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
Kano South senatorial district
Baba Aminu Zubair
African Democratic Congress
Kawu Suleiman Abdurrahaman
All Progressives Congress
Shehu Rabiu
Allied Peoples Movement
Aliyu Sule
Labour Party
Ibrahim Kassim Bataiya
Nigeria Democratic Congress
Isa Umar Sambo
Peoples Democratic Party
Albasu/Gaya/Ajingi federal constituency
Kabiru Abdullahi Jobe
African Democratic Congress
Mustapha Tijjani Ghali
All Progressives Congress
Lawal Makama
Allied Peoples Movement
Anas Tijjani Naiya
Labour Party
Surajo Shamsu Ubale
Nigeria Democratic Congress
Yakubu Ahmed
Peoples Democratic Party
Saturday 6 February 2027
Who runs your state and who represents you in the State House of Assembly.
Statewide contest · Kano
Ibrahim Ali Amin
African Democratic Congress
Yusuf Abba Kabir
All Progressives Congress
Muhammad Bashir Galadanchi
Allied Peoples Movement
Santuraki Hamisu
Labour Party
Abacha Muhammed Sani
Peoples Democratic Party
Ajingi state constituency
Dattijo Suleiman Dundun
African Democratic Congress
Lawan Tini Ajingi
All Progressives Congress
Auwalu Hamza Abdullahi
Allied Peoples Movement
Ibrahim Sani Shehu
Nigeria Democratic Congress
Subura Yusuf
Peoples Democratic Party
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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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