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PRESS BRIEFING BY THE DIRECTOR OF THE ELECTORAL COMMISSION OF ZAMBIA, MRS. PRISCILLA ISAAC – WEDNESDAY 21ST JANUARY 2015 POLLING STATIONS THAT ARE SCHEDULED TO VOTE TODAY UPDATE AS AT 17:00 HOURS, WEDNESDAY, 21ST JANUARY 2015 DISTRICT
CONSTITUENCY/DISTRICT No. of Registered Voters
Kaputa
Kaputa Constituency - Kapasha
320
- Chonganya
217
- Mataka
216
COMMENT
- Kapasha continued voting and closed at 13:00 hours today - Chonganya continued voting and will closed at 18:00 hours today - Mataka continued voting and closed at 13:00 hours Updated at 14:56 hours
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• WESTERN PROVINCE Lukulu West Constituency Mitete
No. of Voters
-Lupui -
417
-Kankuju –
372
-Lindole –
190
-Chin’onwe -
475
Three polling stations (Lupui, Kankuju and Lindole) opened at 06:00 hours and will close at 18:hours. Chin’onwe opened later. Time for opening and closing to be advised. (Updated at 14:55 hours)
Senanga
Senanga Constituency -Lumbe –
315
-Namuu -
178
Both polling stations opened at 11:45 today 21st January, 2015 and will close at 22:45 hours (Updated at 15:04 hours)
Limulunga
Luena Constituency Voted for an hour in Sitoya on 20th January, 2015 and continued on 21st January from 06:00 to close at 17:00 hours. Iloke Voting started today 21st January 2015. Time for opening and closing to be advised later.
-Sitoya – 461 -Iloke - 972
(Updated at 14:48 hours)
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• EASTERN PROVINCE Petauke Kapoche Constituency -Chizanda - 729
Opened 20th January 2015 at 15:30 to 20:00 hours Opened 21st January 2015 at 06:00 hours to 13:30
-Mando - 840
Opened 20th January 2015 at 16:00 to 20:00 hours Opened 21st January 2015 at 06:00 hours to 14:00
-Nyanena - 246
Opened 20th January 2015 at 16:00 to 20:00 hours Opened 21st January 2015 at 06:00 hours to 14:00
Chakaka – 226
Opened 21st January 2015 at 06:00 hours to 18:00
( Updated at 14:50 hours)
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• MUCHINGA PROVINCE Chama South Constituency Chama - Chifunda - 1,065 - Chitemwa – 462
Deliveries in progress. Polling station opening to be advised later
Chama North Constituency
- Chibale – 1,744 - Kabanjila – 429
- Kambowe – 240
Voting is due to start as materials have been deployed to Chibale and Kabangila time of voting to be advised.
Kambowe opened at 13:00hrs and closing at 18:00hrs and will continue tomorrow 06:hrs up to 12:00hrs.
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- Kankhomba – 159
- Ng’anjo – 253
Voting started today 21st January 2015 at 13:05hrs and will close at 18:00hrs and resume tommorw at 06:00hrs to 13:05hrs.
Started voting today at 13:30hrs to 18:00hrs. They will resume at 06:00hrs up 13:30hrs.
- Bilabila – 475
Started today at 11:00hrs to 18:00hrs breaking off and they will open tomorrow at 06:00hrs to 11:00hrs.
- Mulilo – 609
Voting started today at 15:30hrs to 18:00 hours. They will resume tomorrow from 06:00hrs to 12:00hrs.
- Mphyanakunda
At Mphyanakunda they started voting today at 08:00hrs to 18:00hrs.They will break off and resume tomorrow at 06:00hrs to 08:30hrs.
- Kamphemba – 671
Kamphemba opened at 09:00hrs to 18:00hrs. They will resume tomorrow from 06:00hrs to 09:00hrs.
- Mwanda – 253
At Mwanda the polling station will open tomorrow from 06:00hrs to 18:00hrs.
- Sitwe – 1037
Sitwe polling station started voting at 10:00hrs to 18:00hrs and they will resume tomorrow at 06:00hrs to 10:00hrs
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- Kakoma – 370
Voting started at 14:00hrs today up to 18:00hrs.They will resume tomorrow from 06:00hrs to 09:00hrs.
- Chikonta – 227
Voting started at 15:30hrs to 18:00hrs they will resume tomorrow from 06:00hrs to 15:30hrs.
- Mwimba. - 218
Voting started today at 06:00hrs to 18:00hrs.
MAFINGA CONSTITUENCY Mafinga
14 polling stations MUCHINGA POLLING STATIONS 1. KIYOMBO
At Kiyombo Polling Station voting started today 21st January 2015 at 13:00 hours. Closing time to be advised
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At Mukumbwa Polling station voting started today 21st January 2015 at 14:00 hours. Closing time to be advised
2. MUKUMBWA 289
3. KACHILIKILA 267 4. INZINZA
312
5. MIYA
979
Voting started today 21st January, 2015 at Inzinza polling station. Time for opening and closing to be advised
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629
7. KAMPALA
995
8. KAMBEBA
368
9. BUTONGA
372
10. MUKUTU
346
11. MUYEYE
401
12. DUKWA
347
13. MUGULA
196
14. SANGA
408
Updated at 15:00 hours
RUFUNSA CONSTITUENCY Rufunsa
Chomba Polling Station - 211
By 14:37 hours voting had not started because materials had not been delivered as helicopter had not yet arrived.
TOTAL number of Registered voters 21,337
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