Madang Province tops the Momase Region with the highest number of female candidates contesting in the 2017 National Election.
Madang recorded 14 female candidates, Morobe - 12, East Sepik - 11 and West Sepik - 5.
According to statistics released by the PNG Electoral Commission, Usino-Bundi Open recorded four female candidates, Rai Coast Open and Bogia Open recorded three each, and one each for Madang Open, Madang Provincial, Middle Ramu Open and Sumkar Open.
Meanwhile, 270 candidates have nominated to stand for election in Madang. Below is the full listing.
BOGIA OPEN
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10 PETER MURIKI
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31 PETER BARIAU
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11 DOMINIC PINGINE
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32 LEO BAMBIA
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12 PETER PASUM
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33 DAMARIS PAIS (F)
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13 JOE WARIS HAUNG
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34 MARCUS AVASI
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14 HANS SARUA
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35 ARNOLD ONO MAMBURA
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15 PETER GABU
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36 ANDREW ARIAKO
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16 TOBIAS RUPAKA MAPOR
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37 WILLIAM AKUANI
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17 DAVID SOKOREKA WAMA |
38 DARIUS ALOIS KOMBE
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18 ALBERT BARARANG SIKA |
39 DANIEL MALASUA MUTURAM
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19 MICHAEL HANS AGOVAUA |
40 STEVEN ATUSA GARY
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20 ROBERT NAGURI |
41 ANTON KAUKE BENJAMIN
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21 VENANTIUS GOROGORO KOPARA |
42 FREDERICK YAUPAN KAMBUAL
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22 ALPHONSE LEO SONU |
43 ANDREW BAIKISA KURI
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23 JOSHUA RELLY WANGO |
44 SAKIAS EDEL NAMBIONGA
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24 HENRY IGNANTIUS KONAKA |
45 LUCY KIKII BUCK
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25 GOSIBA DAWA |
46 LAWRENCE PITOR
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26 RICHARD BAIA |
47 JOE VIAKEN PAWAFUL
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27 BENARD MOLLOK |
48 MARTIN URURU
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28 PAUL WOKAM REM |
49 MICHAEL MINJA KAUKE
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29 MICHAEL X TATAKI |
50 MARTIN SIGERAT YAKUMANI
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30 SEBASTIAN BAGRIE |
51 JACQUIE TAITA GUS TIBONG (F)
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MADANG OPEN
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10 DADAU URRAH
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24 MICHAEL BANIAU
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11 STANLEY PIL JNR
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25 JOHN B TAUNA
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12 SALAM MALAGUN
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26 THEODORE MANDOMA
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13 BELDEN PETER
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27 IGORIR S SAUL
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14 BRYAN KRAMMER
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28 SIEGFRIED BESCHEL
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15 SIMON MERTON
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29 JACOB MAILAI
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16 PETER MAKENG
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30 PATRICK GAMUNA
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17 CHARLES KALANA
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31 NAUS GEORGE KAMAL
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18 JONATHAN PALTY BAHUDE |
32 SUEGI DAG KELEBOB
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19 PETER DUWE DUMBA |
33 MARGARET STEPHEN (F)
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20 MARK CLEMENTS YASI |
34 NIXON PHILIP DUBAN
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21 BUKA GOLI MALAI |
35 LELE BAIOM MAOB
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22 JOE TIPAIJA TARI |
36 HOOD KASSAS MAM
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23 ROBERT Y DAWA |
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MADANG PROVINCIAL
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10 ANDREW S WAREPA
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11 MELCHIOR GILL
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27 PAUL FAINEP ADAMS
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12 RAY ROMO 13 TAT MIKE KAMO
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28 SIMON AKEN KAUT 29 JAMES KIAS |
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14 JOHN KIRAKAR
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30 GRAHAM TOM PAIS
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15 INGINA KAMUTI GELUA
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31 BENNY PANTI BENEDICT
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16 BENJAMIN HAP
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32 ALOIS KING GOLU KINGSLEY
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17 VENANSIUS WAKARUA
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33 MARY YALINGU KAMANG (F)
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18 JAMES APIMIA
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34 JOSHUA TAPTAP
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19 ROBERT MAMBIS TIMOTHY |
35 JERRY SINGIROK
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20 GREG TUMA |
36 PETER YAMA
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21 STEPHEN ASIVO |
37 RAMSEY PARIWA
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22 NICK IRAKAU A BASSE
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38 STEVEN AIMAN ANDAMBO
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23 JIM KAS
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39 JAMES YALI
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24 MIKE GILBERT WESLEY
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40 STEVEN TURIK
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25 WESLEY SANARUP |
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MIDDLE RAMU OPEN
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10 STEPHEN G KASKAS
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28 JOSHUA ASARIT
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11 LEO SUNARI
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29 GODFREY KUMANJAU
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12 KORA JOSEPH
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30 STANLEY HIRRINGGU KARI
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13 ASSIK TOMMY TOMSCOLL
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31 NICK NEKUWAI ZARUWILU
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14 FRANK NA'AU
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32 MICHAEL BUN
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15 KANSOL HARWAI KAMDARU
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33 WILLIE OIEWKAI YATUKRU
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16 JOHN MAVI SKAND
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34 DAVID ARAM SIKEK
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17 MAYSON JIMWANI JORIMBI
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35 JUDE ANDUPA
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18 ROBERT MUKOI |
36 RODNEY KAMBJAK SIP
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19 BEN SEMRI |
37 MEK WAK KUMUL
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20 JONNY ANANIAS ALONK |
38 SIMON URAKEN
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21 ADOLPH DUANGA KIAP |
39 INABE OMBONGU
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22 JAMES B DUKS |
40 ROGER LEP
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23 JACOB GT KAMB |
41 ARTHUR WALGUN
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24 SYMEON YOVANG |
42 MATHEW BANBAN
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25 JAMES JIGURE |
