The Paddiruppu Polling Division is a Polling Division in the Batticaloa Electoral District, in the Eastern Province, Sri Lanka.
Presidential Election Results
Summary
The winner of Paddiruppu has matched the final country result 3 out of 8 times.
Party
|
Paddiruppu[4]
|
Batticaloa Electoral District
|
Sri Lanka
|
Votes
|
%
|
Votes
|
%
|
Votes
|
%
|
|
NDF
|
|
54,132
|
83.05%
|
|
238,649
|
78.70%
|
|
5,564,239
|
41.99%
|
|
SLPP
|
|
7,948
|
12.19%
|
|
38,460
|
12.68%
|
|
6,924,255
|
52.25%
|
|
Other Parties (with < 1%)
|
|
2,332
|
3.58%
|
|
23,749
|
7.83%
|
|
729,468
|
5.50%
|
|
DUNF
|
|
767
|
1.18%
|
|
2,363
|
0.78%
|
|
34,537
|
0.26%
|
Valid Votes
|
65,179
|
98.98%
|
303,221
|
98.62%
|
13,252,499
|
98.99%
|
Rejected Votes
|
674
|
1.02%
|
4,258
|
1.38%
|
135,452
|
1.01%
|
Total Polled
|
65,853
|
71.62%
|
307,479
|
77.20%
|
13,387,951
|
83.71%
|
Registered Electors
|
91,945
|
|
398,301
|
|
15,992,568
|
|
Party
|
Paddiruppu[5]
|
Batticaloa Electoral District
|
Sri Lanka
|
Votes
|
%
|
Votes
|
%
|
Votes
|
%
|
|
NDF
|
|
44,485
|
81.76%
|
|
209,422
|
81.62%
|
|
6,217,162
|
51.28%
|
|
UPFA
|
|
8,216
|
15.10%
|
|
41,631
|
16.22%
|
|
5,768,090
|
47.58%
|
|
Other Parties (with < 1%)
|
|
1,711
|
3.14%
|
|
5,533
|
2.16%
|
|
138,200
|
1.14%
|
Valid Votes
|
54,412
|
98.86%
|
256,586
|
99.00%
|
12,123,452
|
98.85%
|
Rejected Votes
|
627
|
1.14%
|
2,580
|
1.00%
|
140,925
|
1.15%
|
Total Polled
|
55,039
|
62.82%
|
259,166
|
69.30%
|
12,264,377
|
78.69%
|
Registered Electors
|
87,612
|
|
373,982
|
|
15,585,942
|
|
Party
|
Paddiruppu[6]
|
Batticaloa Electoral District
|
Sri Lanka
|
Votes
|
%
|
Votes
|
%
|
Votes
|
%
|
|
NDF
|
|
36,776
|
80.12%
|
|
146,057
|
68.93%
|
|
4,173,185
|
40.15%
|
|
UPFA
|
|
5,968
|
13.00%
|
|
55,663
|
26.27%
|
|
6,015,934
|
57.88%
|
|
Other Parties (with < 1%)
|
|
1,566
|
3.41%
|
|
5,489
|
2.59%
|
|
141,978
|
1.37%
|
|
DUNF
|
|
1,016
|
2.21%
|
|
3,016
|
1.42%
|
|
39,226
|
0.38%
|
|
UDF
|
|
578
|
1.26%
|
|
1,666
|
0.79%
|
|
23,290
|
0.22%
|
Valid Votes
|
45,904
|
97.53%
|
211,891
|
97.97%
|
10,393,613
|
99.03%
|
Rejected Votes
|
1,161
|
2.47%
|
4,396
|
2.03%
|
101,838
|
0.97%
|
Total Polled
|
47,065
|
58.13%
|
216,287
|
32.41%
|
10,495,451
|
66.70%
|
Registered Electors
|
80,972
|
|
667,353
|
|
15,734,587
|
|
Party
|
Paddiruppu[7]
|
Batticaloa Electoral District
|
Sri Lanka
|
Votes
|
%
|
Votes
|
%
|
Votes
|
%
|
|
UNP
|
|
24,142
|
94.72%
|
