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Trincomalee Electoral District திருகோணமலை தேர்தல் மாவட்டம்
Electoral District for the Parliament of Sri Lanka
Administrative District
Trincomalee
Province
Eastern
Polling divisions
3
Population
368,000[1](2009)
Electorate
246,890[2](2010)
Area
2,727 km2 (1,053 sq mi)[3]
Current Electoral District
Number of members
4
MPs
M. K. D. S. Gunawardena, UPFA Susantha Punchinilame, UPFA R. Sampanthan, TNA M. S. Thowfeek, UPFA
Trincomalee Electoral District (Tamil: திருகோணமலை தேர்தல் மாவட்டம்Tirukōṇamalai Tērtal Māvaṭṭam) is one of the 22 multi-member electoral districts of Sri Lanka created by the 1978 Constitution of Sri Lanka. The district is conterminous with the administrative district of Trincomalee in the Eastern province. The district currently elects 4 of the 225 members of the Sri Lankan Parliament and had 246,890 registered electors in 2010.[2]
^"Estimated mid year population by district, 2005 – 2009" (PDF). Statistical Abstract 2010. Department of Census and Statistics, Sri Lanka. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-06-27.
^ ab"Member Calculation under Article 98(8)" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-10-15.
^"Area of Sri Lanka by province and district" (PDF). Statistical Abstract 2010. Department of Census and Statistics, Sri Lanka. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-11-13.
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