The Haputale Polling Division is a Polling Division in the Badulla Electoral District, in the Uva Province, Sri Lanka.
Presidential Election Results
Summary
The winner of Haputale has matched the final country result 4 out of 8 times.
| Party
 | 
Haputale[4]
 | 
Badulla Electoral District
 | 
Sri Lanka
 | 
| Votes
 | 
%
 | 
Votes
 | 
%
 | 
Votes
 | 
%
 | 
| 
 | 
NDF
 | 
 | 
29,641
 | 
54.29%
 | 
 | 
251,706
 | 
44.92%
 | 
 | 
5,564,239
 | 
41.99%
 | 
| 
 | 
SLPP
 | 
 | 
21,993
 | 
40.28%
 | 
 | 
276,211
 | 
49.29%
 | 
 | 
6,924,255
 | 
52.25%
 | 
| 
 | 
Other Parties (with < 1%)
 | 
 | 
1,941
 | 
3.56%
 | 
 | 
17,622
 | 
3.14%
 | 
 | 
345,452
 | 
2.61%
 | 
| 
 | 
NMPP
 | 
 | 
1,023
 | 
1.87%
 | 
 | 
14,806
 | 
2.64%
 | 
 | 
418,553
 | 
3.16%
 | 
| Valid Votes
 | 
54,598
 | 
98.58%
 | 
560,345
 | 
98.77%
 | 
13,252,499
 | 
98.99%
 | 
| Rejected Votes
 | 
784
 | 
1.42%
 | 
6,978
 | 
1.23%
 | 
135,452
 | 
1.01%
 | 
| Total Polled
 | 
55,382
 | 
84.83%
 | 
567,323
 | 
86.25%
 | 
13,387,951
 | 
83.71%
 | 
| Registered Electors
 | 
65,289
 | 
 | 
657,766
 | 
 | 
15,992,568
 | 
 | 
| Party
 | 
Haputale[5]
 | 
Badulla Electoral District
 | 
Sri Lanka
 | 
| Votes
 | 
%
 | 
Votes
 | 
%
 | 
Votes
 | 
%
 | 
| 
 | 
NDF
 | 
 | 
28,725
 | 
58.02%
 | 
 | 
249,524
 | 
49.21%
 | 
 | 
6,217,162
 | 
51.28%
 | 
| 
 | 
UPFA
 | 
 | 
19,725
 | 
39.84%
 | 
 | 
249,243
 | 
49.15%
 | 
 | 
5,768,090
 | 
47.58%
 | 
| 
 | 
Other Parties (with < 1%)
 | 
 | 
1,057
 | 
2.14%
 | 
 | 
8,303
 | 
1.64%
 | 
 | 
138,200
 | 
1.14%
 | 
| Valid Votes
 | 
49,507
 | 
98.27%
 | 
507,070
 | 
98.47%
 | 
12,123,452
 | 
98.85%
 | 
| Rejected Votes
 | 
874
 | 
1.73%
 | 
7,871
 | 
1.53%
 | 
140,925
 | 
1.15%
 | 
| Total Polled
 | 
50,381
 | 
77.26%
 | 
514,941
 | 
79.51%
 | 
12,264,377
 | 
78.69%
 | 
| Registered Electors
 | 
65,209
 | 
 | 
647,628
 | 
 | 
15,585,942
 | 
 | 
| Party
 | 
Haputale[6]
 | 
Badulla Electoral District
 | 
Sri Lanka
 | 
| Votes
 | 
%
 | 
Votes
 | 
%
 | 
Votes
 | 
%
 | 
| 
 | 
NDF
 | 
 | 
23,856
 | 
54.02%
 | 
 | 
198,835
 | 
44.55%
 | 
 | 
4,173,185
 | 
40.15%
 | 
| 
 | 
UPFA
 | 
 | 
19,135
 | 
43.33%
 | 
 | 
237,579
 | 
53.23%
 | 
 | 
6,015,934
 | 
57.88%
 | 
| 
 | 
Other Parties (with < 1%)
 | 
 | 
1,168
 | 
2.64%
 | 
 | 
9,880
 | 
2.21%
 | 
 | 
204,494
 | 
1.97%
 | 
| Valid Votes
 | 
44,159
