DOI: 10.36347/sjahss.2016.v04i04.013

Pages: 402-408

This paper is focused on the application geospatial techniques (GIS) solution in electoral process through location and mapping of existing polling units, their distributing pattern, distance variation as well as the factors to be considered before siting polling units (station). Random sampling technique was used in selecting five wards as a fair representation of the ten wards in the study area. The data generated where analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics, GIS software (ARCGIS 10.0) and google earth. The result indicates that the polling units are not spatial distributed but clustered in nature. The results also indicate the polling units are close to linear feature like roads. Based on the findings, recommendations were made on the use of GIS in locating polling unit toward spatial coverage of the entire study area.