ue , ▁Nas ar awa , ▁Pl ate au , ▁K w ara , ▁Zam f ara , ▁K eb bi , ▁O yo , ▁K ano ▁and ▁Os un ▁States . ▁ ▁Situ ation ▁Room ▁in ▁its ▁pre lim inary ▁report ▁said ▁the ▁election ▁was ▁mar red ▁by ▁violence ▁and ▁security ▁la ps es . ▁It ▁also ▁reported ▁that ▁elect oral ▁officials ▁were ▁comprom ised , ▁security ▁oper atives ▁were ▁part isan ▁in ▁their ▁conduct ▁and ▁activities ▁of ▁major ▁political ▁parties ▁during ▁the ▁election ▁were ▁disappoint ing . ▁ ▁After ▁the ▁announ cement ▁of ▁results ▁and ▁declaration ▁of ▁winner , ▁Situ ation ▁Room ▁challeng ed ▁the ▁accuracy ▁of ▁the ▁election ▁data ▁released . ▁Situ ation ▁Room ▁recorded ▁ 1 , 0 8 4 , 3 5 8 ▁cancel led ▁votes ▁across ▁ 1 1 7 5 ▁pol ling ▁units ▁in ▁ 1 8 ▁States ▁and ▁called ▁on ▁IN EC ▁to ▁explain ▁the ▁process ▁leading ▁to ▁the ▁can cellation ▁of ▁such ▁huge ▁number ▁of ▁votes ▁for ▁fair ness ▁and ▁object ivity . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁ 8 4 4 , ▁ 5 1 9 ▁were ▁rejected ▁out ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 9 , 4 3 2 , 0 8 3 ▁votes ▁cast . ▁ ▁Situ ation ▁Room ▁in ▁its ▁final ▁report ▁on ▁ 2 0 1 9 ▁elections ▁said ▁the ▁pol ls ▁failed ▁to ▁meet ▁“ th reshold ▁for ▁free , ▁fair ▁and ▁cred ible ▁elections ”. ▁ ▁References ▁▁ ▁Category : H uman ▁rights ▁organizations ▁based ▁in ▁Niger