Gampola | |
Coordinates: | 7.1708°N 80.6678°W |
Area Total Km2: | 151.3 |
Population Total: | 80187 |
Population Density Km2: | 530 |
Population As Of: | 2012 |
Population Footnotes: | [1] |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name2: | Kandy Electoral District |
The Gampola Polling Division is a Polling Division in the Kandy Electoral District, in the Central Province, Sri Lanka.
The winner of Gampola has matched the final country result 6 out of 8 times. Hence, Gampola is a Weak Bellwether for Presidential Elections.
- ! | Year !colspan="2" width="144px" | Gampola !colspan="2" width="144px" | Kandy Electoral District ! | MAE[2] % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Sri Lanka ! | MAE[3] % | - | 7.56% | 9.57% | - | 2.34% | 5.62% | - | 4.33% | 7.99% | - | 2.95% | 8.84% | - | 2.75% | 1.44% | - | 2.33% | 3.25% | - | 0.99% | 3.94% | - | 1.66% | 6.17% | - ! | 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;" | 3.11% !style="text-align:left;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 8/8 !style="text-align:right;" | 5.85% |
- !colspan="2" width="144px"rowspan="2" | Party !colspan="3" width="216px" | Gampola[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 ! | % | - | 46,531 | 52.95% | 417,355 | 44.64% | 5,564,239 | 41.99% | - | 37,648 | 42.84% | 471,502 | 50.43% | 6,924,255 | 52.25% | - | Other Parties (with < 1%) | 2,233 | 2.54% | 22,479 | 2.40% | 345,452 | 2.61% | - | NMPP | 1,469 | 1.67% | 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" | 87,881 !style="text-align:right;" | 99.08% !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" | 816 !style="text-align:right;" | 0.92% !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" | 88,697 !style="text-align:right;" | 84.43% !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" | 105,054 ! | !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" | Gampola[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 ! | % | - | 45,328 | 56.81% | 466,994 | 54.56% | 6,217,162 | 51.28% | - | 33,293 | 41.73% | 378,585 | 44.23% | 5,768,090 | 47.58% | - | Other Parties (with < 1%) | 1,164 | 1.46% | 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" | 79,785 !style="text-align:right;" | 98.74% !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" | 1,020 !style="text-align:right;" | 1.26% !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" | 80,805 !style="text-align:right;" | 79.05% !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" | 102,219 ! | !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" | Gampola[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 ! | % | - | 33,078 | 49.62% | 406,636 | 54.16% | 6,015,934 | 57.88% | - | 32,090 | 48.14% | 329,492 | 43.89% | 4,173,185 | 40.15% | - | Other Parties (with < 1%) | 1,489 | 2.23% | 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" | 66,657 !style="text-align:right;" | 98.73% !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" | 857 !style="text-align:right;" | 1.27% !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" | 67,514 !style="text-align:right;" | 74.07% !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" | 91,146 ! | !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" | Gampola[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 ! | % | - | 35,829 | 57.23% | 387,150 | 54.33% | 4,706,366 | 48.43% | - | 25,790 | 41.20% | 315,672 | 44.30% | 4,887,152 | 50.29% | - | Other Parties (with < 1%) | 984 | 1.57% | 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" | 62,603 !style="text-align:right;" | 98.37% !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" | 1,036 !style="text-align:right;" | 1.63% !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" | 63,639 !style="text-align:right;" | 75.61% !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" | 84,167 ! | !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" | Gampola[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 ! | % | - | 29,986 | 53.65% | 308,187 | 50.29% | 4,312,157 | 51.12% | - | 23,928 | 42.81% | 276,360 | 45.10% | 3,602,748 | 42.71% | - | Other Parties (with < 1%) | 1,151 | 2.06% | 12,752 | 2.08% | 176,679 | 2.09% | - | 828 | 1.48% | 15,512 | 2.53% | 343,927 | 4.08% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 55,893 !style="text-align:right;" | 97.17% !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" | 1,626 !style="text-align:right;" | 2.83% !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" | 57,519 !style="text-align:right;" | 78.65% !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" | 73,137 ! | !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" | Gampola[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 ! | % | - | 29,558 | 59.04% | 320,110 | 56.64% | 4,709,205 | 62.28% | - | 19,692 | 39.33% | 235,519 | 41.68% | 2,715,283 | 35.91% | - | Other Parties (with < 1%) | 817 | 1.63% | 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" | 50,067 !style="text-align:right;" | 97.05% !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" | 1,524 !style="text-align:right;" | 2.95% !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" | 51,591 !style="text-align:right;" | 77.22% !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" | 66,812 ! | !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" | Gampola[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 ! | % | - | 24,800 | 56.12% | 234,124 | 54.88% | 2,569,199 | 50.43% | - | 18,976 | 42.94% | 186,187 | 43.65% | 2,289,857 | 44.95% | - | Other Parties (with < 1%) | 418 | 0.95% | 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" | 44,194 !style="text-align:right;" | 98.84% !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" | 517 !style="text-align:right;" | 1.16% !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" | 44,711 !style="text-align:right;" | 80.67% !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" | 55,425 ! | !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" | Gampola[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 ! | % | - | 26,380 | 62.01% | 289,621 | 59.80% | 3,450,815 | 52.93% | - | 15,340 | 36.06% | 178,647 | 36.89% | 2,546,348 | 39.05% | - | 528 | 1.24% | 12,493 | 2.58% | 273,428 | 4.19% | - | Other Parties (with < 1%) | 293 | 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" | 42,541 !style="text-align:right;" | 99.08% !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" | 394 !style="text-align:right;" | 0.92% !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" | 42,935 !style="text-align:right;" | 84.91% !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" | 50,563 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 546,565 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 8,235,358 ! |
The winner of Gampola has matched the final country result 5 out of 7 times. Hence, Gampola is a Weak Bellwether for Parliamentary Elections.
