PDIP Surabaya Real Count: Eri-Armudji 57,02 Percent, Machfud-Mujiaman 42,98 Percent

PDIP real count exposure related to the Surabaya Pilkada (DOK. PDIP)

SURABAYA - Candidate for mayor and deputy mayor of Surabaya, Eri Cahyadi-Armudji excels in the real count of DPC PDI Perjuangan Surabaya. Eri-Armudji excels with a difference of 14.04 percent from its competitor Machfud candidate Arifin-Mujiaman.

Head of the Surabaya Branch of the National Election Witnesses Agency (BSPN), Purwadi said that the input of document copies of the results from each polling station that had been entered into the "Counting Room" DPC PDI Perjuangan Surabaya on Wednesday, December 9 at 23.00 WIB reached 98 percent. The number of polling stations that have entered is 5,056 out of 5,184 TPS.

"The data that has been entered is 98 percent. We are currently inputing the rest, but it will not affect the current results. Of the 98 percent of the data, Eri-Armudji received 587,203 votes and Machfud Arifin-Mujiaman received 442,606 votes. Or if presented by Eri-Armudji 57 , 02 percent and Machfud Arifin-Mujiaman 42.98 percent, "Purwadi said, confirmed, Thursday, December 10.

Meanwhile, the voter participation rate is almost 50 percent of the total DPT (final voter list). The number of DPT in Surabaya was 2,089,027 voters, consisting of 1,016,395 men and 1,072,632 women.

According to Purwadi, Eri-Armudji won in 28 districts and lost in three districts. The three districts that lost were Asemrowo, Pabean Cantian and Semampi.

For Asemrowo District, Eri-Armudji won 42.33 percent of the vote and Machfud Arifin-Mujiaman got 57.67 percent. In the District of Pabean Cantian Eri-Armudji received 48.08 percent and Machfud Arifin-Mujiaman 51.92 percent.

Meanwhile in Semampir District Eri-Armudji received 42.48 percent and Machfud Arifin-Mujiaman 57.52 percent.

"Eri-Armudji won the most in Mulyorejo District with 65.99 percent and Machfud Arifin-Mujiaman 34.01 percent," said Purwadi.

Regarding the defeats in the three sub-districts, Purwadi said, it was previously predicted that the three sub-districts were quite heavy. Because the opposing candidate pairs have given great attention and the target to win in the three districts. In addition, in Semampir District, in the 2019 Pileg, PDI Perjuangan also lost.

From the analysis of "Counting Room", Purwadi continued, there were no problems at the TPS. Everything went smoothly, safely and as expected. The witnesses who had been prepared by DPC PDI Perjuangan Surabaya also worked well and optimally.

"It means, starting from the ballot papers received, damaged or not used all according to the calculation. In terms of data validation there is no doubt. That means, Eri-Armudji wins valid according to official and legal documents," he explained.