Tongaren Constituency

Tongaren is an electoral constituency in Kenya.^[1] Tongaren constituency^[2] politically came into existence in 2012 prior to the 2013 general election.^[3] The constituency was carved off from the then larger Kimilili Constituency.^[3] It is one of the 290 constituencies in Kenya and one of the 9 constituencies in Bungoma County.^[4][5][6] The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) registered 84,952 voters^[7] in Tongaren constituency for the August 9th 2022 general election in Kenya.^[8]

Tongaren
Constituency
Country	Kenya
County	Bungoma County
Government
• Member of Parliament	John Chikati
Area
• Land	146.06 sq mi (378.30 km2)
Population  (2020)
• Total	187,478

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[9]

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

References

1. Admin-BgCounty. "Background". The County Government of Bungoma. Our Heritage, Our Wealth. Retrieved 2022-09-01.
2. "Tongaren Constituency". gadm.org. Retrieved 2022-08-30.
3. "89. Delimitation of electoral units - Kenya Law Reform Commission (KLRC)". www.klrc.go.ke. Retrieved 2022-08-29.
4. Admin-BgCounty. "Political Units". The County Government of Bungoma. Our Heritage, Our Wealth. Retrieved 2022-09-01.
5. "Constituency – Constituencies in Kenya". softkenya. Archived from the original on July 10, 2017. Retrieved 9 June 2018.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
6. "Constituencies". The National Government Constituencies Development Fund (NG-CDF). Retrieved 9 June 2018.
7. "IEBC Bungoma County Registered Voters (Constituency, Wards)". Kenyayote. 2020-08-12. Retrieved 2022-08-17.
8. Registered Voters per Constituency for the 2022 General Elections (PDF). Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission. 2022. p. 6.
9. "Tongaren Constituency Wards, MP, CDF, Population, Registered Voters and Map". kenyacradle.com. Retrieved 2022-08-17.
10. "Mbakalo Ward". gadm.org. Retrieved 2022-08-30.
11. "Naitiri/Kabuyefwe Ward". gadm.org. Retrieved 2022-08-30.
12. "Milima Ward". gadm.org. Retrieved 2022-08-30.
13. "Ndalu/ Tabani Ward". gadm.org. Retrieved 2022-08-30.
14. "Tongaren Ward". gadm.org. Retrieved 2022-08-30.
15. "Soysambu/ Mitua Ward". gadm.org. Retrieved 2022-08-30.