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Uva Paranagama Electoral District

{{short description|Electoral district of Sri Lanka}}

Uva Paranagama electoral district was an electoral district of Sri Lanka between March 1960 and February 1989. The district was named after the town of Uva Paranagama in Badulla District, Uva Province. The 1978 Constitution of Sri Lanka introduced the proportional representation electoral system for electing members of Parliament. The existing 160 mainly single-member electoral districts were replaced with 22 multi-member electoral districts.{{cite web|url=http://www.parliament.lk/en/members-of-parliament/the-system-of-elections-in-sri-lanka/the-electoral-system|title=The Electoral System|publisher=Parliament of Sri Lanka}} Uva Paranagama electoral district was replaced by the Badulla multi-member electoral district at the 1989 general elections.

Members of Parliament

Key

{{Party index link|Independent (politician)}} {{Party index link|Sri Lanka Freedom Party}} {{Party index link|United National Party}}

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| 1960 (March)

| rowspan=3|Kusuma Rajaratne

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| 1960

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| 1960 (July)

| 1960-1965

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| 1965

| 1965-1970

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| 1970

| S. B. Delungahawatta

| SLFP

| 1970-1977

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| 1977

| R. M. Karunaratne

| UNP

| 1977-1989

Elections

=1960 (March) Parliamentary General Election=

Results of the 4th parliamentary election held on 19 March 1960:{{cite web|url=http://www.slelections.gov.lk/web/images/pdf/general-election-results/general-election-1960-03-19.pdf|title=Result of Parliamentary General Election 19 March 1960|publisher=Department of Elections, Sri Lanka|access-date=28 June 2018}}

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! align=left width="180"|Candidate!!align=left width="180"|Party!!align=left width="120"|Symbol!!align=left width="60"|Votes!!align=left width="60"|%

align=left| Kusuma Rajaratnealign=left|National Liberation Frontalign=left|Aeroplane4,66240.40
align=left| M. B. Bambarapanealign=left| United National Partyalign=left|Elephant2,69523.35
align=left| S. B. Delungahawattealign=left| Independentalign=left|Rooster1,79015.51
align=left| D. C. Wijesooriyaalign=left| Independentalign=left|Ladder8557.41
align=left| M. Danister Pereraalign=left|align=left|Sun4403.81
align=left| E. B. Dimbulanealign=left|align=left|Rabbit4293.72
align=left| Henry Dharmasenaalign=left|align=left|Cartwheel3523.05
align=left| K. V. Don Sugathadasaalign=left|align=left|Umbrella2091.81
align=left colspan=3|Valid Votes11,43299.06
align=left colspan=3|Rejected Votes1080.94
align=left colspan=3|Total Polled11,540100.00
align=left colspan=3|Registered Electors14,519
align=left colspan=4|Turnout79.48

=1960 (July) Parliamentary General Election=

Results of the 5th parliamentary election held on 20 July 1960:{{cite web|url=http://www.slelections.gov.lk/web/images/pdf/general-election-results/parliamentary-general-election-1960-07-20.pdf |title=Result of Parliamentary General Election 20 July 1960 |publisher=Department of Elections, Sri Lanka | access-date=8 May 2017}}

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! align=left width="180"|Candidate!!align=left width="180"|Party!!align=left width="120"|Symbol!!align=left width="60"|Votes!!align=left width="60"|%

align=left| Kusuma Rajaratnealign=left| National Liberation Frontalign=left|Aeroplane6,47356.88
align=left| S. B. Delungahawattaalign=left| United National Partyalign=left|Elephant4,83042.44
align=left colspan=3|Valid Votes11,30399.32
align=left colspan=3|Rejected Votes780.68
align=left colspan=3|Total Polled11,381100.00
align=left colspan=3|Registered Electors14,519
align=left colspan=4|Turnout78.39

=1965 Parliamentary General Election=

Results of the 6th parliamentary election held on 22 March 1965:{{cite web|url=http://www.slelections.gov.lk/web/images/pdf/general-election-results/parliamentary-election-1965.pdf |title=Result of Parliamentary General Election 1965|publisher=Department of Elections, Sri Lanka |access-date=28 June 2018}}

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! align=left width="180"|Candidate!!align=left width="180"|Party!!align=left width="120"|Symbol!!align=left width="60"|Votes!!align=left width="60"|%

align=left| Kusuma Rajaratnealign=left| National Liberation Frontalign=left|Aeroplane6,83944.26
align=left| M. B. Bambarapanealign=left| Independentalign=left|Lamp4,88831.63
align=left| S. B. Delungahawattaalign=left| Sri Lanka Freedom Partyalign=left|Hand3,55823.02
align=left colspan=3|Valid Votes15,28598.91
align=left colspan=3|Rejected Votes1681.09
align=left colspan=3|Total Polled15,453100.00
align=left colspan=3|Registered Electors18,630
align=left colspan=4|Turnout82.95

=1970 Parliamentary General Election=

Results of the 7th parliamentary election held on 27 May 1970:{{cite web|url=http://www.slelections.gov.lk/web/images/pdf/general-election-results/general-election-1970.pdf |title=Result of Parliamentary General Election 1970|publisher=Department of Elections, Sri Lanka | access-date=28 June 2018}}

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! align=left width="180"|Candidate!!align=left width="180"|Party!!align=left width="120"|Symbol!!align=left width="60"|Votes!!align=left width="60"|%

align=left| S. B. Delungahawattaalign=left| Sri Lanka Freedom Partyalign=left|Hand9,24546.91
align=left| R. M. Karunaratnealign=left| United National Partyalign=left|Elephant7,53038.20
align=left| R. M. G. Samaranayakealign=left|align=left|Umbrella2,14310.87
align=left| W. D. Jothiratnealign=left|align=left|Bell24910.87
align=left| E. B. Dimbulanaalign=left|align=left|Chair2451.24
align=left| D. M. Appuhamyalign=left|align=left|Lamp2101.07
align=left colspan=3|Valid Votes19,62299.55
align=left colspan=3|Rejected Votes880.45
align=left colspan=3|Total Polled19,710100.00
align=left colspan=3|Registered Electors22,384
align=left colspan=4|Turnout88.05

=1977 Parliamentary General Election=

Results of the 8th parliamentary election held on 21 July 1977:{{cite web|url=http://www.slelections.gov.lk/web/images/pdf/general-election-results/general-election-1977.pdf|title=Result of Parliamentary General Election 1977|publisher=Department of Elections, Sri Lanka | access-date=28 June 2018}}

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! align=left width="180"|Candidate!!align=left width="180"|Party!!align=left width="120"|Symbol!!align=left width="60"|Votes!!align=left width="60"|%

align=left| R. M. Karunaratnealign=left| United National Partyalign=left|Elephant15,10862.47
align=left| S. B. Delungahawattealign=left| Sri Lanka Freedom Partyalign=left|Hand8,13433.63
align=left| Karunapala Ratnayakealign=left|align=left|Key2601.08
align=left| Gamini Samaranayakealign=left|align=left|Umbrella1900.79
align=left| M. D. Pereraalign=left|align=left|Aeroplane1410.58
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align=left|align=left|Lamp1300.54
align=left| Nissanaka Bandaranayakealign=left|align=left|Cartwheel450.19
align=left| Gunapala Badragealign=left|align=left|Scales400.17
align=left colspan=3|Valid Votes24,04899.43
align=left colspan=3|Rejected Votes1370.57
align=left colspan=3|Total Polled24,185
align=left colspan=3|Registered Electors26,908100.00
align=left colspan=4|Turnout89.88

References

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Category:Politics of Badulla District