Welimada Polling Division

The Welimada Polling Division is a Polling Division in the Badulla Electoral District, in the Uva Province, Sri Lanka.

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

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

Ethnicity
The Welimada Polling Division has a Sinhalese majority (70.8%), a significant Moor population (16.6%) and a significant Indian Tamil population (10.4%). In comparison, the Badulla Electoral District (which contains the Welimada Polling Division) has a Sinhalese majority (73.0%) and a significant Indian Tamil population (18.5%)

Religion
The Welimada Polling Division has a Buddhist majority (70.6%), a significant Muslim population (16.8%) and a significant Hindu population (11.3%). In comparison, the Badulla Electoral District (which contains the Welimada Polling Division) has a Buddhist majority (72.6%) and a significant Hindu population (19.3%)