Walapane Polling Division

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

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

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

Ethnicity
The Walapane Polling Division has a Sinhalese majority (63.0%) and a significant Indian Tamil population (33.8%). In comparison, the Nuwara Eliya Electoral District (which contains the Walapane Polling Division) has an Indian Tamil majority (53.1%) and a significant Sinhalese population (39.6%)

Religion
The Walapane Polling Division has a Buddhist majority (62.7%) and a significant Hindu population (33.1%). In comparison, the Nuwara Eliya Electoral District (which contains the Walapane Polling Division) has a Hindu majority (51.0%) and a significant Buddhist population (39.1%)