Ruchu Ward: polling stations
Ruchu (IEBC ward code 0544) is a county assembly ward in Kandara Constituency, Murang'a County. In the IEBC's 2022 register it had 42 polling stations at 22 registration centres, with 21,388 registered voters.
Ruchu 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
- 0544
- Registration centres
- 22
- Polling stations
- 42
- Registered voters
- 21,388
2022 figures. Average of 509 registered voters per polling station. The largest registration centre was WAHU PRIMARY SCHOOL, with 2,317 voters across 4 polling stations.
How Ruchu compares
- By registered voters, Ruchu was the largest of the 6 wards in Kandara, with 20.3% of the constituency’s voters.
- Across Murang'a County it ranked 7th of 35 wards and held 3.4% of the county’s registered voters.
- Its polling stations averaged 509 registered voters each — fewer than the Kandara average of 534 and fewer than the Murang'a County average of 524.
- The largest polling station was RWATHE PRIMARY SCHOOL with 669 registered voters; the smallest was MUIGARIUA TEA BUYING CENTER with 302.
- 15 of its 22 registration centres had more than one polling station (stream).
Registration centres and polling stations in Ruchu
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 |
|---|---|---|
| MUNG'ARIA PRIMARY SCHOOL | 2 | 836 |
| RWATHE PRIMARY SCHOOL | 2 | 1,338 |
| GITARE PRIMARY SCHOOL | 2 | 888 |
| GITHIGIA PRIMARY SCHOOL | 2 | 901 |
| KANGUI PRIMARY SCHOOL | 2 | 910 |
| KAHIGA PRYIMARY SCHOOL | 1 | 584 |
| GITHUMU PRIMARY SCHOOL | 3 | 1,535 |
| GITURU PRIMARY SCHOOL | 2 | 1,249 |
| GICHAGI-INI PRIMARY SCHOOL | 2 | 910 |
| WAHU PRIMARY SCHOOL | 4 | 2,317 |
| KIAWANGENYE T/B CENTRE | 1 | 415 |
| KIANGARI PRIMARY SCHOOL | 1 | 416 |
| NDUTI TEA BUYING CENTRE | 1 | 467 |
| KAMICHEE PRIMARY SCHOOL | 2 | 786 |
| GATHAGE PRIMARY SCHOOL | 2 | 1,061 |
| RUONA PRIMARY SCHOOL | 2 | 994 |
| MUKURIA PRIMARY SCHOOL | 2 | 1,025 |
| GACHARAGE PRIMARY SCHOOL | 3 | 1,991 |
| MUTHERU PRIMARY SCHOOL | 3 | 1,673 |
| MUIGARIUA TEA BUYING CENTER | 1 | 302 |
| KARANGI COLLECTION CENTER | 1 | 425 |
| KAIRI TEA BUYING CENTER | 1 | 365 |
| Total | 42 | 21,388 |
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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