1983 Nigerian presidential election

1983 Nigerian presidential election

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Nominee Shehu Shagari Obafemi Awolowo Nnamdi Azikiwe Party NPN UPN NPP Running mate Alex Ekwueme Muhammad Kura Shettima Mustafa[1] States carried 11 5 2 Popular vote 12,081,471 7,907,209 3,557,113 Percentage 47.51% 31.09% 13.99%

Results by state

President before election Shehu Shagari NPN Elected President Shehu Shagari NPN

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Presidential elections were held in Nigeria on 6 August 1983. The result was a victory for incumbent Shehu Shagari, who received 48% of the vote.^[2][3] His National Party of Nigeria won the parliamentary elections held later in the month.^[4]

Results

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