 | 
98.15%
 | 
446,294
 | 
98.66%
 | 
10,393,613
 | 
99.03%
 | 
| Rejected Votes
 | 
831
 | 
1.85%
 | 
6,083
 | 
1.34%
 | 
101,838
 | 
0.97%
 | 
| Total Polled
 | 
44,990
 | 
74.11%
 | 
452,377
 | 
75.62%
 | 
10,495,451
 | 
66.70%
 | 
| Registered Electors
 | 
60,706
 | 
 | 
598,190
 | 
 | 
15,734,587
 | 
 | 
| Party
 | 
Haputale[7]
 | 
Badulla Electoral District
 | 
Sri Lanka
 | 
| Votes
 | 
%
 | 
Votes
 | 
%
 | 
Votes
 | 
%
 | 
| 
 | 
UNP
 | 
 | 
25,935
 | 
60.91%
 | 
 | 
226,582
 | 
53.11%
 | 
 | 
4,706,366
 | 
48.43%
 | 
| 
 | 
UPFA
 | 
 | 
15,856
 | 
37.24%
 | 
 | 
192,734
 | 
45.18%
 | 
 | 
4,887,152
 | 
50.29%
 | 
| 
 | 
Other Parties (with < 1%)
 | 
 | 
791
 | 
1.86%
 | 
 | 
7,283
 | 
1.71%
 | 
 | 
123,521
 | 
1.27%
 | 
| Valid Votes
 | 
42,582
 | 
98.30%
 | 
426,599
 | 
98.43%
 | 
9,717,039
 | 
98.88%
 | 
| Rejected Votes
 | 
736
 | 
1.70%
 | 
6,825
 | 
1.57%
 | 
109,869
 | 
1.12%
 | 
| Total Polled
 | 
43,318
 | 
77.05%
 | 
433,424
 | 
78.67%
 | 
9,826,908
 | 
69.51%
 | 
| Registered Electors
 | 
56,220
 | 
 | 
550,926
 | 
 | 
14,136,979
 | 
 | 
| Party
 | 
Haputale[8]
 | 
Badulla Electoral District
 | 
Sri Lanka
 | 
| Votes
 | 
%
 | 
Votes
 | 
%
 | 
Votes
 | 
%
 | 
| 
 | 
UNP
 | 
 | 
18,053
 | 
49.60%
 | 
 | 
172,884
 | 
47.97%
 | 
 | 
3,602,748
 | 
42.71%
 | 
| 
 | 
PA
 | 
 | 
16,622
 | 
45.67%
 | 
 | 
167,000
 | 
46.33%
 | 
 | 
4,312,157
 | 
51.12%
 | 
| 
 | 
Other Parties (with < 1%)
 | 
 | 
895
 | 
2.46%
 | 
 | 
8,512
 | 
2.36%
 | 
 | 
176,679
 | 
2.09%
 | 
| 
 | 
JVP
 | 
 | 
826
 | 
2.27%
 | 
 | 
12,025
 | 
3.34%
 | 
 | 
343,927
 | 
4.08%
 | 
| Valid Votes
 | 
36,396
 | 
96.78%
 | 
360,421
 | 
97.04%
 | 
8,435,754
 | 
97.69%
 | 
| Rejected Votes
 | 
1,210
 | 
3.22%
 | 
10,979
 | 
2.96%
 | 
199,536
 | 
2.31%
 | 
| Total Polled
 | 
37,606
 | 
76.97%
 | 
371,400
 | 
78.25%
 | 
8,635,290
 | 
72.17%
 | 
| Registered Electors
 | 
48,861
 | 
 | 
474,610
 | 
 | 
11,965,536
 | 
 | 
| Party
 | 
Haputale[9]
 | 
Badulla Electoral District
 | 
Sri Lanka
 | 
| Votes
 | 
%
 | 
Votes
 | 
%
 | 
Votes
 | 
%
 | 
| 
 | 
PA
 | 
 | 
20,108
 | 
58.23%
 | 
 | 
182,810
 | 
55.27%
 | 
 | 
4,709,205
 | 
62.28%
 | 
| 
 | 
UNP
 | 
 | 
13,371
 | 
38.72%
 | 
 | 
139,611
 | 
42.21%
 | 
 | 
2,715,283
 | 
35.91%
 | 
| 
 | 
Ind 2
 | 
 | 
551
 | 
1.60%
 | 
 | 
3,847
 | 
1.16%
 | 
 | 
58,888