|
121,514
|
79.51%
|
|
4,706,366
|
48.43%
|
|
UPFA
|
|
905
|
3.55%
|
|
28,836
|
18.87%
|
|
4,887,152
|
50.29%
|
|
Other Parties (with < 1%)
|
|
442
|
1.73%
|
|
2,487
|
1.63%
|
|
123,521
|
1.27%
|
Valid Votes
|
25,489
|
99.04%
|
152,837
|
98.85%
|
9,717,039
|
98.88%
|
Rejected Votes
|
247
|
0.96%
|
1,778
|
1.15%
|
109,869
|
1.12%
|
Total Polled
|
25,736
|
32.44%
|
154,615
|
47.82%
|
9,826,908
|
69.51%
|
Registered Electors
|
79,339
|
|
323,337
|
|
14,136,979
|
|
Party
|
Paddiruppu[8]
|
Batticaloa Electoral District
|
Sri Lanka
|
Votes
|
%
|
Votes
|
%
|
Votes
|
%
|
|
UNP
|
|
31,295
|
78.78%
|
|
104,100
|
61.19%
|
|
3,602,748
|
42.71%
|
|
PA
|
|
6,962
|
17.53%
|
|
58,975
|
34.66%
|
|
4,312,157
|
51.12%
|
|
Other Parties (with < 1%)
|
|
982
|
2.47%
|
|
5,218
|
3.07%
|
|
495,521
|
5.87%
|
|
Liberal
|
|
484
|
1.22%
|
|
1,838
|
1.08%
|
|
25,085
|
0.30%
|
Valid Votes
|
39,723
|
97.86%
|
170,131
|
97.85%
|
8,435,754
|
97.69%
|
Rejected Votes
|
869
|
2.14%
|
3,747
|
2.15%
|
199,536
|
2.31%
|
Total Polled
|
40,592
|
59.06%
|
173,878
|
63.82%
|
8,635,290
|
72.17%
|
Registered Electors
|
68,729
|
|
272,465
|
|
11,965,536
|
|
Party
|
Paddiruppu[9]
|
Batticaloa Electoral District
|
Sri Lanka
|
Votes
|
%
|
Votes
|
%
|
Votes
|
%
|
|
PA
|
|
40,489
|
94.16%
|
|
144,725
|
87.30%
|
|
4,709,205
|
62.28%
|
|
Ind 2
|
|
1,611
|
3.75%
|
|
5,030
|
3.03%
|
|
58,888
|
0.78%
|
|
UNP
|
|
631
|
1.47%
|
|
14,812
|
8.93%
|
|
2,715,283
|
35.91%
|
|
Other Parties (with < 1%)
|
|
268
|
0.62%
|
|
1,214
|
0.73%
|
|
78,152
|
1.03%
|
Valid Votes
|
42,999
|
98.07%
|
165,779
|
98.42%
|
7,561,526
|
98.03%
|
Rejected Votes
|
848
|
1.93%
|
2,664
|
1.58%
|
151,706
|
1.97%
|
Total Polled
|
43,847
|
68.12%
|
168,443
|
63.57%
|
7,713,232
|
69.12%
|
Registered Electors
|
64,365
|
|
264,975
|
|
11,158,880
|
|
Party
|
Paddiruppu[10]
|
Batticaloa Electoral District
|
Sri Lanka
|
Votes
|
%
|
Votes
|
%
|
Votes
|
%
|
|
UNP
|
|
16,227
|
47.40%
|
|
61,657
|
50.99%
|
|
2,569,199
|
50.43%
|
|
SLMP
|
|
13,977
|
40.83%
|
|
38,243
|
31.63%
|
|
235,701
|
4.63%
|
|
SLFP
|
|
4,031
|
11.77%
|
|
21,018
|
17.38%
|
|
2,289,857
|
44.95%
|
Valid Votes
|
34,235
|
93.52%
|
120,918
|
95.91%
|
5,094,754
|
98.24%
|
Rejected Votes
|
2,373
|
6.48%
|
5,163
|
4.09%
|
91,499
|
1.76%
|
Total Polled
|
36,608
|
64.85%
|
126,081
|
58.38%
|
5,186,256
|
55.87%
|
Registered Electors
|
56,447
|
|
215,983
|
|
9,283,143
|
|
Party
|
