# Kalkudah Electoral District

Kalkudah Electoral District was an electoral district of Sri Lanka between August 1947 and February 1989. The district was named after the town of Kalkudah in Batticaloa District, Eastern Province. The 1978 Constitution of Sri Lanka introduced the proportional representation electoral system for electing members of Parliament. The existing 160 mainly single-member electoral districts were replaced with 22 multi-member electoral districts. Kalkudah electoral district was replaced by the Batticaloa multi-member electoral district at the 1989 general elections, the first under the PR system, though Kalkudah continues to be a polling division of the multi-member electoral district.

## Members of Parliament

Key
Independent Illankai Tamil Arasu Kachchi UNP
| Election | Member | Party | Term |
| 1947 | V. Nalliah | Independent | 1947-1952 |
| 1952 | V. Nalliah | United National Party | 1952-1956 |
| 1956 | Ahmed Hussain Macan Markar | Independent | 1956-1960 |
| 1960 (March) | P. Manicavasagam | Illankai Tamil Arasu Kachchi | 1960-1965 |
| 1960 (July) | P. Manicavasagam | Illankai Tamil Arasu Kachchi | 1960-1965 |
| 1965 | K. W. Devanayagam | United National Party | 1965-1989 |
| 1970 | K. W. Devanayagam | United National Party | 1965-1989 |
| 1977 | K. W. Devanayagam | United National Party | 1965-1989 |

## Elections
### 1947 Parliamentary General Election

Results of the 1st parliamentary election held between 23 August 1947 and 20 September 1947:
| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Symbol | Votes | % |
| | V. Nalliah | Independent | Hand | 5,559 | 46.01% |
| | K. W. Devanayagam | | Bird | 3,176 | 26.29% |
| | Meeralebbe | | House | 2,411 | 19.96% |
| | M. A. C. M. Saleh | | Key | 935 | 7.74% |
| Valid Votes | Valid Votes | Valid Votes | Valid Votes | 12,081 | 100.00% |
| Rejected Votes | Rejected Votes | Rejected Votes | Rejected Votes | 220 | |
| Total Polled | Total Polled | Total Polled | Total Polled | 12,301 | |
| Registered Electors | Registered Electors | Registered Electors | Registered Electors | 22,030 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 55.84% | |

### 1952 Parliamentary General Election

Results of the 2nd parliamentary election held between 24 May 1952 and 30 May 1952:
| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Symbol | Votes | % |
| | V. Nalliah | United National Party | Umbrella | 7,559 | 52.92% |
| | Sivagnanam Subramaniam | | Elephant | 6,724 | 47.08% |
| Valid Votes | Valid Votes | Valid Votes | Valid Votes | 14,283 | 100.00% |
| Rejected Votes | Rejected Votes | Rejected Votes | Rejected Votes | 147 | |
| Total Polled | Total Polled | Total Polled | Total Polled | 14,430 | |
| Registered Electors | Registered Electors | Registered Electors | Registered Electors | 22,285 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 64.75% | |

### 1956 Parliamentary General Election

Results of the 3rd parliamentary election held between 5 April 1956 and 10 April 1956:
| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Symbol | Votes | % |
| | Ahmed Hussain Macan Markar | Independent | Umbrella | 6,719 | 41.77% |
| | V. Nalliah | | Pair of Scales | 4,625 | 28.75% |
| | P. Manicavasagam | Illankai Tamil Arasu Kachchi | House | 4,555 | 28.31% |
| | S. Sivagnanam | | Bicycle | 188 | 1.17% |
| Valid Votes | Valid Votes | Valid Votes | Valid Votes | 16,087 | 100.00% |
| Rejected Votes | Rejected Votes | Rejected Votes | Rejected Votes | 165 | |
| Total Polled | Total Polled | Total Polled | Total Polled | 16,252 | |
| Registered Electors | Registered Electors | Registered Electors | Registered Electors | 26,732 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 60.80% | |

### 1960 (March) Parliamentary General Election

Results of the 4th parliamentary election held on 19 March 1960:
| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Symbol | Votes | % |
| | P. Manicavasagam | Illankai Tamil Arasu Kachchi | House | 7,318 | 48.51% |
| | A. I. Macan Markar | United National Party | Elephant | 5,587 | 37.03% |
| | V. Nalliah | | Cup | 2,182 | 14.46% |
| Valid Votes | Valid Votes | Valid Votes | Valid Votes | 15,087 | 100.00% |
| Rejected Votes | Rejected Votes | Rejected Votes | Rejected Votes | 212 | |
| Total Polled | Total Polled | Total Polled | Total Polled | 15,299 | |
| Registered Electors | Registered Electors | Registered Electors | Registered Electors | 18,330 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 83.46% | |

