| Uva Paranagama | |
| Coordinates: | 6.9707°N 80.9191°W |
| Area Total Km2: | 127.49 |
| Population Total: | 77998 |
| Population Density Km2: | 612 |
| Population As Of: | 2012 |
| Population Footnotes: | [1] |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name2: | Badulla Electoral District |
The Uva Paranagama Polling Division is a Polling Division in the Badulla Electoral District, in the Uva Province, Sri Lanka.
The winner of Uva Paranagama has matched the final country result 5 out of 8 times. Hence, Uva Paranagama is a Weak Bellwether for Presidential Elections.
| - ! | Year !colspan="2" width="144px" | Uva Paranagama !colspan="2" width="144px" | Badulla Electoral District ! | MAE[2] % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Sri Lanka ! | MAE[3] % | - | 1.74% | 1.07% | - | 2.48% | 4.30% | - | 2.51% | 1.94% | - | 3.07% | 1.75% | - | 0.25% | 4.56% | - | 0.71% | 7.31% | - | 15.39% | 23.35% | - | 3.02% | 7.00% | - ! | Matches/Mean MAE !style="text-align:left;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 5/8 !style="text-align:left;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 6/8 !style="text-align:right;" | 3.65% !style="text-align:left;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 8/8 !style="text-align:right;" | 6.41% |
| - !colspan="2" width="144px"rowspan="2" | Party !colspan="3" width="216px" | Uva Paranagama[4] !colspan="3" width="216px" | Badulla Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px" | Sri Lanka | - !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % | - | 27,028 | 51.23% | 276,211 | 49.29% | 6,924,255 | 52.25% | - | 22,787 | 43.19% | 251,706 | 44.92% | 5,564,239 | 41.99% | - | Other Parties (with < 1%) | 1,735 | 3.29% | 17,622 | 3.14% | 345,452 | 2.61% | - | NMPP | 1,207 | 2.29% | 14,806 | 2.64% | 418,553 | 3.16% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 52,757 !style="text-align:right;" | 99.05% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 560,345 !style="text-align:right;" | 98.77% !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" | 506 !style="text-align:right;" | 0.95% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 6,978 !style="text-align:right;" | 1.23% !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" | 53,263 !style="text-align:right;" | 86.41% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 567,323 !style="text-align:right;" | 86.25% !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" | 61,637 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 657,766 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 15,992,568 ! |
| - !colspan="2" width="144px"rowspan="2" | Party !colspan="3" width="216px" | Uva Paranagama[5] !colspan="3" width="216px" | Badulla Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px" | Sri Lanka | - !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % | - | 25,337 | 51.74% | 249,243 | 49.15% | 5,768,090 | 47.58% | - | 22,894 | 46.75% | 249,524 | 49.21% | 6,217,162 | 51.28% | - | Other Parties (with < 1%) | 735 | 1.50% | 8,303 | 1.64% | 138,200 | 1.14% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 48,966 !style="text-align:right;" | 98.75% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 507,070 !style="text-align:right;" | 98.47% !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" | 621 !style="text-align:right;" | 1.25% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 7,871 !style="text-align:right;" | 1.53% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 140,925 !style="text-align:right;" | 1.15% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Total Polled !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 49,587 !style="text-align:right;" | 79.10% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 514,941 !style="text-align:right;" | 79.51% !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" | 62,689 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 647,628 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 15,585,942 ! |
| - !colspan="2" width="144px"rowspan="2" | Party !colspan="3" width="216px" | Uva Paranagama[6] !colspan="3" width="216px" | Badulla Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px" | Sri Lanka | - !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % | - | 24,831 | 55.85% | 237,579 | 53.23% | 6,015,934 | 57.88% | - | 18,696 | 42.05% | 198,835 | 44.55% | 4,173,185 | 40.15% | - | Other Parties (with < 1%) | 932 | 2.10% | 9,880 | 2.21% | 204,494 | 1.97% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 44,459 !style="text-align:right;" | 99.05% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 446,294 !style="text-align:right;" | 98.66% !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" | 425 !style="text-align:right;" | 0.95% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 6,083 !style="text-align:right;" | 1.34% !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" | 44,884 !style="text-align:right;" | 75.47% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 452,377 !style="text-align:right;" | 75.62% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 10,495,451 !style="text-align:right;" | 66.70% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Registered Electors !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 59,472 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 598,190 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 15,734,587 ! |
