Breakdown of the total numbers of eligible voters in each states



Ahead of the forthcoming general elections in Nigeria, the Independent National Electoral Commission,INEC, has released the numbers of registered voters in all the 36 states of the federation.

The body responsible for the conduct of free and fair elections has released the numbers of registered voters in each states that make up the federation. INEC chairman Prof. Mahmood Yakubu has made it clear that the total numbers of  registered voters is 84,004,084.

According to INEC, Lagos state has the highest numbers of registered voters with 6,570,291 eligible voters while Ekiti state has the lowest numbers of registered voters with 909,967 eligible electorates.

The mouthwatering Presidential election and the National Assembly elections will take place on Saturday,16th of February 2019 while the Gubernatorial and House of Assembly elections will take place on the 2nd of March.

Below is the breakdown of  the total numbers of registered voters in each state as disclosed by the electoral body.

No.    States                              No of Voters

1.     Abia                                   1,932,892
2     Adamawa                          1,973,083
3    Akwa Ibom                         2,119,727
4    Anambra                             2,447,996
5    Bauchi                                 2,462,843
6    Bayelsa                                   923,182
7    Benue                                  2,480,131
8    Borno                                   2,315,956
9    Cross River                         1,527,289
10  Delta                                    2,845,274
11  Ebonyi                                 1,459,933
12  Edo                                       2,210,534
13  Ekiti                                         909,967
14  Enugu                                  1,944,016
15  FCT                                       1,344,856
16  Gombe                                 1,394,393
17  Imo                                       2,272,293
18  Jigawa                                  2,111,106
19  Kaduna                                3,932,492
20  Kano                                     5,457,747
21  Katsina                                 3,230,230
22  Kebbi.                                   1,806,231
23  Kogi                                       1,646,350
24  Kwara                                   1,406,457
25  Lagos                                     6,570,291
26  Nasarawa                             1,617,786
27  Niger                                     2,390,035
28  Ogun                                     2,375,003
29  Ondo                                     1,822,346
30  Osun                                     1,680,498
31  Oyo                                        2,934,107
32  Plateau                                 2,480,455
33  Rivers                                   3,215,273
34  Sokoto                                  1,903,166
35  Taraba                                  1,777,105
36  Yobe                                      1,365,913
37  Zamfara                               1,717,128
  TOTAL                                    84,004,084


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