Muruka Ward: polling stations
Muruka (IEBC ward code 0540) is a county assembly ward in Kandara Constituency, Murang'a County. In the IEBC's 2022 register it had 31 polling stations at 13 registration centres, with 16,240 registered voters.
Muruka 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
- 0540
- Registration centres
- 13
- Polling stations
- 31
- Registered voters
- 16,240
2022 figures. Average of 524 registered voters per polling station. The largest registration centre was KIRANGA PRIMARY SCHOOL, with 2,147 voters across 4 polling stations.
How Muruka compares
- By registered voters, Muruka was the 5th largest of the 6 wards in Kandara, with 15.4% of the constituency’s voters.
- Across Murang'a County it ranked 22nd of 35 wards and held 2.6% of the county’s registered voters.
- Its polling stations averaged 524 registered voters each — fewer than the Kandara average of 534 and the same as the Murang'a County average of 524.
- The largest polling station was KIAWAMBUTU PRIMARY SCHOOL with 668 registered voters; the smallest was RUKIRA NURSERY SCHOOL with 370.
- 11 of its 13 registration centres had more than one polling station (stream).
Registration centres and polling stations in Muruka
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 |
|---|---|---|
| MAKINDI PRIMARY SCHOOL | 3 | 1,794 |
| KARUMU PRIMARY SCHOOL | 3 | 1,851 |
| RUKIRA PRIMARY SCHOOL | 3 | 1,751 |
| MURUKA PRIMARY SCHOOL | 3 | 1,472 |
| GATITU PRIMARY SCHOOL | 2 | 964 |
| KIAWAMBUTU PRIMARY SCHOOL | 1 | 668 |
| MUTUNDU-INI PRIMARY SCHOOL | 2 | 1,185 |
| KIRANGA PRIMARY SCHOOL | 4 | 2,147 |
| KANYIRI-INI PRIMARY SCHOOL | 2 | 883 |
| NGUTHURU PRIMARY SCHOOL | 3 | 1,529 |
| KARIKO PRIMARY SCHOOL | 2 | 865 |
| RUKIRA NURSERY SCHOOL | 2 | 741 |
| RURII CATHOLIC HALL | 1 | 390 |
| Total | 31 | 16,240 |
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.
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