| - !colspan="2" width="144px"rowspan="2" | Party !colspan="3" width="216px" | Uva Paranagama[7] !colspan="3" width="216px" | Badulla Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px" | Sri Lanka | - !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % | - | 22,127 | 50.04% | 226,582 | 53.11% | 4,706,366 | 48.43% | - | 21,387 | 48.37% | 192,734 | 45.18% | 4,887,152 | 50.29% | - | Other Parties (with < 1%) | 704 | 1.59% | 7,283 | 1.71% | 123,521 | 1.27% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 44,218 !style="text-align:right;" | 98.69% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 426,599 !style="text-align:right;" | 98.43% !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" | 588 !style="text-align:right;" | 1.31% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 6,825 !style="text-align:right;" | 1.57% !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" | 44,806 !style="text-align:right;" | 80.51% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 433,424 !style="text-align:right;" | 78.67% !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" | 55,655 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 550,926 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 14,136,979 ! |
| - !colspan="2" width="144px"rowspan="2" | Party !colspan="3" width="216px" | Uva Paranagama[8] !colspan="3" width="216px" | Badulla Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px" | Sri Lanka | - !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % | - | 18,969 | 48.08% | 172,884 | 47.97% | 3,602,748 | 42.71% | - | 18,433 | 46.72% | 167,000 | 46.33% | 4,312,157 | 51.12% | - | 1,401 | 3.55% | 12,025 | 3.34% | 343,927 | 4.08% | - | Other Parties (with < 1%) | 647 | 1.64% | 8,512 | 2.36% | 176,679 | 2.09% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 39,450 !style="text-align:right;" | 97.62% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 360,421 !style="text-align:right;" | 97.04% !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" | 960 !style="text-align:right;" | 2.38% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 10,979 !style="text-align:right;" | 2.96% !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" | 40,410 !style="text-align:right;" | 81.54% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 371,400 !style="text-align:right;" | 78.25% !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" | 49,560 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 474,610 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 11,965,536 ! |
| - !colspan="2" width="144px"rowspan="2" | Party !colspan="3" width="216px" | Uva Paranagama[9] !colspan="3" width="216px" | Badulla Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px" | Sri Lanka | - !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % | - | 20,307 | 54.77% | 182,810 | 55.27% | 4,709,205 | 62.28% | - | 16,031 | 43.24% | 139,611 | 42.21% | 2,715,283 | 35.91% | - | Other Parties (with < 1%) | 739 | 1.99% | 8,351 | 2.52% | 137,040 | 1.81% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 37,077 !style="text-align:right;" | 96.70% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 330,772 !style="text-align:right;" | 95.91% !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" | 1,267 !style="text-align:right;" | 3.30% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 14,093 !style="text-align:right;" | 4.09% !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" | 38,344 !style="text-align:right;" | 81.36% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 344,865 !style="text-align:right;" | 77.47% !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" | 47,127 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 445,146 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 11,158,880 ! |
| - !colspan="2" width="144px"rowspan="2" | Party !colspan="3" width="216px" | Uva Paranagama[10] !colspan="3" width="216px" | Badulla Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px" | Sri Lanka | - !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % | - | 3,255 | 76.35% | 80,779 | 60.09% | 2,569,199 | 50.43% | - | 956 | 22.43% | 50,223 | 37.36% | 2,289,857 | 44.95% | - | 52 | 1.22% | 3,422 | 2.55% | 235,701 | 4.63% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 4,263 !style="text-align:right;" | 97.04% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 134,424 !style="text-align:right;" | 97.62% !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" | 130 !style="text-align:right;" | 2.96% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 3,276 !style="text-align:right;" | 2.38% !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" | 4,393 !style="text-align:right;" | 11.40% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 137,700 !style="text-align:right;" | 44.21% !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" | 38,520 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 311,473 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 9,283,143 ! |
| - !colspan="2" width="144px"rowspan="2" | Party !colspan="3" width="216px" | Uva Paranagama[11] !colspan="3" width="216px" | Badulla Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px" | Sri Lanka | - !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % | - | 17,564 | 60.58% | 141,062 | 58.67% | 3,450,815 | 52.93% | - | 9,251 | 31.91% | 88,462 | 36.79% | 2,546,348 | 39.05% | - | 1,851 | 6.38% | 7,713 | 3.21% | 273,428 | 4.19% | - | Other Parties (with < 1%) | 327 | 1.13% | 3,203 | 1.33% | 249,460 | 3.83% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 28,993 !style="text-align:right;" | 98.86% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 240,440 !style="text-align:right;" | 98.77% !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" | 335 !style="text-align:right;" | 1.14% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 2,982 !style="text-align:right;" | 1.23% !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" | 29,328 !style="text-align:right;" | 87.10% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 243,422 !style="text-align:right;" | 85.47% !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" | 33,670 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 284,801 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 8,235,358 ! |
The winner of Uva Paranagama has matched the final country result 6 out of 7 times. Hence, Uva Paranagama is a Strong Bellwether for Parliamentary Elections.
