KPU Reviewed The Electoral District In Jember Increasing INTO 7, PKS And PPP Complaining

Jember KPU chairman Muhammad Syai'in gave an explanation regarding the change in electoral districts during the socialization of electoral district changes and seats for Jember DPRD members on Saturday (18/2/2023). (ANTARA)

JEMBER - A number of political parties in Jember Regency, East Java objected to changes in electoral districts (dapil) from six to seven in accordance with KPU RI Regulation Number 6 of 2023. "It is unfortunate that the electoral district change was due to the sudden and forced impression, even though it has gone through the stages of public trials," said the chairman of the DPD of the Prosperous Justice Party (PKS) Jember Sudiyanto as quoted by ANTARA, Tuesday, February 21. According to him, the results of the electoral district change did not heed the opinion of the majority of political parties and the community in Jember because the change only accommodated one of the political parties. "When the KPU Regulation No.6 of 2023 related to electoral district change was enforced, the political parties were harmed because we had prepared long ago regarding legislative candidates and targets in each electoral district," he continued., "We will provide a note related to the organizers of the 2024 elections," he said.

The same thing was conveyed by the chairman of the Madini Development Association, Farouq, who regretted that the changes in electoral districts did not accommodate the interests of political parties in Jember. "Actually, political parties must be involved by election organizers in discussing electoral district changes, so they did not harm the legislative candidates of each political party who had communicated with their constituents for a long time," he said. The politician who is familiarly called Gus Mamak regretted the change in the electoral district and seemed forced because the change shocked the existing order, but his party inevitably had to accept the change and continued to set a target of obtaining seven seats in the Jember DPRD. Previously, the Chairperson of the Jember KPU Muhammad Syai'in said that his party had held socialization related to the change in electoral districts from six to seven political parties to political parties, but there were no objections or objections in the socialization forum. In accordance with KPU Regulation Number 6 of 2023 which stated that there were seven electoral districts with an allocation of 50 seats in the Jember DPRD in the 2024 election, namely covering the electoral districts of Ajung, Kaliwates, Sumbersari, and Pakusari. Then the electoral 2 with seven seats covering the Rambi Puji, Panti, Sukorambi, Patrang, and Arjasa sub-districts. The electoral 3 with six seats covering the areas of Jelbuk, Kalisat, Ledokombo, Sukowono, and Sumberjambe sub-districts.

The electoral district 4 with six seats allocation covers the Tempurejo, Mumbulsari, Mayang, and Silo sub-districts. Furthermore, the electoral district 5 with an allocation of eight seats consists of Balung, Wuluhan, Ambulu, and Jenggawah sub-districts. electoral 6 with an allocation of seven seats covering the sub-districts of Jombang, Kencong, Gumukmas, and Puger. Finally, electoral districts 7 with nine seats covering the sub-districts of Sumberbaru, Umbulsari, Tanggul, Semboro, and Bangsalsari.