Patriotic Front (PF)’ Kantanshi Parliamentary Candidate, Anthony Mumba has scored 3675 votes with United Party for National Development(UPND)’s Mukwenya N’gandu trailing with 1692 votes from 17 polling stations out of 52 that have so far been counted.

ZANIS reports that Kantanshi Returning Officer, Hunt Banda announced that Independent Candidate, Wallace Kalungu is following in the third place with 172 votes, while People’s Alliance for Change (PAC)’s Ngosa Chibwana is at fourth place with 63 votes.

Meanwhile Socialist Party’s Constance Bwalya had 52 votes, while Democratic Party (DP)’S Martin Kabwe had 20 votes.

Mr Banda disclosed that a total of 5,750 votes were cast from 17 polling stations with 76 being rejected ballots.

Counting of votes in the ongoing general elections have continued with results slowly pouring in with 48 out of 145 polling stations in Luanshya district announced by 06:00 hours.

Luanshya District Electoral Officer Timothy Mambalakata said results from 20 out of 56 polling stations were received from Roan Constituency and 28 of the 89 polling stations in Luanshya Constituency had been recorded.

He observed that the process was steady going in respect of the election having been characterized by overwhelming voter turnout.

Mr Mambalakata said in some polling stations people were still casting their votes until midnight of the poll day.

He said some ballot boxes were still being transported to the totaling centers from various polling stations.

Mr Mambalakata said that the Electoral Commission of Zambia at district level will continue to announce official results both at Roan Antelope Secondary School and Luanshya Civic center totaling centers.

Mr Mambalakata further indicated that the declaration of results for both local government and parliamentary elections at district level is expected in the afternoon as indicated from by the flow of results.

He said poll staff and other stakeholders in the district were working tirelessly to ensure a prompt service delivery.

Eleven candidates are contesting the Luanshya parliamentary seat, with nine vying for the Roan seat and for eight mayoral candidates.

Luanshya District comprises two constituencies and has a total of 85,684 registered voters, with 89 polling stations in Luanshya constituency and 56 polling stations in Roan constituency respectively.

Totaling of results for yesterday’s general elections has commenced in Kapiri Mposhi, Central Province.

This follows completion of counting of ballots from some polling stations out of a total of 146 polling stations in the district.

The totalling of results started around 02:30 hours with the first election result returns received from Kebamba Polling station at the totaling center.

Kapiri Mposhi District Electoral Officer, Isaac Zimba confirmed that counting of votes was delayed in some polling stations as they closed late due to the high voter turnout.

Mr Zimba disclosed that polling stations such as Kapiri Combined Secondary School commenced counting around 19:30 hours to accommodate electorates on the queue.

“We expect to have a delay from some polling stations because of the huge turnout of voters as they didn’t finish counting ballots on time,” Mr Zimba said.

The Electoral Commission of Zambia (ECZ) has designated Kapiri Mposhi Council Lodge Conference Hall as the Totalling Center where election results from polling stations are being received.

By press time only six out of the total of 146 polling station results had been received and totaled.

In the Presidential race UPND candidate Hakainde Hichilema led with 1,118 votes while PF candidate President Edgar Lungu polled 795 votes from the six polling stations so far totalled.

At Kabalenge Polling station UPND Presidential candidate Hakainde Hichilema polled 182 votes against PF’s Edgar Lungu with 59 while at Kabaka polling station UPND led with 153 votes against PF’s 50.

PF polled 224 while UPND got 198 at Kapiri Technical School and at

Kapila Polling Station PF got 64 while UPND got 155.

And UPND polled 157 votes while PF 147 got at Kebamba polling station.

At Lukanda Secondary School Polling Station, UPND got 273 while PF polled 251.

Patriotic Front candidate for Mphomwa ward elections in Malambo constituency of Mambwe district has scooped the ward councilor position.

Returning Officer for Mphomwa ward, Oscar Musonda, declared PF candidate, Elisa Sakala, as the duly elected member of the Mambwe town council for Mphomwa ward.

Ms. Sakala got 697 valid votes, beating her closest rival Munkanta Mwila of opposition United Party for National Development (UPND) who garnered 469 valid votes.

So far, Mphomwa is the only ward in Malambo constituency where counting of votes has been completed in all polling stations.

