Zone-Level Data
North West
- Population:
- 35,915,467
- Male Population:
- 18,321,710
- Female Population:
- 17,593,757
- Registered Voters:
- 19,803,689
- Gross State Product in 2012 (N’billion):
- 8,372.36
- Adult Male Literacy in English:
- 39.7% (PDF Download)
- Adult Female Literacy in English:
- 23.3% (PDF Download)
- Overall Adult Literacy in English:
- 31.7% (PDF Download)
Systematic Observation Data:
Voter Accreditation
- Polling Official Arrival
- Accreditation Time
- Polling Officials
- Party Agents
- Security Personnel
- Voter Cards
- Voting Register Ticks
- Election Ink
- Polling Unit Departures
- Harassment - Accreditation
- Voting Time
- Empty Ballot Box
- Voting Without Card
- Voter Verification
- Ballot Stamp and Signature
- Secret Ballot
- Late Accreditation
- Harassment - Voting
- Accreditation During Voting
Voter Accreditation
-
Percent of polling units with polling officials by 7:30am
- North West 366 Polling Station(s)
- 50% ±5%
- Jigawa 44 Polling Station(s)
- 63% ±14%
- Kaduna 65 Polling Station(s)
- 31% ±11%
- Kano 101 Polling Station(s)
- 64% ±9%
- Katsina 61 Polling Station(s)
- 46% ±13%
- Kebbi 30 Polling Station(s)
- 33% ±17%
- Sokoto 36 Polling Station(s)
- 61% ±16%
- Zamfara 29 Polling Station(s)
- 41% ±19%
-
Percent of polling units where accreditation began by 9:00am
- North West 366 Polling Station(s)
- 86% ±4%
- Jigawa 44 Polling Station(s)
- 91% ±8%
- Kaduna 65 Polling Station(s)
- 69% ±12%
- Kano 101 Polling Station(s)
- 92% ±5%
- Katsina 61 Polling Station(s)
- 87% ±8%
- Kebbi 30 Polling Station(s)
- 83% ±13%
- Sokoto 36 Polling Station(s)
- 97% ±5%
- Zamfara 29 Polling Station(s)
- 83% ±14%
-
Percent of polling units with only one polling official
- North West 366 Polling Station(s)
- 1% ±1%
- Jigawa 44 Polling Station(s)
- 0% ±0%
- Kaduna 65 Polling Station(s)
- 2% ±3%
- Kano 101 Polling Station(s)
- 0% ±0%
- Katsina 61 Polling Station(s)
- 0% ±0%
- Kebbi 30 Polling Station(s)
- 0% ±0%
- Sokoto 36 Polling Station(s)
- 0% ±0%
- Zamfara 29 Polling Station(s)
- 4% ±7%
-
Percent of polling units with only one party agent present
- North West 366 Polling Station(s)
- 1% ±1%
- Jigawa 44 Polling Station(s)
- 0% ±0%
- Kaduna 65 Polling Station(s)
- 3% ±4%
- Kano 101 Polling Station(s)
- 0% ±0%
- Katsina 61 Polling Station(s)
- 0% ±0%
- Kebbi 30 Polling Station(s)
- 0% ±0%
- Sokoto 36 Polling Station(s)
- 0% ±0%
- Zamfara 29 Polling Station(s)
- 0% ±0%
-
Percent of polling units with security personnel
- North West 366 Polling Station(s)
- 92% ±3%
- Jigawa 44 Polling Station(s)
- 86% ±10%
- Kaduna 65 Polling Station(s)
- 94% ±6%
- Kano 101 Polling Station(s)
- 92% ±5%
- Katsina 61 Polling Station(s)
- 92% ±7%
- Kebbi 30 Polling Station(s)
- 97% ±6%
- Sokoto 36 Polling Station(s)
- 97% ±5%
- Zamfara 29 Polling Station(s)
- 86% ±13%
-
Percent of polling units with few or no people accredited to vote without a voter's card
- North West 366 Polling Station(s)
- 98% ±1%
- Jigawa 44 Polling Station(s)
- 95% ±6%
- Kaduna 65 Polling Station(s)
- 100% ±0%
- Kano 101 Polling Station(s)
- 99% ±2%
- Katsina 61 Polling Station(s)
- 97% ±4%
- Kebbi 30 Polling Station(s)
- 100% ±0%
- Sokoto 36 Polling Station(s)
- 100% ±0%
- Zamfara 29 Polling Station(s)
- 96% ±7%
-
Percent of polling units where most or all voters' names were checked in the register of voters
- North West 366 Polling Station(s)
- 98% ±1%
