Kotte Polling Division

The Kotte Polling Division is a Polling Division in the Colombo Electoral District, in the Western Province, Sri Lanka.

Summary
The winner of Kotte has matched the final country result 6 out of 8 times. Hence, Kotte is a Weak Bellwether for Presidential Elections.

Summary
The winner of Kotte has matched the final country result 6 out of 7 times. Hence, Kotte is a Strong Bellwether for Parliamentary Elections.

Ethnicity
The Kotte Polling Division has a Sinhalese majority (84.8%). In comparison, the Colombo Electoral District (which contains the Kotte Polling Division) has a Sinhalese majority (76.5%), a significant Moor population (10.7%) and a significant Sri Lankan Tamil population (10.1%)

Religion
The Kotte Polling Division has a Buddhist majority (77.1%). In comparison, the Colombo Electoral District (which contains the Kotte Polling Division) has a Buddhist majority (70.2%) and a significant Muslim population (11.8%)