Kaduna State: 2027 ballot

Official sources only. Facts come from the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). Candidates will be added only from INEC’s published final list. Vote Book does not publish polls.

On your ballot

President and Vice President (Sat, Jan 16, 2027)
Senator: 3 senatorial districts in Kaduna (Jan 16)
House of Representatives: your federal constituency (Jan 16)
Governor and Deputy Governor (Sat, Feb 6, 2027)
State House of Assembly: your state constituency (Feb 6)

Senate candidates (Jan 16)

Kaduna North (12 candidates)

Party	Candidate	Age	Gender
ADP	IDRIS YAHAYA	52	M
ADC	KHALID IBRAHIM MUSTAPHA	61	M
APC	YERO MUKHTAR RAMALAN	58	M
APGA	ADAMU RABIU	36	M
APM	IBRAHIM KABIRU	56	M
LP	ALIYU ABDU GUBUCHI	60	M
NDC	SHA'ABAN MOHAMMAD TURAD	40	M
PDP	AHMED ABDULLAHI ZUBAIRU	46	M
PRP	AHMAD ABDULLAHI WAKILI	42	M
SDP	ADAMU RABIU	56	M
YPP	JENIFER AGBAJE	40	F
YP	ZUNTU SULEIMAN MOHAMMED	40	M

Kaduna Central (13 candidates)

Party	Candidate	Age	Gender
ADP	BADAMASI HAFSAT	37	F
ADC	LAWAL ADAMU USMAN	51	M
APC	SANI SHEHU	58	M
APGA	USMAN LAWAL	36	M
APM	JATAU ALIYU SULEIMAN	53	M
LP	DANBAKI YUSUF SOLOMON	51	M
NDP	IBRAHIM MOHAMMED SANI	55	M
NNPP	BALA DANIEL JOJI	41	M
NDC	ADAMU HARUNA	44	M
PDP	IBRAHIM USMAN	52	M
PRP	SULEIMAN MUNIR BABANGIDA	47	M
SDP	SALISU SULEIMAN	60	M
YPP	SANI YAYA	39	M

Kaduna South (8 candidates)

Party	Candidate	Age	Gender
ADP	ABEL YASHIM SOLOMON	39	M
ADC	GODFREY ALI GAIYA	61	M
APC	MARSHALL SUNDAY KATUNG	65	M
APM	SA’AD ABUBAKAR	36	M
NNPP	DAUDA PHILIBUS	43	M
PDP	GUMBARI JOSEPH MATAIMAKI	69	M
SDP	LAURA YIMI LUCAS	40	F
ZLP	ADEYEMI ADEBOWALE ABDULZEEZ	62	M

Details are shown exactly as printed in INEC’s final list (INEC, PDF), signed by the Secretary to the Commission. Names are in INEC’s order (often surname first). Vote Book does not rank or endorse candidates.

House of Representatives candidates (Jan 16)

Kaduna North (10 candidates)

Party	Candidate	Age	Gender
A	ABDULLAHI UMAR	33	M
ADP	DANJUMA BARNABAS	38	M
ADC	MOHAMMED BELLO EL-RUFAI	38	M
APC	SULEIMAN SAMAILA ABDU	45	M
APM	ALIYU ABUBAKAR	44	M
NDC	HASSAN ISAH FAUZIYYA	38	F
PDP	SAMBO ADAMS	41	M
PRP	BALARABE KASSIM MUSA	48	M
SDP	USMAN MUHAMMAD	48	M
YPP	ABUBAKAR WAZIRI	45	M

Zaria (10 candidates)

Party	Candidate	Age	Gender
ADP	INUWA UMAR LAWAL	36	M
ADC	SULAIMAN IBRAHIM DABO	48	M
APC	TAJUDEEN ABBAS	60	M
APM	SULEIMAN NUHU	41	M
LP	JA'EMUHAMMAD ABUBAKAR	38	M
NRM	UMAR SALIHU	35	M
NDC	IDRIS HAMISU	44	M
PDP	KIYASU MURTALA	41	M
PRP	ABUBAKAR IDRIS ALMUNTAKA AKIBIYA	46	M
YPP	BUHARI SANI	34	M

Soba (8 candidates)