- Jigawa 44 Polling Station(s)
- 100% ±0%
- Kaduna 65 Polling Station(s)
- 95% ±5%
- Kano 101 Polling Station(s)
- 98% ±3%
- Katsina 61 Polling Station(s)
- 100% ±0%
- Kebbi 30 Polling Station(s)
- 97% ±6%
- Sokoto 36 Polling Station(s)
- 97% ±5%
- Zamfara 29 Polling Station(s)
- 100% ±0%
-
Percent of polling units where polling officials marked most or all accredited voters' finger with indelible ink
- North West 366 Polling Station(s)
- 93% ±3%
- Jigawa 44 Polling Station(s)
- 93% ±7%
- Kaduna 65 Polling Station(s)
- 94% ±6%
- Kano 101 Polling Station(s)
- 92% ±5%
- Katsina 61 Polling Station(s)
- 93% ±6%
- Kebbi 30 Polling Station(s)
- 93% ±9%
- Sokoto 36 Polling Station(s)
- 94% ±7%
- Zamfara 29 Polling Station(s)
- 97% ±7%
-
Percent of polling units where most or all voters left after being accredited
- North West 366 Polling Station(s)
- 24% ±4%
- Jigawa 44 Polling Station(s)
- 23% ±12%
- Kaduna 65 Polling Station(s)
- 21% ±10%
- Kano 101 Polling Station(s)
- 22% ±8%
- Katsina 61 Polling Station(s)
- 26% ±11%
- Kebbi 30 Polling Station(s)
- 13% ±12%
- Sokoto 36 Polling Station(s)
- 36% ±16%
- Zamfara 29 Polling Station(s)
- 29% ±17%
-
Percent of polling units where voters or polling officials were harassed / intimidated during accreditation
- North West 366 Polling Station(s)
- 9% ±3%
- Jigawa 44 Polling Station(s)
- 16% ±11%
- Kaduna 65 Polling Station(s)
- 19% ±10%
- Kano 101 Polling Station(s)
- 2% ±3%
- Katsina 61 Polling Station(s)
- 5% ±5%
- Kebbi 30 Polling Station(s)
- 3% ±6%
- Sokoto 36 Polling Station(s)
- 11% ±10%
- Zamfara 29 Polling Station(s)
- 7% ±9%
Voting Process
-
Percent of polling units where voting began by 2:00pm
- North West 366 Polling Station(s)
- 98% ±2%
- Jigawa 44 Polling Station(s)
- 98% ±4%
- Kaduna 65 Polling Station(s)
- 97% ±4%
- Kano 101 Polling Station(s)
- 100% ±0%
- Katsina 61 Polling Station(s)
- 98% ±3%
- Kebbi 30 Polling Station(s)
- 90% ±11%
- Sokoto 36 Polling Station(s)
- 100% ±0%
- Zamfara 29 Polling Station(s)
- 93% ±10%
-
Percent of polling units where the ballot box was shown to be empty before being sealed closed
- North West 366 Polling Station(s)
- 99% ±1%
- Jigawa 44 Polling Station(s)
- 100% ±0%
- Kaduna 65 Polling Station(s)
- 97% ±4%
- Kano 101 Polling Station(s)
- 100% ±0%
- Katsina 61 Polling Station(s)
- 100% ±0%
- Kebbi 30 Polling Station(s)
- 100% ±0%
- Sokoto 36 Polling Station(s)
- 97% ±5%
- Zamfara 29 Polling Station(s)
- 100% ±0%
-
Percent of polling units few or no people were permitted to vote without a voter's card
- North West 366 Polling Station(s)
- 99% ±1%
- Jigawa 44 Polling Station(s)
- 100% ±0%
- Kaduna 65 Polling Station(s)
- 98% ±3%
- Kano 101 Polling Station(s)
- 100% ±0%
- Katsina 61 Polling Station(s)
- 100% ±0%
- Kebbi 30 Polling Station(s)
- 100% ±0%
- Sokoto 36 Polling Station(s)
- 100% ±0%
- Zamfara 29 Polling Station(s)
- 97% ±7%
-
Percent of polling units where polling officials rechecked most or all voters names in the register of voters
- North West 366 Polling Station(s)
- 97% ±2%
- Jigawa 44 Polling Station(s)
- 100% ±0%
- Kaduna 65 Polling Station(s)
- 94% ±6%
- Kano 101 Polling Station(s)
- 96% ±4%
- Katsina 61 Polling Station(s)
- 97% ±4%
- Kebbi 30 Polling Station(s)
- 100% ±0%
- Sokoto 36 Polling Station(s)
- 97% ±5%
- Zamfara 29 Polling Station(s)
- 97% ±7%
-
Percent of polling units where most or all ballot papers were stamped and signed
