Welcome to GhanaWeb's live updates of the 2024 general elections, taking place today, December 7, 2024, across all 276 constituencies.

GhanaWeb will provide reliable and swift minute-by-minute updates on the elections.

Ghanaians head to the polls to elect the next president and parliamentarians who will steer the country for the next four years.

The general elections will take place in 276 constituencies across the country, and 18.8 million people are expected to vote.

The 2024 election has thirteen presidential candidates, with nine of them representing political parties and four being independent candidates.

Of the 18.8 million voters, 459,291 represent 4% of the voter population. 48% of the voters are male, while the female population makes up 52%.

The role of the youth in the elections will be significant as they make up 55% of the voter population.

A total of 40,976 polling centres will be used for the 2024 elections, with 328 already used for the Special Voting exercises that took place on Monday, December 2, and Thursday, December 5, 2024.

According to data published by CODEO, the largest CSO in elections, the 2024 elections will feature 801 parliamentary candidates vying for the 276 seats.

Of the 13 presidential candidates, four are independent, while nine represent political parties. This means that the elections will have nine political parties contesting.

In the parliamentary elections, there are 111 candidates contesting as independents.

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