Elections in Rivers State

Elections in Rivers State are supervised and conducted by two major electoral bodies, Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission (RSIEC) and the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). There are 23 local government areas, 319 electoral wards and 4442 polling units in the state. Elections for Governor and the House of Assembly are held every four years, along with federal elections for President and the National Assembly.

Politics of Rivers State
Constitution
Executive
Legislature
Judiciary
Elections
  • Recent elections
  • Political parties
Divisions
  • Cities and Towns
  • LGAs
Federal government
  • Delegation
    • Senate

Rivers State organizes elections into its local governments through the State Independent Electoral Commission. Each local government area is governed by a local government council under an elected Chairman or Mayor.

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