| Teldeniya | |
| Coordinates: | 7.2979°N 80.7962°W |
| Area Total Km2: | 187.68 |
| Population Total: | 61034 |
| Population Density Km2: | 325 |
| Population As Of: | 2012 |
| Population Footnotes: | [1] |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name2: | Kandy Electoral District |
The Teldeniya Polling Division is a Polling Division in the Kandy Electoral District, in the Central Province, Sri Lanka.
The winner of Teldeniya has matched the final country result 7 out of 8 times. Hence, Teldeniya is a Strong Bellwether for Presidential Elections.
| - ! | Year !colspan="2" width="144px" | Teldeniya !colspan="2" width="144px" | Kandy Electoral District ! | MAE[2] % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Sri Lanka ! | MAE[3] % | - | 0.34% | 2.42% | - | 4.50% | 1.21% | - | 2.24% | 1.45% | - | 3.03% | 2.86% | - | 1.90% | 0.81% | - | 0.52% | 6.12% | - | 4.28% | 1.68% | - | 10.22% | 5.33% | - ! | 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;" | 3.38% !style="text-align:left;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 8/8 !style="text-align:right;" | 2.74% |
| - !colspan="2" width="144px"rowspan="2" | Party !colspan="3" width="216px" | Teldeniya[4] !colspan="3" width="216px" | Kandy Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px" | Sri Lanka | - !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % | - | 20,296 | 50.28% | 471,502 | 50.43% | 6,924,255 | 52.25% | - | 18,238 | 45.18% | 417,355 | 44.64% | 5,564,239 | 41.99% | - | Other Parties (with < 1%) | 1,153 | 2.86% | 22,479 | 2.40% | 345,452 | 2.61% | - | NMPP | 681 | 1.69% | 23,539 | 2.52% | 418,553 | 3.16% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 40,368 !style="text-align:right;" | 98.97% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 934,875 !style="text-align:right;" | 99.04% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 13,252,499 !style="text-align:right;" | 98.99% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Rejected Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 422 !style="text-align:right;" | 1.03% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 9,020 !style="text-align:right;" | 0.96% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 135,452 !style="text-align:right;" | 1.01% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Total Polled !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 40,790 !style="text-align:right;" | 85.86% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 943,895 !style="text-align:right;" | 84.89% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 13,387,951 !style="text-align:right;" | 83.71% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Registered Electors !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 47,510 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 1,111,860 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 15,992,568 ! |
| - !colspan="2" width="144px"rowspan="2" | Party !colspan="3" width="216px" | Teldeniya[5] !colspan="3" width="216px" | Kandy Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px" | Sri Lanka | - !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % | - | 18,624 | 49.83% | 466,994 | 54.56% | 6,217,162 | 51.28% | - | 18,150 | 48.56% | 378,585 | 44.23% | 5,768,090 | 47.58% | - | Other Parties (with < 1%) | 603 | 1.61% | 10,329 | 1.21% | 138,200 | 1.14% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 37,377 !style="text-align:right;" | 98.64% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 855,908 !style="text-align:right;" | 98.73% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 12,123,452 !style="text-align:right;" | 98.85% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Rejected Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 517 !style="text-align:right;" | 1.36% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 10,993 !style="text-align:right;" | 1.27% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 140,925 !style="text-align:right;" | 1.15% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Total Polled !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 37,894 !style="text-align:right;" | 79.47% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 866,901 !style="text-align:right;" | 79.71% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 12,264,377 !style="text-align:right;" | 78.69% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Registered Electors !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 47,685 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 1,087,542 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 15,585,942 ! |
| - !colspan="2" width="144px"rowspan="2" | Party !colspan="3" width="216px" | Teldeniya[6] !colspan="3" width="216px" | Kandy Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px" | Sri Lanka | - !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % | - | 19,009 | 56.11% | 406,636 | 54.16% | 6,015,934 | 57.88% | - | 13,957 | 41.20% | 329,492 | 43.89% | 4,173,185 | 40.15% | - | Other Parties (with < 1%) | 910 | 2.69% | 14,658 | 1.95% | 204,494 | 1.97% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 33,876 !style="text-align:right;" | 98.52% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 750,786 !style="text-align:right;" | 98.85% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 10,393,613 !style="text-align:right;" | 99.03% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Rejected Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 509 !style="text-align:right;" | 1.48% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 8,700 !style="text-align:right;" | 1.15% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 101,838 !style="text-align:right;" | 0.97% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Total Polled !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 34,385 !style="text-align:right;" | 76.17% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 759,486 !style="text-align:right;" | 75.87% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 10,495,451 !style="text-align:right;" | 66.70% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Registered Electors !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 45,144 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 1,001,074 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 15,734,587 ! |