### 1960 (July) Parliamentary General Election

Results of the 5th parliamentary election held on 20 July 1960:
| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Symbol | Votes | % |
| | P. Manicavasagam | Illankai Tamil Arasu Kachchi | House | 7,605 | 58.95% |
| | S. Sivagnanam | Independent | Cockerel | 5,295 | 41.05% |
| Valid Votes | Valid Votes | Valid Votes | Valid Votes | 12,900 | 100.00% |
| Rejected Votes | Rejected Votes | Rejected Votes | Rejected Votes | 125 | |
| Total Polled | Total Polled | Total Polled | Total Polled | 13,025 | |
| Registered Electors | Registered Electors | Registered Electors | Registered Electors | 18,330 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 71.06% | |

### 1965 Parliamentary General Election

Results of the 6th parliamentary election held on 22 March 1965:
| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Symbol | Votes | % |
| | K. W. Devanayagam | United National Party | Elephant | 6,566 | 37.93% |
| | P. Manicavasagam | Illankai Tamil Arasu Kachchi | House | 6,096 | 35.22% |
| | V. Nalliah | All Ceylon Tamil Congress | Bicycle | 3,354 | 19.38% |
| | M. A. C. A. Rahuman | Sri Lanka Freedom Party | Hand | 981 | 5.67% |
| | U. Haji Bhaila | | Umbrella | 312 | 1.80% |
| Valid Votes | Valid Votes | Valid Votes | Valid Votes | 17,309 | 100.00% |
| Rejected Votes | Rejected Votes | Rejected Votes | Rejected Votes | 144 | |
| Total Polled | Total Polled | Total Polled | Total Polled | 17,453 | |
| Registered Electors | Registered Electors | Registered Electors | Registered Electors | 24,008 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 72.70% | |

### 1970 Parliamentary General Election

Results of the 7th parliamentary election held on 27 May 1970:
| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Symbol | Votes | % |
| | K. W. Devanayagam | United National Party | Elephant | 11,205 | 50.53% |
| | P. Manicavasagam | Illankai Tamil Arasu Kachchi | House | 8,420 | 37.97% |
| | S. Sivagnanam | | Pair of Scales | 1,660 | 7.49% |
| | S. S. Gabriel | | Umbrella | 557 | 2.51% |
| | A. M. Abdul Caffoor | Sri Lanka Freedom Party | Hand | 331 | 1.49% |
| Valid Votes | Valid Votes | Valid Votes | Valid Votes | 22,173 | 100.00% |
| Rejected Votes | Rejected Votes | Rejected Votes | Rejected Votes | 120 | |
| Total Polled | Total Polled | Total Polled | Total Polled | 22,293 | |
| Registered Electors | Registered Electors | Registered Electors | Registered Electors | 26,670 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 83.59% | |

### 1977 Parliamentary General Election

Results of the 8th parliamentary election held on 21 July 1977:
| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Symbol | Votes | % |
| | K. W. Devanayagam | United National Party | Elephant | 13,140 | 44.94% |
| | S. Sampanthamoorthiu | Tamil United Liberation Front | Sun | 12,595 | 43.07% |
| | A. H. Macan Markar | | Hand | 3,507 | 11.99% |
| Valid Votes | Valid Votes | Valid Votes | Valid Votes | 29,242 | 100.00% |
| Rejected Votes | Rejected Votes | Rejected Votes | Rejected Votes | 217 | |
| Total Polled | Total Polled | Total Polled | Total Polled | 29,459 | |
| Registered Electors | Registered Electors | Registered Electors | Registered Electors | 33,995 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 86.66% | |

## References & footnotes

* ↑ "The Electoral System". Parliament of Sri Lanka. Archived from the original on 2010-11-27.
* ↑ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1947" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-09-24.
* ↑ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1952" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-09-24.
* ↑ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1956" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-09-24.
* 1 2 3 4 5 Also known as the Federal Party
* ↑ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1960-03-19" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-07-12.
* ↑ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1960-07-20" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-09-24.
* ↑ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1965" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-07-13.
* ↑ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1970" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2009-12-09.
* ↑ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1977" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-17.
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