NPP’s Martin Adjei-Mensah Korsah declared winner of Techiman South seat after final recount

The Electoral Commission (EC) has declared Martin Kwaku Adjei-Mensah Korsah of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) as the duly elected Member of Parliament for Techiman South, following a court-ordered recollation of votes from 147 polling stations.

This declaration brings an end to weeks of legal and political disputes surrounding the constituency’s results.

According to the EC’s final figures, Adjei-Mensah Korsah secured 46,663 votes, defeating Christopher Beyere Baasongti of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), who garnered 43,429 votes.

Other candidates, including Moses Atobrah of the PPP and independent candidate Iddrisu Mohammed, received 140 and 76 votes, respectively??.

The total valid votes cast stood at 90,380, with 844 rejected ballots.

Despite issues with two outstanding polling stations—DA Primary School (657 votes) and Islamic JHS (481 votes)—the EC confirmed that their inclusion would not alter the final outcome??.

Court-ordered recount and legal disputes

On January 4, 2025, the High Court directed the EC to conduct a recollation of results from 147 polling stations and declare the winner by January 6, 2025.

This came after the NDC raised concerns that the initial declaration of the Techiman South results was made without accounting for all polling stations??.

Following the court’s directive, the recollation confirmed Adjei-Mensah Korsah’s victory.

The Techiman South seat, considered a key battleground in the Bono East Region, has been at the centre of several legal challenges since the 2024 general elections??.

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