| - !colspan="2" width="144px"rowspan="2" | Party !colspan="3" width="216px" | Teldeniya[7] !colspan="3" width="216px" | Kandy Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px" | Sri Lanka | - !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % | - | 16,646 | 51.11% | 387,150 | 54.33% | 4,706,366 | 48.43% | - | 15,367 | 47.19% | 315,672 | 44.30% | 4,887,152 | 50.29% | - | Other Parties (with < 1%) | 554 | 1.70% | 9,798 | 1.37% | 123,521 | 1.27% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 32,567 !style="text-align:right;" | 98.63% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 712,620 !style="text-align:right;" | 98.64% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 9,717,039 !style="text-align:right;" | 98.88% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Rejected Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 452 !style="text-align:right;" | 1.37% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 9,817 !style="text-align:right;" | 1.36% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 109,869 !style="text-align:right;" | 1.12% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Total Polled !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 33,019 !style="text-align:right;" | 79.63% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 722,437 !style="text-align:right;" | 77.37% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 9,826,908 !style="text-align:right;" | 69.51% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Registered Electors !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 41,465 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 933,754 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 14,136,979 ! |
| - !colspan="2" width="144px"rowspan="2" | Party !colspan="3" width="216px" | Teldeniya[8] !colspan="3" width="216px" | Kandy Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px" | Sri Lanka | - !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % | - | 14,497 | 52.25% | 308,187 | 50.29% | 4,312,157 | 51.12% | - | 11,955 | 43.09% | 276,360 | 45.10% | 3,602,748 | 42.71% | - | 669 | 2.41% | 15,512 | 2.53% | 343,927 | 4.08% | - | Other Parties (with < 1%) | 622 | 2.24% | 12,752 | 2.08% | 176,679 | 2.09% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 27,743 !style="text-align:right;" | 97.47% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 612,811 !style="text-align:right;" | 97.29% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 8,435,754 !style="text-align:right;" | 97.69% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Rejected Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 720 !style="text-align:right;" | 2.53% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 17,060 !style="text-align:right;" | 2.71% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 199,536 !style="text-align:right;" | 2.31% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Total Polled !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 28,463 !style="text-align:right;" | 78.60% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 629,871 !style="text-align:right;" | 77.61% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 8,635,290 !style="text-align:right;" | 72.17% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Registered Electors !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 36,214 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 811,606 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 11,965,536 ! |
| - !colspan="2" width="144px"rowspan="2" | Party !colspan="3" width="216px" | Teldeniya[9] !colspan="3" width="216px" | Kandy Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px" | Sri Lanka | - !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % | - | 14,309 | 55.99% | 320,110 | 56.64% | 4,709,205 | 62.28% | - | 10,742 | 42.03% | 235,519 | 41.68% | 2,715,283 | 35.91% | - | Other Parties (with < 1%) | 505 | 1.98% | 9,488 | 1.68% | 137,040 | 1.81% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 25,556 !style="text-align:right;" | 97.61% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 565,117 !style="text-align:right;" | 97.55% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 7,561,526 !style="text-align:right;" | 98.03% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Rejected Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 625 !style="text-align:right;" | 2.39% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 14,179 !style="text-align:right;" | 2.45% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 151,706 !style="text-align:right;" | 1.97% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Total Polled !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 26,181 !style="text-align:right;" | 79.36% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 579,296 !style="text-align:right;" | 77.85% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 7,713,232 !style="text-align:right;" | 69.12% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Registered Electors !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 32,992 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 744,151 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 11,158,880 ! |
