Dates of Elections

Election Type

From Date

To Date

01.	General Election - 1st State Council	13 June 1931 - 20 June 1931 (7 days)
02.	General Election - 2nd State Council	22 February 1936 - 07 March 1936 (11 days)
03.	General Election - House of Representatives (1st Parliament)	23 August 1947 - 20 September 1947 (19 days)
04.	General Election - House of Representatives (2nd Parliament)	24 May 1952 - 30 May 1952 (4 days)
05.	General Election - House of Representatives (3rd Parliament)	05 April 1956 - 10 April 1956 (3 days)
06.	General Election - House of Representatives (4th Parliament)	19 March 1960
07.	General Election - House of Representatives (5th Parliament)	20 July 1960
08.	General Election - House of Representatives (6th Parliament)	22 March 1965
09.	General Election - House of Representatives (7th Parliament)	27 May 1970
10.	General Election - 2nd National State Assembly (8th Parliament)	21 July 1977
11.	Presidential Election - (1st)	20 October 1982
12.	Referendum -	22 December 1982
13.	Provincial Councils Election
	North Western Province	28 April 1988
	North Central Province	28 April 1988
	Uva Province	28 April 1988
	Sabaragamuwa Province	28 April 1988
	Western Province	02 June 1988
	Central Province	02 June 1988
	Southern Province	09 June 1988
	North Eastern Province	19 November 1988
14.	Presidential Election - (2nd)	19 December 1988
15.	General Election - 2nd Parliament of the D.S.R. of Sri Lanka (9th Parliament)	15 February 1989
16.	Local Government Election	11 May 1991
17.	Provincial Councils Election	17 May 1993
	Southern Province	24 March 1994
18.	Local Government Election
	Eastern Province	01 March 1994
19.	General Election - 3rd Parliament of the D.S.R. of Sri Lanka (10th Parliament)	16 August 1994
20.	Presidential Election - (3rd)	09 November 1994
21.	Local Government Election	21 March 1997
22.	Provincial Councils Election
	North Western Province	25 January 1999
	Western Province	06 April 1999
	Central Province	06 April 1999
	North Central Province	06 April 1999
	Uva Province	06 April 1999
	Sabaragamuwa Province	06 April 1999
	Southern Province	10 June 1999
23.	Presidential Election - (4th)	21 December 1999
24.	General Election - 4th Parliament of the D.S.R of Sri Lanka (11th Parliament)	10 October 2000
25.	General Election - 5th Parliament of the D.S.R. of Sri Lanka (12th Parliament)	05 December 2001
26.	Local Government Election	20 March 2002, 20 May 2002
	Akuressa Pradeshiya Sabha	08 March 2003
27.	General Election - 6th Parliament of the D.S.R. of Sri Lanka (13th Parliament)	02 April 2004
28.	Provincial Councils Election
	North Western Province	25 April 2004
	Other Six Provinces	10 July 2004
29.	Presidential Election - (5th)	17 November 2005
30.	Local Government Election	30 March 2006, 20 May 2006
	Batticaloa District	10 March 2008
31.	Provincial Councils Election
	Eastern Province	10 May 2008
	North Central Province	23 August 2008
	Sabaragamuwa Province	23 August 2008
	Central Province	14 February 2009
	North Western Province	14 February 2009
	Western Province	25 April 2009
	Uva Province	08 August 2009
32.	Local Government Election
	Jaffna Municipal Council	08 August 2009
	Vavuniya Urban Council	08 August 2009
33.	Provincial Councils Election
	Southern Province	10 October 2009
34.	Presidential Election - (6th)	26 January 2010
35.	General Election - 7th Parliament of the D.S.R. of Sri Lanka (14th Parliament)	08 April 2010, 20 April 2010
36.	Local Government Election	17 March 2011, 23 July 2011, 08 October 2011
37.	Provincial Councils Election
	Eastern Province	08 September 2012
	North Central Province	08 September 2012
	Sabaragamuwa Province	08 September 2012
	Central Province	21 September 2013
	Northern Province	21 September 2013
	North Western Province	21 September 2013
	Western Province	29 March 2014
	Southern Province	29 March 2014
	Uva Province	20 September 2014
38.	Presidential Election - (7th)	08 January 2015
39.	General Election - 8th Parliament of the D.S.R. of Sri Lanka (15th Parliament)	17 August 2015
40.	Local Government Election	10 February 2018
	Elpitiya Pradeshiya Sabha	11 October 2019
41.	Presidential Election - (8th)	16 November 2019
42.	General Election - 9th Parliament of the D.S.R. of Sri Lanka (16th Parliament)	05 August 2020
43.	Presidential Election - (9th)	21 September 2024
44.	Local Government Election
	Elpitiya Pradeshiya Sabha	26 October 2024
45.	General Election - 10th Parliament of the D.S.R. of Sri Lanka (17th Parliament)	14 November 2024
46.	Local Government Election	06 May 2025