Gaichanjiru Ward: polling stations
Gaichanjiru (IEBC ward code 0542) is a county assembly ward in Kandara Constituency, Murang'a County. In the IEBC's 2022 register it had 31 polling stations at 16 registration centres, with 16,280 registered voters.
Gaichanjiru elects one Member of County Assembly at the general election on . Its voters also elect the MP for Kandara, Murang'a County's governor, senator and woman representative, and vote for President.
- IEBC ward code
- 0542
- Registration centres
- 16
- Polling stations
- 31
- Registered voters
- 16,280
2022 figures. Average of 525 registered voters per polling station. The largest registration centre was GITHIGI PRYIMARY SCHOOL, with 2,206 voters across 4 polling stations.
How Gaichanjiru compares
- By registered voters, Gaichanjiru was the 4th largest of the 6 wards in Kandara, with 15.5% of the constituency’s voters.
- Across Murang'a County it ranked 21st of 35 wards and held 2.6% of the county’s registered voters.
- Its polling stations averaged 525 registered voters each — fewer than the Kandara average of 534 and more than the Murang'a County average of 524.
- The largest polling station was KARUGIA PRIMARY SCHOOL with 664 registered voters; the smallest was KAGIRA NURSERY SCHOOL with 298.
- 10 of its 16 registration centres had more than one polling station (stream).
Registration centres and polling stations in Gaichanjiru
A registration centre often has several polling stations (streams). Names are as listed in the IEBC register, which shortens long names.
| Registration centre | Polling stations | Registered voters |
|---|---|---|
| KIHURU-INI PRIMARY SCHOOL | 2 | 990 |
| KARUGIA PRIMARY SCHOOL | 2 | 1,328 |
| MANJUU PRIMARY SCHOOL | 2 | 1,135 |
| WANGAI PRIMARY SCHOOL | 4 | 2,136 |
| GAICHANJIRU HIGH SCH | 2 | 1,008 |
| GAKOIGO PRIMARY SCHOOL | 2 | 755 |
| GITHIGI PRYIMARY SCHOOL | 4 | 2,206 |
| KAWANJERU PRIMARY SCHOOL | 1 | 503 |
| THAGARI PRIMARY SCHOOL | 1 | 600 |
| GAICHANJIRU PRIMARY SCHOOL | 2 | 1,202 |
| KAGIRA PRIMARY SCHOOL | 1 | 647 |
| KAGIRA NURSERY SCHOOL | 1 | 298 |
| GATITU-INI PRIMARY SCHOOL | 1 | 465 |
| KARIUA PRIMARY SCHOOL | 3 | 1,771 |
| KIHARO PRIMARY SCHOOL | 1 | 354 |
| GITHAITI PRIMARY SCHOOL | 2 | 882 |
| Total | 31 | 16,280 |
Finding your polling station
This list is from the register used for the 9 August 2022 General Election. Registration centres and polling stations can change before 2027, and new voters are registered between elections. Always confirm your registration and polling station with the IEBC.
Organising polling agents here? Read the polling agent guide.