Ratnapura Polling Division

The Ratnapura Polling Division is a Polling Division in the Ratnapura Electoral District, in the Sabaragamuwa Province, Sri Lanka.

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

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

Ethnicity
The Ratnapura Polling Division has a Sinhalese majority (78.9%). In comparison, the Ratnapura Electoral District (which contains the Ratnapura Polling Division) has a Sinhalese majority (87.1%)

Religion
The Ratnapura Polling Division has a Buddhist majority (78.2%) and a significant Hindu population (14.0%). In comparison, the Ratnapura Electoral District (which contains the Ratnapura Polling Division) has a Buddhist majority (86.7%)