| Yatiyanthota | |
| Coordinates: | 7.0573°N 80.3714°W |
| Area Total Km2: | 306.09 |
| Population Total: | 108191 |
| Population Density Km2: | 353 |
| Population As Of: | 2012 |
| Population Footnotes: | [1] |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name2: | Kegalle Electoral District |
The Yatiyanthota Polling Division is a Polling Division in the Kegalle Electoral District, in the Sabaragamuwa Province, Sri Lanka.
The winner of Yatiyanthota has matched the final country result 6 out of 8 times. Hence, Yatiyanthota is a Weak Bellwether for Presidential Elections.
| - ! | Year !colspan="2" width="144px" | Yatiyanthota !colspan="2" width="144px" | Kegalle Electoral District ! | MAE[2] % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Sri Lanka ! | MAE[3] % | - | 4.20% | 1.42% | - | 0.94% | 5.14% | - | 2.27% | 1.53% | - | 2.58% | 1.85% | - | 0.83% | 0.90% | - | 2.32% | 8.50% | - | 2.82% | 8.19% | - | 3.28% | 6.31% | - ! | Matches/Mean MAE !style="text-align:left;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 6/8 !style="text-align:left;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 7/8 !style="text-align:right;" | 2.40% !style="text-align:left;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 8/8 !style="text-align:right;" | 4.23% |
| - !colspan="2" width="144px"rowspan="2" | Party !colspan="3" width="216px" | Yatiyanthota[4] !colspan="3" width="216px" | Kegalle Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px" | Sri Lanka | - !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % | - | 32,753 | 51.62% | 320,484 | 55.66% | 6,924,255 | 52.25% | - | 28,215 | 44.47% | 228,032 | 39.60% | 5,564,239 | 41.99% | - | Other Parties (with < 1%) | 1,489 | 2.35% | 12,272 | 2.13% | 345,452 | 2.61% | - | NMPP | 990 | 1.56% | 15,043 | 2.61% | 418,553 | 3.16% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 63,447 !style="text-align:right;" | 98.97% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 575,831 !style="text-align:right;" | 99.11% !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" | 659 !style="text-align:right;" | 1.03% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 5,152 !style="text-align:right;" | 0.89% !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" | 64,106 !style="text-align:right;" | 85.66% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 580,983 !style="text-align:right;" | 85.89% !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" | 74,836 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 676,440 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 15,992,568 ! |
| - !colspan="2" width="144px"rowspan="2" | Party !colspan="3" width="216px" | Yatiyanthota[5] !colspan="3" width="216px" | Kegalle Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px" | Sri Lanka | - !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % | - | 30,890 | 52.62% | 278,130 | 51.82% | 5,768,090 | 47.58% | - | 26,970 | 45.94% | 252,533 | 47.05% | 6,217,162 | 51.28% | - | Other Parties (with < 1%) | 843 | 1.44% | 6,108 | 1.14% | 138,200 | 1.14% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 58,703 !style="text-align:right;" | 98.64% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 536,771 !style="text-align:right;" | 98.80% !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" | 809 !style="text-align:right;" | 1.36% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 6,515 !style="text-align:right;" | 1.20% !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" | 59,512 !style="text-align:right;" | 80.16% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 543,286 !style="text-align:right;" | 79.85% !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" | 74,244 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 680,414 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 15,585,942 ! |
| - !colspan="2" width="144px"rowspan="2" | Party !colspan="3" width="216px" | Yatiyanthota[6] !colspan="3" width="216px" | Kegalle Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px" | Sri Lanka | - !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % | - | 31,456 | 59.25% | 296,639 | 61.80% | 6,015,934 | 57.88% | - | 20,346 | 38.32% | 174,877 | 36.44% | 4,173,185 | 40.15% | - | Other Parties (with < 1%) | 1,288 | 2.43% | 8,448 | 1.76% | 204,494 | 1.97% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 53,090 !style="text-align:right;" | 99.19% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 479,964 !style="text-align:right;" | 99.25% !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" | 431 !style="text-align:right;" | 0.81% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 3,604 !style="text-align:right;" | 0.75% !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" | 53,521 !style="text-align:right;" | 76.50% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 483,568 !style="text-align:right;" | 76.11% !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" | 69,964 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 635,342 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 15,734,587 ! |
| - !colspan="2" width="144px"rowspan="2" | Party !colspan="3" width="216px" | Yatiyanthota[7] !colspan="3" width="216px" | Kegalle Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px" | Sri Lanka | - !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % | - | 26,056 | 50.23% | 223,483 | 47.67% | 4,706,366 | 48.43% | - | 25,080 | 48.35% | 239,184 | 51.02% | 4,887,152 | 50.29% | - | Other Parties (with < 1%) | 738 | 1.42% | 6,106 | 1.30% | 123,521 | 1.27% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 51,874 !style="text-align:right;" | 98.98% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 468,773 !style="text-align:right;" | 98.99% !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" | 536 !style="text-align:right;" | 1.02% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 4,795 !style="text-align:right;" | 1.01% !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" | 52,410 !style="text-align:right;" | 79.73% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 473,568 !style="text-align:right;" | 78.68% !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" | 65,737 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 601,872 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 14,136,979 ! |
