UBJP’s Gauraki takes Lanao del Sur 2nd District seat in BARMM Parliament
COTABATO CITY, Philippines – Hamza Gauraki, former mayor of Kapai town in Lanao del Sur, emerged as the victor for the province’s 2nd District in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao or BARMM parliamentary elections held on Monday, September 14.
Gauraki received 41,393 or 52.9% of his district’s votes, according to Lanao del Sur’s total certificates of canvass on the Commission on Elections’ website.
The former Kapai mayor is from the influential Gauraki political dynasty. His wife, Aidah, is the incumbent mayor of Kapai.
Gauraki ran under the banner of the United Bangsamoro Justice Party, which is led by Ahod “Al Haj Murad” Ebrahim, chairman of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front.
His closest competitor was Alexander Alonto Jr., the bet of the Adiong-led Serbisyong Inklusibo-Alyansang Progresibo Party, who got 36,477 or 46.62% of the votes.
Other bets who trailed in the four-way race were independent candidate Salahuden Edres and Samanudin Bazer from the Progresibong Bangsamoro Party. – Rappler.com
