Kothmale Polling Division

The Kothmale Polling Division is a Polling Division in the Nuwara Eliya Electoral District, in the Central Province, Sri Lanka.

Summary
The winner of Kothmale has matched the final country result 5 out of 8 times. Hence, Kothmale is a Weak Bellwether for Presidential Elections.

Summary
The winner of Kothmale has matched the final country result 5 out of 7 times. Hence, Kothmale is a Weak Bellwether for Parliamentary Elections.

Ethnicity
The Kothmale Polling Division has a Sinhalese majority (52.6%) and a significant Indian Tamil population (36.4%). In comparison, the Nuwara Eliya Electoral District (which contains the Kothmale Polling Division) has an Indian Tamil majority (53.1%) and a significant Sinhalese population (39.6%)

Religion
The Kothmale Polling Division has a Buddhist majority (52.3%) and a significant Hindu population (36.5%). In comparison, the Nuwara Eliya Electoral District (which contains the Kothmale Polling Division) has a Hindu majority (51.0%) and a significant Buddhist population (39.1%)