By the end of the exercise, about 8 presidential and over 500 parliamentary candidates presented their nomination papers to compete for the 193 seats in parliament. 
Hadi kufikia mwisho wa zoezi hilo wagombea wapatao 10 waliwasilisha maombi yao ya kugombea urais na mamia wengine kwa ajili ya kugombea viti 193 vya bunge.