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Polling Division in Sri Lanka
Kalkudah
Polling Division
Location of Kalkudah
Coordinates: 8°04′05″N 81°24′58″E / 8.068115°N 81.416132°E / 8.068115; 81.416132
CountrySri Lanka
ProvinceEastern Province, Sri Lanka
Electoral DistrictBatticaloa Electoral District
Area
 • Total1,080.3 km (417.1 sq mi)
Population
 • Total118,925
 • Density110/km (300/sq mi)
ISO 3166 codeEC-12A

The Kalkudah Polling Division is a Polling Division in the Batticaloa Electoral District, in the Eastern Province, Sri Lanka.

Presidential Election Results

Summary

The winner of Kalkudah has matched the final country result 4 out of 8 times.

Year Kalkudah Batticaloa Electoral District MAE % Sri Lanka MAE %
2019 NDF NDF 3.16% SLPP 31.61%
2015 NDF NDF 2.02% NDF 32.45%
2010 NDF NDF 7.92% UPFA 21.90%
2005 UNP UNP 8.75% UPFA 22.18%
1999 UNP UNP 12.21% PA 4.76%
1994 PA PA 0.18% PA 25.62%
1988 UNP UNP 4.84% UNP 11.72%
1982 UNP UNP 15.38% UNP 5.56%
Matches/Mean MAE 4/8 4/8 6.81% 8/8 19.48%

2019 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Kalkudah Batticaloa Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
NDF 65,847 75.96% 238,649 78.70% 5,564,239 41.99%
SLPP 16,663 19.22% 38,460 12.68% 6,924,255 52.25%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 4,182 4.82% 26,112 8.61% 764,005 5.76%
Valid Votes 86,692 98.95% 303,221 98.62% 13,252,499 98.99%
Rejected Votes 924 1.05% 4,258 1.38% 135,452 1.01%
Total Polled 87,616 77.08% 307,479 77.20% 13,387,951 83.71%
Registered Electors 113,665 398,301 15,992,568

2015 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Kalkudah Batticaloa Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
NDF 60,342 83.72% 209,422 81.62% 6,217,162 51.28%
UPFA 10,337 14.34% 41,631 16.22% 5,768,090 47.58%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 1,396 1.94% 5,533 2.16% 138,200 1.14%
Valid Votes 72,075 98.97% 256,586 99.00% 12,123,452 98.85%
Rejected Votes 747 1.03% 2,580 1.00% 140,925 1.15%
Total Polled 72,822 69.32% 259,166 69.30% 12,264,377 78.69%
Registered Electors 105,056 373,982 15,585,942

2010 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Kalkudah Batticaloa Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
NDF 35,608 60.45% 146,057 68.93% 4,173,185 40.15%
UPFA 20,112 34.14% 55,663 26.27% 6,015,934 57.88%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 2,120 3.60% 7,155 3.38% 165,268 1.59%
DUNF 1,065 1.81% 3,016 1.42% 39,226 0.38%
Valid Votes 58,905 97.87% 211,891 97.97% 10,393,613 99.03%
Rejected Votes 1,281 2.13% 4,396 2.03% 101,838 0.97%
Total Polled 60,186 61.96% 216,287 32.41% 10,495,451 66.70%
Registered Electors 97,135 667,353 15,734,587

2005 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Kalkudah Batticaloa Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UNP 28,482 70.55% 121,514 79.51% 4,706,366 48.43%
UPFA 11,105 27.51% 28,836 18.87% 4,887,152 50.29%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 782 1.94% 2,487 1.63% 123,521 1.27%
Valid Votes 40,369 98.77% 152,837 98.85% 9,717,039 98.88%
Rejected Votes 503 1.23% 1,778 1.15% 109,869 1.12%
Total Polled 40,872 44.71% 154,615 47.82% 9,826,908 69.51%
Registered Electors 91,410 323,337 14,136,979

