Tsandi Constituency
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Tsandi Constituency is an
electoral constituency in the Omusati Region of Namibia. It had 26,834 inhabitants in 2004[1] and 15,618 registered voters in 2020[update].[2] Its district capital is the settlement of Tsandi
.
The constituency contains the village of Omugulugwombashe, the place where the first armed battle in the Namibian struggle for independence took place.
Politics
Tsandi constituency is traditionally a stronghold of the
South West Africa People's Organization (SWAPO) party. The 2004 regional election was won by SWAPO politician Leevi Shiimi Katoma. He received 8,731 of the 8,834 votes cast.[3]
In the
independent candidate Saara Amutenya with 360 votes and Natangwe Neingo of the Independent Patriots for Change (IPC), an opposition party formed in August 2020, with 313 votes.[2]
References
- ^ Constituencies of Namibia, 2004
- ^ a b "Regional Council 2020 Election Results". Interactive map. Electoral Commission of Namibia. 18 January 2021. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
- ^ "Electoral Act, 1992: Notification of Result of General Election for Regional Councils" (pdf). Government Gazette of the Republic of Namibia. No. 3366. Government of Namibia. 3 January 2005. p. 6.
- ^ "Opposition parties are mosquitoes, says Kawana". The Namibian. 26 October 2015.
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