# Nintavur Electoral District

Nintavur electoral district was an electoral district of Sri Lanka between March 1960 and February 1989. The district was renamed Sammanthurai electoral district in July 1977. The district was named after the towns of Nintavur and Sammanthurai in Ampara 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. Sammanthurai electoral district was replaced by the Ampara (Amparai) multi-member electoral district at the 1989 general elections, the first under the PR system, though Sammanthurai continues to be a polling division of the multi-member electoral district.

## Members of Parliament

Key
Independent SLFP UNP
| Election | Member | Party | Term |
| 1960 (March) | M. I. M. Abdul Majeed | | 1960-1965 |
| 1960 (July) | M. I. M. Abdul Majeed | | 1960-1965 |
| 1965 | M. M. Mustapha | United National Party | 1965-1977 |
| 1970 | M. M. Mustapha | United National Party | 1965-1977 |
| 1977 | M. A. Abdul Majeed | | 1977-1989 |

## Elections
### 1960 (March) Parliamentary General Election

Results of the 4th parliamentary election held on 19 March 1960 for the district:
| Candidate | Party | Symbol | Votes | % |
| M. I. M. Abdul Majeed | | Radio Set | 10,017 | 54.81% |
| M. M. Mustapha | | Umbrella | 5,390 | 29.49% |
| Haji M. Mirza | | Cockerel | 2,655 | 14.53% |
| M. Sheriff Cader | | Sun | 215 | 1.18% |
| Valid Votes | Valid Votes | Valid Votes | 18,277 | 100.00% |
| Rejected Votes | Rejected Votes | Rejected Votes | 118 | |
| Total Polled | Total Polled | Total Polled | 18,395 | |
| Registered Electors | Registered Electors | Registered Electors | 21,087 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 87.23% |

### 1960 (July) Parliamentary General Election

Results of the 5th parliamentary election held on 20 July 1960 for the district:
| Candidate | Party | Symbol | Votes | % |
| M. I. M. Abdul Majeed | | Cockerel | 12,115 | 73.63% |
| M. A. M. Jalaldeen | | Radio Set | 4,339 | 26.37% |
| Valid Votes | Valid Votes | Valid Votes | 16,454 | 100.00% |
| Rejected Votes | Rejected Votes | Rejected Votes | 94 | |
| Total Polled | Total Polled | Total Polled | 16,548 | |
| Registered Electors | Registered Electors | Registered Electors | 21,087 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 78.47% |

### 1965 Parliamentary General Election

Results of the 6th parliamentary election held on 22 March 1965 for the district:
| Candidate | Party | Symbol | Votes | % |
| M. M. Mustapha | United National Party | Elephant | 13,789 | 59.46% |
| M. I. M. Abdul Majeed | | Cockerel | 9,400 | 40.54% |
| Valid Votes | Valid Votes | Valid Votes | 23,189 | 100.00% |
| Rejected Votes | Rejected Votes | Rejected Votes | 210 | |
| Total Polled | Total Polled | Total Polled | 23,399 | |
| Registered Electors | Registered Electors | Registered Electors | 26,497 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 88.31% |

### 1970 Parliamentary General Election

Results of the 7th parliamentary election held on 27 May 1970 for the district:
| Candidate | Party | Symbol | Votes | % |
| M. M. Mustapha | United National Party | Elephant | 13,481 | 49.12% |
| M. I. M. Abdul Majeed | | Radio | 13,406 | 48.85% |
| I.H. Mohamed Cassim | Sri Lanka Freedom Party | Hand | 556 | 2.03% |
| Valid Votes | Valid Votes | Valid Votes | 27,443 | 100.00% |
| Rejected Votes | Rejected Votes | Rejected Votes | 84 | |
| Total Polled | Total Polled | Total Polled | 27,527 | |
| Registered Electors | Registered Electors | Registered Electors | 29,718 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 92.63% |

### 1977 Parliamentary General Election

Results of the 8th parliamentary election held on 21 July 1977 for the district:
| Candidate | Party | Symbol | Votes | % |
| M. A. Abdul Majeed | | Elephant | 13,642 | 54.87% |
| H. L. M. Hassim | Tamil United Liberation Front | Sun | 8,615 | 34.65% |
| Abdul Jabar | | Hand | 2,605 | 10.48% |
| Valid Votes | Valid Votes | Valid Votes | 24,862 | 100.00% |
| Rejected Votes | Rejected Votes | Rejected Votes | 82 | |
| Total Polled | Total Polled | Total Polled | 24,944 | |
| Registered Electors | Registered Electors | Registered Electors | 27,308 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 91.34% |