Yatiyanthota Polling Division

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

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

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

Ethnicity
The Yatiyanthota Polling Division has a Sinhalese majority (77.3%) and a significant Indian Tamil population (16.5%). In comparison, the Kegalle Electoral District (which contains the Yatiyanthota Polling Division) has a Sinhalese majority (85.5%)

Religion
The Yatiyanthota Polling Division has a Buddhist majority (77.0%) and a significant Hindu population (18.2%). In comparison, the Kegalle Electoral District (which contains the Yatiyanthota Polling Division) has a Buddhist majority (84.4%)