Students Who Dominate Additional Voters In Yogyakarta

YOGYAKARTA - The General Election Commission (KPU) of Yogyakarta City noted that 1,466 people were included in the additional voter list (DPTb) for the 2024 General Election in the local area, which is dominated by students from outside the region.

Head of the Yogyakarta City KPU Planning, Data and Information Division, Zuhad Najamuddin, said the DPTb data was recorded based on the Voter Data Information System (Sidalih) until December 31, 2023.

"There are various backgrounds, only the most dominant are students studying in Yogyakarta," he said as quoted by ANTARA, Wednesday, January 3.

In addition to voters who moved in to the city of Yogyakarta, according to him, the KPU also recorded 409 voters from the city of Yogyakarta who moved to choose to leave in other areas.

"Among them, some of them have taken care of the Yogyakarta DPTb, only in the end he decided to return to his hometown," he said.

According to Zuhad, the data for 1,466 people who entered the Yogyakarta City DPTb could still increase along with the socialization and pick-up service at a number of campuses.

Previously, the Yogyakarta City KPU had held an A5 form management service to move to choose from a number of campuses in DIY until January 10, 2024.

After that, they can still be served at the KPU of Yogyakarta City, PPK at the sub-district level, or PPS at the village level until January 15, 2024.

He hopes that students or newcomers who want to take care of moving to choose in the city of Yogyakarta will immediately process the A5 form without waiting for the deadline.

"If he suddenly goes directly to the TPS, he just brings an ID card and has not been included in the DPT or DPTb, then he cannot be served, unless he is a local resident, his name may still be a special voter list (DPK)," said Zuhad.

The number of permanent voters (DPT) for the 2024 General Election in Yogyakarta City is 321,645 voters, consisting of 166,851 female voters and 154,794 male voters.

The DPT is dominated by young voters from millennials (aged 25-39 years) reaching 87,337 or 27 percent and Gen Z (age 17-24 years) reaching 56,856 or 18 percent.