Delegates of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) have started casting their ballots to pick Parliamentary Candidates in 101 Constituencies to represent the Party in the December General Election.
The polls, which started at 0700 hours, is expected to end at 1300 hours at 2,365 polling centres in the 13 regions, where the Party has sitting Members of Parliament.
However, 65 aspirants running unopposed are, however, being affirmed by the delegates in their constituencies.
They include Mr Joseph Osei Owusu, Member of Parliament (MP) for Bekwai Constituency and Mr Osei Kyei-Mensa-Bonsu, MP for Suame, as parliamentary candidate.
Others are Mr Alexander Affenyo-Markin MP for Effutu, Mr Kojo Oppong Nkrumah MP for Ofoase-Ayirebi, Mrs Ursula Owusu-Ekuful, MP for Ablekuma West, Dr Bernard Okoe Boye MP for Ledzokuku.
Political analysts have said there could be tension in 26 hotspots in the Northern, Upper East, Upper West, Eastern, Central and Greater Accra regions.
The tension, they believe, could be fuelled by the aspirants’ status in politics, their influence in the constituencies and ability to mobilise, among other factors.
In all, 73 candidates are contesting in these potential hotspots.
Constituencies said to be hotspots include Dome Kwabenya in the Greater Accra Region. Deputy Majority Leader and Minister of State in charge of Public Procurement, Adwoa Safo locks horns with Mike Oquaye Junior, Ghana's High Commissioner to India.
The rest are Tema West, Tema East, Ablekuma North, Adentan, Adansi Asokwa, Bantama, Manhyia North, Asante Akim South, Sunyani East and Berekum East.
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