| - !colspan="2" width="144px"rowspan="2" | Party !colspan="3" width="216px" | Teldeniya[10] !colspan="3" width="216px" | Kandy Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px" | Sri Lanka | - !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % | - | 9,912 | 50.63% | 234,124 | 54.88% | 2,569,199 | 50.43% | - | 9,417 | 48.10% | 186,187 | 43.65% | 2,289,857 | 44.95% | - | 247 | 1.26% | 6,266 | 1.47% | 235,701 | 4.63% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 19,576 !style="text-align:right;" | 98.30% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 426,577 !style="text-align:right;" | 98.57% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 5,094,754 !style="text-align:right;" | 98.24% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Rejected Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 339 !style="text-align:right;" | 1.70% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 6,167 !style="text-align:right;" | 1.43% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 91,499 !style="text-align:right;" | 1.76% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Total Polled !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 19,915 !style="text-align:right;" | 72.00% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 432,744 !style="text-align:right;" | 68.36% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 5,186,256 !style="text-align:right;" | 55.87% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Registered Electors !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 27,659 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 633,030 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 9,283,143 ! |
| - !colspan="2" width="144px"rowspan="2" | Party !colspan="3" width="216px" | Teldeniya[11] !colspan="3" width="216px" | Kandy Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px" | Sri Lanka | - !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % | - | 13,258 | 49.08% | 289,621 | 59.80% | 3,450,815 | 52.93% | - | 12,747 | 47.19% | 178,647 | 36.89% | 2,546,348 | 39.05% | - | 821 | 3.04% | 12,493 | 2.58% | 273,428 | 4.19% | - | Other Parties (with < 1%) | 186 | 0.69% | 3,536 | 0.73% | 249,460 | 3.83% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 27,012 !style="text-align:right;" | 99.02% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 484,297 !style="text-align:right;" | 99.07% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 6,520,156 !style="text-align:right;" | 98.78% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Rejected Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 267 !style="text-align:right;" | 0.98% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 4,548 !style="text-align:right;" | 0.93% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 80,470 !style="text-align:right;" | 1.22% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Total Polled !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 27,279 !style="text-align:right;" | 867.38% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 488,845 !style="text-align:right;" | 89.44% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 6,600,626 !style="text-align:right;" | 80.15% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Registered Electors !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 3,145 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 546,565 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 8,235,358 ! |
The winner of Teldeniya has matched the final country result 5 out of 7 times. Hence, Teldeniya is a Weak Bellwether for Parliamentary Elections.
| - ! | Year !colspan="2" width="144px" | Teldeniya !colspan="2" width="144px" | Kandy Electoral District ! | MAE[12] % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Sri Lanka ! | MAE[13] % | - | 3.57% | 3.23% | - | 1.20% | 2.55% | - | 3.40% | 5.58% | - | 1.98% | 4.12% | - | 3.17% | 3.61% | - | 1.11% | 3.84% | - | 5.36% | 5.63% | - ! | Matches/Mean MAE !style="text-align:left;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 5/7 !style="text-align:left;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 5/7 !style="text-align:right;" | 2.83% !style="text-align:left;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 7/7 !style="text-align:right;" | 4.08% |
| - !colspan="2" width="144px"rowspan="2" | Party !colspan="3" width="216px" | Teldeniya[14] !colspan="3" width="216px" | Kandy Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px" | Sri Lanka | - !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % | - | 17,501 | 52.09% | 440,761 | 55.61% | 5,098,916 | 45.77% | - | 14,454 | 43.02% | 309,152 | 39.00% | 4,732,664 | 42.48% | - | 962 | 2.86% | 30,669 | 3.87% | 544,154 | 4.88% | - | 480 | 1.43% | 4,400 | 0.56% | 17,107 | 0.15% | - | Other Parties (with < 1%) | 198 | 0.59% | 7,655 | 0.97% | 82,981 | 0.74% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 33,595 !style="text-align:right;" | 93.82% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 792,637 !style="text-align:right;" | 95.48% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 11,140,333 !style="text-align:right;" | 95.35% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Rejected Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 2,195 !style="text-align:right;" | 6.13% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 37,065 !style="text-align:right;" | 4.46% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 516,926 !style="text-align:right;" | 4.42% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Total Polled !