What is Oshakati East?
{{About|the constituency east of Okataba River|the constituency west of Okataba River|Oshakati West}} [[File:Wahlkreis Oshakati (Ost) (2014).svg|right|thumb| Oshakati East constituency (red) in the Oshana Region (yellow)]] '''Oshakati East''' is an [[Constituencies of Namibia|electoral constituency]] in the [[Oshana Region]] of [[Namibia]]. It comprises the eastern parts of the town of [[Oshakati]]. The Okatana River separates Oshakati East from the [[Oshakati West]] constituency.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Kadhikwa|first=Pendapawa|date=13 September 2011|title=Oshakati to deepen river|page=1|newspaper=[[The Namibian]]|url=https://www.namibian.com.na/85304/archive-read/Oshakati-to-deepen-river-THE-Oshakati-Town|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120603172952/http://www.namibian.com.na/news-articles/national/full-story/archive/2011/september/article/oshakati-to-deepen-river/|archive-date=3 June 2012}}</ref> The constituency had 22,634 inhabitants in 2004<ref>[http://www.statoids.com/yna.html Constituencies of Namibia, 2004]</ref> and 19,606 registered voters {{As of|2020|alt=in 2020}}.<ref name=election2020>{{Cite web | title=Regional Council 2020 Election Results | publisher=[[Electoral Commission of Namibia]] | date=18 January 2021 | series=''Interactive map'' | url=http://elections.na/ | accessdate=10 November 2021 | archive-date=12 June 2021 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210612210020/https://elections.na/ | url-status=dead }}</ref> ==Politics== In the 2010 regional elections, [[SWAPO]]'s Lotto Kuushomwa won with 6,501 votes. He defeated Epafras Nghinamundova representing the [[Rally for Democracy and Progress]] (RDP, 276 votes), Agatus Antanga of the [[Democratic Turnhalle Alliance]] (DTA, 72 votes), Timoteus Kambishi of the [[Congress of Democrats]] (CoD, 34 votes) and Ndateelela Nakale of [[SWANU]] (16 votes).<ref>[http://www.ecn.na/results/2010/Press_Release_Constituency_-_Oshana-Oshakati-East.pdf Election results from Electoral Commission of Namibia]{{Dead link|date=January