What is Uuvudhiya Constituency?
[[File:Wahlkreis_Uuvudhiya_(2014).svg|thumb|303x303px|Uuvudhiya constituency (red) in the Oshana Region (yellow)]] '''Uuvudhiya Constituency''' is the biggest [[Constituencies of Namibia|constituency]] in the [[Oshana Region]] of [[Namibia]]. It has 4,357 people living there,<ref>[http://www.statoids.com/yna.html Constituencies of Namibia, 2004]</ref> its capital is the settlement of Uuvudhiya. The constituency had 2,869 registered voters in 2004.<ref>[http://www.ecn.gov.na/RUuvudhiya.htm Uuvudhiya Constituency]{{Dead link|date=February 2022 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}. Namibia Electoral Commission. 2004. Retrieved on March 24, 2008.</ref> Lake Oponona, the largest lake in the Cuvelai Basin, is located in Uuvudhiya Constituency and is a local attraction. <ref>{{cite news|last=Shaanika|first=Helvy|date=30 August 2013|title=Stricken cattle threaten lake|work=[[New Era (Namibia)|New Era]]|url=http://www.newera.com.na/features/stricken-cattle-threaten-lake/|access-date=1 February 2022|archive-date=3 September 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130903021156/http://www.newera.com.na/features/stricken-cattle-threaten-lake/|url-status=dead}}</ref> == Politics == Uuvudhiya constituency is dominated by the [[South West Africa People's Organization]] party since the [[South African Border War]]. In the 2010 regional elections, [[SWAPO]] candidate Seblon Paulus won the constituency with 1,621 votes, followed by Gabriel Jeremia of the [[Rally for Democracy and Progress (Namibia)|Rally for Democracy and Progress]] who received 19 votes.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Results from the Electoral Commission of Namibia |url=http://www.ecn.na/results/2010/Press_Release_Constituency_-_Oshana-Uuvudhiya.pdf |access-date=2022-02-01 |archive-date=2011-07-17 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110717180050/http://www.ecn.na/results/2010/Press_Release_Constituency_-_Oshana-Uuvudhiya.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref> In the 2015 local and regional elections the SWAPO candidate won became councillor after no oppos