1999 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Kalkudah Batticaloa Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UNP 22,614 47.99% 104,100 61.19% 3,602,748 42.71%
PA 21,939 46.55% 58,975 34.66% 4,312,157 51.12%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 1,286 2.73% 3,690 2.17% 468,469 5.55%
Liberal 665 1.41% 1,838 1.08% 25,085 0.30%
Ind 2 623 1.32% 1,528 0.90% 27,052 0.32%
Valid Votes 47,127 97.83% 170,131 97.85% 8,435,754 97.69%
Rejected Votes 1,043 2.17% 3,747 2.15% 199,536 2.31%
Total Polled 48,170 62.57% 173,878 63.82% 8,635,290 72.17%
Registered Electors 76,988 272,465 11,965,536

1994 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Kalkudah Batticaloa Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
PA 41,821 87.42% 144,725 87.30% 4,709,205 62.28%
UNP 3,930 8.21% 14,812 8.93% 2,715,283 35.91%
Ind 2 1,731 3.62% 5,030 3.03% 58,888 0.78%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 359 0.75% 1,214 0.73% 78,152 1.03%
Valid Votes 47,841 98.50% 165,779 98.42% 7,561,526 98.03%
Rejected Votes 730 1.50% 2,664 1.58% 151,706 1.97%
Total Polled 48,571 65.96% 168,443 63.57% 7,713,232 69.12%
Registered Electors 73,640 264,975 11,158,880

1988 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Kalkudah Batticaloa Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UNP 15,289 46.61% 61,657 50.99% 2,569,199 50.43%
SLMP 9,135 27.85% 38,243 31.63% 235,701 4.63%
SLFP 8,375 25.53% 21,018 17.38% 2,289,857 44.95%
Valid Votes 32,799 96.82% 120,918 95.91% 5,094,754 98.24%
Rejected Votes 1,079 3.18% 5,163 4.09% 91,499 1.76%
Total Polled 33,878 57.01% 126,081 58.38% 5,186,256 55.87%
Registered Electors 59,421 215,983 9,283,143

1982 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Kalkudah Batticaloa Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UNP 15,950 53.32% 48,094 40.05% 3,450,815 52.93%
SLFP 7,994 26.73% 21,688 18.06% 2,546,348 39.05%
ACTC 5,250 17.55% 47,095 39.22% 173,934 2.67%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 413 1.38% 1,905 1.59% 290,423 4.45%
LSSP 304 1.02% 1,294 1.08% 58,531 0.90%
Valid Votes 29,911 97.14% 120,076 97.66% 6,520,156 98.78%
Rejected Votes 880 2.86% 2,879 2.34% 80,470 1.22%
Total Polled 30,791 66.65% 122,955 70.55% 6,600,626 80.15%
Registered Electors 46,195 174,276 8,235,358

Parliamentary Election Results

Summary

The winner of Kalkudah has matched the final country result 1 out of 7 times.

Year Kalkudah Batticaloa Electoral District MAE % Sri Lanka MAE %
2015 ITAK ITAK 7.36% UNP 23.62%
2010 UPFA ITAK 4.62% UPFA 19.91%
2004 ITAK ITAK 6.71% UPFA 37.34%
2001 TULF TULF 9.59% UNP 33.08%
2000 NUA TULF 9.30% PA 34.05%
1994 TULF TULF 3.53% PA 35.34%
1989 SLMC TULF 5.67% UNP 35.63%
Matches/Mean MAE 1/7 0/7 6.69% 7/7 31.28%

2015 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Kalkudah Batticaloa Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
ITAK 28,718 44.78% 127,185 54.11% 515,963 4.63%
UNP 17,142 26.73% 32,359 13.77% 5,098,916 45.77%
SLMC 9,093 14.18% 38,477 16.37% 44,193 0.40%
UPFA 7,990 12.46% 32,232 13.71% 4,732,664 42.48%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 1,183 1.84% 4,789 2.04% 667,616 5.99%
Valid Votes 64,126 92.47% 235,042 93.12% 11,140,333 95.35%
Rejected Votes 4,234 6.11% 13,551 5.37% 516,926 4.42%
Total Polled 69,348 66.01% 252,397 69.12% 11,684,111 77.66%
Registered Electors 105,056 365,167 15,044,490

