PDP wins six Zamfara assembly constituencies
The Independent National Electoral (INEC) has declared the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) winners in six Zamfara assembly constituencies.
The results of the six state constituencies were announced by their Returning Officers at the various state constituencies on Monday.
The returning officer for the Bungudu constituency, Yahayya Alhasan, said the six registration areas had total registered votes of 101,375, while the accredited voters were 41,671.
Mr Alhassan said the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate, Nasiru Bello, scored 14,351 while his opponent from the PDP, Bello Bashiru, had 25,678 votes.
According to him, the total valid votes were 40,434, the rejected votes were 852, and the total votes cast were 41,286.
He said PDP’s Mr Bashiru, having met the requirements of the law and scored the highest votes, was declared the winner and returned elected.
Mr Alhassan also declared Yakubu Almajir of PDP, who scored 13,204 votes, as the winner of the Bungudu East constituency against his opponent, Mansur Muhammad of APC, with 9,628 votes.
The returning officer of Tsafe constituency, Shehu Lukuman of the Federal University, Gusau, announced Bello Muhammad of PDP as the winner of Tsafe East, who defeated his APC contender, Ahmed Amiru, with 21,197 votes against 13,826.
Mr Lukuman also declared the Tsafe East constituency election inconclusive due to the cancellation of three registration areas that remain withheld.
At Kaura Namoda North, Mukhtar Jikan Shehu of PDP, who scored 17,646 votes, also defeated his APC opponent, who got 13,936 votes.
The PDP candidate of Zurmi West constituency, Ismail Bilyaminu, emerged winner with 11,213 votes against APC’s candidate, Nasiru Magarya, who scored 9,530 votes.
In Maru South, Mikailu Kabir Dangulbi of the PDP defeated the incumbent member representing the constituency, Kabiru Hashimu Dansadau of APC, with 5,102 votes against 3,059 votes.
Similarly, in the Maru North constituency, PDP candidate Nasiru Abdullahi who scored 12,755 votes, was declared the winner against the incumbent member representing the constituency, Yusuf Alhassan Kanoma of APC.
(NAN)
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