The first councillor was Fani Francis Sizimbo, a
Democratic Turnhalle Alliance (DTA) member, who won the inaugural
1992 regional election and was in office until 1998. In the
1998 regional election the constituency was won by Lichaba John Ndubano in 1998. Ndubano, a
SWAPO member, moved the SWAPO office from Linyanti to
Sangwali. At that time the
Caprivi conflict was simmering in the area. Ndubano did not support secessionism, and as a result was not liked in secessionist dominated areas. In the
2004 regional elections SWAPO was represented by Dorothy Kabula. She received 2,473 of the 3,969 votes cast and became councillor. In
2010 Cletius Sipapela, also SWAPO, won the constituency elections. In the
2015 regional election Sipapela was reelected with 1,480 votes, followed by Ivene Visitor Kabunga of the
Rally for Democracy and Progress (RDP) with 1,191 votes. Charles Wuyeni Matemwa of the
Democratic Turnhalle Alliance (DTA) also ran and received 19 votes. The
2020 regional election was won by Ivene Vistor Kabunga, an
independent candidate. He received 1,903 votes and serves as the Linyanti Constituency Councillor. SWAPO's candidate Mwangala Sonnia Musukubili came second with 925 votes. ==Traditional authorities==