Puttalam electoral district is one of the 22
multi-member
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electoral districts
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of
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka (, ; si, ශ්රී ලංකා, Śrī Laṅkā, translit-std=ISO (); ta, இலங்கை, Ilaṅkai, translit-std=ISO ()), formerly known as Ceylon and officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, is an ...
created by the
1978 Constitution of Sri Lanka. The district is conterminous with the
administrative district
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of
Puttalam
Puttalam ( si, පුත්තලම, translit=Puttalama; ta, புத்தளம், translit=Puttaḷam) is the largest town in Puttalam District, North Western Province, Sri Lanka. Puttalam is the administrative capital of the Puttalam ...
in the
North Western province. The district currently elects 8 of the 225 members of the
Sri Lankan Parliament
The Parliament of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka (Sinhala: ශ්රී ලංකා පාර්ලිමේන්තුව ''Shri Lanka Parlimenthuwa'', Tamil: இலங்கை நாடாளுமன்றம் ''Ila ...
and had 495,575 registered electors in 2010.
1982 Presidential Election
Results of the
1st presidential election held on 20 October 1982 for the district:
1988 Presidential Election
Results of the
2nd presidential election held on 19 December 1988 for the district:
1989 Parliamentary General Election
Results of the
9th parliamentary election held on 15 February 1989 for the district:
The following candidates were elected:
Michael Festus Wenseslous Perera (UNP), 76,390 preference votes (pv);
Ashoka Wadigamangawa
A. H. M. Ashoka Premlal Wadigamangawa also spelt as Asoka Wadigamangawa ( si, අශෝක වඩිගමංගාව) ( ta, அசோக வடிகமங்காவ) (7 January 1952 – 5 July 2020) was a Sri Lankan politician and parliament ...
(UNP), 56,696 pv; Harindra Jayanthi Corea (UNP), 32,899 pv;
Silva Dedinuni Robert Jayaratne (SLFP), 32,567 pv;
Harold Herath
Deshabandu James Edward Herath Herald known as Harold Herath (10 March 1930 – 31 August 2007) was a senior Sri Lankan politician and Cabinet Minister. Herath was most notably Minister of Foreign Affairs under President Ranasinghe Premadasa fro ...
(UNP), 27,763 pv; Wendakoon Mudiyanselage Sujatha Kanthimathie Dharmawardana (UNP), 26,830 pv; and
Milroy Fernando
Warnakulasuriya Milroy Surgeus Fernando is a Sri Lankan politician, a member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka and a government minister.
See also
* Cabinet of Sri Lanka
In Sri Lanka, the Cabinet of Ministers is the council of ministers that for ...
(SLFP), 18,375 pv.
1993 Provincial Council Election
Results of the
2nd North Western provincial council election held on 17 May 1993 for the district:
1994 Parliamentary General Election
Results of the
10th parliamentary election held on 16 August 1994 for the district:
The following candidates were elected:
Festus Perera (UNP), 75,417 preference votes (pv); Kachchakaduge Godfrey Joseph Fernando (PA), 55,373 pv;
Jayaratne Silva Dedimuni Robert (PA), 49,116 pv;
Ashoka Wadigamangawa
A. H. M. Ashoka Premlal Wadigamangawa also spelt as Asoka Wadigamangawa ( si, අශෝක වඩිගමංගාව) ( ta, அசோக வடிகமங்காவ) (7 January 1952 – 5 July 2020) was a Sri Lankan politician and parliament ...
(UNP), 47,003 pv;
Milroy Fernando
Warnakulasuriya Milroy Surgeus Fernando is a Sri Lankan politician, a member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka and a government minister.
See also
* Cabinet of Sri Lanka
In Sri Lanka, the Cabinet of Ministers is the council of ministers that for ...
(PA), 43,366 pv;
D. M. Dassanayake (PA), 39,793 pv; and
Harold Herath
Deshabandu James Edward Herath Herald known as Harold Herath (10 March 1930 – 31 August 2007) was a senior Sri Lankan politician and Cabinet Minister. Herath was most notably Minister of Foreign Affairs under President Ranasinghe Premadasa fro ...
(UNP), 37,538 pv.
1994 Presidential Election
Results of the
3rd presidential election held on 9 November 1994 for the district:
1999 Provincial Council Election
Results of the
3rd North Western provincial council election held on 25 January 1999 for the district:
1999 Presidential Election
Results of the
4th presidential election held on 21 December 1999 for the district:
2000 Parliamentary General Election
Results of the
11th parliamentary election held on 10 October 2000 for the district:
The following candidates were elected:
Neomal Perera
Gamamedaliyanage Joseph Lalith Neomal Perera (born May 7, 1965) is a Sri Lankan politician, a member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka
The Parliament of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka (Sinhala: ශ්රී ලංකා පා ...
