Kano State
North West · Capital: Kano · INEC code 19
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- GovernorKano State
- SenatorOne of 3 senatorial districts
- House of RepsOne of 24 federal constituencies
- House of AssemblyYour state constituency (resolved from your ward)
2023 presidential result in Kano
1,702,005 valid votes · 30.15% turnout- Rabiu Kwankwaso NNPP997,279 · 58.6%
- Bola Tinubu APC517,341 · 30.4%
- Atiku Abubakar PDP131,716 · 7.7%
- Peter Obi LP28,513 · 1.7%
Governorship candidates
17 tickets on INEC's final list · Election Sat, 6 Feb 2027. Tap a candidate for their deputy and qualifications.
Gashash MukhtarAAge 56 · MaleParty: Accord
Qualifications (as filed with INEC): primary SSCE
Deputy governorship candidate
Mohammed Safiyanu
Age 54 · MaleFSLC SSCE (secondary school leaving certificate) ND
Haruna AbdullahiAAAge 52 · MaleParty: Action Alliance
Qualifications (as filed with INEC): Frist School Leaving Certificate SSC
Deputy governorship candidate
Ismail Abdulmajin Nuhu
Age 38 · MaleFrist School Leaving Certificate SSC Kano State Poly
Sharif AbbaAACAge 52 · MaleParty: African Action Congress
Qualifications (as filed with INEC): FLSC SSCE
Deputy governorship candidate
Idris Uzairu
Age 46 · MaleFLSC SSCE 2008
Ibrahim Ali AminADCAge 62 · MaleParty: African Democratic Congress
Qualifications (as filed with INEC): PRIMARY LEAVING CERTIFICATE GCE BSc/MBA
Deputy governorship candidate
Shehu Abdulkadir Bari
Age 35 · MalePRIMARY LEAVING CERTIFICATE SSCE BSc/ Msc
Muhammad AbdullahiADPAge 48 · MaleParty: Action Democratic Party
Qualifications (as filed with INEC): F L S C S.S.C.E Degree
Deputy governorship candidate
Mainika Rabiu
Age 62 · MaleFLSC SSCE MBA
Yusuf Abba KabirAPCAge 63 · MaleParty: All Progressives Congress
Qualifications (as filed with INEC): PRIMARY SCHOOL CERTIFICATE GCE / O - LEVEL MASTERS DEGREE - BUSINESS MANAGEMENT
Deputy governorship candidate
Garo Murtala Sule
Age 48 · MalePRIMARY CERTIFICATE SECONDARY CERTIFICATE HIGHER NATIONAL DIPLOMA
Tijjani Sukairaju TijjaniAPGAAge 47 · MaleParty: All Progressives Grand Alliance
Qualifications (as filed with INEC): JAKARA PRIMARY SCHOOL TECHNICAL COLLEGE KANO SCHOOL OF TECHNOLOGY
Deputy governorship candidate
Auwalu Ismail Yahaya
Age 53 · MaleFSLC SSCE DIPLOMA
Muhammad Bashir GaladanchiAPMAge 47 · MaleParty: Allied Peoples Movement
Qualifications (as filed with INEC): FIRST SCHOOL LEAVING SSCE B.SC
Deputy governorship candidate
Umar Abdullahi
Age 57 · MaleFSLC SSCE
Tukur Aliyu MalamAPPAge 54 · MaleParty: Action Peoples Party
Qualifications (as filed with INEC): FIRST SCHOOL LEAVING CERTIFICATE WAEC
Deputy governorship candidate
Muhammad Ibrahim
Age 46 · MaleFIRST SCHOOL LEAVING CERTIFICATE SSCE NATIONAL DIPLOMA
Ahmad FureraBPAge 45 · FemaleParty: Boot Party
Qualifications (as filed with INEC): First School Leaving Certificate HIGHER ISLAMIC STUDIES
Deputy governorship candidate
Muhammad Usman
Age 40 · MaleFirst School Leaving Certificate West African Senior School Certificate
Bari Mustapha BelloDLAAge 56 · MaleParty: Democratic Leadership Alliance
Qualifications (as filed with INEC): Gandun Nassarawa Primary School Rufa College Kano Bayero University Kano
Deputy governorship candidate
Musa Abubakar Isyaku
Age 56 · MaleFSLC SSCE BSc
Santuraki HamisuLPAge 52 · MaleParty: Labour Party
Qualifications (as filed with INEC): FSLC WAEC DIPLOMA LAW
Deputy governorship candidate
Ibrahim Abbas
Age 60 · MaleFSLC S.S.C.E
Abdullahi MustaphaNDPAge 41 · MaleParty: National Democratic Party
Qualifications (as filed with INEC): FSLC SSCE B.S.C
Deputy governorship candidate
Samira Bala Usman
Age 40 · FemaleFSLC SSCE BSC
Abacha Muhammed SaniPDPAge 59 · Male · PWD: Paraplegic/ CrippledParty: Peoples Democratic Party
Qualifications (as filed with INEC): FSLC SSCE
Deputy governorship candidate
Kibiya Yusuf Ado
Age 68 · MalePSLC WASC B. SC AGRONOMY
Koguna Nasiru HassanPRPAge 56 · MaleParty: Peoples Redemption Party
Qualifications (as filed with INEC): FLSC
Deputy governorship candidate
Kabir Abdulhamid Abdulhamid
Age 45 · MaleFLSC SSCE
Hussaini Bello AdoSDPAge 52 · MaleParty: Social Democratic Party
Qualifications (as filed with INEC): JARKASA SPECIAL PRIMARY SCH AMINU KANO COMM
Deputy governorship candidate
Garba Lurwan Gaya
Age 45 · MaleFSLC SSCE BSC
Nuhu IsaZLPAge 60 · MaleParty: Zenith Labour Party
Qualifications (as filed with INEC): FSLC WAEC
Deputy governorship candidate
Rabi"U Ibrahim
Age 54 · MaleFSLC SSCE
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Senatorial districts
Each district elects one senator.
