Kotagala Electoral District
# Kotagala Electoral District

Kotagala electoral district was an electoral district of Sri Lanka between August 1947 and March 1960. The district was named after the town of Kotagala in Nuwara Eliya District, Central 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. Kotagala electoral district was replaced by the Nuwara Eliya multi-member electoral district at the 1989 general elections, the first under the proportional representation system.

## Members of Parliament

Key

Independent SLFP UNP

| Election | Member | Party | Term |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1947 | Karuppiah Kumaravelu | Ceylon Indian Congress | 1947 - 1952 |
| 1952 | Ukku Banda Unamboowe | United National Party | 1952 - 1956 |
| 1956 | J. D. Weerasekara | Sri Lanka Freedom Party | 1956 - 1960 |

## Elections

### 1947 Parliamentary General Election

Results of the 1st parliamentary election held between 23 August 1947 and 20 September 1947:

| Candidate | Party | Symbol | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Karuppiah Kumaravelu | Ceylon India Congress | Elephant | 6,722 | 53.50 |
| U. B. Jayasundera | Independent | Cartwheel | 3,179 | 25.30 |
| T. Edwards | United National Party | Hand | 1,175 | 9.35 |
| E. Wanigasekera | | Key | 782 | 6.22 |
| S. Chelliah | | Star | 251 | 2.00 |
| Valid Votes | Valid Votes | Valid Votes | 12,109 | 96.38 |
| Rejected Votes | Rejected Votes | Rejected Votes | 455 | 3.62 |
| Total Polled | Total Polled | Total Polled | 12,564 | 100.00 |
| Registered Electors | Registered Electors | Registered Electors | 17,092 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 73.51 |

### 1952 Parliamentary General Election

Results of the 2nd parliamentary election held between 24 May 1952 and 30 May 1952:

| Candidate | Party | Symbol | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Ukku Banda Unamboowe | United National Party | Hand | 2,711 | 46.22 |
| J. D. Weerasekera | Independent | Wheel | 1,577 | 26.89 |
| U. B. Jayasundera | Independent | Star | 774 | 13.20 |
| K. M. Bandara | Sri Lanka Freedom Party | Elephant | 741 | 12.63 |
| Valid Votes | Valid Votes | Valid Votes | 5,803 | 98.94 |
| Rejected Votes | Rejected Votes | Rejected Votes | 62 | 1.06 |
| Total Polled | Total Polled | Total Polled | 5,865 | 100.00 |
| Registered Electors | Registered Electors | Registered Electors | 7,749 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 75.69 |

### 1956 Parliamentary General Election

Results of the 3rd parliamentary election held between 5 April 1956 and 10 April 1956:

| Candidate | Party | Symbol | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| J. D. Weerasekera | Sri Lanka Freedom Party | Hand | 4,130 | 60.68 |
| Ukku Banda Unamboowe | United National Party | Elephant | 2,607 | 38.30 |
| Valid Votes | Valid Votes | Valid Votes | 6,737 | 98.99 |
| Rejected Votes | Rejected Votes | Rejected Votes | 69 | 1.01 |
| Total Polled | Total Polled | Total Polled | 6,806 | 100.00 |
| Registered Electors | Registered Electors | Registered Electors | 8,898 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 76.49 |