Party	Candidate	Age	Gender
ADP	NAJIB SHEHU	38	M
ADC	SULEIMAN YAHAYA RICHIFA	67	M
APC	HAMZA IBRAHIM	52	M
APM	ABDULLAHI YUSUF	42	M
NRM	JIBRIL KABIRU	36	M
NDC	SAADU ABDULLAHI	41	M
PDP	SHEHU AMINU	53	M
SDP	MURTALA ABDULLAHI	30	M

Igabi (11 candidates)

Party	Candidate	Age	Gender
A	ABDULLAHI IBRAHIM	39	M
ADP	AMOS GOMNA	34	M
ADC	BELLO MOHAMMED JALLO	52	M
APC	JALLO HUSSAINI MOHAMMED	62	M
APM	IBRAHIM FATIMA	25	F
LP	ABUBAKAR BELLO	28	M
NRM	TUKUR UZAIRU	40	M
NDC	ADAMU ABUBAKAR LADAN	28	M
PDP	IBRAHIM ZUBAIRU	28	M
PRP	MOHAMMED SANI BELLO	52	M
SDP	MUHAMMAD KHALID	37	M

Ikara/Kubau (10 candidates)

Party	Candidate	Age	Gender
ADP	YAKUBU DORCAS	40	M
ADC	ALIYU MUSTAPHA ABDULLAHI	42	M
APC	ZUNTU BASHIR SULEIMAN	36	M
APM	NASIRU IBRAHIM TURAKI	40	M
LP	ADAMU GARBA	57	M
NRM	AMINU RABIU	36	M
NDC	TIJJANI PAKI BILAL	33	M
PDP	TSOHO AHMED KARGI	74	M
PRP	KASIM AHMED	47	M
SDP	ABDULLAHI ISMA'IL	34	M

Makarfi/Kudan (10 candidates)

Party	Candidate	Age	Gender
ADP	IBRAHIM MUSA MAKARFI	48	M
ADC	UMAR SHEHU AJILO	49	M
APC	LADAN MUKHTAR SHEHU	39	M
APM	HASSAN BELLO GAZARA	29	M
LP	BARAU EMMANUEL	49	M
NDP	UMAR NASIRU	36	M
NRM	USMAN MAGAJI	27	M
NDC	ADAMU SANI	54	M
PDP	IBRAHIM UMAR FAROUK	64	M
SDP	SULEIMAN YAHAYA	37	M

Lere (9 candidates)

Party	Candidate	Age	Gender
ADP	MUKAILA ISMAIL	50	M
ADC	MUSTAPHA AHMED	54	M
APC	MUNIR AHMED MOHAMMED	45	M
APM	YUSUF AMINU RAMINKURA	69	M
LP	DABO PATE LEEE	66	M
NRM	LAWISA MUHAMMAD	30	M
NDC	TANIMU MAGAJI	58	M
PDP	NUHU IBRAHIM LAWAL	58	M
SDP	MOHAMMED ABDUL	39	M

Kachia/Kagarko (8 candidates)

Party	Candidate	Age	Gender
ADP	AUTA MAGANI ISHAYA	41	M
ADC	PHILIP ANTHONY	49	M
APC	SALEH GABRIEL ZOCK	40	M
APM	ZAMANI MUSA	51	M
LP	SAIDU YAKUBU	53	M
NDP	DOGARA SARKI	37	M
NDC	IBRAHIM GODWIN	34	M
PDP	ADAMU MOHAMMAD USMAN	43	M

Chikun/Kajuru (12 candidates)

Party	Candidate	Age	Gender
ADP	EMMANUEL GRACE ADEJO PRINCESS	38	F
ADC	ISHAKU DOGO MAKAMA	53	M
APC	BAGUDU FIDELIX JOSEPH	38	M
APM	SHEHU FATIMA	34	F
LP	SHEKARI SARATU LARAI	44	F
NRM	ADAMS SHADARI	44	M
NNPP	JOSHUA EZEKIEL	40	M
NDC	MUHAMMAD BUHARI UDAWA	34	M
PDP	DIBAL JOHN SUNDAY	42	M
PRP	MUAZU FAHAD	29	M
SDP	MANASE BITRUS	52	M
YPP	SANI ABDULAZEEZ BARTHOLOMEW	36	M