The total votes cast in Mphomwa ward were 1,206, out which 40 ballot papers were rejected.

The presidential race in Kabwe Central Constituency of Central Province is tightly contested between President Edgar Lungu of the Patriotic Front (PF) and United Party for National Development (UPND)’s Hakainde Hichilema.

According to the provisional presidential results announced from 11 out of 98 polling stations, Mr Hichilema is leading in five polling stations and has polled 1, 285 votes while President Lungu has garnered 1, 146 votes.

Harry Kalaba of the Democratic Party (DP) is trailing in the third position with nine votes.

Meanwhile, Halwindi Phiri of the UPND is leading the pack for the Kabwe Central parliamentary seat.

ZANIS reports that Ms Phiri has so far accrued 1, 308 of the votes announced so far while her closet rival, Tutwa Ngulube, of the PF who is defending the seat is second with 932 votes.

An independent candidate, Timothy Chipyoka, polled 64 votes while Party of National Unity for Progress (PNUP) Ronald Sinyangwe who came fourth polled 61 votes.

The mayoral race is also being tightly contested between Patrick Chishala of PF who has garnered 1, 145 and UPND’s Gary Domingo who has amassed 1, 235 of the announced provisional results.

Kabwe Central Constituency has 66, 497 registered voters.

Counting of votes in the 2021 presidential, parliamentary, mayoral, council chairperson and local government elections for Mapatizya constituency started last night at Kabanga Christian secondary school in Zimba district.

ZANIS reports that ballot papers started arriving at Kabanga secondary school hall, the totaling centre for Zimba district, from various polling stations in Mapatizya constituency at 01:15 hours this morning.

Returning Officer Evans Mukuka said the counting is still ongoing in some constituencies.

However, results from the already completed polling stations are yet to be declared by the Returning Officer appointed by the Electoral Commission of Zambia (ECZ) while people that are gathered at the hall are anxiously waiting for the announcement.

Mapatizya constituency in Zimba district has a total of 65 polling stations and 12 wards.

Voting was briefly disrupted at Mahilo polling station in Kaoma central constituency. This was after people suspected a lady, who went to cast her vote in the booth whilst carrying her handbag, to have pre-marked ballot papers.

The incidence occurred in the midafternoon between 14:00hours and 15:00hours. The development agitated other voters who ran amok and destroyed property at the school.

Kaoma District Electoral Officer Raphael Kamanga confirmed the development to ZANIS in an interview.

Mr. Kamanga, who is also Kaoma Town Council Secretary, said the incident led to the suspension of voting for 30 minutes.

The situation was only calmed by the reinforcement of Zambia police officers at the polling station.

“I can confirm that a woman was seen in the booth voting whilst carrying her hand bag which raised a lot of suspicions and people broke windows and voting had to be suspended. It was only resumed after police intervened, as a result of that closing of the polling station was delayed by 30 mins,”Mr. Kamanga explained.

No arrests have be made so far.

Meanwhile, voting in most polling station was closed at exactly 18:00hours except for Kaoma Trades Training Institution which closed after 18:30hours due to overwhelming voter turnout.

Mr. Kamanga said despite the Mahilo polling station incident, the district was relatively peaceful during voting.

Police have confirmed that PF Matero Parliamentary Candidate Miles Sampa sustained injuries after he was stabbed in Matero’s George compound on Election Day.

His bodyguard was also nursing serious injuries after he was stabbed.

According to a police report, the incident happened in Garden Compound around 17:30 Hours.

“Be informed that on 12/08/21 at 1730hrs police recieved a report of AGGRAVATED Robbery from Miles Sampa aged 51 of Lusaka who reported that he was attacked by a group of suspected political Caders who were armed with Machetes axes and Pistols.”

“The victim was hit with an axe on his back and sustained a deep cut. The same group stole from him a iphone and Samsung Note 10 altogether valued at K53,000=00 Incident occurred at around 1700hrs in George Compound when the victim who is a PF aspiring Candidate as MP for Matero Constituency was visiting his polling Agents in Matero Constituency,” the report said.

“Other victims who were attacked by the same assailants was his body Guard Gilbert Banda aged 32 of unknown house number George Compound and sustained some multiple cuts on the head.”