(UNP), 49,207 preference votes (pv);
D. M. Dassanayake (PA), 45,700 pv; Festus Perera (UNP), 45,513 pv;
Palitha Range Bandara
Palitha Range Bandara (born September 8, 1962) is a Sri Lankan politician. He was a State Minister of Irrigation and Water Resource Management and a former member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka from Anamaduwa.
Born Range Bandarage Palitha Rang ...
(UNP), 40,296 pv;
Milroy Fernando
Warnakulasuriya Milroy Surgeus Fernando is a Sri Lankan politician, a member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka and a government minister.
See also
* Cabinet of Sri Lanka
In Sri Lanka, the Cabinet of Ministers is the council of ministers that for ...
(PA), 39,943 pv;
Dayasritha Thissera (PA), 38,885 pv;
Piyankara Jayaratne
Unnanthi Piyankara Jayaratne, MP (born September 27, 1964) is a Sri Lankan politician and a member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka.
Early life and education
Born to S. D. R. Jayaratne, a former member of parliament from Chilaw and Deputy Minis ...
(PA), 32,741 pv; and Ivon Sriyani Fernando (PA), 28,636 pv.
2001 Parliamentary General Election
Results of the
12th parliamentary election held on 5 December 2001 for the district:
The following candidates were elected:
Palitha Range Bandara
Palitha Range Bandara (born September 8, 1962) is a Sri Lankan politician. He was a State Minister of Irrigation and Water Resource Management and a former member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka from Anamaduwa.
Born Range Bandarage Palitha Rang ...
(UNF), 69,167 preference votes (pv);
Neomal Perera
Gamamedaliyanage Joseph Lalith Neomal Perera (born May 7, 1965) is a Sri Lankan politician, a member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka
The Parliament of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka (Sinhala: ශ්රී ලංකා පා ...
(UNF), 59,895 pv;
D. M. Dassanayake (PA), 47,100 pv;
Larine Perera
Mary Larine Perera (1944-2016) is a Sri Lankan politician and a former member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka and Minister of the Wayamba Provincial Council. She was married to former minister Festus Perera
Michael Festus Wenceslaus Perera (1931 ...
(UNF), 46,043 pv; Sugath Tissera (UNF), 36,218 pv;
Milroy Fernando
Warnakulasuriya Milroy Surgeus Fernando is a Sri Lankan politician, a member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka and a government minister.
See also
* Cabinet of Sri Lanka
In Sri Lanka, the Cabinet of Ministers is the council of ministers that for ...
(PA), 35,121 pv; and
Dayasritha Thissera (PA), 32,457 pv.
2004 Parliamentary General Election
Results of the
13th parliamentary election held on 2 April 2004 for the district:
The following candidates were elected:
D. M. Dassanayake (UPFA-SLFP), 55,775 preference votes (pv);
P. Weerakumara Dissanayake (UPFA-JVP), 50,194 pv;
Neomal Perera
Gamamedaliyanage Joseph Lalith Neomal Perera (born May 7, 1965) is a Sri Lankan politician, a member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka
The Parliament of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka (Sinhala: ශ්රී ලංකා පා ...
(UNF-UNP), 45,150 pv;
Dayasritha Thissera (UPFA-SLFP), 41,190 pv;
Palitha Range Bandara
Palitha Range Bandara (born September 8, 1962) is a Sri Lankan politician. He was a State Minister of Irrigation and Water Resource Management and a former member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka from Anamaduwa.
Born Range Bandarage Palitha Rang ...
(UNF-UNP), 40,284 pv;
Samansiri Herath (UPFA-JVP), 38,113 pv;
Larine Perera
Mary Larine Perera (1944-2016) is a Sri Lankan politician and a former member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka and Minister of the Wayamba Provincial Council. She was married to former minister Festus Perera
Michael Festus Wenceslaus Perera (1931 ...
(UNF-UNP), 36,846 pv; and
Milroy Fernando
Warnakulasuriya Milroy Surgeus Fernando is a Sri Lankan politician, a member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka and a government minister.
See also
* Cabinet of Sri Lanka
In Sri Lanka, the Cabinet of Ministers is the council of ministers that for ...
(UPFA-SLFP), 36,545 pv.
D. M. Dassanayake (UPFA-SLFP) was murdered on 8 January 2008. His replacement
Piyankara Jayaratne
Unnanthi Piyankara Jayaratne, MP (born September 27, 1964) is a Sri Lankan politician and a member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka.
