Attanagalla
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Attanagalla is a historically significant electoral division in Sri Lanka long associated with the influential Bandaranaike political family.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
electoral district
ⓘ
polling division ⓘ |
| associatedWithPoliticalFamily | Bandaranaike family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Sri Lanka ⓘ |
| electoralSystem | proportional representation (as part of Gampaha District) ⓘ |
| electsToBody | Parliament of Sri Lanka NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasElectionType |
local government elections
ⓘ
parliamentary elections ⓘ provincial council elections ⓘ |
| hasElectoralBehavior | often votes in line with Bandaranaike family influence ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalReputation | symbolic seat of Bandaranaike political power ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalRole | key constituency in post-independence Sri Lankan politics ⓘ |
| hasNotableRepresentative |
Anura Bandaranaike
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
S. W. R. D. Bandaranaike NERFINISHED ⓘ Sirimavo Bandaranaike NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPoliticalAlignment | traditionally center-left ⓘ |
| hasPoliticalSignificance | historically significant electoral division in Sri Lanka ⓘ |
| hasPollingDivisionCode | Attanagalla Polling Division (within Gampaha District) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasVoterBaseCharacteristic | largely rural and semi-urban electorate ⓘ |
| knownFor |
long-standing association with the Bandaranaike political family
ⓘ
strong support base for Sri Lanka Freedom Party ⓘ |
| languageMajority | Sinhala NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeEntity |
Gampaha District
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Western Province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Gampaha Electoral District NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalPartyStrongholdOf | Sri Lanka Freedom Party NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| previousElectoralSystem | single-member constituency (pre-1978) ⓘ |
| religionMajority | Buddhism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timeZone | Sri Lanka Standard Time NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedIn | delimitation of parliamentary constituencies in Sri Lanka ⓘ |
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