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Presidential Election – 21-12-1999 Presidential Election – 21-12-1999 1. Date of order issued by the Commissioner of Elections under Section 2 of the Presidential Elections Act. 28-10-1999. 2. Nomination Period – 9.00 a.m. to 11.00 a.m. on November 16th , 1999 3. At the close of nominations the valid nominations had been received from the following six (13) candidates. Name of Candidates Name of the Political Party / Elector Symbol Who nominated the Candidate Abdul Rasool Sri Lanka Muslim Katchi Pair of Scales Alwis Weerakkody People’s Freedom Front Butterfly Premawardhana Ariyawansha Democratic United National Front Eagle Dissanayaka M. D. Nandana Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna Bell Gunathilaka Kamal Karunadasa People’s Liberation Solidarity Front Lantern Chandrika Bandaranaike People’s Alliance Chair Kumaratunga Tennyson Edirisuriya Peduru Hewage Priyantha Pair of Arunakumara Scissors W. V. M. Ranjith Sunil Nandana Amarasinghe Almirah Ranil Wickramasinghe United National Party Elephant Rajiva Wijesinha Liberal Party Book Vasudeva Nanayakkara Left and Democratic Alliance Clock Hudson Samarasinghe Sagarika Mathavi Kaluarachchi Radio Set Sinhalaye Mahasammatha Aeroplane Harishchandra Bhoomiputhra Wijayatunga Pakshaya 4. Notice of Poll under Section 21 was published in the Gazette Extra ordinary No. 1106/16 dated November 16th , 1999. 5. Date of Poll :- 21-12-1999 6. Results of the Presidential Election. Mrs. Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumarathunga 4,312,157 Mr. Ranil Wickremasinghe 3,602,748 Mr. M. D. Nandana Gunathilaka 344,173 Mr. Harischandra Wijayatunga 35,854 Mr. W. V. M. Ranjith 27,052 Mr. Rajiva Wijesinha 25,085 Mr. Vasudeva Nanyakkara 23,668 Mr. Tennyson Edirisuriya 21,119 Mr. Abdul Rasool 17,359 Mr. Kamal Karunadasa 11,333 Mr. Hudson Samarasinghe 7,184 Mr. Ariyawansa Dissanayaka 4,039 Mr. Alwis Weerakkody Permawardhana 3,983 Number of Valid Votes - 8,435,754 Number of valid voted equal to one half of the valid votes - 4,217,877 Candidate who polled more than one-half of the valid votes - Mrs. Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumarathunge Number of Votes in exess of one half of the valid votes polled by such candidate - 94,280 Percentage of the Valid Votes Polled by that Candidate - 51.12% 7. (a) Number of Polling Stations - 9,912 (b) Number of Registered Electors -11,779,200 (c) Total Polled - 8,635,290 PERSIDENTIAL ELECTION - 1999 FINAL ALL ISLAND RESULTS BY DISTRICT Dist. Registered Valid Rejected Total Electrorate SLMK PFF DUNF JVP PLSF PA IND 1 IND 2 UNP LP LDA IND 3 SMBP No. Electors Votes Votes Polled 1 COLOMBO 1,337,083 1980 309 329 44,009 783 474,310 1,370 