536 !
- !colspan="2" width="144px"rowspan="2"Party !colspan="3" width="216px"Paddiruppu[9] !colspan="3" width="216px"Batticaloa Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px"Sri Lanka - !colspan="2" width="144px"Votes !% !colspan="2" width="144px"Votes !% !colspan="2" width="144px"Votes !% - 40,489 94.16% 144,725 87.30% 4,709,205 62.28% - Ind 2 1,611 3.75% 5,030 3.03% 58,888 0.78% - 631 1.47% 14,812 8.93% 2,715,283 35.91% - Other Parties (with < 1%) 268 0.62% 1,214 0.73% 78,152 1.03% - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;"Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"42,999 !style="text-align:right;"98.07% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"165,779 !style="text-align:right;"98.42% !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"848 !style="text-align:right;"1.93% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"2,664 !style="text-align:right;"1.58% !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"43,847 !style="text-align:right;"68.12% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"168,443 !style="text-align:right;"63.57% !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"64,365 !!style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"264,975 !!style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"11,158,880 !
- !colspan="2" width="144px"rowspan="2"Party !colspan="3" width="216px"Paddiruppu[10] !colspan="3" width="216px"Batticaloa Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px"Sri Lanka - !colspan="2" width="144px"Votes !% !colspan="2" width="144px"Votes !% !colspan="2" width="144px"Votes !% - 16,227 47.40% 61,657 50.99% 2,569,199 50.43% - 13,977 40.83% 38,243 31.63% 235,701 4.63% - 4,031 11.77% 21,018 17.38% 2,289,857 44.95% - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;"Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"34,235 !style="text-align:right;"93.52% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"120,918 !style="text-align:right;"95.91% !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"2,373 !style="text-align:right;"6.48% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"5,163 !style="text-align:right;"4.09% !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"36,608 !style="text-align:right;"64.85% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"126,081 !style="text-align:right;"58.38% !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"56,447 !!style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"215,983 !!style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"9,283,143 !
- !colspan="2" width="144px"rowspan="2"Party !colspan="3" width="216px"Paddiruppu[11] !colspan="3" width="216px"Batticaloa Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px"Sri Lanka - !colspan="2" width="144px"Votes !% !colspan="2" width="144px"Votes !% !colspan="2" width="144px"Votes !% - ACTC 21,918 65.02% 47,095 39.22% 173,934 2.67% - 7,129 21.15% 48,094 40.05% 3,450,815 52.93% - 3,485 10.34% 21,688 18.06% 2,546,348 39.05% - 531 1.58% 1,294 1.08% 58,531 0.90% - 415 1.23% 1,287 1.07% 273,428 4.19% - Other Parties (with < 1%) 230 0.68% 618 0.51% 16,995 0.26% - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;"Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"33,708 !style="text-align:right;"97.64% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"120,076 !style="text-align:right;"97.66% !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"813 !style="text-align:right;"2.36% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"2,879 !style="text-align:right;"2.34% !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"34,521 !style="text-align:right;"75.22% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"122,955 !style="text-align:right;"70.55% !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"45,891 !!style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"174,276 !!style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"8,235,358 !

Parliamentary Election Results

Summary

The winner of Paddiruppu has matched the final country result 0 out of 7 times.

