The 2019
Nigerian Senate
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election in
Kaduna State
Kaduna State ( ha, Jihar Kaduna جىِهَر كَدُنا; ff, Leydi Kaduna, script=Latn, ; kcg, Sitet Kaduna) is a state in northern Nigeria. The state capital is its namesake, the city of Kaduna which happened to be the 8th largest city in ...
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
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 ...
. while
Laah Danjuma Tella representing
Kaduna South returned to
parliament
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on the platform of
People's Democratic Party
Overview
Summary
Results
Kaduna Central
A total of 24 candidates registered with the
Independent National Electoral Commission
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History
Regulation and administration of elections
The administration of democratic elections in Nige ...
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%
Kaduna North
A total of 20 candidates registered with the
Independent National Electoral Commission
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History
Regulation and administration of elections
The administration of democratic elections in Nige ...
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%
Kaduna South
A total of 12 candidates registered with the
Independent National Electoral Commission
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) was established in 1998 and is the electoral body which oversees elections in Nigeria.
History
Regulation and administration of elections
The administration of democratic elections in Nige ...
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%
References
{{2019 Nigeria elections
Kaduna State senatorial elections
Kaduna State Senate elections