1,319 425,185 1,376 5,000 355 8,209 964,534 29,197 993,731 0.21% 0.03% 0.03% 4.56% 0.08% 49.18% 0.14% 0.14% 44.08% 0.14% 0.52% 0.04% 0.85% 97.06% 2.94% 74.32% 2 GAMPAHA 1,228,908 1354 280 386 40,472 878 532,796 1,549 1,495 353,969 1,165 2,102 420 4,753 941,619 20,768 962,387 0.14% 0.03% 0.04% 4.30% 0.09% 56.58% 0.16% 0.16% 37.59% 0.12% 0.22% 0.04% 0.50% 97.84% 2.16% 78.31% 3 KALUTARA 682,723 796 229 216 23,770 608 281,217 1,133 1,279 217,423 1,028 1,003 386 2,721 531,809 11,796 543,605 0.15% 0.04% 0.04% 4.47% 0.11% 52.88% 0.21% 0.24% 40.88% 0.19% 0.19% 0.07% 0.51% 97.83% 2.17% 79.62% 4 MAHANUWARA 794,453 1706 290 265 15,512 749 308,187 1,369 1,775 276,360 1,614 1,065 639 3,280 612,811 17,060 629,871 0.28% 0.05% 0.04% 2.53% 0.12% 50.29% 0.22% 0.29% 45.10% 0.26% 0.17% 0.10% 0.54% 97.29% 2.71% 79.28% 5 MATALE 286,174 550 149 139 7924 343 111232 747 951 91,944 860 308 261 902 216,310 6171 222,481 0.25% 0.07% 0.06% 3.66% 0.16% 51.42% 0.35% 0.44% 42.51% 0.40% 0.14% 0.12% 0.42% 97.23% 2.77% 77.74% 6 NUWARA ELIYA 397,711 531 176 176 5,879 555 147,210 1,116 1,698 152,836 1,567 812 413 1,021 313,990 8,997 322,987 0.17% 0.06% 0.06% 1.87% 0.18% 46.88% 0.36% 0.54% 48.68% 0.50% 0.26% 0.13% 0.33% 97.21% 2.79% 81.21% 7 GALLE 660,585 651 210 175 27,257 663 281,154 968 1,227 195,906 907 952 357 1,592 512,019 9,716 521,735 0.13% 0.04% 0.03% 5.32% 0.13% 54.91% 0.19% 0.24% 38.26% 0.18% 0.19% 0.07% 0.31% 98.14% 1.86% 78.98% 8 MATARA 515,847 639 202 192 26,229 543 205,685 891 1,042 139,677 997 670 332 1,539 378,638 8,583 387,221 0.17% 0.05% 0.05% 6.93% 0.14% 54.32% 0.24% 0.28% 36.89% 0.26% 0.18% 0.09% 0.41% 97.78% 2.22% 75.07% 9 HAMBANTOTA 350,809 346 121 160 33,739 421 120,275 691 700 95,088 729 483 192 733 253,678 5,375 259,053 0.14% 0.05% 0.06% 13.30% 0.17% 47.41% 0.27% 0.28% 37.48% 0.29% 0.19% 0.08% 0.29% 97.93% 2.07% 73.84% 10 JAFFNA 612,770 1041 403 340 413 487 52,043 831 1,873 48,005 1,368 3,394 552 818 111,568 5,981 117,549 0.93% 0.36% 0.30% 0.37% 0.44% 46.65% 0.74% 1.68% 43.03% 1.23% 3.04% 0.49% 0.73% 94.91% 5.09% 19.18% 11 VANNI 205,541 306 58 40 482 83 16,202 234 420 43,803 456 444 69 93 62,690 1490 64,180 0.49% 0.09% 0.06% 0.77% 0.13% 25.84% 0.37% 0.67% 69.87% 0.73% 0.71% 0.11% 0.15% 97.68% 2.32% 31.22% 12 BATTICALOA 270,197 750 89 78 290 331 58,975 784 1,528 104,100 1,838 884 234 250 170,131 3,747 173,878 0.44% 0.05% 0.05% 0.17% 0.19% 34.66% 0.46% 0.90% 61.19% 1.08% 0.52% 0.14% 0.15% 97.85% 2.15% 64.35% 13 DIGAMAGULLA 343,809 663 80 93 4,068 519 149,593 823 1,275 109,805 1,193 473 171 344 269,100 4,549 273,649 0.25% 0.03% 0.03% 1.51% 0.19% 55.59% 0.31% 0.47% 40.80% 0.44% 0.18% 0.06% 0.13% 98.34% 1.66% 79.59% 14 TRINCOMEGALA 201,808 599 69 72 2,307 245 56,691 477 735 63,351 713 476 128 218 126,081 