Former athletics star Julius Achon is new Otuke MP

Feb 19, 2016

Achon defeated seven opponents including former Lands Minister Daniel Omara Atubo

Former World Junior athletics champion Julius Achon has been elected as the new Otuke County Member of Parliament.

Achon defeated seven opponents including former Lands Minister Daniel Omara Atubo, according to results released by the District Returning Officer, Maureen Akullu at Otuke District Council hall on Friday.

Achon was the first Ugandan to win gold at the 1994 World Junior Championships, running the 1500m in 3:39.78.

He also won scholarship to George Mason University. In 1996 in America, he won the 800m NCAA title, setting a new US college record of 1:44.55. Later in the year, he ran in the 1500m heats at the Atlanta Olympics.

ulius con receives a document from the  electoral commission chairman anga doi  Julius Acon receives a document from the NRM electoral commission chairman Tanga Odoi

 Otuke has 79 polling stations with 41,115 registered voters

OTUKE COUNTY RESULTS

AADAM MAKMOT KIBWANGA M IND  1589 5.39

ACON JULIUS BUA M NRM     11409  38.7%

ATUBO OMARA DANIEL M IND  4340  14.72%

ENEN OKELLO RICHARD M UPC   2582  8.76%

OGWAL JACINTO DEUSDEDIT M IND  1659  5.63%

OKU OLENG COLLINS JENESIO M IND   2334  7.92%

OMARA PAUL M IND 5569  18.89%

Total votes cast 29900  71.85%

District Woman Representative in Parliament

ABEJA SUSAN JOLLY F UPC  8101   27.16%

AKELLO SILVIA F NRM   19009 63.74%

LEMEGAS HENDRICKS BONNIE ANGOL F IND  2449 8.21%

OGWANG PASKA GRACE F DP   266  0.89%

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