General News of Friday, 10 January 2025

Source: www.ghanaweb.com

Mahama 56.4%; Bawumia, 41.7%; Cheddar, 0.7%: EC updates 2024 presidential election results

L - M: President John Dramani Mahama, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, Nana Kwame Bediako and Alan Kyerematen L - M: President John Dramani Mahama, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, Nana Kwame Bediako and Alan Kyerematen

The Electoral Commission of Ghana (EC) has updated the results of the 2024 presidential election.

The revised figures reflect results from 275 out of 276 constituencies, with the Ablekuma North Constituency still outstanding.

According to the updated results, the winner of the election, President John Dramani Mahama of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), secured 6,591,790 votes, representing 56.42% of valid votes cast.

Former Vice President, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) came in second with 4,877,611 votes, accounting for 41.75%.

Independent candidate, Nana Kwame Bediako, placed third with 88,944 votes (0.76%), followed by Alan John Kwadwo Kyerematen, another independent candidate, with 32,457 votes (0.28%).

Below is a breakdown of the updated figures:

John Dramani Mahama (NDC) - 56.42%

Mahamudu Bawumia (NPP) - 41.75%

Nana Kwame Bediako (Independent) - 0.76%

Alan John Kwadwo Kyerematen (Independent) - 0.28%

Nana Akosua Frimpomaa (CPP) - 0.20%

Hassan Abdulai Ayariga (APC) - 0.15%

Daniel Augustus Lartey Jnr. (GCPP) - 0.15%

Christian Kwabena Andrews (GUM) - 0.15%

Kofi Akpaloo (LPG) - 0.05%

Mohammed Frimpong (NDP) - 0.04%

Kofi Koranteng (Independent) - 0.03%

George Twum-Barimah-Adu (Independent) - 0.02%

Akua Donkor (GFP) - 0.00%

Other Details:

Total valid votes cast: 11,683,483

Total rejected ballots: 247,937

Voter turnout for the 275 constituencies: 63.97%

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