Gatitu/Muruguru Ward: polling stations
Gatitu/Muruguru (IEBC ward code 0493) is a county assembly ward in Nyeri Town Constituency, Nyeri County. In the IEBC's 2022 register it had 23 polling stations at 11 registration centres, with 11,363 registered voters.
Gatitu/Muruguru elects one Member of County Assembly at the general election on . Its voters also elect the MP for Nyeri Town, Nyeri County's governor, senator and woman representative, and vote for President.
- IEBC ward code
- 0493
- Registration centres
- 11
- Polling stations
- 23
- Registered voters
- 11,363
2022 figures. Average of 494 registered voters per polling station. The largest registration centre was THUNGUMA PRIMARY SCHOOL, with 2,277 voters across 4 polling stations.
How Gatitu/Muruguru compares
- By registered voters, Gatitu/Muruguru was the smallest of the 5 wards in Nyeri Town, with 13.0% of the constituency’s voters.
- Across Nyeri County it ranked 30th of 30 wards and held 2.4% of the county’s registered voters.
- Its polling stations averaged 494 registered voters each — fewer than the Nyeri Town average of 541 and fewer than the Nyeri County average of 501.
- The largest polling station was GATITU DISPENSARY with 628 registered voters; the smallest was KIRIMARA PRIMARY SCHOOL with 68.
- 7 of its 11 registration centres had more than one polling station (stream).
Registration centres and polling stations in Gatitu/Muruguru
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 |
|---|---|---|
| KIRIMARA PRIMARY SCHOOL | 1 | 68 |
| IHIGAINI PRIMARY SCHOOL | 1 | 496 |
| MURUGURU PRIMARY SCHOOL | 3 | 1,736 |
| MARUA PRIMARY SCHOOL | 2 | 1,048 |
| KIAMUIRU PRIMARY SCHOOL | 2 | 904 |
| GITHIRU PRIMARY SCHOOL | 2 | 1,054 |
| KIAMBUIRI PRIMARY SCHOOL | 1 | 161 |
| GATITU NURSERY SCHOOL | 3 | 1,569 |
| RIAMUKURWE PRIMARY SCHOOL | 3 | 1,422 |
| THUNGUMA PRIMARY SCHOOL | 4 | 2,277 |
| GATITU DISPENSARY | 1 | 628 |
| Total | 23 | 11,363 |
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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