Sri Lankan presidential election, 1982
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Elections were held to the presidency of Sri Lanka on September 17, 1982. Electoral participation was 81.06%.
The elections were marred by widespread vote rigging and intimidation. The main opposition candidate, Hector Kobbekaduwa, as well as the leader of the Communist Party, Pieter Keuneman, had their votes cast for them by impersonators.[1][2]
[edit] Nationwide Results
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Junius Jayewardene | United National Party | 3,450,811 | 52.9 |
| Hector Cobbekaduwa | Sri Lanka Freedom Party | 2,548,438 | 39.1 |
| Rohana Wijeweera | Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna | 273,439 | 4.2 |
| G.G. Ponnambalam | All Ceylon Tamil Congress | 173,934 | 2.7 |
| Colvin R. de Silva | Lanka Sama Samaja Party | 57,532 | 0.9 |
| Vasudeva Nanayakkara | Nava Sama Samaja Party | 17,006 | 0.3 |
| Total | 6,441,677 | 100.0 | |
| Invalid votes | 80,470 | ||
| Total cast | 6,522,147 | ||
Source: [3]
[edit] Best District
| Candidate | District | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| J.R. Jayawardene (UNP) | Nuwara-Eliya | 109,017 | 63.10 |
| H.S.R.B. Kobbekaduwa (SLFP) | Ratnapura | 152,506 | 44.13 |
| Rohana Wijeweera (JVP) | Hambantota | 28,835 | 14.62 |
| G.G. Ponnambalam (ACTC) | Jaffna | 87,263 | 40.03 |
| Dr. Colvin R. De Silva (LSSP) | Kalutara | 8,613 | 2.04 |
| Vasudeva Nanayakakra (NSSP) | Ratnapura | 3,494 | 1.01 |
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