2027 / Your ballot guide
Choose where you vote to see the five offices and the candidates. Explore every race before election day.
No party endorsements. Just the information. Each race shows the six parties holding the most elected offices, in alphabetical order. Every other candidate is one tap away.
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
Kaduna Central senatorial district
Lawal Adamu Usman
African Democratic Congress
Sani Shehu
All Progressives Congress
Jatau Aliyu Suleiman
Allied Peoples Movement
Danbaki Yusuf Solomon
Labour Party
Adamu Haruna
Nigeria Democratic Congress
Ibrahim Usman
Peoples Democratic Party
Birnin Gwari/Giwa federal constituency
Bashir Zubairu
African Democratic Congress
Giwa Abubakar Shehu
All Progressives Congress
Hassan Hamisu
Allied Peoples Movement
Muhammed Sani Isyaku
Peoples Democratic Party
Saturday 6 February 2027
Who runs your state and who represents you in the State House of Assembly.
Statewide contest · Kaduna
Isa Mohammed Ashiru
African Democratic Congress
Sani Uba
All Progressives Congress
Haruna Yunusa Saeed
Allied Peoples Movement
Rilwanu Muhammad Lawal
Labour Party
Bawa Shehu Usman
Peoples Democratic Party
Birnin Gwari has 2 state constituencies. Your seat is set by where you registered: pick the one on your PVC.
Ya'U Musa Nakaka
African Democratic Congress
Musa Yahaya
All Progressives Congress
Ayuba Micah
Nigeria Democratic Congress
Haruna Musa
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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