2011 Kano State gubernatorial election explained

Election Name:2011 Kano State gubernatorial election
Type:presidential
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:2007 Kano State gubernatorial election
Previous Year:2007
Next Election:2015 Kano State gubernatorial election
Next Year:2015
Election Date:April 26, 2011
Nominee1:Rabiu Kwankwaso
Running Mate1:Abdullahi Umar Ganduje
Party1:People's Democratic Party (Nigeria)
Popular Vote1:1,108,345
Nominee2:Salihu Sagir Takai
Party2:All Nigeria Peoples Party
Popular Vote2:1,048,317
Governor
Before Election:Ibrahim Shekarau
Before Party:All Nigeria Peoples Party
After Election:Rabiu Kwankwaso
After Party:People's Democratic Party (Nigeria)

The 2011 Kano State gubernatorial election occurred on April 26, 2011. PDP candidate Rabiu Kwankwaso won the election, defeating ANPP Salihu Sagir Takai and 12 other candidates.[1]

Rabiu Kwankwaso emerged PDP's candidate in the primary election, scoring 1,555 votes and defeating Habibu Idris Shuaibu who scored 89 votes, Mohammed Adamu Bello who scored 71 votes and Kabiru Kama Kasa who scored 0 vote.[2]

Magaji Abdullahi was ACN candidate, Lawal Jafaru Isa was CPC candidate.[3] [4] Salihu Sagir Takai was ANPP candidate.[5]

Results

Rabiu Kwankwaso from the PDP won the election defeating other 13 candidates.[6] [7] [8] [9]

The total number of registered voters in the state was 5,190,382, total votes cast was 2,477,112, valid votes was 2,409,692 and rejected votes was 67,420.[10]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2011-04-27. Kano returns Kwankwaso to power. 2021-04-06. Vanguard News. en-US.
  2. Web site: 2011-01-11. Kwankwaso, Yuguda, Albishir win tickets. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20110708221837/http://dailytrust.dailytrust.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=9839:kwankwaso-yuguda-albishir-win-tickets&catid=2:lead-stories&Itemid=8. 2011-07-08. 2021-04-06. Dailytrust.
  3. Web site: …MOHAMMED ABACHA BATTLES THE GENERALS. 2021-04-06. Nigerian Voice.
  4. Web site: Appeal Court Dashes Abacha's Guber Hope; Okays Masari For Katsina. 2021-04-06. Nigerian Voice.
  5. Web site: 2011-04-12. Trouble for the annoited. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20110416124209/http://www.dailytrust.dailytrust.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=16760:trouble-for-the-annoited&catid=82:verdict-2011. 2011-04-16. 2021-04-06. Dailytrust.
  6. Web site: TABLE-Nigerian governorship election results. 2021-04-06. news.trust.org.
  7. Web site: Ruling party leads in Nigerian governorship elections - People's Daily Online. 2021-04-06. en.people.cn. April 30, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210430041346/http://en.people.cn/90001/90777/90855/7365455.html. dead.
  8. Web site: 2011-11-01. Kotu ta tabbatar da zaben Rabi'u Kwankwaso. 2021-04-06. BBC News Hausa. ha.
  9. Web site: The ‘second coming ’of Kannywood. 2021-04-06. Daily Trust. en.
  10. Web site: African Integrity Magazine – Nigeria – A survey of 2011 April Elections Dawn of a new Era in the Political process. 2021-04-06. africanintegritymagazine.com. en-US. April 30, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210430035845/https://africanintegritymagazine.com/2011/06/nigeria-a-survey-of-2011-april-elections-dawn-of-a-new-era-in-the-political-process/. dead.

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