Tongaren Constituency

Tongaren
constituency
for the Parliament of Kenya
Tongaren Constituency within Bungoma County
Bungoma County within Kenya
Wards of Tongaren Constituency
CountyBungoma
Population100,343[1]
Area185 km2 (71.4 sq mi)[1]
Current constituency
Number of members1
PartyFORD Kenya
Member of Parliament[[John Chikati Murumba[9]]]
Wards6

Tongaren is an electoral constituency in Kenya.[2] Tongaren constituency[3] politically came into existence in 2012 prior to the 2013 general election.[4] The constituency was carved off from the then larger Kimilili Constituency.[4] It is one of the 290 constituencies in Kenya and one of the 9 constituencies in Bungoma County.[5][6][7] The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) registered 84,952 voters[8] in Tongaren constituency for the August 9th 2022 general election in Kenya.[9]

Members of National Assembly

Election Year Member of Parliament Political Party Members of County Assembly
2007 David Eseli Simiyu FORD-Kenya 5
2013 David Eseli Simiyu FORD-Kenya
2017 David Eseli Simiyu FORD-Kenya 4
2022 John Murumba Chikati FORD-Kenya 4

County Assembly Wards

Code[10] Name Population (approx) Area (km²)
1115 Mbakalo Ward[11] 32,229 50.20
1116 Naitiri/Kabuyefwe Ward[12] 38,023 42.10
1117 Milima Ward[13] 33,352 64.60
1118 Ndalu Ward[14] 21,148 58.90
1119 Tongaren Ward[15] 33,907 74.10
1120 Soysambu/Mitua Ward[16] 28,819 53.10

References

  1. 1 2 2019 Kenya Population and Housing Census. www.knbs.or.ke (Report). Vol. 2 - Distribution of Population by Administrative Units. Kenya National Bureau of Statistics. December 2019. Archived from the original on 2025-12-10. Retrieved 2026-04-10.
  2. ↑ Admin-BgCounty. "Background". The County Government of Bungoma. Our Heritage, Our Wealth. Retrieved 2022-09-01.
  3. ↑ "Tongaren Constituency". gadm.org. Retrieved 2022-08-30.
  4. 1 2 "89. Delimitation of electoral units - Kenya Law Reform Commission (KLRC)". www.klrc.go.ke. Retrieved 2022-08-29.
  5. ↑ Admin-BgCounty. "Political Units". The County Government of Bungoma. Our Heritage, Our Wealth. Retrieved 2022-09-01.
  6. ↑ "Constituency – Constituencies in Kenya". softkenya. Archived from the original on July 10, 2017. Retrieved 9 June 2018.
  7. ↑ "Constituencies". The National Government Constituencies Development Fund (NG-CDF). Retrieved 9 June 2018.
  8. ↑ "IEBC Bungoma County Registered Voters (Constituency, Wards)". Kenyayote. 2020-08-12. Archived from the original on September 20, 2020. Retrieved 2022-08-17.
  9. ↑ Registered Voters per Constituency for the 2022 General Elections (PDF). Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission. 2022. p. 6.
  10. ↑ "Tongaren Constituency Wards, MP, CDF, Population, Registered Voters and Map". kenyacradle.com. Retrieved 2022-08-17.
  11. ↑ "Mbakalo Ward". gadm.org. Retrieved 2022-08-30.
  12. ↑ "Naitiri/Kabuyefwe Ward". gadm.org. Retrieved 2022-08-30.
  13. ↑ "Milima Ward". gadm.org. Retrieved 2022-08-30.
  14. ↑ "Ndalu/ Tabani Ward". gadm.org. Retrieved 2022-08-30.
  15. ↑ "Tongaren Ward". gadm.org. Retrieved 2022-08-30.
  16. ↑ "Soysambu/ Mitua Ward". gadm.org. Retrieved 2022-08-30.

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