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Governing party wins Katsina senatorial election

The APC has won the Katsina senatorial by-election, a boost at a time when it is facing mass defections in parliament and elsewhere.

Babba-Kaita who is currently a member of the federal House of Representatives, polled a vote total of 224,607 to beat a slew of other contestants.

Interestingly, Babba-Kaita’s closest challenger for the Katsina senatorial seat was his brother and candidate of the PDP, Kabir Babba-Kaita.

Ahmad and Kabir share the same father but different mothers.

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The older Kabir Babba-Kaita polled 59, 724 votes.

Why the Katsina senatorial election was important for the APC

In other Katsina senatorial by-election results as seen by Pulse, MPN scored 633 votes, MMN 343, GPN got 1056 and DA polled 796.

The Katsina North senatorial by-election was held to fill in the vacant seat left by Senator Mustapha Bukar, who died in April this year.

Katsina North is the senatorial district of President Muhammadu Buhari.

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The election is coming on the back of the battle for majority seats in the senate, following and elsewhere in the polity, from July 24, 2018.

The APC and PDP will be conducting a headcount to determine just which party controls majority seats in parliament, when the national assembly reconvenes for plenary on Tuesday, August 14, 2018.

Here are full results from the 12 local councils that make up the Katsina North district, as released by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC):

Daura LG

No of registered voters – 76559

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No of accredited voters – 23272

APC – 18436

DA – 45

GPN – 566

MMN – 18

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MPN – 26

PDP – 3228

Total valid votes – 22309

Rejected – 501

Total votes cast – 22810

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Ingawa LG

No of registered voters – 76020

No of accredited voters – 23146

APC – 17036

DA – 111

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GPN – 63

MMN – 44

MPN – 80

PDP – 4005

Total valid votes – 21339

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Rejected – 902

Total votes cast – 22241

Dutsi LG

No of registered voters – 56912

No of accredited voters – 19007

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APC – 13868

DA – 31

GPN – 25

MMN – 9

MPN – 31

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PDP – 3930

Total valid votes – 17894

Rejected – 465

Total votes cast – 18359

Sandamu LG

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No of registered voters – 65445

No of accredited voters – 25421

APC – 18834

DA – 20

GPN – 11

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MMN – 6

MPN – 7

PDP – 4610

Total valid votes – 23488

Rejected – 553

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Total votes cast – 24041

Mani LG

No of registered voters – 92544

No of accredited voters – 31048

APC – 20479

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DA – 127

GPN – 98

MMN – 55

MPN – 113

PDP – 7017

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Total valid votes – 27889

Rejected – 1295

Total votes cast – 29184

Mashi LG

No of registered voters – 83663

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No of accredited voters – 32987

APC – 20927

DA – 168

GPN – 82

MMN – 84

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MPN – 133

PDP – 8653

Total valid votes – 300042

Rejected – 1698

Total votes cast – 31745

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Zango LG

No of registered voters – 62378

No of accredited voters – 18528

APC – 14175

DA – 23

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GPN – 34

MMN – 8

MPN – 19

PDP – 3057

Total valid votes – 17316

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Rejected – 655

Total votes cast – 17971

Kankia LG

No of registered voters – 62196

No of accredited voters – 23509

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APC – 16653

DA – 42

GPN – 27

MMN – 6

MPN – 23

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PDP – 5366

Total valid votes – 22117

Rejected – 1055

Total votes cast – 23172

Baure LG

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No of registered voters – 92346

No of accredited voters – 36770

APC – 28271

DA – 105

GPN – 46

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MMN – 19

MPN – 44

PDP – 5674

Total valid votes – 34159

Rejected – 1432

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Total votes cast – 34159

Kusada LG

No of registered voters – 51019

No of accredited voters – 18349

APC – 12331

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DA – 32

GPN – 18

MMN – 20

MPN – 42

PDP – 4783

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Total valid votes – 17226

Rejected – 658

Total votes cast – 17884

Bindawa LG

No of registered voters – 76924

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No of accredited voters – 29584

APC – 22234

DA – 43

GPN – 40

MMN – 16

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MPN – 63

PDP – 5549

Total valid votes – 27945

Rejected – 1023

Total votes cast – 28968

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Mai’adua LG

No of registered voters – 68049

No of accredited voters – 26869

APC – 21363

DA – 49

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GPN – 56

MMN – 58

MPN – 52

PDP – 3852

Total valid votes – 25430

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Rejected – 654

Total votes cast – 2608

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