2012 sokoto State governorship election results and the election was held on Saturday 18 2012
There are 30 contested candidates that participated in the election. The list of contested candidates that participated in the election are
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2012 sokoto State governorship election candidates
1 Hon. Bello Abubakar candidate From Action Alliance (AA)
2 Abubakar Aliyu candidate From Accord
3 Alhaji Haldus Idris Goronyo candidate From ACPN
4 Alhaji Suleiman Aliyu candidate From AD
5 Malami Shehu Abdullahi candidate From ADC
5 Mohammadu Abdullahi candidate From ALP
7 Yusha’u Mohammed candidate From Ahmed ANPP
8 Nasiru Aliyu candidate From APGA
9 Inuwa Al-Yusuf Garba candidate From APS
10 Hon. Umar Mohammed Farouk candidate From ARP
11 Dahiru Bello Sokoto candidate From BNPP
12 Engr. Abubakar Aliyu Yabo candidate From CPC
13 Jamilu Adamu candidate From CPP
14 Senator Garba Illah Gada candidate From DPP
15 Abubakar Ahmed Balarabe candidate From JP
16 Mu’awuya A. Huseini candidate From Labour.
17 Ahmed Bello Ahmed candidate From MPPP
18 Kabiru A. Muhammad candidate From MRDD
19 Alhaji Hussaini Maidamma candidate From NAP
20 Alhaji Nasiru Aliyu candidate From ND
21Alhaji Nasiru S. Larabawa candidate From NMPP
22 Hashimu Abubakar candidate From NNPP
23 Alhaji Ibrahim Babajo Ahmed candidate From NSDP
24 Muhammad Ango Shagari candidate From PDC
25 Aliyu Magatakarda Wammakko candidate From PDP
26 Salamatu Isah Abdullahi candidate From PPA
27 Ahmed Ahmed Jao candidate From PPP
28 Umar Bello candidate From RPN
29 Rabiu Umar candidate From SDMP
30 Abdul-Wahab Yahaya candidate From UNPP.
2012 sokoto State governorship election results
In 2012 sokoto State governorship election out of 30 contested candidates that participated in the election Aliyu Magatakarda and his running mate muktar shagari candidate From people democratic party PDP was the elected governor with the total number of 528,247 received votes