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2019 Nigerian Senate elections in Kaduna State
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The 2019 Nigerian Senate election in Kaduna State held on February 23, 2019, to elect members of the Nigerian Senate to represent Kaduna State. Kwari Suleiman Abdu representing Kaduna North, Sani Uba representing Kaduna Central both won on the platform of All Progressives Congress. while Laah Danjuma Tella representing Kaduna South returned to parliament on the platform of People's Democratic Party[1][2][3][4][5]
Overview
[edit]| Affiliation | Party | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| APC | PDP | Others | ||
| Before Election | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| After Election | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
Summary
[edit]| District | Incumbent | Party | Elected Senator | Party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kaduna Central | Shehu Sani | PRP | Sani Uba | APC | ||
| Kaduna North | Suleiman Othman Hunkuyi | PDP | Kwari Suleiman Abdu | APC | ||
| Kaduna South | Laah Danjuma Tella | PDP | Laah Danjuma Tella | PDP | ||
Results
[edit]Kaduna Central
[edit]A total of 24 candidates registered with the Independent National Electoral Commission to contest in the election. APC candidate Sani Uba won the election, defeating PDP candidate Usman Lawal Adamu and 22 other party candidates. Sani received 55.78% of the votes, while Usman Adamu received 30.70%[6][7][8][9][10][11]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| APC | Sani Uba | 355,242 | 55.78% | |
| PDP | Usman Lawal Adamu | 195,497 | 30.70% | |
| Others | 86,075 | 13.52% | ||
| Total votes | 636,814 | 100% | ||
| APC hold | ||||
Kaduna North
[edit]A total of 20 candidates registered with the Independent National Electoral Commission to contest in the election. APC candidate Kwari Suleiman Abdu won the election, defeating PDP candidate Hunkuyi Othman Suleiman and 28 other party candidates. Kwari received 67.68% of the votes, while Hunkuyi received 29.93%[12][13][14]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| APC | Kwari Suleiman Abdu | 411,497 | 67.68% | |
| PDP | Hunkuyi Othman Suleiman | 181,955 | 29.93% | |
| Others | 14,499 | 2.38% | ||
| Total votes | 607,951 | 100% | ||
| APC hold | ||||
Kaduna South
[edit]A total of 12 candidates registered with the Independent National Electoral Commission to contest in the election. PDP candidate Laah Danjuma Tella won the election, defeating APC candidate Bala Barnabas Yusuf and 10 other party candidates. Laah received 64.35% of the votes, while Barnabas received 31.89%[15][16][17]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PDP | Laah Danjuma Tella | 268,923 | 64.35% | |
| APC | Bala Barnabas Yusuf | 133,287 | 31.89% | |
| Others | 15,675 | 3.75% | ||
| Total votes | 417,885 | 100% | ||
| APC hold | ||||
References
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- ^ "Foundation of democracy under threat, says Shehu Sani". The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News. 2019-04-01. Retrieved 2021-08-27.
- ^ "PDP senatorial candidate rejects Kaduna Central election results, threatens legal action". The Sun Nigeria. 2019-03-01. Retrieved 2021-08-27.
- ^ "Kaduna Senator-Elect, Uba Sani Dedicates Victory To His Constituents". Channels Television. Retrieved 2021-08-06.
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- ^ "INEC RESULT SHEETS KADUNA NORTH SENATORIAL ELECTION 2019" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 2019-11-08.
- ^ "PDP wins Kaduna South Senatorial election". Punch Newspapers. 2019-02-25. Retrieved 2021-08-06.
- ^ "INEC RESULT SHEET KADUNA SOUTH SENATORIAL ELECTION 2019" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 2019-11-08.
- ^ "Kaduna South: Tribunal upholds PDP's Senator Danjuma La'ah election". Daily Nigerian. 2019-08-26. Retrieved 2021-08-27.
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