The 2019 Nigerian Senate election in Bauchi State was held on February 23, 2019, to elect members of the

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to represent

Bauchi State Bauchi (Fula: ''Leydi Bauchi'' 𞤤𞤫𞤴𞤣𞤭 𞤦𞤢𞤵𞤷𞥅𞤭) is a States of Nigeria, state in the North East (Nigeria), North-East geopolitical zone of Nigeria. It is bordered by Jigawa State, Jigawa to the north, Yobe State, Y ...

. Lawal Yahaya Gumau representing Bauchi South,

Jika Dauda Halliru Halliru Dauda Jika was born in 1976 in Bauchi State, Nigeria. He is a BusinessMan, businessman and a politician. He was once a member and shortly the speaker of Bauchi State house of assembly, member house of representatives and former senate m ...

representing Bauchi Central and Adamu Muhammad Bulkachuwa representing Bauchi North all won on the platform of

All Progressives Congress The All Progressives Congress (APC) is one of the two major contemporary political parties in Nigeria, along with the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Founded on 6 February 2013 from a merger of Nigeria's three largest opposition parties, t ...

Overview

Summary

Results

Bauchi South

A total of 18 candidates registered with the

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to contest in the election. APC candidate Lawal Yahaya Gumau won the election, defeating PDP candidate, Dahiru Garba and 16 other party candidates. Gumau scored 250,725 votes, while PDP candidate Garba scored 175,527 votes.

Bauchi Central

A total of 15 candidates registered with the

to contest in the election. APC candidate Halliru Dauda Jika won the election, defeating PDP candidate Hammah Issah and 13 other party candidates. Jika pulled 128,871 votes, while PDP candidate Issah scored 57,069.

Bauchi North

A total of 11 candidates registered with the

to contest in the election. APC candidate Adamu Bulkachuwa won the election, defeating PDP candidate and incumbent, Suleiman Nazif. Bulkachuwa pulled 110,631 votes while his closest rival Mustapha Farouk of NNRP pulled 92,140 votes.

References

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