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UPND’s Chipoka Mulenga wins Chingola West as NRPUP takes Kwacha
FORMER Minister of Commerce, Trade and Industry Chipoka Mulenga has won the Chingola West Constituency seat on the UPND ticket. Mulenga polled 9,995 votes and was declared winner by Chingola West Returning Officer Grace Mundia. NRPUP’s Borris Chansa came second with 9,944 votes, followed by…
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FORMER Minister of Commerce, Trade and Industry Chipoka Mulenga has won the Chingola West Constituency seat on the UPND ticket.
Mulenga polled 9,995 votes and was declared winner by Chingola West Returning Officer Grace Mundia. NRPUP’s Borris Chansa came second with 9,944 votes, followed by Independent candidate Donald Chishika with 1,690 votes. Citizens First candidate Alex Mwewa received 80 votes.
Meanwhile in Kitwe, NRPUP’s Brian Chirambo scooped the Kwacha Constituency seat, beating eight other contenders. Chirambo polled 15,587 votes while UPND’s Crispin Chomba got 9,398 votes.
(Mwebantu, Tuesday, 18th August, 2026)
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