Paddiruppu[11]
|
Batticaloa Electoral District
|
Sri Lanka
|
Votes
|
%
|
Votes
|
%
|
Votes
|
%
|
|
ACTC
|
|
21,918
|
65.02%
|
|
47,095
|
39.22%
|
|
173,934
|
2.67%
|
|
UNP
|
|
7,129
|
21.15%
|
|
48,094
|
40.05%
|
|
3,450,815
|
52.93%
|
|
SLFP
|
|
3,485
|
10.34%
|
|
21,688
|
18.06%
|
|
2,546,348
|
39.05%
|
|
LSSP
|
|
531
|
1.58%
|
|
1,294
|
1.08%
|
|
58,531
|
0.90%
|
|
JVP
|
|
415
|
1.23%
|
|
1,287
|
1.07%
|
|
273,428
|
4.19%
|
|
Other Parties (with < 1%)
|
|
230
|
0.68%
|
|
618
|
0.51%
|
|
16,995
|
0.26%
|
Valid Votes
|
33,708
|
97.64%
|
120,076
|
97.66%
|
6,520,156
|
98.78%
|
Rejected Votes
|
813
|
2.36%
|
2,879
|
2.34%
|
80,470
|
1.22%
|
Total Polled
|
34,521
|
75.22%
|
122,955
|
70.55%
|
6,600,626
|
80.15%
|
Registered Electors
|
45,891
|
|
174,276
|
|
8,235,358
|
|
Parliamentary Election Results
Summary
The winner of Paddiruppu has matched the final country result 0 out of 7 times.
Party
|
Paddiruppu[14]
|
Batticaloa Electoral District
|
Sri Lanka
|
Votes
|
%
|
Votes
|
%
|
Votes
|
%
|
|
ITAK
|
|
35,535
|
73.54%
|
|
127,185
|
54.11%
|
|
515,963
|
4.63%
|
|
UNP
|
|
7,937
|
16.42%
|
|
32,359
|
13.77%
|
|
5,098,916
|
45.77%
|
|
UPFA
|
|
3,276
|
6.78%
|
|
32,232
|
13.71%
|
|
4,732,664
|
42.48%
|
|
Other Parties (with < 1%)
|
|
1,077
|
2.23%
|
|
42,401
|
18.04%
|
|
693,165
|
6.22%
|
|
AITC
|
|
498
|
1.03%
|
|
865
|
0.37%
|
|
18,644
|
0.17%
|
Valid Votes
|
48,323
|
90.97%
|
235,042
|
93.12%
|
11,140,333
|
95.35%
|
Rejected Votes
|
3,706
|
6.98%
|
13,551
|
5.37%
|
516,926
|
4.42%
|
Total Polled
|
53,121
|
60.63%
|
252,397
|
69.12%
|
11,684,111
|
77.66%
|
Registered Electors
|
87,612
|
|
365,167
|
|
15,044,490
|
|
Party
|
Paddiruppu[15]
|
Batticaloa Electoral District
|
Sri Lanka
|
Votes
|
%
|
Votes
|
%
|
Votes
|
%
|
|
ITAK
|
|
17,171
|
47.64%
|
|
66,235
|
37.04%
|
|
233,190
|
2.91%
|
|
UPFA
|
|
7,878
|
21.86%
|
|
62,009
|
34.67%
|
|
4,846,388
|
60.38%
|
|
TMVP
|
|
6,072
|
16.85%
|
|
16,886
|
9.44%
|
|
20,284
|
0.25%
|
|
TULF
|
|
2,402
|
6.66%
|
|
4,424
|
2.47%
|
|
9,223
|
0.11%
|
|
Other Parties (with < 1%)
|
|
1,196
|
3.32%
|
|
4,986
|
2.79%
|
|
484,493
|
6.04%
|
|
UNP
|
|
890
|
2.47%
|
|
22,935
|
12.82%
|
|
2,357,057
|
29.37%
|
|
IG6B
|
|
437
|
1.21%
|
|
1,362
|
0.76%
|
|
1,362
|
0.02%
|
Valid Votes
|
36,046
|
88.70%
|
178,837
|
91.54%
|
8,026,322
|
96.03%
|
Rejected Votes
|
4,116
|
10.13%
|
14,749
|
7.55%
|
581,465
|
6.96%
|
Total Polled
|
