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The 2003 Kano State gubernatorial election occurred on April 19, 2003. All Nigeria Peoples Party (ANPP) candidate Ibrahim Shekarau won the election, defeating People's Democratic Party (PDP) Rabiu Kwankwaso and 5 other candidates.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8]
Results
[edit]Ibrahim Shekarau from the ANPP won the election.[9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16] 7 candidates contested in the election.[17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25]
The total number of registered voters in the state was 4,000,430, total votes cast was 2,313,527, valid votes was 2,197,405 and rejected votes was 116,122.[26][2][27][28][29][30][31][32][33]
- Ibrahim Shekarau, (ANPP)- 1,082,457
- Rabiu Kwankwaso, PDP- 888,494
- Kabir Atiku, APGA- 10,271
- Amin Ibrahim Ali, PRP, 72,262
- Umar Danhassan, PSP- 187,084
- Mohammed Mukhtar, UNPP- 2,897
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