Tongaren Constituency

Tongaren
Constituency
Country Kenya
CountyBungoma County
Government
 • Member of ParliamentJohn Chikati
Area
 • Land146.06 sq mi (378.30 km2)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total187,478

Tongaren is an electoral constituency in Kenya.[1] Tongaren constituency[2] politically came into existence in 2012 prior to the 2013 general election.[3] The constituency was carved off from the then larger Kimilili Constituency.[3] It is one of the 290 constituencies in Kenya and one of the 9 constituencies in Bungoma County.[4][5][6] The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) registered 84,952 voters[7] in Tongaren constituency for the August 9th 2022 general election in Kenya.[8]

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  2. ^ "Tongaren Constituency". gadm.org. Retrieved 2022-08-30.
  3. ^ a b "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.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  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. Retrieved 2022-08-17.
  8. ^ Registered Voters per Constituency for the 2022 General Elections (PDF). Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission. 2022. p. 6.