Electoral Commission holds district assemblies by-elections Tomorrow

The Electoral Commission (EC) on Monday said local government by-elections to fill vacant positions in 196 electoral areas throughout the country takes place on Tuesday, December 11.

It said all public elections rules and regulations relating to the conduct of candidates and the electorate, counting of ballot papers and declaration of results would be applied.

A total of 493 candidates have filed nominations to contest in 94 districts at the close of nominations on November 9.

Mr Kobina Arkaifie, EC Director of Research and Monitoring, said in an interview in Accra that Ashanti Region had the highest number of candidates, 99 for 33 electoral areas while Upper West Region had the lowest, 12 candidates for eight electoral areas.

He said 29 candidates were unopposed while two electoral areas in the Western and Greater Accra regions had no contestants. The areas were Asuentaa in the Juabeso-Bia District of the Western Region and Dzorwulu in the Ayawaso Sub-metro in the Ga District of the Greater Accra Region.

Western Region has 40 candidates for 16 electoral areas, Central has 64 candidates for 28 electoral areas, Greater Accra has 18 candidates for eight electoral areas, Volta, 49 candidates for 21 electoral areas, Eastern, 74 candidates for 30 electoral areas, Brong Ahafo, 70 candidates for 23 electoral areas, Northern, 36 candidates for 15 electoral areas and Upper East, 31 candidates for 12 electoral areas.