40,640
|
50.19%
|
195,367
|
57.46%
|
8,358,246
|
59.29%
|
Registered Electors
|
80,972
|
|
339,982
|
|
14,097,690
|
|
Party
|
Paddiruppu[16]
|
Batticaloa Electoral District
|
Sri Lanka
|
Votes
|
%
|
Votes
|
%
|
Votes
|
%
|
|
ITAK
|
|
57,052
|
94.90%
|
|
161,011
|
66.71%
|
|
633,203
|
6.85%
|
|
UNP
|
|
877
|
1.46%
|
|
6,151
|
2.55%
|
|
3,486,792
|
37.73%
|
|
EPDP
|
|
821
|
1.37%
|
|
2,556
|
1.06%
|
|
24,942
|
0.27%
|
|
Other Parties (with < 1%)
|
|
716
|
1.19%
|
|
28,526
|
11.82%
|
|
4,839,237
|
52.36%
|
|
SLMC
|
|
652
|
1.08%
|
|
43,131
|
17.87%
|
|
186,880
|
2.02%
|
Valid Votes
|
60,118
|
95.06%
|
241,375
|
95.02%
|
9,241,931
|
94.52%
|
Rejected Votes
|
3,125
|
4.94%
|
12,648
|
4.98%
|
534,452
|
5.47%
|
Total Polled
|
63,243
|
83.09%
|
254,023
|
83.58%
|
9,777,821
|
75.74%
|
Registered Electors
|
76,112
|
|
303,928
|
|
12,909,631
|
|
Party
|
Paddiruppu[17]
|
Batticaloa Electoral District
|
Sri Lanka
|
Votes
|
%
|
Votes
|
%
|
Votes
|
%
|
|
TULF
|
|
30,725
|
75.46%
|
|
86,284
|
48.17%
|
|
348,164
|
3.89%
|
|
UNP
|
|
3,967
|
9.74%
|
|
22,638
|
12.64%
|
|
4,086,026
|
45.62%
|
|
PA
|
|
2,159
|
5.30%
|
|
25,705
|
14.35%
|
|
3,330,815
|
37.19%
|
|
DPLF
|
|
1,449
|
3.56%
|
|
5,601
|
3.13%
|
|
16,669
|
0.19%
|
|
EPDP
|
|
1,265
|
3.11%
|
|
4,153
|
2.32%
|
|
72,783
|
0.81%
|
|
IND4
|
|
579
|
1.42%
|
|
6,406
|
3.58%
|
|
7,563
|
0.08%
|
|
Other Parties (with < 1%)
|
|
572
|
1.40%
|
|
28,321
|
15.81%
|
|
1,051,453
|
11.74%
|
Valid Votes
|
40,716
|
92.63%
|
179,108
|
93.10%
|
8,955,844
|
94.77%
|
Rejected Votes
|
3,241
|
7.37%
|
13,275
|
6.90%
|
494,009
|
5.23%
|
Total Polled
|
43,957
|
62.31%
|
192,383
|
68.20%
|
9,449,878
|
76.03%
|
Registered Electors
|
70,548
|
|
282,079
|
|
12,428,762
|
|
Party
|
Paddiruppu[18]
|
Batticaloa Electoral District
|
Sri Lanka
|
Votes
|
%
|
Votes
|
%
|
Votes
|
%
|
|
TULF
|
|
15,207
|
38.04%
|
|
54,448
|
29.20%
|
|
105,907
|
1.23%
|
|
PA
|
|
8,088
|
20.23%
|
|
16,510
|
8.86%
|
|
3,899,329
|
45.33%
|
|
ACTC
|
|
4,635
|
11.59%
|
|
6,968
|
3.74%
|
|
27,289
|
0.32%
|
|
UNP
|
|
3,128
|
7.82%
|
|
29,163
|
15.64%
|
|
3,451,765
|
40.12%
|
|
DPLF
|
|
2,847
|
7.12%
|
|
9,030
|
4.84%
|
|
20,655
|
0.24%
|
|
NUA
|
|
2,796
|
6.99%
|
|
53,646
|
28.77%
|
|
185,593
|
2.16%
|
|
IG1
|
|
1,243
|
3.11%
|
|
5,556
|
2.98%
|
|
9,799
|
0.11%
|
|
EPDP
|
|
870
|
2.18%
|
|
3,325
|
1.78%
|
|
50,702
|
0.59%
|
|
Other Parties (with < 1%)
|
|
741
|
1.85%
|
|
