After the Saturday supplementary election, Akarachi Amadi, 29, of the All Progressives Congress (APC) was proclaimed the winner of the polls for the Mbaitoli/Ikeduru Federal Constituency of Imo State.
The announcement was issued late Sunday night by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).
According to Prof. Boniface Okoro, the Federal Constituency Returning Officer, the APC candidate defeated Labour Party candidate Uche Ogbuagu by a margin of 21,372 votes to 18,296.
The incumbent and the candidate of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), Henry Nwawuba, got 7,202 votes, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate, Usmond Ukanacho, polled 6,681 votes, Chinonso Uba of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), scored 4,100 votes, while Godstime Chukwunuikem of the Social Democratic Party got 246 votes.
There was jubilation by supporters as soon as Amadi was returned as the winner of the election.
The candidate of LP was winning in the February 25 National Assembly election until the election was suspended as a result of violence.