Batticaloa Electoral District

Batticaloa Electoral District
மட்டக்களப்பு தேர்தல் மாவட்டம்
Electoral District
for the Parliament of Sri Lanka
Administrative
District		Batticaloa
ProvinceEastern
Polling divisions3
Population537,000[1] (2009)
Electorate344,750[2] (2010)
Area2,854 km2 (1,102 sq mi)[3]
Current Electoral District
Number of members5
MPs
  ITAK (3)
Shanakiyan Rasamanickam
G. Sirinesan
Ilaiyathambi Srinath
  NPP (1)
Kandasami Prabhu
  SLMC (1)
M. L. A. M. Hizbullah

Batticaloa Electoral District (Tamil: மட்டக்களப்பு தேர்தல் மாவட்டம் Maṭṭakkaḷappu Tērtal Māvaṭṭam) is one of the 22 multi-member electoral districts of Sri Lanka created by the 1978 Constitution of Sri Lanka. The district is conterminous with the administrative district of Batticaloa in the Eastern province. The district currently elects 5 of the 225 members of the Sri Lankan Parliament and had 344,750 registered electors in 2010.[2] The district is Sri Lanka's Electorate Number 12.[4]

  1. ^ "Estimated mid year population by district, 2005 – 2009" (PDF). Statistical Abstract 2010. Department of Census and Statistics, Sri Lanka. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-06-27.
  2. ^ a b "Member Calculation under Article 98(8)" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 15, 2011.
  3. ^ "Area of Sri Lanka by province and district" (PDF). Statistical Abstract 2010. Department of Census and Statistics, Sri Lanka. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-09-03.
  4. ^ "Election Commission". elections.gov.lk. Retrieved 2024-11-15.