- !Year !colspan="2" width="144px"Paddiruppu !colspan="2" width="144px"Batticaloa Electoral District !MAE[12] % !colspan="2" width="144px"Sri Lanka !MAE[13] % - 14.47% 32.03% - 10.51% 32.81% - 22.97% 40.75% - 17.08% 31.87% - 11.52% 25.34% - 9.97% 32.44% - 15.43% 35.32% - !Matches/Mean MAE !style="text-align:left;"colspan="2" width="144px"0/7 !style="text-align:left;"colspan="2" width="144px"0/7 !style="text-align:right;"14.56% !style="text-align:left;"colspan="2" width="144px"7/7 !style="text-align:right;"32.94%
- !colspan="2" width="144px"rowspan="2"Party !colspan="3" width="216px"Paddiruppu[14] !colspan="3" width="216px"Batticaloa Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px"Sri Lanka - !colspan="2" width="144px"Votes !% !colspan="2" width="144px"Votes !% !colspan="2" width="144px"Votes !% - 35,535 73.54% 127,185 54.11% 515,963 4.63% - 7,937 16.42% 32,359 13.77% 5,098,916 45.77% - 3,276 6.78% 32,232 13.71% 4,732,664 42.48% - Other Parties (with < 1%) 1,077 2.23% 42,401 18.04% 693,165 6.22% - AITC 498 1.03% 865 0.37% 18,644 0.17% - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;"Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"48,323 !style="text-align:right;"90.97% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"235,042 !style="text-align:right;"93.12% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"11,140,333 !style="text-align:right;"95.35% - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;"Rejected Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"3,706 !style="text-align:right;"6.98% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"13,551 !style="text-align:right;"5.37% !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"53,121 !style="text-align:right;"60.63% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"252,397 !style="text-align:right;"69.12% !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"87,612 !!style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"365,167 !!style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"15,044,490 !
- !colspan="2" width="144px"rowspan="2"Party !colspan="3" width="216px"Paddiruppu[15] !colspan="3" width="216px"Batticaloa Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px"Sri Lanka - !colspan="2" width="144px"Votes !% !colspan="2" width="144px"Votes !% !colspan="2" width="144px"Votes !% - 17,171 47.64% 66,235 37.04% 233,190 2.91% - 7,878 21.86% 62,009 34.67% 4,846,388 60.38% - 6,072 16.85% 16,886 9.44% 20,284 0.25% - 2,402 6.66% 4,424 2.47% 9,223 0.11% - Other Parties (with < 1%) 1,196 3.32% 4,986 2.79% 484,493 6.04% - 890 2.47% 22,935 12.82% 2,357,057 29.37% - IG6B 437 1.21% 1,362 0.76% 1,362 0.02% - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;"Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"36,046 !style="text-align:right;"88.70% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"178,837 !style="text-align:right;"91.54% !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"4,116 !style="text-align:right;"10.13% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"14,749 !style="text-align:right;"7.55% !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"40,640 !style="text-align:right;"50.19% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"195,367 !style="text-align:right;"57.46% !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"80,972 !!style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"339,982 !!style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"14,097,690 !
- !colspan="2" width="144px"rowspan="2"Party !colspan="3" width="216px"Paddiruppu[16] !colspan="3" width="216px"Batticaloa Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px"Sri Lanka - !colspan="2" width="144px"Votes !% !colspan="2" width="144px"Votes !% !colspan="2" width="144px"Votes !% - 57,052 94.90% 161,011 66.71% 633,203 6.85% - 877 1.46% 6,151 2.55% 3,486,792 37.73% - 821 1.37% 2,556 1.06% 24,942 0.27% - Other Parties (with < 1%) 716 1.19% 28,526 11.82% 4,839,237 52.36% - SLMC 652 1.08% 43,131 17.87% 186,880 2.02% - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;"Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"60,118 !style="text-align:right;"95.06% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"241,375 !style="text-align:right;"95.02% !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"3,125 !style="text-align:right;"4.94% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"12,648 !style="text-align:right;"4.98% !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"63,243 !style="text-align:right;"83.09% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"254,023 !style="text-align:right;"83.58% !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"76,112 !!style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"303,928 !!style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"12,909,631 !
