The ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) candidate for the just-ended by-election in Kumawu, in the Ashanti region, Ernest Yaw Anim, romped with victory after the polls yesterday.
Ernest Yaw Anim polled fifteen thousand, two hundred and sixty (15,260), representing 70.91%, while the National Democratic Congress (NDC) contender, Kwasi Amankwaa and the two independent candidates- Kwaku Duah 1 and 2, wobbled with three thousand, seven hundred and nineteen (3,719) representing 17.28%, two thousand, four hundred and seventy-eight (2,478), representing 11.52% and sixty-two representing 0.29% respectively.
Twenty-two thousand and ninety-five (22,095) voters out of the 34,799 registered voters, turned up to vote in the by-election in Kumawu from all the seventy-five polling stations.
The polls were largely peaceful, watched by a heavy police presence, with the NPP and NDC deploying high-level officials as polling officials.
Already supporters of the NPP and its candidate were on the streets in wild jubilation as at the time of going to press last night.
Below are some of the results that came in from New Crusading GUIDE’s scouts on the election grounds:
Methodist Polling Station 1 Kumawu
Ernest Anim NPP 150
Amankwaa NDC 17
Kwaku Duah 1 23
Kwaku Dua 2 0
Rejected 0
Total votes cast 190
Registered voters 269
LA JHS Sekyere Mission
Npp 252
NDC 122
Indep 8
2nd Independent 0
Rejected ballot 2
Methodist Church 2 Kumawu
Ernest Anim NPP 131
Kwasi Amankwaa NDC 17
Kwaku Duah 1 17
Kwaku Duah 2 0
Rejected 0
Total votes 165
Total Registered 228
Savior Mission, Abotanso
NPP – 109
NDC – 71
IND (1) – 2
IND (2) – 1
Total votes cast – 183
SAVIOUR MISSION TETIABAN
- NPP = 109
- NDC =71
- K D =2
- K D = 1
Total vote casted🟰 184
Rejected = 0
Spoilt = 0
YAADWASO KUMAWU F361304
NPP: 144
NDC: 16
IND: 60
IND: 1
REJECTED: 1
Sekyere Pentecost A.
Ernest Ayim = 850
NDC = 30
Kwaku Duah Snr = 54
Kwaku Duah jnr = 3
Papase 2 or B Polling station
Yaw Anim 150
NDC -23
K Duah 1- 107
K Duah 2- 0
Rejected -3
Apostolic Church Kumawu
NPP 165
NDC: 28
Independent 69
Rejected :3
PAPAASE KUMAWU 1
- NPP = 152
- NDC = 19
- Kwaku Duah(1) = 108
- Kwaku Duah (2) = 0
Total vote casted🟰 281
Rejected =
Spoilt = 2
R.C PRIMARY SCHOOL RESULTS
NUMBER OF REGISTER -499
NO OF VOTE CAST – 359
REJECTED BALLOTS – 4
No1 NPP – 274
No2 NDC: 24
No3 INDEPENDENT 1: 57
No 4INDEPENDENT 2: 0
Abenaso Methodist
Total vote cast – 248
NPP – 160
NDC – 60
Kweku Duah – 20
Ind – 2
Rejected – 6
Kumawu Presbyterian School Polling Station
Ernest Anim – 249
Akwasi Amankwaah- 65
Kwaku Duah Senior – 59
Kwaku Duah Junior – 0
Rejected – 5
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