The number of women who contested in 2023 General Elections

 Lagos had the highest number of female candidates in the 2023 elections

1. Lagos: 114

2. ⁠Imo: 86

3. ⁠Rivers: 85

4. ⁠Akwa Ibom: 80

5. ⁠Delta: 79

6. ⁠Enugu: 77

7. ⁠Anambra: 74

8. ⁠Ogun: 74

9. ⁠Oyo: 63

10. ⁠Benue: 62

11. ⁠Osun: 61

12. ⁠Kwara: 60

13. ⁠Ebonyi: 48

14. ⁠Abia: 46

15. ⁠Gombe: 46

16. ⁠Ekiti: 42

17. ⁠Cross River: 37

18. ⁠Ondo: 36

19. ⁠Edo: 30

20. ⁠Kaduna: 29

21. ⁠Kebbi: 27

22. ⁠Kano: 27

23. ⁠Bayelsa: 26

24. ⁠Kogi: 26

25. ⁠Niger: 26

26. ⁠Nasarawa: 25

27. ⁠Plateau: 24

28. ⁠Adamawa: 22

29. ⁠Taraba: 22

30. ⁠Sokoto: 18

31. ⁠Borno: 17

32. ⁠Zamfara: 14

33. ⁠Bauchi: 13

34. ⁠Jigawa: 10

35. ⁠FCT: 11

36. ⁠Katsina: 8

37. ⁠Yobe: 7

Female candidates across Nigeria’s geo-political zones in the 2023 elections


1. South-west: 390

2. ⁠South-south: 337

3. ⁠South-east: 331

4. ⁠North-central: 234

5. ⁠North-west: 133

6. ⁠North-east: 127

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