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 35,807 !style="text-align:right;" | 75.09% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 830,165 !style="text-align:right;" | 79.13% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 11,684,111 !style="text-align:right;" | 77.66% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Registered Electors !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 47,685 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 1,049,160 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 15,044,490 ! |
| - !colspan="2" width="144px"rowspan="2" | Party !colspan="3" width="216px" | Teldeniya[15] !colspan="3" width="216px" | Kandy Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px" | Sri Lanka | - !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % | - | 14,275 | 62.29% | 339,819 | 60.81% | 4,846,388 | 60.38% | - | 7,732 | 33.74% | 192,798 | 34.50% | 2,357,057 | 29.37% | - | DNA | 800 | 3.49% | 23,728 | 4.25% | 441,251 | 5.50% | - | Other Parties (with < 1%) | 109 | 0.48% | 2,459 | 0.44% | 30,354 | 0.38% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 22,916 !style="text-align:right;" | 86.54% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 558,804 !style="text-align:right;" | 90.49% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 8,026,322 !style="text-align:right;" | 96.03% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Rejected Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 3,540 !style="text-align:right;" | 13.37% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 58,333 !style="text-align:right;" | 9.45% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 581,465 !style="text-align:right;" | 6.96% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Total Polled !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 26,479 !style="text-align:right;" | 58.65% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 617,559 !style="text-align:right;" | 61.70% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 8,358,246 !style="text-align:right;" | 59.29% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Registered Electors !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 45,144 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 1,000,861 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 14,097,690 ! |
| - !colspan="2" width="144px"rowspan="2" | Party !colspan="3" width="216px" | Teldeniya[16] !colspan="3" width="216px" | Kandy Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px" | Sri Lanka | - !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % | - | 13,380 | 48.65% | 313,859 | 49.99% | 3,486,792 | 37.73% | - | 13,321 | 48.43% | 268,131 | 42.71% | 4,223,126 | 45.70% | - | 674 | 2.45% | 42,192 | 6.72% | 552,723 | 5.98% | - | Other Parties (with < 1%) | 128 | 0.47% | 3,684 | 0.59% | 64,227 | 0.69% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 27,503 !style="text-align:right;" | 91.11% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 627,866 !style="text-align:right;" | 93.24% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 9,241,931 !style="text-align:right;" | 94.52% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Rejected Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 2,685 !style="text-align:right;" | 8.89% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 45,484 !style="text-align:right;" | 6.75% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 534,452 !style="text-align:right;" | 5.47% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Total Polled !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 30,188 !style="text-align:right;" | 75.98% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 673,380 !style="text-align:right;" | 76.47% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 9,777,821 !style="text-align:right;" | 75.74% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Registered Electors !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 39,730 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 880,634 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 12,909,631 ! |
| - !colspan="2" width="144px"rowspan="2" | Party !colspan="3" width="216px" | Teldeniya[17] !colspan="3" width="216px" | Kandy Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px" | Sri Lanka | - !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % | - | 13,792 | 50.64% | 314,297 | 52.77% | 4,086,026 | 45.62% | - | 11,276 | 41.40% | 233,637 | 39.23% | 3,330,815 | 37.19% | - | 1,697 | 6.23% | 37,146 | 6.24% | 815,353 | 9.10% | - | Other Parties (with < 1%) | 469 | 1.72% | 10,496 | 1.76% | 129,347 | 1.44% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 27,234 !style="text-align:right;" | 90.74% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 595,576 !style="text-align:right;" | 93.40% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 8,955,844 !style="text-align:right;" | 94.77% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Rejected Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 2,780 !style="text-align:right;" | 9.26% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 42,103 !style="text-align:right;" | 6.60% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 494,009 !style="text-align:right;" | 5.23% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Total Polled !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 30,014 !style="text-align:right;" | 79.20% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 637,679 !style="text-align:right;" | 76.03% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 9,449,878 !style="text-align:right;" | 76.03% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Registered Electors !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 37,897 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 838,687 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 12,428,762 ! |
