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]

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Overview

AffiliationPartyTotal
APC PDP Others
Before Election0213
After Election2103

Summary

District Incumbent PartyElected SenatorParty
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

Kaduna Central

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]

2019 Nigerian Senate election in Kaduna State
PartyCandidateVotes%
APC Sani Uba 355,242 55.78%
PDP Usman Lawal Adamu195,49730.70%
Others86,07513.52%
Total votes636,814 100%
APC hold

Kaduna North

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]

2019 Nigerian Senate election in Kano State
PartyCandidateVotes%
APC Kwari Suleiman Abdu 411,497 67.68%
PDP Hunkuyi Othman Suleiman 181,95529.93%
Others14,4992.38%
Total votes607,951 100%
APC hold

Kaduna South

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]

2019 Nigerian Senate election in Kaduna State
PartyCandidateVotes%
PDP Laah Danjuma Tella 268,92364.35%
APC Bala Barnabas Yusuf133,28731.89%
Others15,6753.75%
Total votes417,885 100%
APC hold

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