Gatarakwa Ward: polling stations
Gatarakwa (IEBC ward code 0473) is a county assembly ward in Kieni Constituency, Nyeri County. In the IEBC's 2022 register it had 25 polling stations at 19 registration centres, with 12,086 registered voters.
Gatarakwa elects one Member of County Assembly at the general election on . Its voters also elect the MP for Kieni, Nyeri County's governor, senator and woman representative, and vote for President.
- IEBC ward code
- 0473
- Registration centres
- 19
- Polling stations
- 25
- Registered voters
- 12,086
2022 figures. Average of 483 registered voters per polling station. The largest registration centre was CHARITY PRIMARY SCHOOL, with 1,513 voters across 3 polling stations.
How Gatarakwa compares
- By registered voters, Gatarakwa was the 7th largest of the 8 wards in Kieni, with 10.5% of the constituency’s voters.
- Across Nyeri County it ranked 28th of 30 wards and held 2.5% of the county’s registered voters.
- Its polling stations averaged 483 registered voters each — fewer than the Kieni average of 494 and fewer than the Nyeri County average of 501.
- The largest polling station was GITEGI PRIMARY SCHOOL with 682 registered voters; the smallest was WATUKA SECONDARY SCHOOL with 245.
- 5 of its 19 registration centres had more than one polling station (stream).
Registration centres and polling stations in Gatarakwa
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 |
|---|---|---|
| NDUNYU GWATHI PRIMARY SCHOOL | 2 | 1,014 |
| CHARITY SECONDARY SCHOOL | 1 | 618 |
| GAKANGA PRIMARY SCHOOL | 1 | 554 |
| GITEGI PRIMARY SCHOOL | 2 | 1,364 |
| NDIIRI NURSERY SCHOOL | 1 | 310 |
| CHARITY PRIMARY SCHOOL | 3 | 1,513 |
| EMBARINGO PRIMARY SCHOOL | 2 | 1,002 |
| NGARINGIRO PRIMARY SCHOOL | 1 | 420 |
| WATUKA PRIMARY SCHOOL | 1 | 658 |
| LACHUTA PRIMARY SCHOOL | 1 | 593 |
| KAMIANDA NURSERY SCHOOL | 1 | 481 |
| KIRIA PRIMARY SCHOOL | 1 | 441 |
| KIAHURIA PRIMARY SCHOOL | 1 | 305 |
| GITARO PRIMARY SCHOOL | 1 | 354 |
| OBSERVATION HILL SECONDARY SCHOOL | 1 | 280 |
| KIMUNYURU DAY SECONDARY SCHOOL | 1 | 536 |
| WATUKA SECONDARY SCHOOL | 1 | 245 |
| WATUKA FARMERS COOP STORE (EMBARING | 1 | 306 |
| EMBARINGO DAY SECONDARY SCHOOL | 2 | 1,092 |
| Total | 25 | 12,086 |
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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