UPC candidate Dr.Eunice
Apio Otuko has been declared the winner of Oyam North parliamentary
by-election.
She won with
15,718 votes, about 49.12% of the total votes cast while her closest contender,
Samuel Engola Okello Junior of the ruling NRM polled 15,176 votes, equivalent
of 47.38%
Total votes
cast from 167 polling stations were 32,751 or 36.10% of the total registered
voters.
There were
93,733 registered voters in eight sub-counties and town council that make up
Oyam County North Constituency.
Spoiled
votes were 37 while invalid votes were 755.
The Oyam
North seat fell vacant following the demise of former state minister for
labour, Col.Rtd.Charles Engola who was shot dead by his bodyguard at his home
in Kampala.