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Ernest Yaw Annim, a parliamentary candidate for the New Patriotic Party (NPP), won the Kumawu by-election with more than 70% of the legitimate votes cast.
Ernest Yaw Annim was in the lead with 14,195 votes, or 70.32 percent, after the Electoral Commission (EC) had tallied results from 75 polling places as of 8:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
3,569 votes, or 17.68%, went to NDC candidate Kwasi Amankwaa.
The two independent candidates Kwaku Duah with a bird as his symbol received 2,362 votes, or 11.70 percent of the total valid votes cast, while Kwaku Duah with a hoe received 61 votes, or 0.30 percent.
