BDP Wins Boseja/Flowertown Ward
Monday, November 25, 2019
Tumelo Koolekanye
The election in the Mahalapye East Ward was postponed during national polls held on October 23, after it was realised Alliance for Progressives (AP) candidate, Roosevelt Kgosi was omitted from the ballot paper.
Of the 1,783 people who registered to vote, 1,244 cast their vote while 539 did not. BDP received 754 votes and were seconded by the UDC with 391, BPF 88, AP seven votes. Four votes were spoilt. Returning officer, Bakaedi Masole confirmed the results. He announced the election went smoothly.
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