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Constituency in Bungoma County, Kenya
Tongaren
Constituency
Country Kenya
CountyBungoma County
Government
 • Member of ParliamentJohn Chikati
Area
 • Land146.06 sq mi (378.30 km)
Population
 • Total187,478

Tongaren is an electoral constituency in Kenya. Tongaren constituency politically came into existence in 2012 prior to the 2013 general election. The constituency was carved off from the then larger Kimilili Constituency. It is one of the 290 constituencies in Kenya and one of the 9 constituencies in Bungoma County. The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) registered 84,952 voters in Tongaren constituency for the August 9th 2022 general election in Kenya.

Members of National Assembly

Election Year Member of Parliament Political Party Members of County Assembly
2007 David Eseli Simiyu FORD-Kenya 5
2013 David Eseli Simiyu FORD-Kenya
2017 David Eseli Simiyu FORD-Kenya 4
2022 John Murumba Chikati FORD-Kenya 4

County Assembly Wards

Code Name Population (approx) Area (km²)
1115 Mbakalo Ward 32,229 50.20
1116 Naitiri/Kabuyefwe Ward 38,023 42.10
1117 Milima Ward 33,352 64.60
1118 Ndalu Ward 21,148 58.90
1119 Tongaren Ward 33,907 74.10
1120 Soysambu/Mitua Ward 28,819 53.10

References

  1. Admin-BgCounty. "Background". The County Government of Bungoma. Our Heritage, Our Wealth. Retrieved 2022-09-01.
  2. "Tongaren Constituency". gadm.org. Retrieved 2022-08-30.
  3. ^ "89. Delimitation of electoral units - Kenya Law Reform Commission (KLRC)". www.klrc.go.ke. Retrieved 2022-08-29.
  4. Admin-BgCounty. "Political Units". The County Government of Bungoma. Our Heritage, Our Wealth. Retrieved 2022-09-01.
  5. "Constituency – Constituencies in Kenya". softkenya. Archived from the original on July 10, 2017. Retrieved 9 June 2018.
  6. "Constituencies". The National Government Constituencies Development Fund (NG-CDF). Retrieved 9 June 2018.
  7. "IEBC Bungoma County Registered Voters (Constituency, Wards)". Kenyayote. 2020-08-12. Archived from the original on September 20, 2020. Retrieved 2022-08-17.
  8. Registered Voters per Constituency for the 2022 General Elections (PDF). Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission. 2022. p. 6.
  9. "Tongaren Constituency Wards, MP, CDF, Population, Registered Voters and Map". kenyacradle.com. Retrieved 2022-08-17.
  10. "Mbakalo Ward". gadm.org. Retrieved 2022-08-30.
  11. "Naitiri/Kabuyefwe Ward". gadm.org. Retrieved 2022-08-30.
  12. "Milima Ward". gadm.org. Retrieved 2022-08-30.
  13. "Ndalu/ Tabani Ward". gadm.org. Retrieved 2022-08-30.
  14. "Tongaren Ward". gadm.org. Retrieved 2022-08-30.
  15. "Soysambu/ Mitua Ward". gadm.org. Retrieved 2022-08-30.

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