2010 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Kalkudah Batticaloa Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UPFA 16,786 34.39% 62,009 34.67% 4,846,388 60.38%
ITAK 13,709 28.09% 66,235 37.04% 233,190 2.91%
UNP 9,090 18.62% 22,935 12.82% 2,357,057 29.37%
TMVP 6,739 13.81% 16,886 9.44% 20,284 0.25%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 1,248 2.56% 8,055 4.50% 492,361 6.13%
IG8B 632 1.29% 1,355 0.76% 1,355 0.02%
IG6B 608 1.25% 1,362 0.76% 1,362 0.02%
Valid Votes 48,812 90.46% 178,837 91.54% 8,026,322 96.03%
Rejected Votes 4,714 8.74% 14,749 7.55% 581,465 6.96%
Total Polled 53,960 55.55% 195,367 57.46% 8,358,246 59.29%
Registered Electors 97,135 339,982 14,097,690

2004 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Kalkudah Batticaloa Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
ITAK 43,503 61.46% 161,011 66.71% 633,203 6.85%
SLMC 22,244 31.43% 43,131 17.87% 186,880 2.02%
UPFA 2,706 3.82% 26,268 10.88% 4,223,126 45.70%
UNP 1,364 1.93% 6,151 2.55% 3,486,792 37.73%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 966 1.36% 4,814 1.99% 641,053 6.94%
Valid Votes 70,783 94.83% 241,375 95.02% 9,241,931 94.52%
Rejected Votes 3,862 5.17% 12,648 4.98% 534,452 5.47%
Total Polled 74,645 86.17% 254,023 83.58% 9,777,821 75.74%
Registered Electors 86,626 303,928 12,909,631

2001 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Kalkudah Batticaloa Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
TULF 20,767 40.19% 86,284 48.17% 348,164 3.89%
SLMC 18,689 36.17% 26,725 14.92% 105,346 1.18%
IND4 4,714 9.12% 6,406 3.58% 7,563 0.08%
UNP 3,103 6.00% 22,638 12.64% 4,086,026 45.62%
PA 2,079 4.02% 25,705 14.35% 3,330,815 37.19%
DPLF 1,040 2.01% 5,601 3.13% 16,669 0.19%
EPDP 784 1.52% 4,153 2.32% 72,783 0.81%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 499 0.97% 1,596 0.89% 946,107 10.56%
Valid Votes 51,675 92.36% 179,108 93.10% 8,955,844 94.77%
Rejected Votes 4,272 7.64% 13,275 6.90% 494,009 5.23%
Total Polled 55,947 69.34% 192,383 68.20% 9,449,878 76.03%
Registered Electors 80,685 282,079 12,428,762

2000 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Kalkudah Batticaloa Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
NUA 23,140 42.92% 53,646 28.77% 185,593 2.16%
TULF 21,425 39.74% 54,448 29.20% 105,907 1.23%
UNP 4,092 7.59% 29,163 15.64% 3,451,765 40.12%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 1,711 3.17% 18,086 9.70% 845,216 9.83%
PA 1,532 2.84% 16,510 8.86% 3,899,329 45.33%
IG1 1,416 2.63% 5,556 2.98% 9,799 0.11%
DPLF 602 1.12% 9,030 4.84% 20,655 0.24%
Valid Votes 53,918 N/A 186,439 N/A 8,602,617 N/A

1994 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Kalkudah Batticaloa Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
TULF 23,261 47.75% 76,516 43.95% 132,461 1.67%
SLMC 11,179 22.95% 31,072 17.85% 143,307 1.80%
UNP 6,891 14.15% 23,244 13.35% 3,498,370 44.04%
TELO 3,557 7.30% 17,073 9.81% 24,974 0.31%
PA 2,944 6.04% 19,278 11.07% 3,887,805 48.94%
EPRLF 687 1.41% 4,802 2.76% 9,411 0.12%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 191 0.39% 2,103 1.21% 64,889 0.82%
Valid Votes 48,710 91.19% 174,088 91.81% 7,943,688 95.20%
Rejected Votes 4,705 8.81% 15,531 8.19% 400,395 4.80%
Total Polled 53,415 72.54% 189,619 71.49% 8,344,095 74.75%
Registered Electors 73,640 265,253 11,163,064

