Karima Ward: polling stations
Karima (IEBC ward code 0486) is a county assembly ward in Othaya Constituency, Nyeri County. In the IEBC's 2022 register it had 28 polling stations at 19 registration centres, with 12,289 registered voters.
Karima elects one Member of County Assembly at the general election on . Its voters also elect the MP for Othaya, Nyeri County's governor, senator and woman representative, and vote for President.
- IEBC ward code
- 0486
- Registration centres
- 19
- Polling stations
- 28
- Registered voters
- 12,289
2022 figures. Average of 439 registered voters per polling station. The largest registration centre was GATUGI PRIMARY SCHOOL, with 1,180 voters across 2 polling stations.
How Karima compares
- By registered voters, Karima was the smallest of the 4 wards in Othaya, with 19.9% of the constituency’s voters.
- Across Nyeri County it ranked 27th of 30 wards and held 2.6% of the county’s registered voters.
- Its polling stations averaged 439 registered voters each — fewer than the Othaya average of 445 and fewer than the Nyeri County average of 501.
- The largest polling station was KIHUGIRU PRIMARY SCHOOL with 673 registered voters; the smallest was KARIMA YOUTH POLYTECHNIC with 300.
- 9 of its 19 registration centres had more than one polling station (stream).
Registration centres and polling stations in Karima
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 |
|---|---|---|
| KARIMA PRIMARY SCHOOL | 2 | 877 |
| GURA PRIMARY SCHOOL | 2 | 707 |
| MUTITU PRIMARY SCHOOL | 1 | 370 |
| KIYU PRIMARY SCHOOL | 1 | 484 |
| KAGUMO PRIMARY SCHOOL | 2 | 835 |
| KAIRIA PRIMARY SCHOOL | 2 | 789 |
| IRINDI PRIMARY SCHOOL | 2 | 710 |
| GATUGI PRIMARY SCHOOL | 2 | 1,180 |
| THUTI PRIMARY SCHOOL | 1 | 368 |
| KIHUGIRU PRIMARY SCHOOL | 1 | 673 |
| OTHAYA GIRLS SECONDARY SCHOOL | 1 | 631 |
| GATHAMBARA TEA BUYING CENTRE | 2 | 710 |
| WITIMA PRIMARY SCHOOL | 1 | 418 |
| GATUGI SECONDARY SCHOOL | 2 | 1,088 |
| GITANDARA TEA BUYING CENTRE | 1 | 393 |
| WITIMA HEALTH CENTRE | 2 | 1,108 |
| KARIMA BOYS HIGH SCHOOL | 1 | 334 |
| KARIMA YOUTH POLYTECHNIC | 1 | 300 |
| IRINDI SECONDARY SCHOOL | 1 | 314 |
| Total | 28 | 12,289 |
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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