| Batticaloa Electoral District மட்டக்களப்பு தேர்தல் மாவட்டம் | |
|---|---|
| Electoral District for the Parliament of Sri Lanka | |
| Administrative District | Batticaloa |
| Province | Eastern |
| Polling divisions | 3 |
| Population | 537,000[1] (2009) |
| Electorate | 449,686"Member Calculation under Article 98(8)" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 15, 2011.(2010) |
| Area | 2,854 km2 (1,102 sq mi)[2] |
| Current Electoral District | |
| Number of members | 5 |
| MPs | NPP (1) |
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 449,686 registered electors in 2024. The district is Sri Lanka's Electorate Number 12.[3]
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Election Commission". elections.gov.lk. Retrieved 2024-11-15.