- ! | Year !colspan="2" width="144px" | Gampola !colspan="2" width="144px" | Kandy Electoral District ! | MAE[12] % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Sri Lanka ! | MAE[13] % | - | 2.35% | 8.21% | - | 3.81% | 4.88% | - | 3.63% | 9.05% | - | 5.97% | 4.82% | - | 4.92% | 5.57% | - | 1.89% | 6.65% | - | 1.90% | 5.80% | - ! | 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;" | 3.50% !style="text-align:left;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 7/7 !style="text-align:right;" | 6.43% |
- !colspan="2" width="144px"rowspan="2" | Party !colspan="3" width="216px" | Gampola[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 ! | % | - | 42,657 | 58.22% | 440,761 | 55.61% | 5,098,916 | 45.77% | - | 27,025 | 36.89% | 309,152 | 39.00% | 4,732,664 | 42.48% | - | 1,583 | 2.16% | 30,669 | 3.87% | 544,154 | 4.88% | - | 1,399 | 1.91% | 4,400 | 0.56% | 17,107 | 0.15% | - | Other Parties (with < 1%) | 600 | 0.82% | 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" | 73,264 !style="text-align:right;" | 94.53% !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" | 4,204 !style="text-align:right;" | 5.42% !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" | 77,505 !style="text-align:right;" | 75.82% !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" | 102,219 ! | !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" | Gampola[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 ! | % | - | 27,843 | 57.53% | 339,819 | 60.81% | 4,846,388 | 60.38% | - | 19,144 | 39.55% | 192,798 | 34.50% | 2,357,057 | 29.37% | - | DNA | 1,228 | 2.54% | 23,728 | 4.25% | 441,251 | 5.50% | - | Other Parties (with < 1%) | 186 | 0.38% | 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" | 48,401 !style="text-align:right;" | 87.62% !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" | 6,780 !style="text-align:right;" | 12.27% !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" | 55,239 !style="text-align:right;" | 60.60% !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" | 91,146 ! | !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" | Gampola[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 ! | % | - | 30,109 | 54.76% | 313,859 | 49.99% | 3,486,792 | 37.73% | - | 22,066 | 40.14% | 268,131 | 42.71% | 4,223,126 | 45.70% | - | 2,515 | 4.57% | 42,192 | 6.72% | 552,723 | 5.98% | - | Other Parties (with < 1%) | 289 | 0.53% | 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" | 54,979 !style="text-align:right;" | 92.57% !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" | 4,415 !style="text-align:right;" | 7.43% !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" | 59,394 !style="text-align:right;" | 72.70% !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" | 81,694 ! | !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" | Gampola[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 ! | % | - | 25,089 | 47.35% | 314,297 | 52.77% | 4,086,026 | 45.62% | - | 24,798 | 46.80% | 233,637 | 39.23% | 3,330,815 | 37.19% | - | 2,168 | 4.09% | 37,146 | 6.24% | 815,353 | 9.10% | - | Other Parties (with < 1%) | 930 | 1.76% | 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" | 52,985 !style="text-align:right;" | 92.43% !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" | 4,338 !style="text-align:right;" | 7.57% !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" | 57,323 !style="text-align:right;" | 73.63% !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" | 77,854 ! | !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" | Gampola[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 ! | % | - | 29,140 | 53.64% | 282,282 | 46.66% | 3,899,329 | 45.33% | - | 19,769 | 36.39% | 243,623 | 40.27% | 3,451,765 | 40.12% | - | 2,544 | 4.68% | 32,023 | 5.29% | 185,593 | 2.16% | - | Other Parties (with < 1%) | 1,688 | 3.11% | 25,435 | 4.20% | 289,668 | 3.37% | - | 1,181 | 2.17% | 21,565 | 3.56% | 518,725 | 6.03% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 54,322 !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" | Gampola[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 ! | % | - | 27,942 | 54.49% | 301,824 | 52.35% | 3,498,370 | 44.04% | - | 22,962 | 44.78% | 267,683 | 46.43% | 3,887,805 | 48.94% | - | Other Parties (with < 1%) | 376 | 0.73% | 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" | 51,280 !style="text-align:right;" | 94.27% !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" | 3,117 !style="text-align:right;" | 5.73% !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" | 54,397 !style="text-align:right;" | 81.42% !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" | 66,812 ! | !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" | Gampola[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 ! | % | - | 23,262 | 60.18% | 204,973 | 61.72% | 2,838,005 | 50.71% | - | 13,450 | 34.80% | 105,977 | 31.91% | 1,785,369 | 31.90% | - | SLMC | 1,555 | 4.02% | 14,697 | 4.43% | 202,016 | 3.61% | - | Other Parties (with < 1%) | 385 | 1.00% | 6,462 | 1.95% | 209,706 | 3.75% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 38,652 !style="text-align:right;" | 93.60% !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" | 2,642 !style="text-align:right;" | 6.40% !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" | 41,294 !style="text-align:right;" | 75.61% !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" | 54,611 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 628,317 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 9,374,164 ! |
The Gampola Polling Division has a Sinhalese majority (61.3%), a significant Indian Tamil population (16.6%) and a significant Moor population (12.6%) . In comparison, the Kandy Electoral District (which contains the Gampola Polling Division) has a Sinhalese majority (74.4%) and a significant Moor population (13.9%) [21]
The Gampola Polling Division has a Buddhist majority (60.9%), a significant Hindu population (24.1%) and a significant Muslim population (12.8%) . In comparison, the Kandy Electoral District (which contains the Gampola Polling Division) has a Buddhist majority (73.4%) and a significant Muslim population (14.3%) [1]