- North West 366 Polling Station(s)
- 100% ±1%
- Jigawa 44 Polling Station(s)
- 100% ±0%
- Kaduna 65 Polling Station(s)
- 100% ±0%
- Kano 101 Polling Station(s)
- 100% ±0%
- Katsina 61 Polling Station(s)
- 100% ±0%
- Kebbi 30 Polling Station(s)
- 100% ±0%
- Sokoto 36 Polling Station(s)
- 97% ±5%
- Zamfara 29 Polling Station(s)
- 100% ±0%
-
Percent of polling units where voters were able to mark their ballot paper in secret
- North West 366 Polling Station(s)
- 88% ±3%
- Jigawa 44 Polling Station(s)
- 91% ±9%
- Kaduna 65 Polling Station(s)
- 81% ±10%
- Kano 101 Polling Station(s)
- 85% ±7%
- Katsina 61 Polling Station(s)
- 89% ±8%
- Kebbi 30 Polling Station(s)
- 93% ±9%
- Sokoto 36 Polling Station(s)
- 92% ±9%
- Zamfara 29 Polling Station(s)
- 93% ±10%
-
Percent of polling units where new voters were accredited during voting
- North West 366 Polling Station(s)
- 13% ±3%
- Jigawa 44 Polling Station(s)
- 14% ±10%
- Kaduna 65 Polling Station(s)
- 30% ±11%
- Kano 101 Polling Station(s)
- 9% ±6%
- Katsina 61 Polling Station(s)
- 13% ±8%
- Kebbi 30 Polling Station(s)
- 0% ±0%
- Sokoto 36 Polling Station(s)
- 8% ±9%
- Zamfara 29 Polling Station(s)
- 3% ±7%
-
Percent of polling units where voters or polling officials were harassed / intimidated during voting
- North West 366 Polling Station(s)
- 7% ±3%
- Jigawa 44 Polling Station(s)
- 9% ±8%
- Kaduna 65 Polling Station(s)
- 13% ±8%
- Kano 101 Polling Station(s)
- 5% ±4%
- Katsina 61 Polling Station(s)
- 5% ±5%
- Kebbi 30 Polling Station(s)
- 7% ±9%
- Sokoto 36 Polling Station(s)
- 8% ±9%
- Zamfara 29 Polling Station(s)
- 7% ±9%
-
Percent of polling units where number of voters accredited increased during voting (by more than 5%)
- North West 366 Polling Station(s)
- 5% ±2%
- Jigawa 44 Polling Station(s)
- 2% ±4%
- Kaduna 65 Polling Station(s)
- 7% ±7%
- Kano 101 Polling Station(s)
- 8% ±6%
- Katsina 61 Polling Station(s)
- 2% ±3%
- Kebbi 30 Polling Station(s)
- 0% ±0%
- Sokoto 36 Polling Station(s)
- 8% ±9%
- Zamfara 29 Polling Station(s)
- 0% ±0%
Counting Process
-
Percent of polling units where ballot papers were properly sorted by party during counting
- North West 366 Polling Station(s)
- 98% ±1%
- Jigawa 44 Polling Station(s)
- 95% ±6%
- Kaduna 65 Polling Station(s)
- 100% ±0%
- Kano 101 Polling Station(s)
- 99% ±2%
- Katsina 61 Polling Station(s)
- 100% ±0%
- Kebbi 30 Polling Station(s)
- 100% ±0%
- Sokoto 36 Polling Station(s)
- 92% ±9%
- Zamfara 29 Polling Station(s)
- 100% ±0%
-
Percent of polling units where a party agent disagreed with the announced results
- North West 366 Polling Station(s)
- 5% ±2%
- Jigawa 44 Polling Station(s)
- 9% ±8%
- Kaduna 65 Polling Station(s)
- 10% ±7%
- Kano 101 Polling Station(s)
- 3% ±3%
- Katsina 61 Polling Station(s)
- 3% ±4%
- Kebbi 30 Polling Station(s)
- 3% ±6%
- Sokoto 36 Polling Station(s)
- 3% ±5%
- Zamfara 29 Polling Station(s)
- 0% ±0%
-
Percent of polling units where the results were publicly posted
- North West 366 Polling Station(s)
- 93% ±3%
- Jigawa 44 Polling Station(s)
- 95% ±6%
- Kaduna 65 Polling Station(s)
- 95% ±5%
- Kano 101 Polling Station(s)
- 97% ±3%
- Katsina 61 Polling Station(s)
- 92% ±7%
- Kebbi 30 Polling Station(s)
- 90% ±11%
- Sokoto 36 Polling Station(s)
- 83% ±12%
- Zamfara 29 Polling Station(s)
- 86% ±13%
-
Percent of polling units where polling officials were harassed / intimidated during counting
