The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared Mr Halilu Envuluanza, candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), winner of the Nasarawa North Senatorial District by-election held on Saturday.
Prof. Aminu Ali, the Returning Officer for the election, announced the result on Sunday in Akwanga.
Ali said that Envuluanza polled 45,362 votes to defeat his closest rival, Mr Labaran Maku of the Labour Party (LP), who secured 12,931 votes.
He added that Mr Emmanuel David Ombugadu of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) came third with 11,570 votes.
According to the returning officer, the senatorial district has 332,810 registered voters, out of which 80,363 were accredited to vote.
