Epukiro Constituency

Epukiro Constituency is an electoral constituency in the Omaheke Region of Namibia. It had 6,101 inhabitants in 2004^[1] and 4,646 registered voters in 2020^[update].^[2] Its district capital is the settlement of Epukiro, it further contains the settlements of Otjinoko, Otjijarua, Omauezonjanda, and Otjimanangombe.^[3] The royal homestead of the Ovambanderu people is situated in this constituency in the settlement of Ezorongondo.^[4]

Politics

In the 2004 regional elections, Brave Uakundja Tjizera of the SWAPO Party was elected with 1,328 of the 2,612 votes cast.^[5]

The 2015 regional election was won by Cornelius Kanguatjivi of the with 1,038 votes, followed by Juda Hanyero of the National Unity Democratic Organisation (NUDO) with 882 votes and Nokokurekungudje Nguvauva of the South West Africa National Union (SWANU) with 181 votes.^[6] The SWAPO candidate also won the 2020 regional election. Piniel Pakarae obtained 1,445 votes, followed by Sandie Tjaronda, an independent candidate, with 760 votes and Alex Kandetu (NUDO) with 231 votes.^[2]

^ Constituencies of Namibia, 2004
^ ^a ^b "Regional Council 2020 Election Results". Interactive map. Electoral Commission of Namibia. 18 January 2021. Archived from the original on 12 June 2021. Retrieved 6 October 2021.
^ "Presidential and National Assembly Elections 2009". Supplement to several Namibian newspapers. Electoral Commission of Namibia. November 2009.
^ Weidlich, Brigitte (23 December 2008). "Police instruct Chief not to hold Ezorongondo meeting". The Namibian.
^ "Electoral Act, 1992: Notification of Result of General Election for Regional Councils" (pdf). Government Gazette of the Republic of Namibia. No. 3366. Government of Namibia. 3 January 2005. p. 17.
^ "Regional Council Election Results 2015". Electoral Commission of Namibia. 3 December 2015. p. 15. Archived from the original on 8 December 2015. Retrieved 22 June 2016.

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