2,642 128,723 0.48% 0.05% 0.06% 1.83% 0.19% 44.96% 0.38% 0.58% 50.25% 0.57% 0.38% 0.10% 0.17% 97.95% 2.05% 63.78% 15 KURUNEGALA 980,725 1355 301 314 27,354 872 377,483 1,671 1,889 326,327 1,660 1,011 578 2,704 743,519 15,272 758,791 0.18% 0.04% 0.04% 3.68% 0.12% 50.77% 0.22% 0.25% 43.89% 0.22% 0.14% 0.08% 0.36% 97.99% 2.01% 77.37% 16 PUTTALAMA 404,050 481 94 88 7,876 308 141,725 589 741 121,615 599 445 164 614 275,339 5,778 281,117 0.17% 0.03% 0.03% 2.86% 0.11% 51.47% 0.21% 0.27% 44.17% 0.22% 0.16% 0.06% 0.22% 97.94% 2.06% 69.57% 17 ANURADHAPURA 459,534 670 129 166 14,612 600 189,073 963 1,176 139,180 1,065 394 271 902 349,201 6,949 356,150 0.19% 0.04% 0.05% 4.18% 0.17% 54.14% 0.28% 0.34% 39.86% 0.30% 0.11% 0.08% 0.26% 98.05% 1.95% 77.50% 18 POLONNARUWA 220,903 240 37 65 8,020 247 88,663 392 541 72,598 542 165 116 381 172,007 3,151 175,158 0.14% 0.02% 0.04% 4.66% 0.14% 51.55% 0.23% 0.31% 42.21% 0.32% 0.10% 0.07% 0.22% 98.20% 1.80% 79.29% 19 BADULLA 464223 915 194 203 12,025 554 167,000 1,234 1,499 172,884 1,652 589 495 1,177 360,421 10,979 371,400 0.25% 0.05% 0.06% 3.34% 0.15% 46.33% 0.34% 0.42% 47.97% 0.46% 0.16% 0.14% 0.33% 97.04% 2.96% 80.00% 20 MONERAGALA 230,576 215 100 126 10,456 336 92,049 678 816 73,695 860 288 145 481 180,245 4,161 184,406 0.12% 0.06% 0.07% 5.80% 0.19% 51.07% 0.38% 0.45% 40.89% 0.48% 0.16% 0.08% 0.27% 97.74% 2.26% 79.98% 21 RATNAPURA 595791 757 259 247 16482 727 250409 1,475 1,811 202,621 1,687 2,007 490 1,392 480,364 9038 489,402 0.16% 0.05% 0.05% 3.43% 0.15% 52.13% 0.31% 0.38% 42.18% 0.35% 0.42% 0.10% 0.29% 98.15% 1.85% 82.14% 22 KEGALLE 534980 814 204 169 14997 481 210185 1,134 1,262 176,376 1,209 703 416 1,730 409,680 8136 417,816 0.20% 0.05% 0.04% 3.66% 0.12% 51.30% 0.28% 0.31% 43.05% 0.30% 0.17% 0.10% 0.42% 98.05% 1.95% 78.10% 11,779,200 17,359 3,983 4,039 344,174 11,333 4,312,157 21,119 27,052 3,602,748 25,085 23,668 7,184 35,854 8,435,754 199,536 8,635,290 0.21% 0.05% 0.05% 4.08% 0.13% 51.12% 0.25% 0.32% 42.71% 0.30% 0.28% 0.09% 0.43% 97.69% 2.31% 73.31% SLMK = Sri Lanka Muslim Kachchi PFF = People's Freedom Front DUNF = Democratic United National Front JVP = Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna PLSF = People's Liberation Solidarity Front PA = People's Alliance IND 1 = Independent Group 1 IND 2 = Independent Group 2 UNP = United National Party LP = The Liberal Party LDA = Left and Democratic Alliance IND 3 = Independent Group 3 SMBP = Sinhalaye Mahasammatha Bhoomiputra Pakshaya PERSIDENTIAL ELECTION - 1999 COLOMBO DISTRICT FINAL DISTRICT RESULTS BY POLLING GIVISION PD Polling Division Registered Valid Rejected SLMK PFF DUNF JVP PLSF PA IND 1 IND 2 UNP LP LDA IND 3 SMBP Total Polled NO.
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