Chiengi (constituency)

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Chiengi is a constituency of the National Assembly of Zambia. [1] It covers Chiengi in Chiengi District of Luapula Province.

List of MPs

Election yearMPParty
1973 Samson Mununga United National Independence Party
1978 Maxwell Lufoma United National Independence Party
1983 Maxwell Lufoma United National Independence Party
1988 Tayaisius Koti United National Independence Party
1991 Ephraim Chibwe Movement for Multi-Party Democracy
1996 Katele Kalumba Movement for Multi-Party Democracy
2001 Katele Kalumba Movement for Multi-Party Democracy
2006 Katele Kalumba Movement for Multi-Party Democracy
2011 Benson Kapaya Patriotic Front
2016 Given Katuta Forum for Democracy and Development
2021 Given Katuta Independent

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References

  1. Chiengi National Assembly of Zambia