Tongaren Constituency Explained

Official Name:Tongaren
Settlement Type:Constituency
Pushpin Map:Tongaren, Kenya
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Kenya
Subdivision Type1:County
Subdivision Name1:Bungoma County
Leader Title:Member of Parliament
Leader Name:John Chikati
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Land Km2:378.30
Population Total:187478
Population As Of:2020

Tongaren is an electoral constituency in Kenya.[1] Tongaren constituency[2] politically came into existence in 2012 prior to the 2013 general election.[3] The constituency was carved off from the then larger Kimilili Constituency. It is one of the 290 constituencies in Kenya and one of the 9 constituencies in Bungoma County.[4] [5] [6] The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) registered 84,952 voters[7] in Tongaren constituency for the August 9th 2022 general election in Kenya.[8]

Members of National Assembly

!Election Year!Member of Parliament!Political Party!Members of County Assembly
2007David Eseli SimiyuFORD-Kenya5
2013David Eseli SimiyuFORD-Kenya
2017David Eseli SimiyuFORD-Kenya4
2022John Murumba ChikatiFORD-Kenya4

County Assembly Wards[9]

!Code!Name!Population (approx)!Area (km²)
1115Mbakalo Ward[10] 32,22950.20
1116Naitiri/Kabuyefwe Ward[11] 38,02342.10
1117Milima Ward[12] 33,35264.60
1118Ndalu Ward[13] 21,14858.90
1119Tongaren Ward[14] 33,90774.10
1120Soysambu/Mitua Ward[15] 28,81953.10

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Admin-BgCounty . Background . 2022-09-01 . The County Government of Bungoma. Our Heritage, Our Wealth . en-US.
  2. Web site: Tongaren Constituency . 2022-08-30 . gadm.org.
  3. Web site: 89. Delimitation of electoral units - Kenya Law Reform Commission (KLRC) . 2022-08-29 . www.klrc.go.ke.
  4. Web site: Admin-BgCounty . Political Units . 2022-09-01 . The County Government of Bungoma. Our Heritage, Our Wealth . en-US.
  5. Web site: Constituency – Constituencies in Kenya. softkenya. 9 June 2018.
  6. Web site: Constituencies. The National Government Constituencies Development Fund (NG-CDF). 9 June 2018.
  7. Web site: 2020-08-12 . IEBC Bungoma County Registered Voters (Constituency, Wards) . 2022-08-17 . Kenyayote . en-US.
  8. Book: Registered Voters per Constituency for the 2022 General Elections . Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission . 2022 . 6.
  9. Web site: Tongaren Constituency Wards, MP, CDF, Population, Registered Voters and Map . 2022-08-17 . kenyacradle.com.
  10. Web site: Mbakalo Ward . 2022-08-30 . gadm.org.
  11. Web site: Naitiri/Kabuyefwe Ward . 2022-08-30 . gadm.org.
  12. Web site: Milima Ward . 2022-08-30 . gadm.org.
  13. Web site: Ndalu/ Tabani Ward . 2022-08-30 . gadm.org.
  14. Web site: Tongaren Ward . 2022-08-30 . gadm.org.
  15. Web site: Soysambu/ Mitua Ward . 2022-08-30 . gadm.org.

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