1989 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Kalkudah Batticaloa Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
SLMC 15,522 35.88% 36,867 23.73% 202,016 3.61%
TULF 13,383 30.94% 55,131 35.49% 188,594 3.37%
IND 1 11,589 26.79% 46,419 29.88% 46,419 0.83%
UNP 1,916 4.43% 11,317 7.28% 2,838,005 50.71%
SLFP 445 1.03% 4,130 2.66% 1,785,369 31.90%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 404 0.93% 1,497 0.96% 1,497 0.03%
Valid Votes 43,259 90.77% 155,361 91.78% 5,596,468 93.87%
Rejected Votes 4,401 9.23% 13,923 8.22% 365,563 6.13%
Total Polled 47,660 79.24% 169,284 78.16% 5,962,031 63.60%
Registered Electors 60,149 216,574 9,374,164

Demographics

Ethnicity

The Kalkudah Polling Division has a Sri Lankan Tamil majority (58.6%) and a significant Moor population (40.2%) . In comparison, the Batticaloa Electoral District (which contains the Kalkudah Polling Division) has a Sri Lankan Tamil majority (72.3%) and a significant Moor population (25.4%)

Ethnicity in Kalkudah

  Sri Lankan Tamil (58.6%)  Moor (40.2%)  Other (1.2%)

Religion

The Kalkudah Polling Division has a Hindu majority (51.3%) and a significant Muslim population (40.2%) . In comparison, the Batticaloa Electoral District (which contains the Kalkudah Polling Division) has a Hindu majority (64.4%) and a significant Muslim population (25.5%)

Religion in Kalkudah

  Hindu (51.3%)  Muslim (40.2%)  Other Christian (6.2%)  Roman Catholic (1.6%)  Other (0.6%)

References

  1. ^ "Census of Population and Housing 2012". statistics.gov.lk. Department of Census and Statistics, Sri Lanka. 2012.
  2. The mean absolute error, between the percentages of votes each party got in Kalkudah and the Batticaloa Electoral District. It is a measure of the difference in voting behaviour between the two regions.
  3. The mean absolute error, between the percentages of votes each party got in Kalkudah and the country. It is a measure of the difference in voting behaviour between the two regions.
  4. "2019 Sri Lankan presidential election Results". elections.gov.lk. Election Commission of Sri Lanka. 2019.
  5. "2015 Sri Lankan presidential election Results". elections.gov.lk. Election Commission of Sri Lanka. 2015.
  6. "2010 Sri Lankan presidential election Results". elections.gov.lk. Election Commission of Sri Lanka. 2010.
  7. "2005 Sri Lankan presidential election Results". elections.gov.lk. Election Commission of Sri Lanka. 2005.
  8. "1999 Sri Lankan presidential election Results". elections.gov.lk. Election Commission of Sri Lanka. 1999.
  9. "1994 Sri Lankan presidential election Results". elections.gov.lk. Election Commission of Sri Lanka. 1994.
  10. "1988 Sri Lankan presidential election Results". elections.gov.lk. Election Commission of Sri Lanka. 1988.
  11. "1982 Sri Lankan presidential election Results". elections.gov.lk. Election Commission of Sri Lanka. 1982.
  12. The mean absolute error, between the percentages of votes each party got in Kalkudah and the Batticaloa Electoral District. It is a measure of the difference in voting behaviour between the two regions.
  13. The mean absolute error, between the percentages of votes each party got in Kalkudah and the country. It is a measure of the difference in voting behaviour between the two regions.
  14. "2015 Sri Lankan parliamentary election Results" (PDF). elections.gov.lk. Election Commission of Sri Lanka. 2015.
  15. "2010 Sri Lankan parliamentary election Results" (PDF). elections.gov.lk. Election Commission of Sri Lanka. 2010.
  16. "2004 Sri Lankan parliamentary election Results" (PDF). elections.gov.lk. Election Commission of Sri Lanka. 2004.
  17. "2001 Sri Lankan parliamentary election Results" (PDF). elections.gov.lk. Election Commission of Sri Lanka. 2001.
  18. "2000 Sri Lankan parliamentary election Results" (PDF). elections.gov.lk. Election Commission of Sri Lanka. 2000.
  19. "1994 Sri Lankan parliamentary election Results" (PDF). elections.gov.lk. Election Commission of Sri Lanka. 1994.
  20. "1989 Sri Lankan parliamentary election Results" (PDF). elections.gov.lk. Election Commission of Sri Lanka. 1989.
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