President John Mahama has cast his ballot in the ongoing District Assembly elections.

The President left Accra Tuesday morning to his hometown Bole in the Northern region to vote.

Over 18,000 candidates are contesting the District Assembly Elections made up of 1,102 females and 17,783 males.

There are a total of 43,585 candidates contesting the Unit Committees Elections, comprising 12,000 female candidates and 31,585 male candidates.