 | 
0.78%
 | 
| 
 | 
Other Parties (with < 1%)
 | 
 | 
501
 | 
1.45%
 | 
 | 
4,504
 | 
1.36%
 | 
 | 
78,152
 | 
1.03%
 | 
| Valid Votes
 | 
34,531
 | 
94.06%
 | 
330,772
 | 
95.91%
 | 
7,561,526
 | 
98.03%
 | 
| Rejected Votes
 | 
2,182
 | 
5.94%
 | 
14,093
 | 
4.09%
 | 
151,706
 | 
1.97%
 | 
| Total Polled
 | 
36,713
 | 
75.15%
 | 
344,865
 | 
77.47%
 | 
7,713,232
 | 
69.12%
 | 
| Registered Electors
 | 
48,853
 | 
 | 
445,146
 | 
 | 
11,158,880
 | 
 | 
| Party
 | 
Haputale[10]
 | 
Badulla Electoral District
 | 
Sri Lanka
 | 
| Votes
 | 
%
 | 
Votes
 | 
%
 | 
Votes
 | 
%
 | 
| 
 | 
UNP
 | 
 | 
10,426
 | 
55.34%
 | 
 | 
80,779
 | 
60.09%
 | 
 | 
2,569,199
 | 
50.43%
 | 
| 
 | 
SLFP
 | 
 | 
8,003
 | 
42.48%
 | 
 | 
50,223
 | 
37.36%
 | 
 | 
2,289,857
 | 
44.95%
 | 
| 
 | 
SLMP
 | 
 | 
412
 | 
2.19%
 | 
 | 
3,422
 | 
2.55%
 | 
 | 
235,701
 | 
4.63%
 | 
| Valid Votes
 | 
18,841
 | 
97.92%
 | 
134,424
 | 
97.62%
 | 
5,094,754
 | 
98.24%
 | 
| Rejected Votes
 | 
401
 | 
2.08%
 | 
3,276
 | 
2.38%
 | 
91,499
 | 
1.76%
 | 
| Total Polled
 | 
19,242
 | 
62.79%
 | 
137,700
 | 
44.21%
 | 
5,186,256
 | 
55.87%
 | 
| Registered Electors
 | 
30,645
 | 
 | 
311,473
 | 
 | 
9,283,143
 | 
 | 
| Party
 | 
Haputale[11]
 | 
Badulla Electoral District
 | 
Sri Lanka
 | 
| Votes
 | 
%
 | 
Votes
 | 
%
 | 
Votes
 | 
%
 | 
| 
 | 
UNP
 | 
 | 
11,822
 | 
53.95%
 | 
 | 
141,062
 | 
58.67%
 | 
 | 
3,450,815
 | 
52.93%
 | 
| 
 | 
SLFP
 | 
 | 
9,257
 | 
42.24%
 | 
 | 
88,462
 | 
36.79%
 | 
 | 
2,546,348
 | 
39.05%
 | 
| 
 | 
JVP
 | 
 | 
482
 | 
2.20%
 | 
 | 
7,713
 | 
3.21%
 | 
 | 
273,428
 | 
4.19%
 | 
| 
 | 
LSSP
 | 
 | 
242
 | 
1.10%
 | 
 | 
2,115
 | 
0.88%
 | 
 | 
58,531
 | 
0.90%
 | 
| 
 | 
Other Parties (with < 1%)
 | 
 | 
110
 | 
0.50%
 | 
 | 
1,088
 | 
0.45%
 | 
 | 
190,929
 | 
2.93%
 | 
| Valid Votes
 | 
21,913
 | 
98.91%
 | 
240,440
 | 
98.77%
 | 
6,520,156
 | 
98.78%
 | 
| Rejected Votes
 | 
242
 | 
1.09%
 | 
2,982
 | 
1.23%
 | 
80,470
 | 
1.22%
 | 
| Total Polled
 | 
22,155
 | 
79.82%
 | 
243,422
 | 
85.47%
 | 
6,600,626
 | 
80.15%
 | 
| Registered Electors
 | 
27,756
 | 
 | 
284,801
 | 
 | 
8,235,358
 | 
 | 
Parliamentary Election Results
Summary
The winner of Haputale has matched the final country result 4 out of 7 times. Hence, Haputale is a Weak Bellwether for Parliamentary Elections.
