Pothuvil Polling Division

The Pothuvil Polling Division is a Polling Division in the Ampara Electoral District, in the Eastern Province, Sri Lanka.

Summary
The winner of Pothuvil has matched the final country result 4 out of 8 times.

Summary
The winner of Pothuvil has matched the final country result 3 out of 7 times.

Ethnicity
The Pothuvil Polling Division has a Moor plurality (38.4%), a significant Sri Lankan Tamil population (31.8%) and a significant Sinhalese population (29.4%). In comparison, the Ampara Electoral District (which contains the Pothuvil Polling Division) has a Moor plurality (43.4%), a significant Sinhalese population (38.9%) and a significant Sri Lankan Tamil population (17.3%)

Religion
The Pothuvil Polling Division has a Muslim plurality (38.4%), a significant Buddhist population (29.2%) and a significant Hindu population (29.0%). In comparison, the Ampara Electoral District (which contains the Pothuvil Polling Division) has a Muslim plurality (43.4%), a significant Buddhist population (38.7%) and a significant Hindu population (15.8%)