ECZ Press Brief: 21/01/15. Priscilla Isaac

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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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6. SUNGO

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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