KPU will hold simultaneous regional elections in 2024 in 37 provinces and 508 regencies and cities, here is the schedule – 2024-04-05 01:02:42

Chairman of the General Election Commission (KPU) Hasyim Asy’ari (left) accompanied by Chairman of the Election Supervisory Agency (Bawaslu) Rahmad Bagja. (Dok. MI/Susanto)

The Indonesian General Election COMMISSION (KPU) will hold simultaneous regional head elections (Pilkada) in 2024 only in 37 provinces out of 38 provinces in Indonesia. Chairman of the Indonesian KPU, Hasyim Asy’ari, said that simultaneous regional elections were only held in 37 provinces because the Special Region of Yogyakarta (DIY) did not hold direct regional elections.

“For gubernatorial elections (held) in 37 provinces, DIY does not go through direct regional elections,” explained Hasyim.

Hasyim said that the 2024 Simultaneous Pilkada voting will be held on Wednesday, November 27 2024.

“The KPU is holding the launch of the 2024 Simultaneous Pilkada, which is planned for voting to be held later on November 27 2024,” he stressed.

Meanwhile, Yogyakarta has special regulations that only a few other regions in Indonesia have. This is stated in Law Number 13 of 2012 concerning Specialties of the Special Region of Yogyakarta (DIY).

In the law, there are regulations regarding the appointment of the governor and deputy governor of DIY who are not elected through a general election, but through an inauguration process.

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Then, of the 514 districts/cities, only 508 districts/cities will hold the 2024 Simultaneous Pilkada.

The reason is, there are 6 administrative districts/cities in DKI Jakarta that do not have direct regional elections.

The following is the schedule for the 2024 regional elections:

1. February 27-November 16, 2024: notification and registration of election observers;
2. 24 April-31 May 2024: submission of list of potential voters;
3. 5 May-19 August 2024: fulfillment of support requirements for individual candidate pairs;
4. 31 May-23 September 2024: updating and compiling the voter list;
5. 24-26 August 2024: announcement of registration of candidate pairs;
6. 27-29 August 2024: registration of candidate pairs;
7. August 27-September 21, 2024: research candidate requirements;
8. 22 September 2024: determination of candidate pairs;
9. 25 September-23 November 2024: campaign implementation;
10. 27 November 2024: voting;
11. 27 November-16 December 2024: vote counting and recapitulation of vote counting results.

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