- !colspan="2" width="144px"rowspan="2"Party !colspan="3" width="216px"Paddiruppu[17] !colspan="3" width="216px"Batticaloa Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px"Sri Lanka - !colspan="2" width="144px"Votes !% !colspan="2" width="144px"Votes !% !colspan="2" width="144px"Votes !% - 30,725 75.46% 86,284 48.17% 348,164 3.89% - 3,967 9.74% 22,638 12.64% 4,086,026 45.62% - 2,159 5.30% 25,705 14.35% 3,330,815 37.19% - 1,449 3.56% 5,601 3.13% 16,669 0.19% - 1,265 3.11% 4,153 2.32% 72,783 0.81% - IND4 579 1.42% 6,406 3.58% 7,563 0.08% - Other Parties (with < 1%) 572 1.40% 28,321 15.81% 1,051,453 11.74% - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;"Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"40,716 !style="text-align:right;"92.63% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"179,108 !style="text-align:right;"93.10% !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"3,241 !style="text-align:right;"7.37% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"13,275 !style="text-align:right;"6.90% !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"43,957 !style="text-align:right;"62.31% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"192,383 !style="text-align:right;"68.20% !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"70,548 !!style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"282,079 !!style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"12,428,762 !
- !colspan="2" width="144px"rowspan="2"Party !colspan="3" width="216px"Paddiruppu[18] !colspan="3" width="216px"Batticaloa Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px"Sri Lanka - !colspan="2" width="144px"Votes !% !colspan="2" width="144px"Votes !% !colspan="2" width="144px"Votes !% - 15,207 38.04% 54,448 29.20% 105,907 1.23% - 8,088 20.23% 16,510 8.86% 3,899,329 45.33% - ACTC 4,635 11.59% 6,968 3.74% 27,289 0.32% - 3,128 7.82% 29,163 15.64% 3,451,765 40.12% - 2,847 7.12% 9,030 4.84% 20,655 0.24% - 2,796 6.99% 53,646 28.77% 185,593 2.16% - IG1 1,243 3.11% 5,556 2.98% 9,799 0.11% - 870 2.18% 3,325 1.78% 50,702 0.59% - Other Parties (with < 1%) 741 1.85% 5,855 3.14% 747,395 8.69% - PP 421 1.05% 1,938 1.04% 19,830 0.23% - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;"Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"39,976 !style="text-align:right;"N/A !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"186,439 !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"Paddiruppu[19] !colspan="3" width="216px"Batticaloa Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px"Sri Lanka - !colspan="2" width="144px"Votes !% !colspan="2" width="144px"Votes !% !colspan="2" width="144px"Votes !% - 23,688 53.59% 76,516 43.95% 132,461 1.67% - 8,672 19.62% 19,278 11.07% 3,887,805 48.94% - 6,493 14.69% 17,073 9.81% 24,974 0.31% - 2,269 5.13% 23,244 13.35% 3,498,370 44.04% - 1,976 4.47% 4,802 2.76% 9,411 0.12% - IND1 926 2.09% 1,547 0.89% 48,199 0.61% - Other Parties (with < 1%) 177 0.40% 31,628 18.17% 159,997 2.01% - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;"Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"44,201 !style="text-align:right;"89.95% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"174,088 !style="text-align:right;"91.81% !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"4,940 !style="text-align:right;"10.05% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"15,531 !style="text-align:right;"8.19% !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"49,141 !style="text-align:right;"76.35% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"189,619 !style="text-align:right;"71.49% !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"64,365 !!style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"265,253 !!style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"11,163,064 !
- !colspan="2" width="144px"rowspan="2"Party !colspan="3" width="216px"Paddiruppu[20] !colspan="3" width="216px"Batticaloa Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px"Sri Lanka - !colspan="2" width="144px"Votes !% !colspan="2" width="144px"Votes !% !colspan="2" width="144px"Votes !% - 24,064 60.39% 55,131 35.49% 188,594 3.37% - IND 1 13,007 32.64% 46,419 29.88% 46,419 0.83% - 1,943 4.88% 11,317 7.28% 2,838,005 50.71% - 505 1.27% 4,130 2.66% 1,785,369 31.90% - Other Parties (with < 1%) 326 0.82% 38,364 24.69% 203,513 3.64% - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;"Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"39,845 !style="text-align:right;"88.84% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"155,361 !style="text-align:right;"91.78% !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"5,003 !style="text-align:right;"11.16% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"13,923 !style="text-align:right;"8.22% !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"44,848 !style="text-align:right;"79.97% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"169,284 !style="text-align:right;"78.16% !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"56,079 !!style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"216,574 !!style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"9,374,164 !