“A team of Police officers who were policing George Polling stations in Matero rushed to the scene and managed to apprehend Six 6 suspects namely (1) Male Biden Shaloba age 45 of house Number E46 Kanyama Compound who had a Pistol 9mm with 12rounds of Live Ammunitions.”

The report says also recovered from him are two bayonets, and an axe.

Rodrick Charles Sikongo age 31 of unmarked house Number and George Compound (3) Male Charles Bwalya of Matero Township aged 38yrs,(4) M/Bright Kaputo aged 41 house number 198/8 George Compound (5) Obtain Munsaka aged 26 of unmarked house number George Compound (6) Male Ackim Bwalya aged 29 unknown house number Chunga Compound have been arrested.

Suspects are in police custody

Voting commenced in Milenge District in Luapula Province as Milenge District Electoral Officer Dewine Kaoma said all the 46 polling stations in the 15 wards were opened at 06:00 hours.

A check by ZANIS at Milenge Primary School Polling Station found long queues of voters who were waiting to cast their votes before the polls opened.

By 13:00 hours, over 1000 people had cast their votes at Milenge Primary School polling station.

Meanwhile, some polling stations such as Katena Primary School started with a low voter turn-out as only 50 voters cast their votes by 08:00 hours.

Judith Chibuye, a youth, described the atmosphere as peaceful.

“The voting process is smooth and the environment is peaceful so far. I am urging those who are yet to vote to come through and choose leaders of their choice,” she said.

District Electoral Officer Boyd Mboyi says voters in shibuyunji have turned up in large numbers.

ZANIS reports that Mr Mboyi said that it is safe to say that there is no voter apathy in the District.

He says all the polling stations in the district were declared open today at exactly 06:00 hours in the morning and people lined up to cast their vote as early as 03:00 hours and 04:00 hours in the morning today.

Mr. Mboyi says of all the wards in the district, Nampundwe polling stations have experienced long queues at 12:00 hours.

The District Electoral Officer has also declared that so far the voting process was orderly and peaceful and that no violence has been recorded.

Meanwhile, Mwembezhi Primary School Polling station of Kalundu Ward Presiding Officer Charles Mwachindalo has disclosed to ZANIS that of the 577registered voters at the polling station 348 people have managed to cast their vote.

He adds that all voters adhered to the COVID-19 guidelines and that no challenges were faced.

He has further described the mood of voters at the polling station as peaceful and that there was no voter apathy.

Kaoma District has recorded a good number of voter turnout following a number of polling stations visited by ZANIS crew this morning.

An on the spot check at six polling stations in Kaoma Central Constituency revealed that by 04:00hrs more than half of registered voters had arrived at their respective polling stations.

Six polling stations namely Mahilo Primary School, Naliele Primary School, Longe Primary School, Kaoma Trades Training Institutions, Chilombo Primary School and Mulamatila Secondary School.

At Mahilo Primary School polling station, over 1000 Voters had queued by 05:30 hours ready to cast their vote.

The station was opened at exactly 06:00 hours with the first voter casting his vote at exactly 06:04 hours.

Mahilo has 1,505 registered voters.

At Kaoma Trades polling station which has 4,430 registered number of voters with five streams had more than 2500 voters in the queue by 07:00 hours.

At Kaoma Secondary School -KSS by 01:00hours more than 200 voters had arrived at the polling station.

Presiding Officer Dennis Walubita announced the opening of the station at exactly 06:00 hours.

Kaoma District has a total of 46,603 voters with Kaoma Central Constituency having 29,611 and 18,992 for Mangango.

And Kaoma District Electoral Officer Raphael Kamanga has described the prevailing atmosphere as peaceful.

Mr Kamanga who is also Kaoma Town Council Secretary disclosed that out of the 54 polling stations in Kaoma Central Constituency, 41 confirmed opening at 06:00 hours, while in Mangango Constituency, out of 41 polling stations, 36 confirmed opening at 06:00 hours.

The remaining 13 polling stations in Kaoma Central and Five in Mangango Constituencies could not be reached due to network challenges.

“So far voting is going on smoothly as most polling stations managed to open at 06:00 hours except for few that could not be reached due to network failure, otherwise we only recorded an incidence where some unknown people removed the boundary tape and guiding posters for voters. We have since replaced them,”Mr Kamanga explained.