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Details of
Sunday’s presidential run-off
Accra, Dec. 30, Ghanadot/GNA – Professor John
Evans Atta Mills, presidential candidate of the National
Democratic Congress (NDC) has a lead over Nana Akufo-Addo,
presidential candidate of the New Patriotic Party (NPP),
after EC certified results in 229 constituencies.
Statistics by the Electoral Commission said provisional
figures of the certified results of Sunday’s run-off from
229 constituencies shows that Prof. Atta Mills has 50.13 per
cent (4,501,466 votes) while Nana Akufo-Addo has 49.87 per
cent (4,478,441 votes).
In the regional breakdown, Prof. Atta Mills won in eight of
the 10 regions – Western (51.9%), Central (53.8%), Greater
Accra (54.4%), Volta (86.1%), Brong Ahafo (50.4), Northern
(61.6%), Upper East (65%) and Upper West (62.3%).
Nana Akufo-Addo won in two regions – Eastern (57.5%) and
Ashanti Regions (75.0%).
National turnout after 229 constituencies is 72.74 per cent.
Percentage of rejected votes is 1.01 per cent.
REGION
Nana Akufo-Addo % J.E.A
Mills %
WESTERN
384,028 48.1
414,144 51.9
CENTRAL 325,454
46.2
378,975 53.8
GT. ACCRA 798,556
45.6
953,086 54.4
VOLTA
102,173 13.9
630,899 86.1
EASTERN 536,366
57.5
396,277 42.5
ASHANTI 1,438,820
75.0
479,749 25.0
BRONG AHAFO 382,202
49.6 388,463
50.4
NORTHERN 311,774 38.4 500,953 61.6
UPPER EAST 117,477 34.4 223,994 65.6
UPPER WEST 81,561 37.7 134,926 62.3
NATIONAL TOTAL 4,478,411 49.9 4,501,466 50.1
GNA
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