Uuvudhiya Constituency
Introduction  Uuvudhiya constituency (red) in the Oshana Region (yellow)'''Uuvudhiya Constituency''' is an electoral constituency in the Oshana Region of Namibia. The constituency office is situated in Engombe. In 2004 Uuvudhiya had 4,357 inhabitants and 2,869 registered voters.
Geography The constituency is by far the largest in Oshana region. It covers an area of  and is part of the Cuvelai Basin,including Lake Oponona, its largest lake. The area is dominated by flood plains which become swamps during the raining season.
Economy and infrastructure The district road D3607 is the access road to Uuvudhiya constituency. There are no other proclaimed roads in the constituency; Transport is done on tracks that frequently become impassable during the raining season.
Politics Uuvudhiya constituency is traditionally a stronghold of the South West Africa People's Organization (SWAPO) party.In the 2010 regional elections, SWAPO's Seblon Paulus won the constituency with 1,621 votes. His only challenger was Gabriel Jeremia of the Rally for Democracy and Progress (RDP) who received 19 votes. In the 2015 local and regional elections the SWAPO candidate won uncontested and became councillor after no opposition party nominated a candidate. For the 2020 regional election again no opposition candidate was fielded, and Timoteus Shoopa a Shivute, the SWAPO candidate, was duly elected.
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