| Pothuvil | |
| Coordinates: | 7.0465°N 81.7549°W |
| Area Total Km2: | 1682.93 |
| Population Total: | 172118 |
| Population Density Km2: | 102 |
| Population As Of: | 2012 |
| Population Footnotes: | [1] |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name2: | Ampara Electoral District |
The Pothuvil Polling Division is a Polling Division in the Ampara Electoral District, in the Eastern Province, Sri Lanka.
The winner of Pothuvil has matched the final country result 4 out of 8 times.
| - ! | Year !colspan="2" width="144px" | Pothuvil !colspan="2" width="144px" | Ampara Electoral District ! | MAE[2] % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Sri Lanka ! | MAE[3] % | - | 16.57% | 35.20% | - | 12.27% | 25.96% | - | 10.00% | 19.77% | - | 9.86% | 17.17% | - | 0.46% | 3.11% | - | 8.28% | 18.40% | - | 5.26% | 4.58% | - | 6.17% | 4.82% | - ! | Matches/Mean MAE !style="text-align:left;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 4/8 !style="text-align:left;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 5/8 !style="text-align:right;" | 8.61% !style="text-align:left;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 8/8 !style="text-align:right;" | 16.13% |
| - !colspan="2" width="144px"rowspan="2" | Party !colspan="3" width="216px" | Pothuvil[4] !colspan="3" width="216px" | Ampara Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px" | Sri Lanka | - !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % | - | 100,952 | 80.62% | 259,673 | 63.09% | 5,564,239 | 41.99% | - | 20,116 | 16.06% | 135,058 | 32.82% | 6,924,255 | 52.25% | - | Other Parties (with < 1%) | 4,153 | 3.32% | 16,839 | 4.09% | 764,005 | 5.76% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 125,221 !style="text-align:right;" | 99.27% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 411,570 !style="text-align:right;" | 99.24% !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" | 925 !style="text-align:right;" | 0.73% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 3,158 !style="text-align:right;" | 0.76% !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" | 126,146 !style="text-align:right;" | 78.99% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 414,728 !style="text-align:right;" | 82.32% !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" | 159,694 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 503,790 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 15,992,568 ! |
| - !colspan="2" width="144px"rowspan="2" | Party !colspan="3" width="216px" | Pothuvil[5] !colspan="3" width="216px" | Ampara Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px" | Sri Lanka | - !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % | - | 81,547 | 77.55% | 233,360 | 65.22% | 6,217,162 | 51.28% | - | 22,425 | 21.33% | 121,027 | 33.82% | 5,768,090 | 47.58% | - | Other Parties (with < 1%) | 1,176 | 1.12% | 3,430 | 0.96% | 138,200 | 1.14% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 105,148 !style="text-align:right;" | 99.24% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 357,817 !style="text-align:right;" | 99.27% !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" | 802 !style="text-align:right;" | 0.76% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 2,625 !style="text-align:right;" | 0.73% !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" | 105,950 !style="text-align:right;" | 69.64% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 360,442 !style="text-align:right;" | 73.85% !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" | 152,147 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 488,067 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 15,585,942 ! |
| - !colspan="2" width="144px"rowspan="2" | Party !colspan="3" width="216px" | Pothuvil[6] !colspan="3" width="216px" | Ampara Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px" | Sri Lanka | - !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % | - | 54,374 | 59.89% | 153,105 | 49.94% | 4,173,185 | 40.15% | - | 33,979 | 37.42% | 146,912 | 47.92% | 6,015,934 | 57.88% | - | Other Parties (with < 1%) | 2,443 | 2.69% | 6,545 | 2.13% | 204,494 | 1.97% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 90,796 !style="text-align:right;" | 98.84% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 306,562 !style="text-align:right;" | 99.06% !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" | 1,066 !style="text-align:right;" | 1.16% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 2,912 !style="text-align:right;" | 0.94% !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" | 91,862 !style="text-align:right;" | 66.67% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 309,474 !style="text-align:right;" | 36.77% !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" | 137,779 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 841,672 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 15,734,587 ! |
| - !colspan="2" width="144px"rowspan="2" | Party !colspan="3" width="216px" | Pothuvil[7] !colspan="3" width="216px" | Ampara Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px" | Sri Lanka | - !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % | - | 55,467 | 65.75% | 159,198 | 55.81% | 4,706,366 | 48.43% | - | 27,704 | 32.84% | 122,329 | 42.88% | 4,887,152 | 50.29% | - | Other Parties (with < 1%) | 1,188 | 1.41% | 3,740 | 1.31% | 123,521 | 1.27% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 84,359 !style="text-align:right;" | 98.99% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 285,267 !style="text-align:right;" | 98.98% !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" | 863 !style="text-align:right;" | 1.01% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 2,941 !style="text-align:right;" | 1.02% !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" | 85,222 !style="text-align:right;" | 65.66% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 288,208 !style="text-align:right;" | 70.65% !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" | 129,798 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 407,918 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 14,136,979 ! |