| - ! | Year !colspan="2" width="144px" | Uva Paranagama !colspan="2" width="144px" | Badulla Electoral District ! | MAE[12] % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Sri Lanka ! | MAE[13] % | - | 0.47% | 5.58% | - | 1.68% | 0.94% | - | 2.83% | 6.32% | - | 2.71% | 4.28% | - | 2.33% | 3.02% | - | 1.86% | 5.34% | - | 1.17% | 6.31% | - ! | Matches/Mean MAE !style="text-align:left;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 6/7 !style="text-align:left;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 4/7 !style="text-align:right;" | 1.86% !style="text-align:left;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 7/7 !style="text-align:right;" | 4.54% |
| - !colspan="2" width="144px"rowspan="2" | Party !colspan="3" width="216px" | Uva Paranagama[14] !colspan="3" width="216px" | Badulla Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px" | Sri Lanka | - !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % | - | 24,636 | 54.65% | 258,844 | 54.82% | 5,098,916 | 45.77% | - | 17,564 | 38.96% | 179,459 | 38.01% | 4,732,664 | 42.48% | - | 2,048 | 4.54% | 21,445 | 4.54% | 544,154 | 4.88% | - | 653 | 1.45% | 10,259 | 2.17% | 17,107 | 0.15% | - | Other Parties (with < 1%) | 177 | 0.39% | 2,159 | 0.46% | 76,945 | 0.69% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 45,078 !style="text-align:right;" | 95.19% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 472,166 !style="text-align:right;" | 95.03% !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" | 2,234 !style="text-align:right;" | 4.72% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 24,167 !style="text-align:right;" | 4.86% !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" | 47,357 !style="text-align:right;" | 75.54% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 496,849 !style="text-align:right;" | 80.07% !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" | 62,689 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 620,486 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 15,044,490 ! |
| - !colspan="2" width="144px"rowspan="2" | Party !colspan="3" width="216px" | Uva Paranagama[15] !colspan="3" width="216px" | Badulla Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px" | Sri Lanka | - !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % | - | 21,537 | 60.71% | 203,689 | 58.25% | 4,846,388 | 60.38% | - | 11,253 | 31.72% | 112,886 | 32.28% | 2,357,057 | 29.37% | - | DNA | 1,696 | 4.78% | 15,768 | 4.51% | 441,251 | 5.50% | - | UPF | 625 | 1.76% | 11,481 | 3.28% | 24,670 | 0.31% | - | Other Parties (with < 1%) | 363 | 1.02% | 5,854 | 1.67% | 28,670 | 0.36% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 35,474 !style="text-align:right;" | 93.47% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 349,678 !style="text-align:right;" | 93.54% !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" | 2,478 !style="text-align:right;" | 6.53% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 24,169 !style="text-align:right;" | 6.46% !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" | 37,952 !style="text-align:right;" | 63.81% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 373,847 !style="text-align:right;" | 62.46% !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" | 59,472 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 598,521 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 14,097,690 ! |
| - !colspan="2" width="144px"rowspan="2" | Party !colspan="3" width="216px" | Uva Paranagama[16] !colspan="3" width="216px" | Badulla Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px" | Sri Lanka | - !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % | - | 19,946 | 51.54% | 178,634 | 48.26% | 4,223,126 | 45.70% | - | 18,030 | 46.59% | 181,705 | 49.09% | 3,486,792 | 37.73% | - | Other Parties (with < 1%) | 723 | 1.87% | 9,839 | 2.66% | 610,312 | 6.60% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 38,699 !style="text-align:right;" | 92.20% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 370,178 !style="text-align:right;" | 92.47% !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" | 3,275 !style="text-align:right;" | 7.80% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 30,159 !style="text-align:right;" | 7.53% !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" | 41,974 !style="text-align:right;" | 78.18% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 400,337 !style="text-align:right;" | 78.33% !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" | 53,690 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 511,115 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 12,909,631 ! |
