2011 Kano State gubernatorial election

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2011 Kano State gubernatorial election
  2007 April 26, 2011 2015  
 
Nominee Rabiu Kwankwaso Salihu Sagir Takai
Party PDP ANPP
Running mate Abdullahi Umar Ganduje
Popular vote1,108,3451,048,317

Governor before election

Ibrahim Shekarau
ANPP

Elected Governor

Rabiu Kwankwaso
PDP

The 2011 Kano State gubernatorial election occurred on April 26, 2011. PDP candidate Rabiu Kwankwaso won the election, defeating ANPP Salihu Sagir Takai and 12 other candidates. [1]

Rabiu Kwankwaso emerged PDP's candidate in the primary election, scoring 1,555 votes and defeating Habibu Idris Shuaibu who scored 89 votes, Mohammed Adamu Bello who scored 71 votes and Kabiru Kama Kasa who scored 0 vote. [2]

Magaji Abdullahi was ACN candidate, Lawal Jafaru Isa was CPC candidate. [3] [4] Salihu Sagir Takai was ANPP candidate. [5]

Results

Rabiu Kwankwaso from the PDP won the election defeating other 13 candidates. [6] [7] [8] [9]

The total number of registered voters in the state was 5,190,382, total votes cast was 2,477,112, valid votes was 2,409,692 and rejected votes was 67,420. [10]

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