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Patriotic Front (PF) wins Mansa Central by-election

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The ruling Patriotic Front (PF) has retained the Mansa Central parliamentary seat with a landslide victory.

Returning officer Robert Zimba has declared the PF candidate Chitalu Chilufya winner of the by-election at approximately 02:50hrs this morning after he polled in 9671 votes to beat his closest rival Albert Mwape of the Forum for Democratic Development (FDD) who has polled in 1279 votes.

Malama Kapolyo of the Movement for Multi- party Democracy (MMD) is in third place with 1103 votes while Rosemary Mwiche of the United Party for National Development (UPND), the only female who contested in the by-election,is in fourth place with 388 votes.

Charles Mwelwa of the United National Independence Party (UNIP) is the least with 152 votes.

And a total of 166 votes were rejected from the 56, 300 caste votes in the 70 polling stations of the constituency which has 88, 943 registered voters.

The Mansa Central Parliamentary seat fell vacant after the death of the then area PF Member of Parliament and Information and Broadcasting services Minister Kennedy Sakeni.

 

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Constance Mbulo

umm pf 4eva

Paul Mutelo

HH iz cming 2016 woutchout

Harrison Hampongo

We shuold begin voting for women now

Emmanuel Phiri

aleisa 2016 forward

Phiri Andrew

PF beyond 2016

Ericky Romey

Dat pf…wit pf its serious busines(very hardwork)

Terence Daka

Big hand 2UNIP which almost beat HH’s farm called UPND.If HH z competing wt UNIP how does he claim 2b growing at a faster rate as he puts it.thank U PF 4 showing them,we love u!

Boris Jeru Mwansa

lyashi lyabo

Haminda Habs Mason

Congrats pf

Handson Fiesta Chulu

Pabwaaaaaaaaaaato!

Comerade Dabwitso Kaunga

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Daniel Mukuka

Wandafu….. Congrats 2 HH, Nevers, Tilyenji, Edith 4participatin evn tho they knw ‘wud luzi..e democracy

Zariel Ngoma

it ws ur seat u hav not won try cb or lsk

    Terence Daka

    We know u dnt accept,u 0wz find an xcuse.which lsk r toking about,us hu voted PF wil stil Vote 4it n u never voted it so wat does yo se mean?zero times zero.if Pf wins in Cb n lsk u wil se try s/province

    Phiri Andrew

    Which was our seat and we lost?

    Zariel Ngoma

    I mean this ws the only bye election were Pf held the seat the rest were created in opposition they should creat one more on the cb cos luapula is pf stronghold in 2011 out of 19 mmd won 1 and still remain the same bt they hav lost a ward in kabwe central

Julius Akafumba

Where is Hichilema?.i hop he has learnt a lesson

Eugene Mulenga

Congrats to FDD for beating their fellow opposition.lol

Julius Sakala

its a sweet victory uumwa.

mushota chipepo

The ruling party always wins these so called by-elections in Zambia that is not new is it? or maybe I am just been Anti-Patriotic Front!

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