- North West 366 Polling Station(s)
- 6% ±3%
- Jigawa 44 Polling Station(s)
- 7% ±7%
- Kaduna 65 Polling Station(s)
- 11% ±8%
- Kano 101 Polling Station(s)
- 3% ±3%
- Katsina 61 Polling Station(s)
- 7% ±6%
- Kebbi 30 Polling Station(s)
- 10% ±11%
- Sokoto 36 Polling Station(s)
- 6% ±7%
- Zamfara 29 Polling Station(s)
- 3% ±7%
Voting Results
-
Percent of polling units where valid votes equaled the sum of the votes cast for each party (within 5%)
- North West 366 Polling Station(s)
- 82% ±4%
- Jigawa 44 Polling Station(s)
- 80% ±12%
- Kaduna 65 Polling Station(s)
- 83% ±9%
- Kano 101 Polling Station(s)
- 77% ±8%
- Katsina 61 Polling Station(s)
- 87% ±9%
- Kebbi 30 Polling Station(s)
- 97% ±6%
- Sokoto 36 Polling Station(s)
- 81% ±13%
- Zamfara 29 Polling Station(s)
- 81% ±15%
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Percent turnout
- North West 366 Polling Station(s)
- 56% ±2%
- Jigawa 44 Polling Station(s)
- 71% ±5%
- Kaduna 65 Polling Station(s)
- 66% ±6%
- Kano 101 Polling Station(s)
- 51% ±5%
- Katsina 61 Polling Station(s)
- 54% ±5%
- Kebbi 30 Polling Station(s)
- 60% ±4%
- Sokoto 36 Polling Station(s)
- 47% ±8%
- Zamfara 29 Polling Station(s)
- 49% ±7%
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Percent rejected ballots (voter's intention not clear)
- North West 366 Polling Station(s)
- 3% ±0%
- Jigawa 44 Polling Station(s)
- 6% ±2%
- Kaduna 65 Polling Station(s)
- 2% ±1%
- Kano 101 Polling Station(s)
- 2% ±0%
- Katsina 61 Polling Station(s)
- 3% ±1%
- Kebbi 30 Polling Station(s)
- 5% ±2%
- Sokoto 36 Polling Station(s)
- 6% ±2%
- Zamfara 29 Polling Station(s)
- 3% ±1%
-
Percent vote for ACN
- North West 366 Polling Station(s)
- 1% ±0%
- Jigawa 44 Polling Station(s)
- 2% ±0%
- Kaduna 65 Polling Station(s)
- 0% ±0%
- Kano 101 Polling Station(s)
- 2% ±1%
- Katsina 61 Polling Station(s)
- 1% ±0%
- Kebbi 30 Polling Station(s)
- 2% ±1%
- Sokoto 36 Polling Station(s)
- 2% ±1%
- Zamfara 29 Polling Station(s)
- 2% ±1%
-
Percent vote for ANPP
- North West 366 Polling Station(s)
- 7% ±2%
- Jigawa 44 Polling Station(s)
- 0% ±0%
- Kaduna 65 Polling Station(s)
- 1% ±0%
- Kano 101 Polling Station(s)
- 22% ±5%
- Katsina 61 Polling Station(s)
- 0% ±0%
- Kebbi 30 Polling Station(s)
- 0% ±0%
- Sokoto 36 Polling Station(s)
- 1% ±0%
- Zamfara 29 Polling Station(s)
- 11% ±12%
-
Percent vote for CPC
- North West 366 Polling Station(s)
- 60% ±4%
- Jigawa 44 Polling Station(s)
- 51% ±5%
- Kaduna 65 Polling Station(s)
- 61% ±11%
- Kano 101 Polling Station(s)
- 56% ±8%
- Katsina 61 Polling Station(s)
- 73% ±5%
- Kebbi 30 Polling Station(s)
- 59% ±7%
- Sokoto 36 Polling Station(s)
- 58% ±12%
- Zamfara 29 Polling Station(s)
- 62% ±13%
-
Percent vote for PDP
- North West 366 Polling Station(s)
- 30% ±3%
- Jigawa 44 Polling Station(s)
- 44% ±5%
- Kaduna 65 Polling Station(s)
- 37% ±11%
- Kano 101 Polling Station(s)
- 19% ±5%
- Katsina 61 Polling Station(s)
- 24% ±5%
- Kebbi 30 Polling Station(s)
- 36% ±8%
- Sokoto 36 Polling Station(s)
- 35% ±13%
- Zamfara 29 Polling Station(s)
- 22% ±7%
-
Percent vote for other parties
- North West 366 Polling Station(s)
- 2% ±0%
- Jigawa 44 Polling Station(s)
- 3% ±1%
- Kaduna 65 Polling Station(s)
- 1% ±1%
- Kano 101 Polling Station(s)
- 2% ±0%
- Katsina 61 Polling Station(s)
- 2% ±1%
- Kebbi 30 Polling Station(s)
- 2% ±1%
- Sokoto 36 Polling Station(s)
- 4% ±1%
- Zamfara 29 Polling Station(s)
- 3% ±2%