Bayelsa Governorship Election 2023: Results from Polling Units (Live Updates)
Voting has ended, and sorting and counting of votes have started in some of the polling units in the Bayelsa state 2023 governorship election.
Stay tuned as we bring live updates of the sorting and counting of ballots by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) officials in real time.
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Official state collation scheduled for Sunday
INEC has adjourned the state collation till 10am on Sunday. The commission said the result from only one local government is currently available.
Official State Collation to commence by 9pm
INEC says it will begin the official collation of the LGA results at the State Collation by 9pm.
Check Bayelsa governorship election result live on iRev
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has started uploading polling unit results of the Bayelsa governorship election in real-time on the Result Viewing Portal (IReV).
As of the time of filing this report, the electoral body has uploaded 59.94% of the polling unit results from the Imo election.
Check the results here.
PU: Customary Court Court Hall, Ward: Brass Ward II
LGA: Brass, Bayelsa
- APC - 10
- PDP - 19
PU: Kalaorobou Open Space, Ward: Brass Ward II
LGA: Brass, Bayelsa
- APC - 48
- PDP - 103
- APGA - 1
- BP - 1
- NRM - 1
PU: Micah - Kiri Open Space, Ward: Brass Ward II
LGA: Brass, Bayelsa
- APC - 3
- PDP - 0
- SDP - 0
PU: Sinteh Polo Open Space, Ward: Brass Ward II
LGA: Brass, Bayelsa
- APC - 3
- PDP - 61
- ADC - 1
- ADP - 1
- NRM - 1
PU: Asnogbakiri Open Space, Ward: Brass Ward II
LGA: Brass, Bayelsa
- APC - 7
- PDP - 22
- SDP - 0
Bayelsa 2023: Governor Diri wins his polling unit
Sampou/Kalama Ward, PU 004, Kolokuma/Opokuma LG, Bayelsa
- APC - 0
- ADP - 1
- PDP - 218
- LP - 0
Bayelsa 2023 Governorship Election: The key contenders
Here are the key contenders in the Saturday, November 11 Bayelsa 2023 governorship elections:
INEC's data shows that 16 candidates and political parties are participating in the Bayelsa governorship election. However, the five listed below are considered the major contenders.
- Douye Diri (PDP)
- Timipre Sylva (APC)
- Udengs Eradiri (Labour Party)
- Waibodei Subiri (APGA)
- Warmate Jones (Accord Party)
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