Dar es Salaam — After the rerun of the October 1995 polls in the seven constituencies of Dar es Salaam Region on November 19, 1995, the National Electoral Commission (NEC), on November 22, declared CCM Presidential flag bearer Benjamin Mkapa the president of the United Republic of Tanzania.
NEC announced that Mkapa had won the presidency after garnering 4,026,226 votes, which is equivalent to 61.8 percent of all the votes cast.
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