43 NELSON WAIGAI
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26 WILFRED ZAMBRA |
44 RODNEY TAPO KARI
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27 PETER INBU
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RAI COAST OPEN
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10 HERICK KEIS SABAI
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29 ROSSIE GOSIBA NAWIRA
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11 JAMES GAU GELAK
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30 AMILI DEIDE
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12 JOHNNY BETEGAM
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31 VINI O ARIHAFA
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13 MARTIN YARINGA
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32 LYNETTE USILO DAWO (F)
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14 KESSY B SAWANG (F)
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33 BONNEY HEWEP
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15 THOMAS WARR
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34 SAMSON NUNGURAM
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16 KENNETH MOI
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35 RUTH DOUGLAS DARATO (F)
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17 SAMUEL ANIS NESSAU
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36 JAMES YALI JUNIOR
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18 LINCOLN EZEKIEL |
37 ANDREW SALLEL
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19 NUNGAN SINEM SANGUP |
38 ARTHUR PAUL AMOT
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20 PETER GEMUNGO SAPIA |
39 ALBERT NELSON KASUKA
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21 BOB BOPIANG KAWOP |
40 STEWARD WABO WOSSA
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22 DANIEL YAMUNGE BITI |
41 ERNEST MONA ABEL
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23 FOROPE WENDIA |
42 AUGUSTINE DUNSTAN
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24 YAK NAMALIU |
43 JOHN SIRIKEVE
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25 NORMAN RUPUNAE NAYAK |
44 EDWIN BAAFE
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26 SILUM BAYA |
45 THOMAS MAITO
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27 SAMID KATIK
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46 SIMON OTTE DUNDE
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28 FRANK MAIRE
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SUMKAR OPEN
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10 LAUL KAIGUL
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33 LOS AMET CHARLES
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11 CHRIS KALIK MORA
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34 ROBERT G ULAKATANG KAUNA
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12 JIMMY SEKUM
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35 PHILIP KAMISUM YARTI
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13 KLINK DOSON BABO
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36 LILLIAN PAUL (F)
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14 KULZ B KULMOI
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37 BEROM ANGURU
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15 MARK KADUM MARTIN
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38 DICK MAOK LANGGOU
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16 ALEXANDER SUGUMAN ORME
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39 ALAS MULUNG
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17 KEN FAIRWEATHER
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40 SIMON KANGUAI
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18 ISAAC SIMOI ISAAC |
41 CHRIS YER NANGOI
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19 HOFENES SENAH ASAFO |
42 PETER SIBA
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20 NAWA TAMPO |
43 WALAS FRANCIS PALIAM
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21 STEVEN JAMES HARIEC |
44 ARNOLD AMET
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22 ARTHUR BANAK |
45 JOE BARI
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23 RICHARD K NADED |
46 ANDREW D AWAK
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24 DARIUS SUARI MADOI FAI TUBUD |
47 POI SOS
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25 GERARD PAUN GABUD |
48 BEN LAKASA
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26 PETER WELLS SIARI |
49 ALUNG WANG
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27 MUGIAR YASS |
50 MATTHEW GUBAG
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28 CHRISTOPHER RIGHTCESH TAWEG |
51 MUSER LUSING MALONG
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29 FAEN Y BENBET MILENG |
52 JORICA BUNAG BAIG
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30 MARTIN HANIBAL
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53 KOMORAH STAHL SALUM
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31 YAURU DAS SAUL
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54 LUAK USAK
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32 TAUA KABEL APUAI
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55 RUDOLF WABEI RAWARD
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USINO-BUNDI
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10 SIMON GANDAI
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37 ALOIS BUKA RICHARD
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11 GABI AIMAI YASIMA
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38 GEORGE WAN
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12 RICHARD KINDI
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39 WAIKE YASINGE
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13 MICHEAL KORING
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40 ANTON GAMBU
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14 JOHN F WESLEY
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41 PAIS SINARI
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15 JOHN TIGAVU
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42 JAMES TADIUS YAPOI
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16 LISON SOMA
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43 BOB WATI BOB WATI
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17 VITUS MENDE
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44 JOSEPH GUASILU KUMUN
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18 ERICH HANSIN |
45 JOSEPHINE TOURE MANDAWE (F)
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19 SAMUEL TOROGI |
46 JIMMY UGURO
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20 ABRAHAM FRED MAHUPA YOME |
47 EDWARD MAGARUA KIZA
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21 JOHN ARAGAINA |
48 ANTON YAGAMA
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22 PAULUS GUMIA YAPOI |
49 BASAK AMARI
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23 JOHN MARIMBI OPOTIO |
50 DIMA IBOG
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24 KAMAT KOROWOT |
51 JOHN TOLAK
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25 ALLAN AIPO CLEMENT |
52 PARI KAULI
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26 JOHN MANGNA YOGA |
53 MOSES DUGUNO
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27 JOSEPH KONGIA GARIMA |
54 JOHN GELE BUSHMAN
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28 YASUM MARGARET SAWI (F) |
55 SIMON ANGIVA TOMO
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29 CLETUS TINK |
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56 MATHEW DENGU KIMO
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30 SAMSON MALCOM KULI |
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57 VINCENT KUMURA
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31 SAMUEL MASAWA |
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58 SAMSON KANINKU
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32 DANIEL BUN KATIE |
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59 THEODORE TUYA
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33 MIAGA MITIONE |
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60 PETER TAI
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34 POLIS MICHEAL WEMIN |
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61 MATHEW APELE KANUWE
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35 AGATHA BAIYA YOMBAI (F) |
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36 JUDY MARU MULIAP (F) |
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