General News of Saturday, 7 December 2024

Source: www.ghanaweb.com

Voting smoothly takes off at Achubunyor polling stations

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Voting has commenced smoothly at Achubunyor, a community about 12 miles from Damongo in the Damongo Constituency of the Savannah Region.

As of the time of this report, three voters had already cast their ballots at Polling Station B, while four voters at Polling Station A had also voted.

A total of 459 voters are expected at Polling Station A, while 457 voters are expected at Polling Station B.

Both polling stations are experiencing absolute tranquility, with security personnel present at each location.

The 2024 general elections are ongoing across 276 constituencies in the country, with 18.8 million people 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.