| Party
 | 
Haputale[14]
 | 
Badulla Electoral District
 | 
Sri Lanka
 | 
| Votes
 | 
%
 | 
Votes
 | 
%
 | 
Votes
 | 
%
 | 
| 
 | 
UNP
 | 
 | 
26,813
 | 
59.66%
 | 
 | 
258,844
 | 
54.82%
 | 
 | 
5,098,916
 | 
45.77%
 | 
| 
 | 
UPFA
 | 
 | 
13,539
 | 
30.12%
 | 
 | 
179,459
 | 
38.01%
 | 
 | 
4,732,664
 | 
42.48%
 | 
| 
 | 
CWC
 | 
 | 
2,949
 | 
6.56%
 | 
 | 
10,259
 | 
2.17%
 | 
 | 
17,107
 | 
0.15%
 | 
| 
 | 
JVP
 | 
 | 
1,413
 | 
3.14%
 | 
 | 
21,445
 | 
4.54%
 | 
 | 
544,154
 | 
4.88%
 | 
| 
 | 
Other Parties (with < 1%)
 | 
 | 
231
 | 
0.51%
 | 
 | 
2,159
 | 
0.46%
 | 
 | 
76,945
 | 
0.69%
 | 
| Valid Votes
 | 
44,945
 | 
93.01%
 | 
472,166
 | 
95.03%
 | 
11,140,333
 | 
95.35%
 | 
| Rejected Votes
 | 
3,325
 | 
6.88%
 | 
24,167
 | 
4.86%
 | 
516,926
 | 
4.42%
 | 
| Total Polled
 | 
48,325
 | 
74.11%
 | 
496,849
 | 
80.07%
 | 
11,684,111
 | 
77.66%
 | 
| Registered Electors
 | 
65,209
 | 
 | 
620,486
 | 
 | 
15,044,490
 | 
 | 
| Party
 | 
Haputale[15]
 | 
Badulla Electoral District
 | 
Sri Lanka
 | 
| Votes
 | 
%
 | 
Votes
 | 
%
 | 
Votes
 | 
%
 | 
| 
 | 
UPFA
 | 
 | 
17,197
 | 
49.86%
 | 
 | 
203,689
 | 
58.25%
 | 
 | 
4,846,388
 | 
60.38%
 | 
| 
 | 
UNP
 | 
 | 
11,575
 | 
33.56%
 | 
 | 
112,886
 | 
32.28%
 | 
 | 
2,357,057
 | 
29.37%
 | 
| 
 | 
UPF
 | 
 | 
3,829
 | 
11.10%
 | 
 | 
11,481
 | 
3.28%
 | 
 | 
24,670
 | 
0.31%
 | 
| 
 | 
DNA
 | 
 | 
1,346
 | 
3.90%
 | 
 | 
15,768
 | 
4.51%
 | 
 | 
441,251
 | 
5.50%
 | 
| 
 | 
IG4B
 | 
 | 
397
 | 
1.15%
 | 
 | 
4,646
 | 
1.33%
 | 
 | 
5,076
 | 
0.06%
 | 
| 
 | 
Other Parties (with < 1%)
 | 
 | 
146
 | 
0.42%
 | 
 | 
1,208
 | 
0.35%
 | 
 | 
23,594
 | 
0.29%
 | 
| Valid Votes
 | 
34,490
 | 
91.67%
 | 
349,678
 | 
93.54%
 | 
8,026,322
 | 
96.03%
 | 
| Rejected Votes
 | 
3,134
 | 
8.33%
 | 
24,169
 | 
6.46%
 | 
581,465
 | 
6.96%
 | 
| Total Polled
 | 
37,624
 | 
61.98%
 | 
373,847
 | 
62.46%
 | 
8,358,246
 | 
59.29%
 | 
| Registered Electors
 | 
60,706
 | 
 | 
598,521
 | 
 | 
14,097,690
 | 
 | 
| Party
 | 
Haputale[16]
 | 
Badulla Electoral District
 | 
Sri Lanka
 | 
| Votes
 | 
%
 | 
Votes
 | 
%
 | 
Votes
 | 
%
 | 
| 
 | 
UNP
 | 
 | 
21,258
 | 
56.38%
 | 
 | 
181,705
 | 
49.09%
 | 
 | 
3,486,792
 | 
37.73%
 | 
| 
 | 
UPFA
 | 
 | 
15,499
 | 
41.10%
 | 
 | 
178,634
 | 
48.26%
 | 
 | 
4,223,126
 | 
45.70%
 | 
| 
 | 
JHU
 | 
 | 
