Results of the by Elections Subsequent to Parliamentary General Election of 1977 Number of the No and Name of Registered Date of Votes the Electorate voters Nomination Date of poll Names of Candidates Symbols Obtained Rejected Total polled 21- Kesbewa 70,674 1972.09.07 1972.10.09 Dharmasena Attigala Elephant 22,592 Subash Chandrasiri Spoon 19,549 Dickson J. Perera Hand 14,269 250 57,314 W.G. Shelton Jayasekara Bell 332 B.D. Somapala Ladder 193 D.A. Preman Cart Wheel 129

Number of the No and Name of Registered Date of Votes the Electorate voters Nomination Date of poll Names of Candidates Symbols Obtained Rejected Total polled

53- Nuwara Eliya 26,326 1972.09.07 1972.10.09 Gamini Dissanayaka Elephant 11,963

Herath Mudiyanselage Abeysinghe Hand 10,092 112 22,409 Bandara Weerakoon Madawala Cart wheel 98 Don Senewirathna Lamp 92 P. Murugayya Abhiman Sun 52 Number of the No and Name of Registered Date of Votes the Electorate voters Nomination Date of poll Names of Candidates Symbols Obtained Rejected Total polled 96- Puttalam 34,629 1972.09.07 1972.10.09 M.H.M. Nynamarikkar Elephant 14,026 A. Abdul Latheef Hand 12,364 Asoka Ranasinghe Cart wheel 1,622 127 28,575 Mohomad Farook Cock 315 R.M.W. Jayawardhana Bell 121 Number of the No and Name of Registered Date of Votes the Electorate voters Nomination Date of poll Names of Candidates Symbols Obtained Rejected Total polled 139- Rathnapuraya 45,468 1972.09.07 1972.10.09 Nanda Ellawala Hand 21,267 Piyadasa Pelendagama Elephant 15,948 Jasenthu Kankanamge Gunasena 190 38,041 Santha Siril Eye 256 A.G.D. Albert Appuhami Cart Wheel 136 Don Edmand Senarath Chair 125 Ananda Wijerathna Sun 119

Number of the No and Name of Registered Date of Votes the Electorate voters Nomination Date of poll Names of Candidates Symbols Obtained Rejected Total polled 130- Dedigama 46,670 1973.06.12 1973.07.09 Elephant 23,306 Dharmasiri Senanayake Hand 18,798 139 42,675 Sirisena Rajapaksha Chair 227 J.D. Sugathadasa Lamp 205

Number of the No and Name of Registered Date of Votes the Electorate voters Nomination Date of poll Names of Candidates Symbols Obtained Rejected Total polled

1- Colombo North 47,781 1973.09.07 1973.10.09 M. Elephant 26,956 Ananda Premasinghe Key 9,818 203 38,553 Ameer Arslan Shereef Umbrella 1,049 T. Julian Perera Spoon 380 Upasena Akmeemana Chair 147 Number of the No and Name of Registered Date of Votes the Electorate voters Nomination Date of poll Names of Candidates Symbols Obtained Rejected Total polled 85- Mannar 29,596 1974.01.24 1974.02.25 S.A. Raheem Elephant 12,974 S.M. John Mark House 12,899 130 26,580 S.A. Kadar Sun 469 S. Percy Emmanuwel Lamp 108

Number of the No and Name of Registered Date of Votes the Electorate voters Nomination Date of poll Names of Candidates Symbols Obtained Rejected Total polled 116- Kalawewa 31,741 1974.10.31 1974.11.27 A.M.S. Adikari Elephant 13,799 D.B. Rathnamalala Hand 10,942 W.Y. Herath Lamp 2,760 89 27,898 M.D. Gunathilaka Chair 200 Dharma Sri Wijekoon Scale 108

Number of the No and Name of Registered Date of Votes the Electorate voters Nomination Date of poll Names of Candidates Symbols Obtained Rejected Total polled 7- Katana 48,151 1974.12.09 1975.01.08 Wijayapala Mendis Elephant 20,747 D.J. Pranandopulle Hand 19,697 S. Justin De Silva Lamp 456 Hendrik Wickramaarachchi Chair 151 182 41,472 Nandakumar Wickramasingha Sun 97 D. Cyril Senadhipathi Cart Wheel 91 W. William sovis Scale 51 Number of the No and Name of Registered Date of Votes the Electorate voters Nomination Date of poll Names of Candidates Symbols Obtained Rejected Total polled

76- Kankasanturai 41,227 1975.01.07 1975.02.06 S.J.V. Chelvanayagam House 25,927 168 35,737 V. Ponnambalam Star 9,457 M. Ambalawanar Ship 185

Number of the No and Name of Registered Date of Votes the Electorate voters Nomination Date of poll Names of Candidates Symbols Obtained Rejected Total polled

4- Colombo South 73,037 1975.06.19 1975.07.18 J.R. Jayawardhane Elephant 36,919 J.R.P. Sooriyapperuma Sun 11,118 M. Ambalawanar Ship 856 Sirithunga Jayasooriya Lamp 385 177 50,264 Ananda Gunasekara Chair 289 Henry Disanayake Eye 215 Ananda Wakkumbura Flower 171 L.O.L. Upali Umbrella 72 H.G.S. Siri Samanthilaka Bell 62

Number of the No and Name of Registered Date of Votes the Electorate voters Nomination Date of poll Names of Candidates Symbols Obtained Rejected Total polled 13- Ja-ela 61,203 1976.03.19 1976.04.23 Joshep Mickel Perera Elephant 28,950 Peter Mendis Hand 20,314 Noeal A. Kurera Key 2,039 121 51,837 M.M. Mohotti Lamp 253 W.S.M. Mandis Abeysekara Table 81 D.N. Liyanage Spoon 79 Number of the No and Name of Registered Date of Votes the Electorate voters Nomination Date of poll Names of Candidates Symbols Obtained Rejected Total polled 72- Mulkirigala 57,330 1976.07.29 1976.08.26 Lakshman Rajapaksha Hand 27,110 T.D. Fransisku Elephant 23,109 164 51,430 Neel Rajapaksha Chair 750 Sepala Rajapaksha Lamp 297