What is "savelugu"

Savelugu is one of the constituencies represented in the Parliament of Ghana. It elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election. It is located in the Northern Region of Ghana. he current member of Parliament for the constituency is Hajia Mary Salifu Boforo. He was elected on the ticket of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) and won a majority of 6,434 votes more than candidate closest in the race, to win the constituency election to become the MP. She had earlier represented the constituency in the 4th Republican parliament.

Savelugu is a town and is the capital of Savelugu-Nanton district, a district in the Northern Region of north Ghana. Savelugu has a 2012 settlement population of 38,074 people.