Jema'A/Sanga (10 candidates)

Party	Candidate	Age	Gender
ADP	YOHANA ELIZABETH	36	M
ADC	ADAMU ISA TANKO	33	M
APC	AMOS DANIEL	56	M
APM	ERNEST THYEK MAIDAWA	39	M
LP	ASABE MICHAEL AKAI	41	F
NDP	DANJUMA GIMBA BABA	37	M
NRM	SANI MUHAMMAD	38	M
NDC	TUKSON MAMMAN	33	M
PDP	ANTONZA JOHN	54	M
SDP	JOSEPH J. KOLBE	42	M

Birnin Gwari/Giwa (7 candidates)

Party	Candidate	Age	Gender
ADP	LAWAL MUSA	39	M
ADC	BASHIR ZUBAIRU	56	M
APC	GIWA ABUBAKAR SHEHU	45	M
APM	HASSAN HAMISU	45	M
NRM	KABIR ABDULAZIZ	35	M
PDP	MUHAMMED SANI ISYAKU	62	M
SDP	YUSUF SANI	51	M

Sabon Gari (8 candidates)

Party	Candidate	Age	Gender
ADP	ALIYU MUHAMMAD	37	M
ADC	NASIR BASHAR	45	M
APC	ABDULLAHI ANGO SADIQ	43	M
APM	ABUBAKAR NASIR	46	M
LP	SALIHU UMAR RUKAYYA	37	F
NRM	SULEIMAN KABIR ABDULLAHI	36	M
NDC	MUHAMMED RABIU DANTINE	32	M
PDP	ADAMU SHEHU	60	M

Kaduna South (11 candidates)

Party	Candidate	Age	Gender
ADP	FAHAD UMMAR	33	M
ADC	RUFA'I AHMED CHANCHANGI	49	M
APC	AHMED HUSSAINI ABDULKARIM	56	M
APM	ABDULKARIM SHEIKH AUWAL	31	M
LP	MUSA BALA EMMANUEL	37	M
NRM	SHUAIBU ABDULKAREEM	39	M
NDC	ALIYU AHMAD TIJJANI	38	M
PDP	MUHHAMED MUHAMMED SANI	40	M
PRP	ABUBAKAR IBRAHIM	37	M
SDP	BILAL ALIYU ADAMU	49	M
YPP	NAZAMADEEN ABUBAKAR	41	M

Kaura (10 candidates)

Party	Candidate	Age	Gender
ADP	KEFAS JOHN	38	M
ADC	MERCY KOLO	53	F
APC	GUGONG BENJAMIN	53	M
APM	NEBANAT MUSA ATI	44	M
LP	DADAI YATAI ILIYA	48	M
NRM	BENJAMIN ZAKKA	41	M
NDC	BENO IBRAHIM BABA	48	M
PDP	GWANI LUCAS GIDEON	61	M
PRP	DANIEL YATAI EMMANUEL	50	M
SDP	CHRISTIANA MARIA BAIDI	49	F

Kauru (8 candidates)

Party	Candidate	Age	Gender
ADP	FIDELIS MBAH	45	M
ADC	SALIS MUHSIN MUHAMMAD	27	M
APC	CHAWAI MUKHTAR ZAKARI	48	M
APM	BALA ADAMU	40	M
LP	ABDULLAHI SHAFIU ALIYU	26	M
NDC	MONDAY NABIBI	44	M
PDP	YAHUZA IDRIS	36	M
ZLP	ISHAKU YUSUF	40	M

Zangon Kataf/Jaba (9 candidates)

Party	Candidate	Age	Gender
ADP	JOHN DAVID GANDU	33	M
APC	MAGAJI AMOS GWAMNA	55	M
APM	IBRAHIM SANI	47	M
LP	ISHAKU MONDAY	40	M
NDC	JOHN ISAAC	34	M
PDP	SHEKARI SHEKARI RIJO	46	M
PRP	JOCK GIDEON	51	M
SDP	TURU ADAMU BULUS	63	M
ZLP	AYUBA DOGO	44	M

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Pending: governorship and State House of Assembly candidates are not yet on this guide

Sources: INEC revised timetable · INEC election calendar · all sources