10,600 polling stations for election 2004
by E. Weerapperuma
There will be 10,600 polling stations this year indicating an increase
of 610 polling stations over the previous election. The Elections
Department will deploy over 110,000 officials to man the election. The
Department has also ruled out using temples where monks are candidates as
polling centres.The number of political parties contesting each district
is as follows:
The increase in the number of voters has resulted in a slight change in
the number of seats for Colombo, Gampaha, Kurunegala and Puttalam
districts, while the number of MPs elected to Colombo and Gampaha will be
reduced by one each, Kurunegala and Puttalam will have one extra member
each at the next Parliament.
Following is the breakdown of the number of MPs to be elected:
1. Colombo - 20
2. Gampaha - 17
3. Kalutara - 10
4. Mahanuwara - 12
5. Matale - 05
6. Nuwara Eliya - 07
7. Galle - 10
8. Matara - 08
9. Hambantota - 07
10. Jaffna - 09
11. Vanni - 06
12. Batticaloa - 05
13. Digamadulla - 07
14. Trincomalee - 04
15. Kurunegala - 16
16. Puttalam - 08
17. Anuradhapura - 08
18. Polonnaruwa - 05
19. Badulla - 08
20. Monaragala - 05
21. Ratnapura - 10
22. Kegalle - 09
National List: Lists submitted by the following political parties:
Federal Party (TNA) - 23
EPDP - 05
UNP - 29
UPFA - 29
ELPP - 29
JHU - 10
NVP - 29
DUNF - 29
DJVP - 05
RJP - 29
LP - 05
SLPF - 29
SLMuslm P - 15
SLMC - 29
Swarajya - 15
SMSBP - 14
Recognised political parties contesting the 2004 General Election:
United National Front (UNF)
United People's Freedom
Alliance (UPFA)
Jathika Hela Urumaya (JHU)
Sinhalaye Maha Sammatha
Bhoomi Putra Pakshaya (SMSBP)
United Lalith Front (ULF)
United Socialist Party (USP)
Liberal Party (LP)
Swarajya Party (SP)
New Left Front (NLF)
Sri Lanka National Front (SLNF)
Sri Lanka Progressive Front (SLPF)
Up-Country People's Front (UPF)
National Development Front (NDF)
Nava Vamansika Peramuna (NVP)
Ruhunu Janatha Party (RJP)
Eksath Muslim Janatha Sandanaya (EMJS)
Lanka Tamil Arasu Kachchi (FP)- (TNA)
Sri Lanka Muslim Party (SLMP)
Eelam People's Democratic Party (EPDP)
Sri Lanka Muslim Congress (SLMC)
Samajavadi Samanatha Party (SSP)
Eksath Lanka Prajathanthra Party (ELPP)
Jathika Janatha Party (JPP)
Democratic Janatha Vimukthi Party (DJVP)
Democratic United Natinal Front (DUNF)
District leaders of political parties contesting the General
Election 2004:
Colombo District
UPFA - Susil Premajayantha
UNP - M.H.M. Mohomad
SLPF - Sirisena Jayaweera
RJP - K.E. Gunathilaka
NVP - Dr. Wikramabhahu Karunarathne
EPDP - R.P. Stephan
JHU - Ven. Uduwe Dhammaloka Thera
JJP - Shamila U. Daluwatte
SLMP - D.M.Y. Isardeen
Swarajya - Asil Rahuman
SMSBP - Dr. Harischandra Wijetunga
SSP - Wije Dias
Gampaha District
UPFA - Anura Bandaranaike
UNP - Karu Jayasuriya
NVP - Anthony Fernando
DUNF - I.M.C. Mohommad
SLPF- Samarasiri Perera
Swarajaya - D.M. Shanika Paul
JHU - Ven. Kolonnawe Siri Sumangala Thera
LP - I. B. Gunathilka
USP - Wilfred Silva
NDF - B.G.D. Mendis
SLMP - - Mohomad Rafeek