| - !colspan="2" width="144px"rowspan="2" | Party !colspan="3" width="216px" | Pothuvil[8] !colspan="3" width="216px" | Ampara Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px" | Sri Lanka | - !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % | - | 46,341 | 55.89% | 149,593 | 55.59% | 4,312,157 | 51.12% | - | 34,407 | 41.50% | 109,805 | 40.80% | 3,602,748 | 42.71% | - | Other Parties (with < 1%) | 2,168 | 2.61% | 9,456 | 3.51% | 520,606 | 6.17% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 82,916 !style="text-align:right;" | 98.39% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 269,100 !style="text-align:right;" | 98.34% !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" | 1,360 !style="text-align:right;" | 1.61% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 4,549 !style="text-align:right;" | 1.66% !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" | 84,276 !style="text-align:right;" | 76.35% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 273,649 !style="text-align:right;" | 78.47% !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" | 110,386 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 348,712 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 11,965,536 ! |
| - !colspan="2" width="144px"rowspan="2" | Party !colspan="3" width="216px" | Pothuvil[9] !colspan="3" width="216px" | Ampara Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px" | Sri Lanka | - !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % | - | 56,780 | 80.76% | 168,289 | 72.36% | 4,709,205 | 62.28% | - | 11,774 | 16.75% | 59,074 | 25.40% | 2,715,283 | 35.91% | - | Ind 2 | 1,407 | 2.00% | 3,677 | 1.58% | 58,888 | 0.78% | - | Other Parties (with < 1%) | 349 | 0.50% | 1,541 | 0.66% | 78,152 | 1.03% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 70,310 !style="text-align:right;" | 98.67% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 232,581 !style="text-align:right;" | 98.47% !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" | 949 !style="text-align:right;" | 1.33% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 3,621 !style="text-align:right;" | 1.53% !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" | 71,259 !style="text-align:right;" | 72.92% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 236,202 !style="text-align:right;" | 74.01% !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" | 97,721 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 319,166 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 11,158,880 ! |
| - !colspan="2" width="144px"rowspan="2" | Party !colspan="3" width="216px" | Pothuvil[10] !colspan="3" width="216px" | Ampara Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px" | Sri Lanka | - !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % | - | 27,239 | 47.09% | 83,137 | 43.78% | 2,289,857 | 44.95% | - | 25,262 | 43.67% | 96,420 | 50.77% | 2,569,199 | 50.43% | - | 5,345 | 9.24% | 10,352 | 5.45% | 235,701 | 4.63% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 57,846 !style="text-align:right;" | 97.43% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 189,909 !style="text-align:right;" | 98.04% !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" | 1,524 !style="text-align:right;" | 2.57% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 3,802 !style="text-align:right;" | 1.96% !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" | 59,370 !style="text-align:right;" | 71.67% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 193,711 !style="text-align:right;" | 72.72% !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" | 82,833 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 266,396 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 9,283,143 ! |
| - !colspan="2" width="144px"rowspan="2" | Party !colspan="3" width="216px" | Pothuvil[11] !colspan="3" width="216px" | Ampara Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px" | Sri Lanka | - !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % | - | 23,286 | 47.29% | 90,772 | 56.39% | 3,450,815 | 52.93% | - | 17,265 | 35.06% | 53,096 | 32.99% | 2,546,348 | 39.05% | - | ACTC | 5,748 | 11.67% | 8,079 | 5.02% | 173,934 | 2.67% | - | 2,518 | 5.11% | 7,679 | 4.77% | 273,428 | 4.19% | - | Other Parties (with < 1%) | 423 | 0.86% | 1,344 | 0.83% | 75,526 | 1.16% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 49,240 !style="text-align:right;" | 98.44% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 160,970 !style="text-align:right;" | 98.71% !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" | 778 !style="text-align:right;" | 1.56% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 2,101 !style="text-align:right;" | 1.29% !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" | 50,018 !style="text-align:right;" | 75.74% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 163,071 !style="text-align:right;" | 79.22% !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" | 66,037 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 205,838 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 8,235,358 ! |
The winner of Pothuvil has matched the final country result 3 out of 7 times.