5,855
|
3.14%
|
|
747,395
|
8.69%
|
|
PP
|
|
421
|
1.05%
|
|
1,938
|
1.04%
|
|
19,830
|
0.23%
|
Valid Votes
|
39,976
|
N/A
|
186,439
|
N/A
|
8,602,617
|
N/A
|
Party
|
Paddiruppu[19]
|
Batticaloa Electoral District
|
Sri Lanka
|
Votes
|
%
|
Votes
|
%
|
Votes
|
%
|
|
TULF
|
|
23,688
|
53.59%
|
|
76,516
|
43.95%
|
|
132,461
|
1.67%
|
|
PA
|
|
8,672
|
19.62%
|
|
19,278
|
11.07%
|
|
3,887,805
|
48.94%
|
|
TELO
|
|
6,493
|
14.69%
|
|
17,073
|
9.81%
|
|
24,974
|
0.31%
|
|
UNP
|
|
2,269
|
5.13%
|
|
23,244
|
13.35%
|
|
3,498,370
|
44.04%
|
|
EPRLF
|
|
1,976
|
4.47%
|
|
4,802
|
2.76%
|
|
9,411
|
0.12%
|
|
IND1
|
|
926
|
2.09%
|
|
1,547
|
0.89%
|
|
48,199
|
0.61%
|
|
Other Parties (with < 1%)
|
|
177
|
0.40%
|
|
31,628
|
18.17%
|
|
159,997
|
2.01%
|
Valid Votes
|
44,201
|
89.95%
|
174,088
|
91.81%
|
7,943,688
|
95.20%
|
Rejected Votes
|
4,940
|
10.05%
|
15,531
|
8.19%
|
400,395
|
4.80%
|
Total Polled
|
49,141
|
76.35%
|
189,619
|
71.49%
|
8,344,095
|
74.75%
|
Registered Electors
|
64,365
|
|
265,253
|
|
11,163,064
|
|
Party
|
Paddiruppu[20]
|
Batticaloa Electoral District
|
Sri Lanka
|
Votes
|
%
|
Votes
|
%
|
Votes
|
%
|
|
TULF
|
|
24,064
|
60.39%
|
|
55,131
|
35.49%
|
|
188,594
|
3.37%
|
|
IND 1
|
|
13,007
|
32.64%
|
|
46,419
|
29.88%
|
|
46,419
|
0.83%
|
|
UNP
|
|
1,943
|
4.88%
|
|
11,317
|
7.28%
|
|
2,838,005
|
50.71%
|
|
SLFP
|
|
505
|
1.27%
|
|
4,130
|
2.66%
|
|
1,785,369
|
31.90%
|
|
Other Parties (with < 1%)
|
|
326
|
0.82%
|
|
38,364
|
24.69%
|
|
203,513
|
3.64%
|
Valid Votes
|
39,845
|
88.84%
|
155,361
|
91.78%
|
5,596,468
|
93.87%
|
Rejected Votes
|
5,003
|
11.16%
|
13,923
|
8.22%
|
365,563
|
6.13%
|
Total Polled
|
44,848
|
79.97%
|
169,284
|
78.16%
|
5,962,031
|
63.60%
|
Registered Electors
|
56,079
|
|
216,574
|
|
9,374,164
|
|
Demographics
Ethnicity
The Paddiruppu Polling Division has a Sri Lankan Tamil majority (78.6%) and a significant Moor population (18.7%) . In comparison, the Batticaloa Electoral District (which contains the Paddiruppu Polling Division) has a Sri Lankan Tamil majority (72.3%) and a significant Moor population (25.4%) [1]
Religion
The Paddiruppu Polling Division has a Hindu majority (69.3%) and a significant Muslim population (18.8%) . In comparison, the Batticaloa Electoral District (which contains the Paddiruppu Polling Division) has a Hindu majority (64.4%) and a significant Muslim population (25.5%) [1]
References