Voting is underway across 114 polling stations in Adjumani West Constituency as residents cast their ballots today, Thursday, September 17, 2026, to elect a new Member of Parliament.
According to official registers from the Electoral Commission (EC), a total of 51,437 registered voters are expected to participate in the high-stakes exercise. The by-election was triggered by the death of veteran legislator and former Second Deputy Prime Minister, Gen. (Rtd) Moses Ali, who passed away on July 18, 2026.
Polling is being conducted across Adjumani Town Council and the four sub-counties of Pachara, Adropi, Ciforo, and Ukusijoni, covering a total of 23 parishes and 99 villages.
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Although four candidates were originally nominated for the parliamentary seat, the contest has effectively streamlined into a direct two-horse race between independent candidate Gasper Draga and the ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM) party flag bearer, James Leku Pilli.
Electoral Commission Deputy Public Relations Officer Paul Bukenya clarified that two previously nominated candidates—Ben Anyama and Patrick Tandrupasi—officially withdrew from the race following nominations. Consequently, their names were excluded from the official ballot papers. Both Anyama and Tandrupasi subsequently threw their weight behind NRM candidate Leku Pilli ahead of polling day.
Independent candidate Gasper Draga focused his campaign strategy on education, skills development, and commercial farming, while NRM flag bearer James Leku Pilli centered his manifesto on key infrastructure priorities, including the construction of the Laropi Bridge and the elevation of Ciforo Health Centre III to a Health Centre IV.
Speaking on the progress of the exercise, Paul Bukenya confirmed that all polling materials were dispatched and delivered to all 114 gazetted polling stations on schedule, allowing voting to open smoothly at 7:00 AM.
“The voting exercise is proceeding as planned, and the polling materials were delivered on time,” Bukenya said, urging voters to maintain peace and adhere strictly to election procedures.
Despite peaceful operations and timely logistics, several polling stations in urban areas recorded relatively low voter turnout by midday. At Town Hall Polling Station I-Z in Adjumani Town Council, for example, election officials had registered only 64 cast ballots out of 567 registered voters by noon.
Polling is scheduled to close at 4:00 PM, after which vote counting and sorting will immediately commence at individual polling stations in accordance with EC guidelines.
To manage administrative issues and ensure transparency, the Electoral Commission designated the Adjumani District Council Hall at the District Local Government headquarters as the official complaints desk, operating from 7:00 AM through the close of polling.
“The District Council Hall has been gazetted as the complaints desk and, after polling closes, it will become the tally centre,” Bukenya explained. The hall will serve as the central hub where results transmitted from all 114 polling stations will be collated before the declaration of the final winner who will represent Adjumani West in the 11th Parliament.
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