Mahara Polling Division

The Mahara Polling Division is a Polling Division in the Gampaha Electoral District, in the Western Province, Sri Lanka.

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

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

Ethnicity
The Mahara Polling Division has a Sinhalese majority (93.9%). In comparison, the Gampaha Electoral District (which contains the Mahara Polling Division) has a Sinhalese majority (90.5%)

Religion
The Mahara Polling Division has a Buddhist majority (84.9%). In comparison, the Gampaha Electoral District (which contains the Mahara Polling Division) has a Buddhist majority (71.3%) and a significant Roman Catholic population (19.5%)