Early life and education
Born to S. D. R. Jayaratne, a former member of parliament from Chilaw and Deputy Minis ...
(UPFA-SLFP) was sworn in on 5 February 2008.
2004 Provincial Council Election
Results of the
4th North Western provincial council election held on 24 April 2004 for the district:
The following candidates were elected:
Ashoka Wadigamangawa (UNP), 40,792 preference votes (pv); Abeyrathna Mudiyanselage Indrani Dasanayake (UPFA), 32,508 pv; Antony Victor Perera Biyanwilage (UPFA), 30,525 pv; Kurugamage Sanath Nishantha Perera (UPFA), 26,283 pv; A. S. Sisira Kumara alias W.M.P.Hemantha Sisira Kumara (UNP), 24,478 pv; Anton Prabhath Sithara (UPFA), 23,720 pv; Appuhamilage Vincent (UPFA), 23,120 pv; Piyasiri Ramanayake (UPFA), 21,805 pv; Welikumburage Saman Pushpakumara (UPFA), 19,726 pv; Jude Sumal Thissera (UPFA), 19,653 pv; Arundika Fernando (UPFA), 17,997 pv; Abdeen Ehiya Seinool (UNP), 16,438 pv; Ayoob Khan Mohomed (UNP), 14,105 pv; Gunaherath Chandrasekara Sudath Chandrasekara (UNP), 12,436 pv; Mohomed Ibrahim Bisrool Hafi (UNP), 12,273 pv; and Shahul Hameed Mohomed Niyas (UNP), 12,198 pv.
2005 Presidential Election
Results of the
5th presidential election held on 17 November 2005 for the district:
2009 Provincial Council Election
Results of the
5th North Western provincial council election held on 14 February 2009 for the district:
The following candidates were elected:
Arundika Fernando (UPFA), 45,837 preference votes (pv); Antony Victor Perera Biyanwilage (UPFA), 42,944 pv; Abeyrathna Mudiyanselage Indrani Dasanayake (UPFA), 33,487 pv; Ashoka Wadigamangawa (UPFA), 32,277 pv; Piyasiri Ramanayake (UPFA), 30,637 pv; Kurugamage Sanath Nishantha Perera (UPFA), 29,416 pv; Jude Sumal Thissera (UPFA), 26,739 pv; Janaka Soysa (UPFA), 24,153 pv; K. R. M. Sandya Kumara Rajapaksha (UPFA), 18,812 pv; A. S. Sisira Kumara alias W.M.P.Hemantha Sisira Kumara (UNP), 17,876 pv; Malraj Pieris (UPFA), 17,756 pv; Naina Thamby Marikkar Mohammadu Thahir (UPFA), 14,733 pv; Gunaherath Chandrasekara Sudath Chandrasekara (UNP), 14,117 pv; Mihindukulasooriya Kingslylal Fernando (UNP), 14,085 pv; Appuhamy Makawita Arachchige Don Hector (UNP), 13,435 pv; and Abdeen Ehiya Seinool (UNP), 12,724 pv.
2010 Presidential Election
Results of the
6th presidential election held on 26 January 2010 for the district:
2010 Parliamentary General Election
Results of the
14th parliamentary election held on 8 April 2010 for the district:
The following candidates were elected:
Piyankara Jayaratne
Unnanthi Piyankara Jayaratne, MP (born September 27, 1964) is a Sri Lankan politician and a member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka.
Early life and education
Born to S. D. R. Jayaratne, a former member of parliament from Chilaw and Deputy Minis ...
(UPFA-SLFP), 56,098 preference votes (pv); Arundika Fernando (UPFA), 55,889 pv;
Dayasritha Thissera (UPFA-SLFP), 38,704 pv;
Palitha Range Bandara
Palitha Range Bandara (born September 8, 1962) is a Sri Lankan politician. He was a State Minister of Irrigation and Water Resource Management and a former member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka from Anamaduwa.
Born Range Bandarage Palitha Rang ...
(UNF-UNP), 36,861 pv; Victor Anthony Perera (UPFA), 35,259 pv;
Neomal Perera
Gamamedaliyanage Joseph Lalith Neomal Perera (born May 7, 1965) is a Sri Lankan politician, a member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka
The Parliament of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka (Sinhala: ශ්රී ලංකා පා ...
(UPFA), 32,781 pv;
Milroy Fernando
Warnakulasuriya Milroy Surgeus Fernando is a Sri Lankan politician, a member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka and a government minister.
See also
* Cabinet of Sri Lanka
In Sri Lanka, the Cabinet of Ministers is the council of ministers that for ...
(UPFA-SLFP), 31,509 pv; and Niroshan Perera (UNF), 28,077 pv.
References
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