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
Source: INEC. Candidates, parties and constituencies come from INEC’s official published lists. If INEC updates a list, we update ours. See INEC’s final list
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
Niger North senatorial district
Abdullahi Shehu Mohammed
African Democratic Congress
Bello Abubakar Sani
All Progressives Congress
Aliyu Muhammad
Allied Peoples Movement
Salisu Mohammed
Labour Party
Bawa Joshua Nuhu
Nigeria Democratic Congress
Abdullahi Yahaya
Peoples Democratic Party
Kontagora/Wushishi/Mariga/Mashegu federal constituency
Mohammed Sani Bello
African Democratic Congress
Garba Abdullahi Idris
All Progressives Congress
Ishaq Hauwa
Allied Peoples Movement
Manniru Saidu
Labour Party
Samaila Makeri
Nigeria Democratic Congress
Bako Ahmed
Peoples Democratic Party
Saturday 6 February 2027
Who runs your state and who represents you in the State House of Assembly.
Statewide contest · Niger
Mohammed Kpautagi
African Democratic Congress
Mohammed Umaru Bago
All Progressives Congress
Abdulmalik Saidu Akpayi
Allied Peoples Movement
Mohammed Usman
Labour Party
Muhammad Yahaya Adam
Nigeria Democratic Congress
Muhammad Mamman Nami
Peoples Democratic Party
Kontagora has 2 state constituencies. Your seat is set by where you registered: pick the one on your PVC.
Mansur Abbas Waziri
African Democratic Congress
Mohammed Phalal Bako
All Progressives Congress
Aliyu Bashir
Allied Peoples Movement
Usman Mohammed
Labour Party
Umaru Nuhu Babangida
Nigeria Democratic Congress
Shawai Hadiza Yusuf
Peoples Democratic Party
Before you choose
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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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