| - !colspan="2" width="144px"rowspan="2" | Party !colspan="3" width="216px" | Teldeniya[18] !colspan="3" width="216px" | Kandy Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px" | Sri Lanka | - !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % | - | 13,881 | 51.15% | 282,282 | 46.66% | 3,899,329 | 45.33% | - | 10,373 | 38.23% | 243,623 | 40.27% | 3,451,765 | 40.12% | - | 843 | 3.11% | 21,565 | 3.56% | 518,725 | 6.03% | - | Other Parties (with < 1%) | 795 | 2.93% | 19,327 | 3.19% | 266,683 | 3.10% | - | 772 | 2.84% | 6,108 | 1.01% | 22,985 | 0.27% | - | 472 | 1.74% | 32,023 | 5.29% | 185,593 | 2.16% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 27,136 !style="text-align:right;" | N/A !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 604,928 !style="text-align:right;" | N/A !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 8,602,617 !style="text-align:right;" | N/A |
| - !colspan="2" width="144px"rowspan="2" | Party !colspan="3" width="216px" | Teldeniya[19] !colspan="3" width="216px" | Kandy Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px" | Sri Lanka | - !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % | - | 13,408 | 51.44% | 301,824 | 52.35% | 3,498,370 | 44.04% | - | 12,457 | 47.79% | 267,683 | 46.43% | 3,887,805 | 48.94% | - | Other Parties (with < 1%) | 199 | 0.76% | 7,045 | 1.22% | 175,576 | 2.21% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 26,064 !style="text-align:right;" | 93.65% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 576,552 !style="text-align:right;" | 94.89% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 7,943,688 !style="text-align:right;" | 95.20% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Rejected Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 1,766 !style="text-align:right;" | 6.35% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 31,019 !style="text-align:right;" | 5.11% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 400,395 !style="text-align:right;" | 4.80% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Total Polled !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 27,830 !style="text-align:right;" | 84.35% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 607,571 !style="text-align:right;" | 81.67% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 8,344,095 !style="text-align:right;" | 74.75% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Registered Electors !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 32,992 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 743,939 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 11,163,064 ! |
| - !colspan="2" width="144px"rowspan="2" | Party !colspan="3" width="216px" | Teldeniya[20] !colspan="3" width="216px" | Kandy Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px" | Sri Lanka | - !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % | - | 6,019 | 56.99% | 204,973 | 61.72% | 2,838,005 | 50.71% | - | 4,146 | 39.26% | 105,977 | 31.91% | 1,785,369 | 31.90% | - | SLMC | 249 | 2.36% | 14,697 | 4.43% | 202,016 | 3.61% | - | USA | 113 | 1.07% | 5,147 | 1.55% | 141,983 | 2.54% | - | Other Parties (with < 1%) | 34 | 0.32% | 1,315 | 0.40% | 67,723 | 1.21% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 10,561 !style="text-align:right;" | 93.30% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 332,109 !style="text-align:right;" | 93.69% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 5,596,468 !style="text-align:right;" | 93.87% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Rejected Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 758 !style="text-align:right;" | 6.70% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 22,374 !style="text-align:right;" | 6.31% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 365,563 !style="text-align:right;" | 6.13% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Total Polled !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 11,319 !style="text-align:right;" | 41.53% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 354,483 !style="text-align:right;" | 56.42% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 5,962,031 !style="text-align:right;" | 63.60% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Registered Electors !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 27,254 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 628,317 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 9,374,164 ! |
The Teldeniya Polling Division has a Sinhalese majority (75.1%) and a significant Indian Tamil population (10.6%) . In comparison, the Kandy Electoral District (which contains the Teldeniya Polling Division) has a Sinhalese majority (74.4%) and a significant Moor population (13.9%) [21]
The Teldeniya Polling Division has a Buddhist majority (74.8%) and a significant Hindu population (16.2%) . In comparison, the Kandy Electoral District (which contains the Teldeniya Polling Division) has a Buddhist majority (73.4%) and a significant Muslim population (14.3%) [22]