1,146,474 Gambians have been registered by the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) to vote in next month’s presidential election, APA can report on Tuesday.
According to the IEC, this figure was arrived at after 165 names were struck off the provisional list of prospective voters by a Gambian court which was reviewing entries on the electoral roll.
Those proceedings have closed and supplementary registration, voter-card replacement and recruiting polling staff had also ended.
According to the provisional list for the seven administrative regions of The Gambia released by the IEC, Banjul has 24, 820 registered Gambians, Basse 140, 175, Brikama 437, 020, JanJangbureh 140, 899, Kanifing 210, 437, Kerewan 127, 181, and Mansakonko 65,942.
Meanwhile the nomination of prospective candidates for the presidency begins on Tuesday as over 20 aspirants publicly stated their wish to run for president.
President Adama Barrow is seeking a controversial third term in what promises to be a crowded field.
President Barrow who came to power after a surprise election victory against his now exiled predecessor Yahya Jammeh in 2016, faces still competition from veteran opposition leader Ousainou Darboe and young politician Talib Ahmed Bensouda.
The nomination of candidates ends on November 5th.
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