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%.
[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: [1]
[edit] Best District
| Candidate | District | Votes | % |
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| 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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