SLNF - Piyasena Nissanka
Kalutara
UNP - Mahinda Samarasinghe
UPFA - Reginald Cooray
USP - Srinath Perera
JHU - Ven. Athuraliye Rathana Thera
SMSBP - M.G.R. Ratnayake
Eksath Muslim Jantha Peramuna - M.M.N. Hiswan
SLPF- K.P. Sisil Ranjith
NVP - Dharmasiri Lankapeli
ULF - R.M. Bandaranayake
Kandy
UNP - Tissa Atthanayaka
UPFA - D.M. Jayarathne
SMSBP - Asitha Hettiarchchi
USP - Nimal Suraweera
SLPF - Palitha Upul Kodagoda
JHU - Ven. Udawatte Nanda Thera
Swarajya - Damayanthi Peiris
ULF - S.M. Jinendrasinghe
SLMP - - W.M. Mulis
Eksath Muslim Janatha Peramuna - H.M.L.M. Harus
NDF - Achala Asoka Suraweera
SLNF - R.H. Gamini Ranasinghe
Matale
UPFA - Janaka Bandara Tennakoon
UNP - Alic Aluvihare
JHU - Ven. Hunupitiye Chandrasiri Thera
NDF - S.A.D. Wijekoon
SLPF - M.N. Warshahennadige
NVP - Dias Bandara Elkaduwa
Nuwara Eliya
SLNF - Piyadasa Karandagolla
Swarajya - S Vishvanadhan
RJP - D.A.M. Stanley Perera
SLPF- S.M. Dingiri Banda
ELPP - S. Satthasivam
Liberal Party - D.S. Samuel
SMSBP - W. Amaradasa Perera
UNP - S.B. Dissanayaka
UPFA - R.M.C.B. Ratnayaka
NDF - David Wijayacharma Ratnam
JHU - Ven. Kahawattewela Indrajothi Thera
USP - Kumaraswami Kamalanadhan
UPF - P. Chandrasekaran
Galle
NVP - Jayantha Weerakonda Archchi
USP - Mahinda Devage
UNP - Vajira Abeywardene
UPFA- Amarasiri Dodangoda
RJP - Nishantha Dharmasiri Dedigama
JHU - Ven. Kosgoda Gnanassara Thera
SLNF - Rohana Jayasundara
SMSBP - A. Aruna Gunadasa
SLPF - W.N. Sisira Kumara
ULF - K.G. Pushpananda
NDF - A. Pisena de Silva
Swarajya - R. Yasalal Kalansuriya
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The total number of registered voters has increased to 12,899,032.
The distribution of voters in respect of the 22 districts: Colombo
14,67,751 Jaffna 644,279
Gampaha 13,27,145 Vanni 226,604
Kalutara 746,138 Batticaloa 303,928
Mahanuwara 880,632 Digamadulla 379,044
Matale 312,556 Trincomalee 224,307
N`Eliya 436,236 Kurunegala 1089,482
Puttalam 450,057 Galle 716,608
Anuradhapura 514,149 Matara 550,503
Polonnaruwa 254,061 Hambantota 384,361
Badulla 511,115 Moneragala 262,742
Ratnapura 647,035 Kegalle 570,299
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District Parties & Ind. Groups Total Candidates & Candidates
Candidates
1. Colombo 17 - 391 11 - 253 644
2. Gampaha 14 - 280 10 - 200 480
3. Kalutara 14 - 182 09 - 117 299
4. Mahanuwara 14 - 210 09 - 136 346
5. Matale 14 - 112 06 - 48 160
6. Nuwara Eliya 14 - 140 04 - 40 180
7. Galle 12 - 166 09 - 117 273
8. Matara 11 - 121 07 - 77 198
9. Hambantota 10 - 100 08 - 80 180
10. Jaffna 08 - 96 02 - 24 120
11. Vanni 10 - 90 09 - 81 171
12. Batticaloa 14 - 112 08 - 64 176
13. Digamadulla 14 - 140 27 - 270 410
14. Trincomalee 10 - 70 06 - 42 112
15. Kurunegala 16 - 285 10 - 19 475
16. Puttalam 14 - 154 12 - 132 286
17. Anuradhapura 11 - 121 05 - 55 176
18. Polonnaruwa 09 - 72 10 - 80 152
19. Badulla 11 - 121 07 - 77 198
20. Moneragala 12 - 96 07 - 56 152
21. Ratnapura 12 - 156 07 - 91 247
22. Kegalle 13 - 156 09 - 108 264
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