639
 | 
1.69%
 | 
 | 
6,932
 | 
1.87%
 | 
 | 
552,723
 | 
5.98%
 | 
| 
 | 
Other Parties (with < 1%)
 | 
 | 
312
 | 
0.83%
 | 
 | 
2,907
 | 
0.79%
 | 
 | 
57,589
 | 
0.62%
 | 
| Valid Votes
 | 
37,708
 | 
91.56%
 | 
370,178
 | 
92.47%
 | 
9,241,931
 | 
94.52%
 | 
| Rejected Votes
 | 
3,475
 | 
8.44%
 | 
30,159
 | 
7.53%
 | 
534,452
 | 
5.47%
 | 
| Total Polled
 | 
41,183
 | 
75.16%
 | 
400,337
 | 
78.33%
 | 
9,777,821
 | 
75.74%
 | 
| Registered Electors
 | 
54,797
 | 
 | 
511,115
 | 
 | 
12,909,631
 | 
 | 
| Party
 | 
Haputale[17]
 | 
Badulla Electoral District
 | 
Sri Lanka
 | 
| Votes
 | 
%
 | 
Votes
 | 
%
 | 
Votes
 | 
%
 | 
| 
 | 
UNP
 | 
 | 
22,114
 | 
59.91%
 | 
 | 
201,173
 | 
53.81%
 | 
 | 
4,086,026
 | 
45.62%
 | 
| 
 | 
PA
 | 
 | 
12,340
 | 
33.43%
 | 
 | 
138,443
 | 
37.03%
 | 
 | 
3,330,815
 | 
37.19%
 | 
| 
 | 
JVP
 | 
 | 
1,729
 | 
4.68%
 | 
 | 
26,820
 | 
7.17%
 | 
 | 
815,353
 | 
9.10%
 | 
| 
 | 
IND3
 | 
 | 
575
 | 
1.56%
 | 
 | 
5,065
 | 
1.35%
 | 
 | 
6,161
 | 
0.07%
 | 
| 
 | 
Other Parties (with < 1%)
 | 
 | 
152
 | 
0.41%
 | 
 | 
2,336
 | 
0.62%
 | 
 | 
73,230
 | 
0.82%
 | 
| Valid Votes
 | 
36,910
 | 
91.74%
 | 
373,837
 | 
93.35%
 | 
8,955,844
 | 
94.77%
 | 
| Rejected Votes
 | 
3,325
 | 
8.26%
 | 
26,626
 | 
6.65%
 | 
494,009
 | 
5.23%
 | 
| Total Polled
 | 
40,235
 | 
77.73%
 | 
400,463
 | 
81.51%
 | 
9,449,878
 | 
76.03%
 | 
| Registered Electors
 | 
51,762
 | 
 | 
491,288
 | 
 | 
12,428,762
 | 
 | 
| Party
 | 
Haputale[18]
 | 
Badulla Electoral District
 | 
Sri Lanka
 | 
| Votes
 | 
%
 | 
Votes
 | 
%
 | 
Votes
 | 
%
 | 
| 
 | 
UNP
 | 
 | 
16,430
 | 
46.63%
 | 
 | 
167,351
 | 
46.36%
 | 
 | 
3,451,765
 | 
40.12%
 | 
| 
 | 
PA
 | 
 | 
13,699
 | 
38.88%
 | 
 | 
154,172
 | 
42.71%
 | 
 | 
3,899,329
 | 
45.33%
 | 
| 
 | 
CWC
 | 
 | 
2,975
 | 
8.44%
 | 
 | 
12,092
 | 
3.35%
 | 
 | 
22,985
 | 
0.27%
 | 
| 
 | 
JVP
 | 
 | 
1,046
 | 
2.97%
 | 
 | 
16,414
 | 
4.55%
 | 
 | 
518,725
 | 
6.03%
 | 
| 
 | 
Other Parties (with < 1%)
 | 
 | 
613
 | 
1.74%
 | 
 | 
5,935
 | 
1.64%
 | 
 | 
245,839
 | 
2.86%
 | 
| 
 | 
NUA
 | 
 | 
473
 | 
1.34%
 | 
 | 
5,052
 | 
1.40%
 | 
 | 
185,593
 | 
2.16%
 | 
| Valid Votes
 | 
35,236
 | 
N/A
 | 
361,016
 | 
N/A
 | 
8,602,617
 | 
N/A
 | 
| Party
 | 
Haputale[19]
 | 
Badulla Electoral District
 | 
Sri Lanka
 | 
| Votes
 | 
%
