Monaragala Electoral District
| Monaragala | |
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Electoral District for the Parliament of Sri Lanka |
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| Administrative District |
Monaragala |
| Province | Uva |
| Polling divisions | 3 |
| Population | 430,000(2008) |
| Electorate | 300,642(2010) |
| Area | 5,639 km2 (2,177 sq mi) |
| Current Electoral District | |
| Number of members | 5 |
| MPs | Vijitha Berugoda, UPFA R.M. Ranjith Madduma Bandara, UNF Sumedha G. Jayasena, UPFA A. P. Jagath Pushpakumara, UPFA Gamini Zoysa, UPFA |
Monaragala electoral district is one of the 22 multi-member electoral districts of Sri Lanka created by the 1978 Constitution of Sri Lanka. The district is conterminous with the administrative district of Monaragala in the Uva province. The district currently elects 5 of the 225 members of the Sri Lankan Parliament and had 300,642 registered electors in 2010.
Results of the 1st presidential election held on 20 October 1982 for the district:
Results of the 2nd presidential election held on 19 December 1988 for the district:
Results of the 9th parliamentary election held on 15 February 1989 for the district:
The following candidates were elected: Dissanayake Mudiyanselage Gunewathie Dissanayake (SLFP), 26,193 preference votes (pv); R. M. Dharmadasa Banda (UNP), 20,788 pv; R.M. Ranjith Madduma Bandara (UNP), 19,165 pv; Gamini Wijith Wijayamuni Soyza (SLFP), 15,128 pv; and Dissanayake Mudiyanselage Ariyaratna (UNP), 12,985 pv.
Results of the 10th parliamentary election held on 16 August 1994 for the district:
The following candidates were elected:Sumedha G. Jayasena (PA), 55,369 preference votes (pv); R. M. Dharmadasa Banda (UNP), 44,956 pv; R.M. Ranjith Madduma Bandara (UNP), 36,747 pv; A. P. Jagath Pushpakumara (PA), 34,663 pv; and Attanayake Mudiyanselage Jayawardana (PA), 27,080 pv.
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