| - !colspan="2" width="144px"rowspan="2" | Party !colspan="3" width="216px" | Yatiyanthota[8] !colspan="3" width="216px" | Kegalle Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px" | Sri Lanka | - !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % | - | 22,655 | 51.03% | 210,185 | 51.30% | 4,312,157 | 51.12% | - | 19,765 | 44.52% | 176,376 | 43.05% | 3,602,748 | 42.71% | - | Other Parties (with < 1%) | 1,071 | 2.41% | 8,122 | 1.98% | 176,679 | 2.09% | - | 902 | 2.03% | 14,997 | 3.66% | 343,927 | 4.08% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 44,393 !style="text-align:right;" | 97.80% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 409,680 !style="text-align:right;" | 98.05% !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" | 998 !style="text-align:right;" | 2.20% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 8,136 !style="text-align:right;" | 1.95% !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" | 45,391 !style="text-align:right;" | 75.75% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 417,816 !style="text-align:right;" | 76.52% !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" | 59,922 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 546,038 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 11,965,536 ! |
| - !colspan="2" width="144px"rowspan="2" | Party !colspan="3" width="216px" | Yatiyanthota[9] !colspan="3" width="216px" | Kegalle Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px" | Sri Lanka | - !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % | - | 21,930 | 53.55% | 211,676 | 56.06% | 4,709,205 | 62.28% | - | 18,200 | 44.44% | 159,707 | 42.30% | 2,715,283 | 35.91% | - | Other Parties (with < 1%) | 822 | 2.01% | 6,209 | 1.64% | 137,040 | 1.81% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 40,952 !style="text-align:right;" | 97.63% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 377,592 !style="text-align:right;" | 98.14% !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" | 992 !style="text-align:right;" | 2.37% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 7,139 !style="text-align:right;" | 1.86% !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" | 41,944 !style="text-align:right;" | 73.16% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 384,731 !style="text-align:right;" | 74.84% !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" | 57,328 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 514,055 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 11,158,880 ! |
| - !colspan="2" width="144px"rowspan="2" | Party !colspan="3" width="216px" | Yatiyanthota[10] !colspan="3" width="216px" | Kegalle Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px" | Sri Lanka | - !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % | - | 21,614 | 59.51% | 168,720 | 57.11% | 2,569,199 | 50.43% | - | 13,452 | 37.04% | 119,769 | 40.54% | 2,289,857 | 44.95% | - | 1,253 | 3.45% | 6,923 | 2.34% | 235,701 | 4.63% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 36,319 !style="text-align:right;" | 98.60% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 295,412 !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" | 516 !style="text-align:right;" | 1.40% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 4,277 !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" | 36,835 !style="text-align:right;" | 75.70% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 299,689 !style="text-align:right;" | 67.98% !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" | 48,662 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 440,836 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 9,283,143 ! |
| - !colspan="2" width="144px"rowspan="2" | Party !colspan="3" width="216px" | Yatiyanthota[11] !colspan="3" width="216px" | Kegalle Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px" | Sri Lanka | - !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % | - | 22,889 | 59.84% | 195,444 | 57.02% | 3,450,815 | 52.93% | - | 12,517 | 32.72% | 126,538 | 36.92% | 2,546,348 | 39.05% | - | 1,838 | 4.80% | 6,184 | 1.80% | 58,531 | 0.90% | - | 862 | 2.25% | 13,706 | 4.00% | 273,428 | 4.19% | - | Other Parties (with < 1%) | 147 | 0.38% | 890 | 0.26% | 190,929 | 2.93% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 38,253 !style="text-align:right;" | 98.02% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 342,762 !style="text-align:right;" | 98.69% !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" | 771 !style="text-align:right;" | 1.98% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 4,537 !style="text-align:right;" | 1.31% !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" | 39,024 !style="text-align:right;" | 85.18% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 347,299 !style="text-align:right;" | 84.30% !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" | 45,811 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 411,994 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 8,235,358 ! |
The winner of Yatiyanthota has matched the final country result 6 out of 7 times. Hence, Yatiyanthota is a Strong Bellwether for Parliamentary Elections.
