1999 Kano State gubernatorial election

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1999 Kano State gubernatorial election
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Nominee Rabiu Kwankwaso Magaji Abdullahi
Party PDP All People's Party (Nigeria)
Running mate Abdullahi Umar Ganduje
Popular vote587,619311,218
Governor before election

Aminu Isa Kontagora

Elected Governor

Rabiu Kwankwaso
PDP

The 1999 Kano State gubernatorial election occurred in Nigeria on January 9, 1999. People's Democratic Party (PDP) candidate Rabiu Kwankwaso won the election, defeating All People's Party (APP) Magaji Abdullahi and other candidates. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7]

Results

Rabiu Kwankwaso from the PDP won the election. Magaji Abdullahi and AD candidate contested in the election. [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14]

The total number of registered voters in the state was 3,680,990, total votes cast was 943,189, valid votes was 908,956 and rejected votes was 34,233. [15] [16] [17] [18] [19] [20] [21] [22] [23]

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