Otavi Constituency



Otavi Constituency is an electoral constituency in the Otjozondjupa Region of Namibia. It had 11,620 inhabitants in 2004 and 9,608 registered voters. The constituency consists of the town of Otavi and the surrounding rural area.

Politics
Grootfontein is traditionally a stronghold of the South West Africa People's Organization (SWAPO) party. In the 2004 regional election, SWAPO candidate Barthromeus Tuhafeni Shangheta received 2,431 of the 3,578 votes cast and became councillor.

The 2015 regional election was won by Laina Mekundi of SWAPO with 1,982 votes, followed by Fred Grundeling of the Democratic Turnhalle Alliance (DTA) with 325 votes and Bella Hunibes of the All People’s Party (APP) with 191 votes. The SWAPO candidate also won the 2020 regional election. George Garab received 1,567 votes; The independent candidate Johannes Johannes came second with 769 votes.