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Katsina State Governorship Election 2023

Official INEC results — Dikko Umaru Radda (APC) declared winner with 859,892 votes.

● Declared
DI
🏆 Governor-Elect
Dikko Umaru Radda
APC — All Progressives Congress
859,892
Votes
63.9%
Vote Share
373,272
Win Margin

📊 Election Summary

Katsina State 2023 — Governorship
1,346,512
Total Votes Cast
2
Candidates
34
Total LGAs
18 Mar
Election Date

🗳 Full Results — All Candidates

Ordered by votes · Source: INEC
⚠️ Context: Dikko Radda (APC) won 62.96% over PDP Garba Yakubu Lado (35.63%). APC hold. Incumbent Aminu Masari was term-limited.
# Candidate Party Votes % Vote Share
1
Dikko Umaru Radda 🏆
APC
All Progressives Congress
859,892 63.9%
2
Garba Yakubu Lado
PDP
Peoples Democratic Party
486,620 36.1%
⏱ Next Katsina State Governorship Election — March 1, 2027
0
Years
6
Months
22
Days

❓ Frequently Asked Questions

9 questions
Dikko Umaru Radda of the APC won the 2023 Katsina State governorship election with 859,892 votes, as declared by INEC on March 21, 2023.
In the 2023 Katsina State governorship election: Dikko Umaru Radda (APC) — 859,892 votes; Garba Yakubu Lado (PDP) — 486,620 votes. Total votes cast: 1,346,512.
Dikko Umaru Radda of APC scored 859,892 votes in the 2023 Katsina governorship election, beating Garba Yakubu Lado of PDP who got 486,620 votes. The margin of victory was 373,272 votes.
Dikko Umaru Radda won 0 out of 34 Local Government Areas in Katsina State, while Garba Yakubu Lado won 33 LGAs. Katsina State has 34 LGAs in total.
The APC won the Katsina State 2023 governorship election. Dikko Umaru Radda of the APC was declared governor-elect by INEC.
1,346,512 total votes were cast in the 2023 Katsina State governorship election.
Dikko Radda (APC) won 62.96% over PDP Garba Yakubu Lado (35.63%). APC hold. Incumbent Aminu Masari was term-limited.
The next Katsina State governorship election is expected on March 1, 2027 — in 202 days from now, based on Nigeria's four-year election cycle.
The Katsina State 2023 governorship election result declared by INEC stands as Declared. No active tribunal challenge is recorded.