Luku James Pilli has won the National Resistance Movement (NRM) primary for the Adjumani West parliamentary by-election, securing 9,336 votes.
According to the results declared by the NRM Electoral Commission returning officer for Adjumani District, Pilli garnered 37.2 per cent of the 25,130 votes cast to emerge the party’s flag bearer.
He was followed by Ben Anyama, who polled 9,152 votes, representing 36.4 per cent, while Daniel Izale finished third with 3,923 votes (15.6 per cent).
Justine Mawadri came fourth with 1,424 votes (5.7 per cent), followed by Richard Madrara Obuni with 915 votes (3.6 per cent), Nixon Owole with 284 votes (1.1 per cent), and Ali Kassim with 96 votes (0.4 per cent).
The results, dated September 3, were signed by Chandmale Amos, the NRM District Elections Officer and returning officer for the primary.
Pilli will now represent the NRM in the Adjumani West parliamentary by-election.
The race between Pilli and Anyama was particularly close, with only 184 votes separating the two leading candidates.
The Adjumani West parliamentary seat fell vacant following the death of former legislator on the NRM ticket and former Second Deputy Prime Minister, Gen. Moses Ali.
