1999 gubernatorial election in Imo State, Nigeria
1999 Imo State gubernatorial election
The1999 Imo State gubernatorial election occurred in Nigeria on January 9, 1999. ThePDP nomineeAchike Udenwa won the election, defeating theAPP candidate.[ 1] [ 2] [ 3]
Achike Udenwa emergedPDP candidate.[ 4] [ 5] [ 6] [ 7]
TheGovernor of Imo State is elected using theplurality voting system .
The PDPprimary election was won byAchike Udenwa .[ 8] [ 9]
The total number of registered voters in the state was 1,627,939. Total number of votes cast was 799,248 while number of valid votes was 783,051. Rejected votes were 16,197.[ 10] [ 11] [ 12]
Candidate Party Votes % Achike Udenwa People's Democratic Party 388,680 50.60 All People's Party 379,491 49.40 Total 768,171 100.00 Valid votes 768,171 97.94 Invalid/blank votes 16,197 2.06 Total votes 784,368 100.00 Registered voters/turnout 1,627,939 48.18 Source:Nigeria World ,IFES ,Semantics Scholar
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