| - ! | Year !colspan="2" width="144px" | Pothuvil !colspan="2" width="144px" | Ampara Electoral District ! | MAE[12] % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Sri Lanka ! | MAE[13] % | - | 4.97% | 12.41% | - | 5.47% | 13.13% | - | SLMC | 12.28% | 25.03% | - | SLMC | SLMC | 8.02% | 26.46% | - | 2.32% | 2.83% | - | SLMC | 9.39% | 28.69% | - | 7.66% | 23.58% | - ! | Matches/Mean MAE !style="text-align:left;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 3/7 !style="text-align:left;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 5/7 !style="text-align:right;" | 7.16% !style="text-align:left;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 7/7 !style="text-align:right;" | 18.88% |
| - !colspan="2" width="144px"rowspan="2" | Party !colspan="3" width="216px" | Pothuvil[14] !colspan="3" width="216px" | Ampara Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px" | Sri Lanka | - !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % | - | 43,533 | 45.96% | 151,013 | 46.34% | 5,098,916 | 45.77% | - | 25,147 | 26.55% | 45,421 | 13.94% | 515,963 | 4.63% | - | 15,575 | 16.44% | 89,334 | 27.42% | 4,732,664 | 42.48% | - | 9,517 | 10.05% | 33,102 | 10.16% | 33,102 | 0.30% | - | Other Parties (with < 1%) | 943 | 1.00% | 6,978 | 2.14% | 676,586 | 6.07% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 94,715 !style="text-align:right;" | 94.07% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 325,848 !style="text-align:right;" | 94.55% !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" | 5,837 !style="text-align:right;" | 5.80% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 18,423 !style="text-align:right;" | 5.35% !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" | 100,686 !style="text-align:right;" | 66.18% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 344,618 !style="text-align:right;" | 73.99% !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" | 152,147 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 465,757 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 15,044,490 ! |
| - !colspan="2" width="144px"rowspan="2" | Party !colspan="3" width="216px" | Pothuvil[15] !colspan="3" width="216px" | Ampara Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px" | Sri Lanka | - !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % | - | 32,603 | 43.09% | 132,096 | 51.66% | 4,846,388 | 60.38% | - | 27,189 | 35.93% | 90,757 | 35.50% | 2,357,057 | 29.37% | - | 14,248 | 18.83% | 26,895 | 10.52% | 233,190 | 2.91% | - | 934 | 1.23% | 1,490 | 0.58% | 20,284 | 0.25% | - | Other Parties (with < 1%) | 695 | 0.92% | 4,442 | 1.74% | 477,444 | 5.95% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 75,669 !style="text-align:right;" | 945862.50% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 255,688 !style="text-align:right;" | 1345726.32% !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 !style="text-align:right;" | 50.00% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 9 !style="text-align:right;" | 47.37% !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" | 8 !style="text-align:right;" | 200.00% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 19 !style="text-align:right;" | 237.50% !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" | 4 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 8 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 14,097,690 ! |
| - !colspan="2" width="144px"rowspan="2" | Party !colspan="3" width="216px" | Pothuvil[16] !colspan="3" width="216px" | Ampara Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px" | Sri Lanka | - !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % | - | SLMC | 33,787 | 35.58% | 76,563 | 26.42% | 186,880 | 2.02% | - | 31,890 | 33.59% | 55,533 | 19.16% | 633,203 | 6.85% | - | 22,192 | 23.37% | 111,747 | 38.56% | 4,223,126 | 45.70% | - | 5,723 | 6.03% | 42,121 | 14.53% | 3,486,792 | 37.73% | - | Other Parties (with < 1%) | 1,358 | 1.43% | 3,865 | 1.33% | 639,878 | 6.92% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 94,950 !style="text-align:right;" | 94.64% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 289,829 !style="text-align:right;" | 93.91% !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" | 5,227 !style="text-align:right;" | 5.21% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 18,264 !style="text-align:right;" | 5.92% !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" | 100,332 !style="text-align:right;" | 81.54% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 308,625 !style="text-align:right;" | 81.42% !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" | 123,051 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 379,044 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 12,909,631 ! |
