2027 / Your ballot guide
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Where you vote
Your constituency depends on where you registered, not where you live now.
State
LGA
Senatorial district
Federal constituency
State assembly seat
Candidates from INEC’s final list for the 2027 general election. Check your exact constituency and polling unit using INEC’s official records.
Saturday 16 January 2027
Three contests. One national race and two tied to your constituency.
National contest · every registered voter sees this race
Atiku Abubakar
African Democratic Congress
Bola Tinubu
All Progressives Congress
Seyi Makinde
Allied Peoples Movement
Chibuzo Okereke
Labour Party
Peter Obi
Nigeria Democratic Congress
Sandy Onor
Peoples Democratic Party
Bauchi South senatorial district
Garba Dahiru
African Democratic Congress
Shehu Yakubu Abdullahi
All Progressives Congress
Mohammad Bala Abdulkadir
Allied Peoples Movement
Dabo Danjuma Adamu
Peoples Democratic Party
Alkaleri/kerfi federal constituency
Musa M Pali
African Democratic Congress
Alhaji Kabiru Yusuf
All Progressives Congress
Yakubu Hajara Wanka
Allied Peoples Movement
Usman Ahmad
Nigeria Democratic Congress
Yusuf Idi
Peoples Democratic Party
Saturday 6 February 2027
Who runs your state and who represents you in the State House of Assembly.
Statewide contest · Bauchi
Halliru Dauda Jika
African Democratic Congress
Abubakar Mohammed Abdullahi
All Progressives Congress
Adamu Yakubu
Allied Peoples Movement
Aliyu Idris Muhammad
Labour Party
Kashim Ibrahim Muhammad
Nigeria Democratic Congress
Adamu Usman Ahmed
Peoples Democratic Party
Alkaleri has 2 state constituencies. Your seat is set by where you registered: pick the one on your PVC.
Bala Saidu Adamu
African Democratic Congress
Garba Ibrahim Gwana
All Progressives Congress
Musa Abubakar Madaki
Allied Peoples Movement
Ibrahim Yahuza
Nigeria Democratic Congress
Abdullahi Bala Dan
Peoples Democratic Party
Before you choose
A useful profile separates verified facts, public claims and missing information. Nothing on whyvote is an endorsement.
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Offices previously held, public voting and governance records, where available.
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Manifesto, policy proposals and documented campaign commitments.
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Primary sources, publication dates and corrections so you can check claims.
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What has the candidate proposed?
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