 | 
Votes
 | 
%
 | 
Votes
 | 
%
 | 
| 
 | 
UNP
 | 
 | 
19,574
 | 
56.10%
 | 
 | 
182,131
 | 
54.04%
 | 
 | 
3,498,370
 | 
44.04%
 | 
| 
 | 
PA
 | 
 | 
14,491
 | 
41.53%
 | 
 | 
146,546
 | 
43.48%
 | 
 | 
3,887,805
 | 
48.94%
 | 
| 
 | 
Other Parties (with < 1%)
 | 
 | 
478
 | 
1.37%
 | 
 | 
5,781
 | 
1.72%
 | 
 | 
206,815
 | 
2.60%
 | 
| 
 | 
IND2
 | 
 | 
349
 | 
1.00%
 | 
 | 
2,601
 | 
0.77%
 | 
 | 
16,690
 | 
0.21%
 | 
| Valid Votes
 | 
34,892
 | 
90.23%
 | 
337,059
 | 
92.19%
 | 
7,943,688
 | 
95.20%
 | 
| Rejected Votes
 | 
3,780
 | 
9.77%
 | 
28,540
 | 
7.81%
 | 
400,395
 | 
4.80%
 | 
| Total Polled
 | 
38,672
 | 
79.16%
 | 
365,599
 | 
82.23%
 | 
8,344,095
 | 
74.75%
 | 
| Registered Electors
 | 
48,853
 | 
 | 
444,632
 | 
 | 
11,163,064
 | 
 | 
| Party
 | 
Haputale[20]
 | 
Badulla Electoral District
 | 
Sri Lanka
 | 
| Votes
 | 
%
 | 
Votes
 | 
%
 | 
Votes
 | 
%
 | 
| 
 | 
UNP
 | 
 | 
11,495
 | 
58.16%
 | 
 | 
135,089
 | 
58.97%
 | 
 | 
2,838,005
 | 
50.71%
 | 
| 
 | 
SLFP
 | 
 | 
7,444
 | 
37.67%
 | 
 | 
81,011
 | 
35.36%
 | 
 | 
1,785,369
 | 
31.90%
 | 
| 
 | 
ELJP
 | 
 | 
398
 | 
2.01%
 | 
 | 
5,589
 | 
2.44%
 | 
 | 
67,723
 | 
1.21%
 | 
| 
 | 
USA
 | 
 | 
333
 | 
1.68%
 | 
 | 
5,712
 | 
2.49%
 | 
 | 
141,983
 | 
2.54%
 | 
| 
 | 
Other Parties (with < 1%)
 | 
 | 
93
 | 
0.47%
 | 
 | 
1,693
 | 
0.74%
 | 
 | 
90,480
 | 
1.62%
 | 
| Valid Votes
 | 
19,763
 | 
92.91%
 | 
229,094
 | 
92.08%
 | 
5,596,468
 | 
93.87%
 | 
| Rejected Votes
 | 
1,509
 | 
7.09%
 | 
19,704
 | 
7.92%
 | 
365,563
 | 
6.13%
 | 
| Total Polled
 | 
21,272
 | 
70.78%
 | 
248,798
 | 
75.55%
 | 
5,962,031
 | 
63.60%
 | 
| Registered Electors
 | 
30,052
 | 
 | 
329,321
 | 
 | 
9,374,164
 | 
 | 
Demographics
Ethnicity
The Haputale Polling Division has a Sinhalese majority (53.3%) and a significant Indian Tamil population (37.7%) . In comparison, the Badulla Electoral District (which contains the Haputale Polling Division) has a Sinhalese majority (73.0%) and a significant Indian Tamil population (18.5%) [1]
Religion
The Haputale Polling Division has a Buddhist majority (52.6%) and a significant Hindu population (38.6%) . In comparison, the Badulla Electoral District (which contains the Haputale Polling Division) has a Buddhist majority (72.6%) and a significant Hindu population (19.3%) [1]
References