Yendi

Know Your Candidates

Mahamudu Bawumia (NPP)
Mahamudu Bawumia (NPP)
Daniel Augustus Lartey (GCPP)
Daniel Augustus Lartey (GCPP)
Akua Donkor (GFP)
Akua Donkor (GFP)
Christian Kwabena Andrews (GUM)
Christian Kwabena Andrews (GUM)
Kofi Akpaloo (LPG)
Kofi Akpaloo (LPG)
Mohammed Frimpong (NDP)
Mohammed Frimpong (NDP)
Nana Akosua Frimpomaa Kumankuma (CPP)
Nana Akosua Frimpomaa Kumankuma (CPP)
John Dramani Mahama (NDC)
John Dramani Mahama (NDC)
Hassan Ayariga (APC)
Hassan Ayariga (APC)
Kofi Koranteng (Independent)
Kofi Koranteng (Independent)
George Twum-Barima-Adu (Independent)
George Twum-Barima-Adu (Independent)
Nana Kwame Bediako (Independent)
Nana Kwame Bediako (Independent)
Alan John Kwadwo Kyeremateng (Independent)
Alan John Kwadwo Kyeremateng (Independent)

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About This Constituency

Yendi is the traditional capital of the Kingdom of Dagbon and the administrative centre of the Yendi Municipal District in the Northern Region of Ghana.

As of 2021, the population of Yendi was 154,421 comprising 76,142 males and 78,279 females.

It is the seat of the King of the Dagbon, Ghana’s oldest kingdom.

Election History

 

Farouk Aliu Mahama – Member of Parliament

The Yendi constituency is a stronghold for the New Patriotic Party.

1996: Malik Al-Hassan Yakubu (NPP)

2000: Malik Al-Hassan Yakubu (NPP)

2004: Malik Al-Hassan Yakubu (NPP)

2008: Sulemana Ibun Iddrisu (NDC)

2012: Mohammad Habibu Tijani (NPP)

2016: Mohammad Habibu Tijani (NPP)

2020: Farouk Aliu Mahama (NPP)