Federal constituencies
Each constituency elects one member of the House of Representatives.
- Albasu/Gaya/AjingiKano South · 30 wards · 566 PUs
- Bebeji/KiruKano South · 29 wards · 407 PUs
- BichiKano North · 11 wards · 277 PUs
- DalaKano Central · 12 wards · 668 PUs
- Dambatta/MakodaKano North · 21 wards · 382 PUs
- Dawakin Kudu/WarawaKano Central · 30 wards · 446 PUs
- Dawakin Tofa/Tofa/Rimin GadoKano North · 38 wards · 507 PUs
- Doguwa/Tudun WadaKano South · 21 wards · 430 PUs
- FaggeKano Central · 10 wards · 521 PUs
- Gezawa/GabasawaKano Central, Kano North · 22 wards · 393 PUs
- GwaleKano Central · 10 wards · 450 PUs
- Gwarzo/KaboKano North · 20 wards · 398 PUs
- Kano MunicipalKano Central · 13 wards · 630 PUs
- Karaye/RogoKano South · 20 wards · 389 PUs
- kumbotsoKano Central · 11 wards · 410 PUs
- Kura/Madobi/Garun MalamKano Central · 32 wards · 539 PUs
- Minjibir/UngogoKano Central · 22 wards · 556 PUs
- NasarawaKano Central · 11 wards · 817 PUs
- Rano/Bunkure/KibiyaKano South · 30 wards · 497 PUs
- Shanono/BagwaiKano North · 20 wards · 337 PUs
- Sumaila/TakaiKano South · 21 wards · 472 PUs
- TarauniKano Central · 10 wards · 425 PUs
- Tsanyawa/KunchiKano North · 20 wards · 299 PUs
- Wudil/GarkoKano South · 20 wards · 406 PUs
Local government areas
Open one to find your ward and polling unit.
- Ajingi10 wards · 175 polling units
- Albasu10 wards · 185 polling units
- Bagwai10 wards · 186 polling units
- Bebeji14 wards · 161 polling units
- Bichi11 wards · 277 polling units
- Bunkure10 wards · 183 polling units
- Dala12 wards · 668 polling units
- Dambatta10 wards · 237 polling units
- Dawakin Kudu15 wards · 303 polling units
- Dawakin Tofa11 wards · 224 polling units
- Doguwa10 wards · 149 polling units
- Fagge10 wards · 521 polling units
- Gabasawa11 wards · 164 polling units
- Garko10 wards · 190 polling units
- Garun Malam10 wards · 151 polling units
- Gaya10 wards · 206 polling units
- Gezawa11 wards · 229 polling units
- Gwale10 wards · 450 polling units
- Gwarzo10 wards · 210 polling units
- Kabo10 wards · 188 polling units
- Kano Municipal13 wards · 630 polling units
- Karaye10 wards · 169 polling units
- Kibiya10 wards · 149 polling units
- Kiru15 wards · 246 polling units
- kumbotso11 wards · 410 polling units
- Kunchi10 wards · 142 polling units
- Kura10 wards · 217 polling units
- Madobi12 wards · 171 polling units
- Makoda11 wards · 145 polling units
- Minjibir11 wards · 172 polling units
- Nasarawa11 wards · 817 polling units
- Rano10 wards · 165 polling units
- Rimin Gado12 wards · 136 polling units
- Rogo10 wards · 220 polling units
- Shanono10 wards · 151 polling units
- Sumaila11 wards · 221 polling units
- Takai10 wards · 251 polling units
- Tarauni10 wards · 425 polling units
- Tofa15 wards · 147 polling units
- Tsanyawa10 wards · 157 polling units
- Tudun Wada11 wards · 281 polling units
- Ungogo11 wards · 384 polling units
- Warawa15 wards · 143 polling units
- Wudil10 wards · 216 polling units
State House of Assembly constituencies
Each elects one member of the Kano State House of Assembly.
- Ajingi14 candidates
- Albasu10 candidates
- Bebeji11 candidates
- Bichi12 candidates
- Bunkure11 candidates
- Dala14 candidates
- Dambatta10 candidates
- Dawakin Kudu11 candidates
- Dawakin Tofa11 candidates
- Doguwa10 candidates
- Fagge11 candidates
- Gabasawa11 candidates
- Garko11 candidates
- Gaya15 candidates
- Gezawa12 candidates
- Gwale14 candidates
- Gwarzo12 candidates
- Kabo10 candidates
- Kano Municipal14 candidates
- Karaye11 candidates
- Kibiya11 candidates
- Kiru12 candidates
- Kumbotso12 candidates
- Kura/Gurun Mallam11 candidates
- Madobi9 candidates
- Makoda8 candidates
- Munjibir12 candidates
- Nassarawa12 candidates
- Rano10 candidates
- Rimi Gado/Tofa11 candidates
- Rogo11 candidates
- Shanono/ Bagwai10 candidates
- Sumaila10 candidates
- Takai11 candidates
- Tarauni13 candidates
- Tsanyawa/ Kunchi11 candidates
- Tudun Wada9 candidates
- Ungogo10 candidates
- Warawa11 candidates
- Wudil10 candidates