AACAfrican Action CongressKado Mashi Babangida
Deputy Governor: Bala Jibrin Audu
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Katsina Governorship Election
Planned Mundx Election Hub page for the katsina governorship election, scheduled for 6 February 2027.
Until Election Day · 6 February 2027
This page does not declare an election result. Only INEC declares official election results.
Election candidates
Final candidates for Katsina Governor and Deputy Governor
Final candidate list
11 tickets appear on INEC's final list for this contest. Governor and deputy-governor names are reproduced in the order published by INEC.
11 confirmed tickets · 11 partiesNominations Candidate submissionsParty nominees submitted to INEC
Final list 11 tickets confirmedGovernor and deputy-governor candidates
Election day Live Katsina countVotes, reporting coverage and checks
After declaration Permanent resultWinner, complete totals and LGA results
AACAfrican Action Congress
ADCAfrican Democratic CongressAhmad Babba Kaita
Deputy Governor: Aminu Yar'adua Ahmed
ADPAction Democratic PartyAhmed Murtala
Deputy Governor: Sama'ila Bello
APCAll Progressives CongressUmaru Dikko Radda
Deputy Governor: Lawal Faruk
APMAllied Peoples MovementAbdullahi Nura
Deputy Governor: Salihu Sade
NDCNigeria Democratic CongressIlu-Barde Aliyu
Deputy Governor: Suleiman Abdullahi
NDPNational Democratic PartyAhmad Tijani
Deputy Governor: Salisu Babangid Ibrahim
NRMNational Rescue MovementSade Salisu
Deputy Governor: Sa'idu Abdulhamid
PDPPeoples Democratic PartyGarba Yakubu Lado
Deputy Governor: Mamman Rumah Yakubu
PRPPeoples Redemption PartyKabir Hassan Yar'adua
Deputy Governor: Muhammad Musa Kankara
SDPSocial Democratic PartyDansarai Mni Magajio Aliyu
Deputy Governor: Sani Abdullahi Mustapha
Election results
The Katsina Count
Checking publication status
No results have been published.This permanent page will update automatically when verified polling-unit results become available.
How to read these figures
Totals include verified polling-unit records received by Mundx. Open a geography to inspect its wards and polling units, then select a polling unit to view its source Form EC8A where one has been published.
Figures remain provisional until formally declared by INEC. Replaced forms and validation checks stay visible in the record.
Statewide context
Katsina election geography
- Incumbent candidate
- Dikko Umar Radda
- Local government areas
- 34
- Wards
- 361
- Polling units
- 6,652
- 2023 registered voters
- 3,516,719
State context
About the Katsina governorship election
The governor leads the state executive, implements state laws and public programmes, proposes the state budget and appoints commissioners subject to the constitutional role of the State House of Assembly.
In Katsina, this statewide contest spans 34 LGAs, 361 wards and 6,652 polling units. The 2023 register contained 3,516,719 voters. These figures provide context; the 2027 register may change before polling day.
Evidence and revisions
Sources and update history
Primary references
- INEC 2027 General Election Timetable ↗ — dates and candidate-list milestones.
- INEC Polling Unit Register ↗ — LGA, ward and polling-unit geography.
- INEC 2023 Registered Voters and PVCs ↗ — 2023 state register.
- INEC 2023 General Election Report ↗ — 2023 result context.
- Nigeria Governors' Forum ↗ — incumbent-governor reference.
Revision history
- Imported and independently checked INEC's final list of 11 governor and deputy-governor tickets for Katsina.
- Corrected the ADC governorship slate from the official list and added the party's deputy-governor nominees in all 28 states.
- Published the provisional candidate tracker in party order with logos, election geography, 2023 baseline, sources and the permanent election lifecycle.
How this page will change
This permanent URL now carries the state-level final candidate list published by INEC. Mundx will record material corrections, substitutions and election results here without changing the contest URL.
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