| - !colspan="2" width="144px"rowspan="2" | Party !colspan="3" width="216px" | Uva Paranagama[17] !colspan="3" width="216px" | Badulla Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px" | Sri Lanka | - !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % | - | 20,496 | 51.52% | 201,173 | 53.81% | 4,086,026 | 45.62% | - | 16,287 | 40.94% | 138,443 | 37.03% | 3,330,815 | 37.19% | - | 2,772 | 6.97% | 26,820 | 7.17% | 815,353 | 9.10% | - | Other Parties (with < 1%) | 226 | 0.57% | 7,401 | 1.98% | 79,391 | 0.89% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 39,781 !style="text-align:right;" | 93.69% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 373,837 !style="text-align:right;" | 93.35% !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" | 2,681 !style="text-align:right;" | 6.31% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 26,626 !style="text-align:right;" | 6.65% !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" | 42,462 !style="text-align:right;" | 82.03% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 400,463 !style="text-align:right;" | 81.51% !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" | 51,763 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 491,288 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 12,428,762 ! |
| - !colspan="2" width="144px"rowspan="2" | Party !colspan="3" width="216px" | Uva Paranagama[18] !colspan="3" width="216px" | Badulla Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px" | Sri Lanka | - !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % | - | 18,162 | 46.96% | 154,172 | 42.71% | 3,899,329 | 45.33% | - | 17,582 | 45.46% | 167,351 | 46.36% | 3,451,765 | 40.12% | - | 1,815 | 4.69% | 16,414 | 4.55% | 518,725 | 6.03% | - | Other Parties (with < 1%) | 720 | 1.86% | 10,987 | 3.04% | 431,432 | 5.02% | - | 394 | 1.02% | 12,092 | 3.35% | 22,985 | 0.27% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 38,673 !style="text-align:right;" | N/A !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 361,016 !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" | Uva Paranagama[19] !colspan="3" width="216px" | Badulla Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px" | Sri Lanka | - !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % | - | 19,310 | 52.05% | 182,131 | 54.04% | 3,498,370 | 44.04% | - | 16,792 | 45.26% | 146,546 | 43.48% | 3,887,805 | 48.94% | - | SLPF | 520 | 1.40% | 3,555 | 1.05% | 90,078 | 1.13% | - | Other Parties (with < 1%) | 480 | 1.29% | 4,827 | 1.43% | 133,427 | 1.68% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 37,102 !style="text-align:right;" | 92.30% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 337,059 !style="text-align:right;" | 92.19% !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" | 3,095 !style="text-align:right;" | 7.70% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 28,540 !style="text-align:right;" | 7.81% !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" | 40,197 !style="text-align:right;" | 85.30% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 365,599 !style="text-align:right;" | 82.23% !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" | 47,127 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 444,632 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 11,163,064 ! |
| - !colspan="2" width="144px"rowspan="2" | Party !colspan="3" width="216px" | Uva Paranagama[20] !colspan="3" width="216px" | Badulla Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px" | Sri Lanka | - !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % | - | 15,835 | 59.92% | 135,089 | 58.97% | 2,838,005 | 50.71% | - | 9,739 | 36.85% | 81,011 | 35.36% | 1,785,369 | 31.90% | - | ELJP | 344 | 1.30% | 5,589 | 2.44% | 67,723 | 1.21% | - | MEP | 337 | 1.28% | 1,693 | 0.74% | 90,480 | 1.62% | - | Other Parties (with < 1%) | 171 | 0.65% | 5,712 | 2.49% | 141,983 | 2.54% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 26,426 !style="text-align:right;" | 88.51% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 229,094 !style="text-align:right;" | 92.08% !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" | 3,429 !style="text-align:right;" | 11.49% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 19,704 !style="text-align:right;" | 7.92% !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" | 29,855 !style="text-align:right;" | 78.02% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 248,798 !style="text-align:right;" | 75.55% !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" | 38,268 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 329,321 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 9,374,164 ! |
The Uva Paranagama Polling Division has a Sinhalese majority (83.8%) and a significant Indian Tamil population (11.2%) . In comparison, the Badulla Electoral District (which contains the Uva Paranagama Polling Division) has a Sinhalese majority (73.0%) and a significant Indian Tamil population (18.5%) [21]
The Uva Paranagama Polling Division has a Buddhist majority (83.8%) and a significant Hindu population (12.3%) . In comparison, the Badulla Electoral District (which contains the Uva Paranagama Polling Division) has a Buddhist majority (72.6%) and a significant Hindu population (19.3%) [22]