Zamfara 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 Zamfara (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)

Zamfara North (9 candidates)

Party	Candidate	Age	Gender
A	IDRIS GALADI BELLO	48	M
ADP	MUHAMMAD HAMBALI	35	M
APP	BAWA MUSTAPHA	38	M
ADC	S SHEHU RAFI	47	M
APC	YA'U SAHABI ALHAJI	70	M
NDC	NASIRU GARBA	68	M
PDP	MUSA HANAFI MORIKI	64	M
PRP	ABDUSSAMAD YAKUB USMAN	60	M
SDP	LAWALI IDRIS	45	M

Zamfara Central (16 candidates)

Party	Candidate	Age	Gender
A	MUKTAR AHMED MOHAMMED	61	M
AA	HUSSAINI BELLO	40	M
ADP	USMAN MANSUR	38	M
APP	ILIYASU ABUBAKAR KABIRU	50	M
ADC	ABUBAKAR ATIKU SALE	47	M
APC	ALIYU IKRA BILBIS	69	M
APGA	YAU DAUDA	49	M
APM	MAIKUDI KABIRU	44	M
LP	MUSA SGEBU GUSAU	62	M
NRM	UMAR BARAU ABDULHAFIZ	46	M
NDC	IBRAHIM SANUSI	48	M
PDP	BALA SANUSI	48	M
PRP	ALIYU AMINU GUSAU	64	M
SDP	AMINU GARBA	55	M
YPP	MUHAMMAD SURAJO	44	M
ZLP	MUHAMMAD FATIMA	35	F

Zamfara West (12 candidates)

Party	Candidate	Age	Gender
A	ABUBAKAR MURTALA	58	M
ADP	SPAWA AISHA	45	F
APP	ABDULLAHI SANI	47	M
ADC	IBRAHIM MIKAILU BARAU	46	M
APC	ABUBAKAR ABDULAZIZ YARI	57	M
APM	ADAMU ABDULMALIK	37	M
LP	ALIYU YAHAYA ALIYU	59	M
NDP	MUHAMMAD IBRAHIM ANKA	58	M
NDC	ABDULLAHI HASSAN ANKA	62	M
PRP	LAWALI FARU	61	M
SDP	AUWAL USMAN	36	M
YPP	MUHAMMAD SANUSI	51	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)

Kaura-Namoda/Birnin Magaji (10 candidates)

Party	Candidate	Age	Gender
A	GALADIMA BELLO	38	M
AA	USMAN BASHAR	30	M
ADP	BASHIRU SANI	42	M
ADC	ABUBAKAR BASHIR	40	M
APC	SANI AMINU JAJI	52	M
APM	IDRIS ZAHARADEEN	28	M
NRM	MANSUR ABDULRASHID	31	M
NDC	IBRAHIM SANI	35	M
PDP	LUKMAN KAURA YASINU	48	M
PRP	AHMAD GARBA	37	M

Shinkafi/Zurmi (10 candidates)

Party	Candidate	Age	Gender
A	BATURE MANSUR	37	M
ADP	IDRIS ABUBAKAR	48	M
ADC	MUHAMMAD NURA	34	M
APC	HASSAN BELLO SHINKAFI	56	M
APGA	ANAS ALTINE	38	M
APM	ISMAIL BALA	49	M
NDC	GARBA AUWAL	41	M
PDP	YUSUF ZAHARADDEEN	36	M
PRP	ALIYU UMAR ZURMI	57	M
SDP	SHAFI'I HAMISU	44	M

Gusau/Tsafe (14 candidates)

Party	Candidate	Age	Gender
A	IBRAHIM SULAIMAN RUWAN DORUWA	33	M
AA	MUHAMMAD BASHARI	29	M
ADP	ADAMU IBRAHIM	36	M
APP	MUSTAPHA MUHAMMAD	49	M
ADC	ABDULLAHI ABUBAKAR TSAFE	50	M
APC	AHMADU KABIRU	42	M
APM	ABUBAKAR SUWAIBA	27	F
DLA	ABUBAKAR ISAH ABARMA	40	M
NRM	IBRAHIM SANUSI	40	M
NDC	BATURE DR. MANNIR	46	M
PDP	MANDE KABIRU	53	M
PRP	ATIKU SAADU	34	M
SDP	MUSTAPHA TIJJANI	32	M
YPP	BAGOBIRI LAWALI TSAFE	51	M

Bungudu/Maru (12 candidates)

Party	Candidate	Age	Gender
A	IBRAHIM SALISU MARU	36	M
ADP	LAWAL MUAZU	51	M
APP	ABDULLAHI SULAIMAN	53	M
APC	ZUBAIRU BUNGUDU ABDULMALIK	47	M
APM	USAMA LAWAL	34	M
LP	UMAR ABBAS DOROWA	48	M
NRM	USMAN UMAR MARU	44	M
NDC	AMINU SANI NAGGE	31	M
PDP	ABUBAKAR SULEIMAN SABO	60	M
PRP	WADATAU KABIRU MUHAMMAD	42	M
SDP	RAFA'I HASHIMU	26	M
ZLP	SANI USMAN	38	M

Anka/Talata Mafara (9 candidates)

Party	Candidate	Age	Gender
A	TASHAR ROGO AUWAL	37	M
ADP	KASIMU TUKUR	31	M
ADC	ABDULRAHMAN YAHAYA	36	M
APC	MUHAMMED ISAH ANKA	66	M
APM	ABBAS KASIMU	39	M
NDC	MUHAMMAD BASHIR MAFARA	53	M
PDP	ANGO IBRAHIM MARU	49	M
PRP	ABDULMALIK ADAMU	37	M
SDP	BELLO MUHAMMAD BELLO	27	M

Bakura/Maradun (9 candidates)

Party	Candidate	Age	Gender
A	MUHAMMAD LAWALI	56	M
ADP	BELLO SANI BAKURA	35	M
ADC	MUHAMMAD ZIYAULHAQ MUSTAPHA	35	M
APC	AHMAD SANI MUHAMMAD	35	M
APM	YAKUBU MUHAMMAD	50	M
NRM	JIBO MUDI YARKOFOJI	67	M
NDC	SALIHU SULAIMAN USMAN	29	M
PDP	GAMJI AMINU SAHABI	59	M
SDP	USAMATU IBRAHIM	29	M

Gummi/Bukkuyum (8 candidates)

Party	Candidate	Age	Gender
A	GARBA UMAR GUMMI	39	M
ADC	ABUBAKAR UMAR FARU	43	M
APC	ABUBAKAR SULAIMAN GUMI	52	M
NDC	MUHAMMAD NASIRU GUMMI	56	M
PDP	ABUBAKAR ABDULLAHI	49	M
PRP	MUHAMMAD SANUSI GALADIMA	59	M
SDP	SHITU ALIYU	51	M
YPP	ABDULLAHI BILYAMINU	40	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