Wisdom Chimgwede is Malawi Congress Party’s torchbearer for Kasungu Municipality Constituency in the September 16 General Elections.
Chimgwede, a journalist, floored two other contenders, former mayor for the municipality, Heese Nyangu and retired civil servant Paul Chivunga in primary elections that took place at Kasungu Stadium on Sunday.
He claimed a landslide 614 votes, leaving Chivunga at a distant 181 votes, with Nyangu completing the list with 13 ballots.
There were six null and void votes.
Deputy National Director of Elections, Mathias Mgemezulu, also declared five other contestants to have won unopposed in the polls for councillors while five others have won through the ballot.
Kasungu Municipality Constituency was created in the recent redemarcation exercise by the Malawi Electoral Commission and has 10 wards.
By Wanangwa Tembo, MANA
