2011 Nigerian Senate elections in Adamawa State

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The 2011 Nigerian Senate election in Adamawa State was held on April 9, 2011, to elect members of the Nigerian Senate to represent Adamawa State. Bindo Jibrilla representing Adamawa North, Ahmed Hassan Barata representing Adamawa South and Bello Muhammed Tukur representing Adamawa Central all won on the platform of People's Democratic Party. [1] [2]

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Overview

AffiliationPartyTotal
ACN PDP
Before Election033
After Election033

Summary

District Incumbent PartyElected SenatorParty
Adamawa North Mohammed Mana Bindo Jibrilla PDP
Adamawa South Grace Folashade Bent Ahmed Hassan Barata PDP
Adamawa Central Jibril Aminu Bello Muhammed Tukur PDP

Adamawa North

People's Democratic Party candidate Bindo Jibrilla won the election, defeating Action Congress candidate Haruna Boni and other party candidates.

2011 Nigerian Senate election in Adamawa State
PartyCandidateVotes%
PDP Bindawa Jibrilla
APC Haruna Boni
Total votes
PDP hold

Adamawa South

People's Democratic Party candidate Ahmed Hassan Barata won the election, defeating Action Congress candidate Jada Koiriga Mohammed and other party candidates.

2011 Nigerian Senate election in Adamawa State
PartyCandidateVotes%
PDP Hassan Barata
APC Dahiru Bobbo
Total votes
PDP hold

Adamawa Central

People's Democratic Party candidate Bello Muhammed Tukur won the election, defeating Labour Party candidate Dahiru Bobbo and other party candidates. [3]

2011 Nigerian Senate election in Adamawa State
PartyCandidateVotes%
PDP Muhammed Tukur
LP Dahiru Bobbo
Total votes
PDP hold

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References

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  2. "Senators From 1999 Till Date -". 2020-12-02. Archived from the original on 2021-08-20. Retrieved 2021-09-20.
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