| - ! | Year !colspan="2" width="144px" | Yatiyanthota !colspan="2" width="144px" | Kegalle Electoral District ! | MAE[12] % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Sri Lanka ! | MAE[13] % | - | 0.37% | 3.38% | - | 3.19% | 3.93% | - | 2.53% | 5.58% | - | 1.43% | 4.33% | - | 1.47% | 4.11% | - | 3.81% | 7.24% | - | 7.96% | 13.69% | - ! | Matches/Mean MAE !style="text-align:left;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 6/7 !style="text-align:left;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 6/7 !style="text-align:right;" | 2.97% !style="text-align:left;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 7/7 !style="text-align:right;" | 6.04% |
| - !colspan="2" width="144px"rowspan="2" | Party !colspan="3" width="216px" | Yatiyanthota[14] !colspan="3" width="216px" | Kegalle Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px" | Sri Lanka | - !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % | - | 27,123 | 49.48% | 247,467 | 49.52% | 5,098,916 | 45.77% | - | 25,250 | 46.07% | 227,208 | 45.47% | 4,732,664 | 42.48% | - | 1,139 | 2.08% | 2,448 | 0.49% | 17,107 | 0.15% | - | 997 | 1.82% | 18,394 | 3.68% | 544,154 | 4.88% | - | Other Parties (with < 1%) | 304 | 0.55% | 4,213 | 0.84% | 83,938 | 0.75% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 54,813 !style="text-align:right;" | 95.16% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 499,730 !style="text-align:right;" | 96.35% !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" | 2,743 !style="text-align:right;" | 4.76% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 18,770 !style="text-align:right;" | 3.62% !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" | 57,602 !style="text-align:right;" | 77.58% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 518,674 !style="text-align:right;" | 79.81% !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" | 74,244 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 649,878 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 15,044,490 ! |
| - !colspan="2" width="144px"rowspan="2" | Party !colspan="3" width="216px" | Yatiyanthota[15] !colspan="3" width="216px" | Kegalle Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px" | Sri Lanka | - !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % | - | 25,522 | 64.36% | 242,463 | 66.89% | 4,846,388 | 60.38% | - | 13,404 | 33.80% | 104,925 | 28.95% | 2,357,057 | 29.37% | - | DNA | 552 | 1.39% | 13,518 | 3.73% | 441,251 | 5.50% | - | Other Parties (with < 1%) | 174 | 0.44% | 1,549 | 0.43% | 33,973 | 0.42% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 39,652 !style="text-align:right;" | 91.07% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 362,455 !style="text-align:right;" | 93.32% !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" | 3,889 !style="text-align:right;" | 8.93% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 25,965 !style="text-align:right;" | 6.68% !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" | 43,541 !style="text-align:right;" | 62.23% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 388,420 !style="text-align:right;" | 60.93% !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" | 69,964 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 637,524 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 14,097,690 ! |
| - !colspan="2" width="144px"rowspan="2" | Party !colspan="3" width="216px" | Yatiyanthota[16] !colspan="3" width="216px" | Kegalle Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px" | Sri Lanka | - !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % | - | 22,081 | 49.11% | 214,267 | 50.88% | 4,223,126 | 45.70% | - | 21,500 | 47.81% | 186,641 | 44.32% | 3,486,792 | 37.73% | - | 1,083 | 2.41% | 18,034 | 4.28% | 552,723 | 5.98% | - | Other Parties (with < 1%) | 302 | 0.67% | 2,187 | 0.52% | 59,247 | 0.64% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 44,966 !style="text-align:right;" | 92.00% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 421,134 !style="text-align:right;" | 94.25% !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" | 3,910 !style="text-align:right;" | 8.00% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 25,685 !style="text-align:right;" | 5.75% !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" | 48,876 !style="text-align:right;" | 76.17% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 446,816 !style="text-align:right;" | 78.35% !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" | 64,170 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 570,299 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 12,909,631 ! |
