Tongaren Constituency

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Tongaren
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CountryFlag of Kenya.svg  Kenya
County Bungoma County
Government
   Member of Parliament John Chikati
Area
  Land146.06 sq mi (378.30 km2)
Population
 (2020)
  Total187,478

Tongaren is an electoral constituency in Kenya. [1] Tongaren constituency [2] politically came into existence in 2012 prior to the 2013 general election. [3] The constituency was carved off from the then larger Kimilili Constituency. [3] It is one of the 290 constituencies in Kenya and one of the 9 constituencies in Bungoma County. [4] [5] [6] The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) registered 84,952 voters [7] in Tongaren constituency for the August 9th 2022 general election in Kenya. [8]

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Members of National Assembly

Election YearMember of ParliamentPolitical PartyMembers of County Assembly
2013 David Eseli Simiyu FORD-Kenya 5
2017 David Eseli Simiyu FORD-Kenya 4
2022 John Murumba Chikati FORD-Kenya 4

County Assembly Wards [9]

CodeNamePopulation (approx)Area (km²)
1115Mbakalo Ward [10] 32,22950.20
1116Naitiri/Kabuyefwe Ward [11] 38,02342.10
1117Milima Ward [12] 33,35264.60
1118Ndalu Ward [13] 21,14858.90
1119Tongaren Ward [14] 33,90774.10
1120Soysambu/Mitua Ward [15] 28,81953.10

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