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Polling divisions in Sri Lanka are subdivisions of the country's electoral districts. From the 1st parliamentary election in 1947 to the 8th in 1977, members were elected to the parliament using a first-past-the-post system from these polling divisions. This system changed in 1978. [1]
The newest district to be created was the Kilinochchi district in February 1984, [22] and the current constitution states that the territory of Sri Lanka consists of 25 administrative districts. These districts may be subdivided or amalgamated by a resolution of the Parliament of Sri Lanka .
History of Sri Lanka: From Earliest Times Up to the Sixteenth Century. Dayawansa Jayakodi & Company. ISBN 955-551-257-4. Yogasundaram, Nath (2006). A Comprehensive History of Sri Lanka from Prehistory to Tsunami. Vijitha Yapa Publishers. ISBN 978-955-665-002-0. Peebles, Patrick (2006). The History of Sri Lanka. Greenwood Publishing Group.
Polling Divisions of Sri Lanka (22 C, 146 P) Pages in category "Electoral districts of Sri Lanka" The following 28 pages are in this category, out of 28 total.
Lists of subdivisions of Sri Lanka (5 P) D. Districts of Sri Lanka (26 C, 28 P) Divisional Secretariats of Sri Lanka (25 C, 9 P) G.
Pages in category "Polling Divisions of Sri Lanka" The following 146 pages are in this category, out of 146 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.
Hundreds of thousands fled abroad from the Northern Province during the civil war. Tens of thousands also fled to other parts of Sri Lanka outside the conflict zone, particularly to the capital Colombo. As a consequence of all this the electoral register for the Northern Province was overstated for many years.
Pages in category "Lists of subdivisions of Sri Lanka" The following 5 pages are in this category, out of 5 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...