No Second Round, Jakarta KPU Returns IDR 355 Billion Grant To DKI Provincial Government

JAKARTA - The DKI Jakarta General Election Commission (KPU) will return grant funds for the 2024 Pilkada from the DKI Jakarta Provincial Government.

This was revealed in a meeting between the DKI Jakarta KPU and the DKI Jakarta DPRD. The chairman of the DKI DPRD, Khoirudin, said that the grant funds that returned to the regional treasury were around Rp355 billion.

Khoirudin said that the KPU refund was because the initial plan would be used for the second round of Jakarta gubernatorial election. Meanwhile, the 2024 Pilkada in Jakarta only lasted one round.

"As a KPU partner who has been agreeing on a grant hammer, our grant is for a two-round regional election, this is one round, we are just waiting for this return, around Rp355 billion," said Khoirudin at the DKI Jakarta DPRD Building, Friday, January 10.

At the end of 2023, the DKI Provincial Government distributed grant funds to the DKI Jakarta KPU of around Rp. 975 billion for the implementation of regional elections.

Meanwhile, the grant funds that have been used by the DKI KPU for the implementation of the first round of the 2024 Pilkada are around Rp600 billion. Thus, the remaining funds will be included in the remaining more budget use (SILPA) of the 2025 DKI APBD.

"Yes, this [Jakarta KPU grant fund] will be SiLPA. Later we will include it in the next budget so that the funds will be used in the next period," said Khoirudin.

Previously, the DKI Jakarta KPU had appointed Pramono Anung-Rano Karno as the elected Governor-Deputy Governor of Jakarta in the 2024 Pilkada.

The DKI KPU submitted the results of this determination to the DKI Jakarta DPRD. Furthermore, the DKI DPRD will forward it in writing to the Ministry of Home Affairs (Kemendagri) to be ratified by President Prabowo Subianto.