| - !colspan="2" width="144px"rowspan="2" | Party !colspan="3" width="216px" | Pothuvil[17] !colspan="3" width="216px" | Ampara Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px" | Sri Lanka | - !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % | - | SLMC | 29,047 | 31.85% | 75,257 | 26.86% | 105,346 | 1.18% | - | 28,882 | 31.67% | 48,789 | 17.41% | 348,164 | 3.89% | - | 13,861 | 15.20% | 65,246 | 23.29% | 3,330,815 | 37.19% | - | 9,515 | 10.43% | 58,468 | 20.87% | 4,086,026 | 45.62% | - | IND9 | 5,062 | 5.55% | 14,808 | 5.28% | 14,848 | 0.17% | - | 3,377 | 3.70% | 5,901 | 2.11% | 72,783 | 0.81% | - | Other Parties (with < 1%) | 1,462 | 1.60% | 11,721 | 4.18% | 934,107 | 10.43% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 91,206 !style="text-align:right;" | 94.85% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 280,190 !style="text-align:right;" | 94.20% !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" | 4,940 !style="text-align:right;" | 5.14% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 17,225 !style="text-align:right;" | 5.79% !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" | 96,159 !style="text-align:right;" | 82.39% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 297,440 !style="text-align:right;" | 82.51% !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" | 116,710 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 360,497 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 12,428,762 ! |
| - !colspan="2" width="144px"rowspan="2" | Party !colspan="3" width="216px" | Pothuvil[18] !colspan="3" width="216px" | Ampara Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px" | Sri Lanka | - !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % | - | 39,753 | 48.12% | 136,423 | 51.13% | 3,899,329 | 45.33% | - | 30,750 | 37.22% | 101,628 | 38.09% | 3,451,765 | 40.12% | - | IG2 | 10,729 | 12.99% | 19,812 | 7.43% | 31,443 | 0.37% | - | Other Parties (with < 1%) | 1,381 | 1.67% | 8,937 | 3.35% | 712,394 | 8.28% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 82,613 !style="text-align:right;" | N/A !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 266,800 !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" | Pothuvil[19] !colspan="3" width="216px" | Ampara Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px" | Sri Lanka | - !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % | - | SLMC | 28,851 | 40.17% | 75,092 | 31.19% | 143,307 | 1.80% | - | 16,717 | 23.28% | 78,767 | 32.72% | 3,498,370 | 44.04% | - | 13,532 | 18.84% | 24,526 | 10.19% | 132,461 | 1.67% | - | 7,959 | 11.08% | 54,150 | 22.49% | 3,887,805 | 48.94% | - | IND1 | 2,420 | 3.37% | 3,366 | 1.40% | 48,199 | 0.61% | - | 2,235 | 3.11% | 4,192 | 1.74% | 24,974 | 0.31% | - | Other Parties (with < 1%) | 108 | 0.15% | 673 | 0.28% | 90,078 | 1.13% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 71,822 !style="text-align:right;" | 94.06% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 240,766 !style="text-align:right;" | 94.98% !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" | 4,536 !style="text-align:right;" | 5.94% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 12,736 !style="text-align:right;" | 5.02% !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" | 76,358 !style="text-align:right;" | 78.14% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 253,502 !style="text-align:right;" | 79.54% !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" | 97,721 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 318,710 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 11,163,064 ! |
| - !colspan="2" width="144px"rowspan="2" | Party !colspan="3" width="216px" | Pothuvil[20] !colspan="3" width="216px" | Ampara Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px" | Sri Lanka | - !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % | - | 23,352 | 33.54% | 43,424 | 20.32% | 188,594 | 3.37% | - | SLMC | 21,631 | 31.07% | 61,325 | 28.69% | 202,016 | 3.61% | - | 13,012 | 18.69% | 45,400 | 21.24% | 1,785,369 | 31.90% | - | 11,475 | 16.48% | 62,600 | 29.29% | 2,838,005 | 50.71% | - | Other Parties (with < 1%) | 157 | 0.23% | 965 | 0.45% | 965 | 0.02% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 69,627 !style="text-align:right;" | 95.17% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 213,714 !style="text-align:right;" | 95.22% !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" | 3,533 !style="text-align:right;" | 4.83% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 10,727 !style="text-align:right;" | 4.78% !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" | 73,160 !style="text-align:right;" | 88.97% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 224,441 !style="text-align:right;" | 84.45% !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" | 82,231 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 265,768 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 9,374,164 ! |
The Pothuvil Polling Division has a Moor plurality (38.4%), a significant Sri Lankan Tamil population (31.8%) and a significant Sinhalese population (29.4%) . In comparison, the Ampara Electoral District (which contains the Pothuvil Polling Division) has a Moor plurality (43.4%), a significant Sinhalese population (38.9%) and a significant Sri Lankan Tamil population (17.3%) [21]
The Pothuvil Polling Division has a Muslim plurality (38.4%), a significant Buddhist population (29.2%) and a significant Hindu population (29.0%) . In comparison, the Ampara Electoral District (which contains the Pothuvil Polling Division) has a Muslim plurality (43.4%), a significant Buddhist population (38.7%) and a significant Hindu population (15.8%) [22]