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A total of 155 candidates in the Ashanti region have come forward to compete for 47 parliamentary seats in the upcoming general election.
Twenty (20) of the 155 compete as independent candidates.
Among them stands out Mr. Andrew Asiamah Amoako, the current Member of Parliament (MP) of the PNP for Fomena, who is running as an independent candidate.
Nineteen (19) of the 155 candidates are women and represent 12.2 percent of the total.
Only four of the 19 women compete on the NPP ticket in one region, which is considered the stronghold of the ruling NPP party.
They are Francisca Oteng Mensah for Kwabre East, Nana Ama Pomaah for Juaben, Mavis Nkansah Boadu for Afigya-Sekyere East and Adelaide Ntim for Nsuta-Kwamang-Beposo.
The Ghana Trade Union Movement (GUM) presents the oldest candidate in the person of Nana Amoako 75, who is contesting the Kumawu constituency.
The youngest of the candidates is Mr. Emmanuel Asare Nsiah 24, who is contesting the New Edubiase seat on the CPP ballot.
A total of forty-eight (48) of the contestants are under the age of 40, while 13 are over the age of 60.
Kwabre East, Ejura Sekyedumase and Offinso North have the largest number of contestants, each of them presenting six (6) candidates.
Fourteen (14) electoral districts are being contested only by the candidates of the two main political parties: the National Democratic Congress (NDC) and the New Patriotic Party (NPP).
They are Obuasi West, Obuasi East, Bosome Freho, Bosomtwi, Subin, Asawase, Juaben, and Ejisu.
Others are the electoral districts of Asante Akim Sur, Asante Akim North, Sekyere Afram Plains, Nsuta / Kwaman / Beposo, Offinso Sur and Ahafo-Ano Southeast.
Source: GNA
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