| - !colspan="2" width="144px"rowspan="2" | Party !colspan="3" width="216px" | Yatiyanthota[17] !colspan="3" width="216px" | Kegalle Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px" | Sri Lanka | - !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % | - | 22,704 | 49.86% | 208,104 | 49.36% | 4,086,026 | 45.62% | - | 19,508 | 42.84% | 170,901 | 40.53% | 3,330,815 | 37.19% | - | 2,678 | 5.88% | 36,711 | 8.71% | 815,353 | 9.10% | - | Other Parties (with < 1%) | 645 | 1.42% | 5,924 | 1.40% | 123,245 | 1.38% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 45,535 !style="text-align:right;" | 92.82% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 421,640 !style="text-align:right;" | 94.90% !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" | 3,521 !style="text-align:right;" | 7.18% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 22,669 !style="text-align:right;" | 5.10% !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" | 49,056 !style="text-align:right;" | 78.43% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 444,309 !style="text-align:right;" | 80.10% !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" | 62,548 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 554,698 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 12,428,762 ! |
| - !colspan="2" width="144px"rowspan="2" | Party !colspan="3" width="216px" | Yatiyanthota[18] !colspan="3" width="216px" | Kegalle Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px" | Sri Lanka | - !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % | - | 22,659 | 51.62% | 201,114 | 48.88% | 3,899,329 | 45.33% | - | 18,738 | 42.69% | 175,627 | 42.69% | 3,451,765 | 40.12% | - | 1,347 | 3.07% | 22,028 | 5.35% | 518,725 | 6.03% | - | Other Parties (with < 1%) | 1,149 | 2.62% | 12,643 | 3.07% | 419,507 | 4.88% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 43,893 !style="text-align:right;" | N/A !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 411,412 !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" | Yatiyanthota[19] !colspan="3" width="216px" | Kegalle Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px" | Sri Lanka | - !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % | - | 24,145 | 55.27% | 203,938 | 51.24% | 3,498,370 | 44.04% | - | 19,340 | 44.27% | 190,689 | 47.91% | 3,887,805 | 48.94% | - | Other Parties (with < 1%) | 202 | 0.46% | 3,383 | 0.85% | 90,078 | 1.13% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 43,687 !style="text-align:right;" | 94.37% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 398,010 !style="text-align:right;" | 95.89% !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" | 2,604 !style="text-align:right;" | 5.63% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 17,043 !style="text-align:right;" | 4.11% !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" | 46,291 !style="text-align:right;" | 80.75% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 415,053 !style="text-align:right;" | 80.78% !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" | 57,328 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 513,825 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 11,163,064 ! |
| - !colspan="2" width="144px"rowspan="2" | Party !colspan="3" width="216px" | Yatiyanthota[20] !colspan="3" width="216px" | Kegalle Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px" | Sri Lanka | - !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % | - | 24,062 | 68.54% | 174,334 | 61.12% | 2,838,005 | 50.71% | - | 6,377 | 18.17% | 80,668 | 28.28% | 1,785,369 | 31.90% | - | USA | 4,248 | 12.10% | 15,168 | 5.32% | 141,983 | 2.54% | - | Other Parties (with < 1%) | 417 | 1.19% | 15,084 | 5.29% | 158,203 | 2.83% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 35,104 !style="text-align:right;" | 93.17% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 285,254 !style="text-align:right;" | 93.95% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 5,596,468 !style="text-align:right;" | 93.87% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Rejected Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 2,573 !style="text-align:right;" | 6.83% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 18,362 !style="text-align:right;" | 6.05% !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" | 37,677 !style="text-align:right;" | 78.29% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 303,616 !style="text-align:right;" | 69.46% !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" | 48,126 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 437,131 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 9,374,164 ! |
The Yatiyanthota Polling Division has a Sinhalese majority (77.3%) and a significant Indian Tamil population (16.5%) . In comparison, the Kegalle Electoral District (which contains the Yatiyanthota Polling Division) has a Sinhalese majority (85.5%) [21]
The Yatiyanthota Polling Division has a Buddhist majority (77.0%) and a significant Hindu population (18.2%) . In comparison, the Kegalle Electoral District (which contains the Yatiyanthota Polling Division) has a Buddhist majority (84.4%) [22]