Ernest Yaw Anim of NPP wins Kumawu by-election

Correspondence from Ashanti Region

Ernest Yaw Anim, New Patriotic Party (NPP) parliamentary candidate for the just ended by-election at Kumawu has emerged winner.

The by-election which started with uncertainties on its predictions due to its toughness has finally seen a winner.

Ernest Yaw Anin polled 15,264 representing 70.91% of the valid votes. Kwasi Amankwaa who run on the ticket of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) also polled 3,723 representing 17.29%.

Kwaku Duah, an independent candidate secured 2,478 representing 11.51%, whiles the next Kwaku Duah who also stood in as an independdnt candidate managed some 62 votes representing 0.29%.

Mr. Paul Agyemang, the constituency's returning officer declaring the results revealed that the registered voters were 34,790 whiles the valid votes cast were 21,527 which represented 62.45%. Rejected ballots were 204.

Some jubilating NPP supporters who spoke to GhanaWeb even before the declaration said, they were already hopeful that the NPP's candidate had won with a huge margin.

According to them their failure to reject the independent candidate Kwaku Duah stemmed from a fact finding that revealed his non affiliation to the NPP party as he used to campaign.

"He told us he was partially NPP but we got to know that he was lying," some supporters told GhanaWeb.

TOTAL RESULTS FROM THE KUMAWU BY-ELECTION

1. Ernest Yaw Anim (NPP) 15264 = 70.91%

2. Kwasi Amankwaa (NDC) 3723 = 17.29%

3. Kwaku Duah (IND) 2478 = 11.51%

4. Kwaku Duah (IND) 62 = 0.29%

Total Registered Voters = 34,790

Total vVotes Cast = 21,731

Valid Votes = 21,527 (62.45%)

Rejected Votes = 204



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