Demographics

Ethnicity

The Paddiruppu Polling Division has a Sri Lankan Tamil majority (78.6%) and a significant Moor population (18.7%) . In comparison, the Batticaloa Electoral District (which contains the Paddiruppu Polling Division) has a Sri Lankan Tamil majority (72.3%) and a significant Moor population (25.4%) [21]

Religion

The Paddiruppu Polling Division has a Hindu majority (69.3%) and a significant Muslim population (18.8%) . In comparison, the Batticaloa Electoral District (which contains the Paddiruppu Polling Division) has a Hindu majority (64.4%) and a significant Muslim population (25.5%) [22]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Census of Population and Housing 2012. 2012. statistics.gov.lk. Department of Census and Statistics, Sri Lanka.
  2. The mean absolute error, between the percentages of votes each party got in Paddiruppu and the Batticaloa Electoral District. It is a measure of the difference in voting behaviour between the two regions.
  3. The mean absolute error, between the percentages of votes each party got in Paddiruppu and the country. It is a measure of the difference in voting behaviour between the two regions.
  4. Web site: 2019 Sri Lankan presidential election Results. 2019. elections.gov.lk. Election Commission of Sri Lanka. 2020-06-10. 2019-12-19. https://web.archive.org/web/20191219162109/https://results.elections.gov.lk/. dead.
  5. Web site: 2015 Sri Lankan presidential election Results. 2015. elections.gov.lk. Election Commission of Sri Lanka. 2020-06-10. 2019-12-19. https://web.archive.org/web/20191219162109/https://results.elections.gov.lk/. dead.
  6. Web site: 2010 Sri Lankan presidential election Results. 2010. elections.gov.lk. Election Commission of Sri Lanka. 2020-06-10. 2019-12-19. https://web.archive.org/web/20191219162109/https://results.elections.gov.lk/. dead.
  7. Web site: 2005 Sri Lankan presidential election Results. 2005. elections.gov.lk. Election Commission of Sri Lanka. 2020-06-10. 2019-12-19. https://web.archive.org/web/20191219162109/https://results.elections.gov.lk/. dead.
  8. Web site: 1999 Sri Lankan presidential election Results. 1999. elections.gov.lk. Election Commission of Sri Lanka. 2020-06-10. 2019-12-19. https://web.archive.org/web/20191219162109/https://results.elections.gov.lk/. dead.
  9. Web site: 1994 Sri Lankan presidential election Results. 1994. elections.gov.lk. Election Commission of Sri Lanka. 2020-06-10. 2019-12-19. https://web.archive.org/web/20191219162109/https://results.elections.gov.lk/. dead.
  10. Web site: 1988 Sri Lankan presidential election Results. 1988. elections.gov.lk. Election Commission of Sri Lanka. 2020-06-10. 2019-12-19. https://web.archive.org/web/20191219162109/https://results.elections.gov.lk/. dead.
  11. Web site: 1982 Sri Lankan presidential election Results. 1982. elections.gov.lk. Election Commission of Sri Lanka. 2020-06-10. 2019-12-19. https://web.archive.org/web/20191219162109/https://results.elections.gov.lk/. dead.
  12. The mean absolute error, between the percentages of votes each party got in Paddiruppu and the Batticaloa Electoral District. It is a measure of the difference in voting behaviour between the two regions.
  13. The mean absolute error, between the percentages of votes each party got in Paddiruppu and the country. It is a measure of the difference in voting behaviour between the two regions.
  14. Web site: 2015 Sri Lankan parliamentary election Results. 2015. elections.gov.lk. Election Commission of Sri Lanka.
  15. Web site: 2010 Sri Lankan parliamentary election Results. 2010. elections.gov.lk. Election Commission of Sri Lanka.
  16. Web site: 2004 Sri Lankan parliamentary election Results. 2004. elections.gov.lk. Election Commission of Sri Lanka.
  17. Web site: 2001 Sri Lankan parliamentary election Results. 2001. elections.gov.lk. Election Commission of Sri Lanka.
  18. Web site: 2000 Sri Lankan parliamentary election Results. 2000. elections.gov.lk. Election Commission of Sri Lanka.
  19. Web site: 1994 Sri Lankan parliamentary election Results. 1994. elections.gov.lk. Election Commission of Sri Lanka.
  20. Web site: 1989 Sri Lankan parliamentary election Results. 1989. elections.gov.lk. Election Commission of Sri Lanka.
  21. Web site: Census of Population and Housing 2012. 2012. statistics.gov.lk. Department of Census and Statistics, Sri Lanka.
  22. Web site: Census of Population and Housing 2012. 2012. statistics.gov.lk. Department of Census and Statistics, Sri Lanka.