This Is The Reason For The Deactivation Of The NIK Of Jakarta Residents Living Outside The Region After The 2024 General Election

Illustration. The HI Roundabout became one of the landscapes of DKI Jakarta on Monday, September 14, 2019. (ANTARA-Sigid K)

JAKARTA - The DKI Provincial Government has decided to postpone the implementation of the deactivation of the population identification number (NIK) for Jakarta residents who have lived outside the area until after the 2024 General Election.

Initially, the deactivation of the NIK of residents with DKI ID cards who had moved was scheduled for March 2024. However, the DKI DPRD recommended that the process be postponed.

Chairman of Commission A of the DKI Jakarta DPRD, Mujiyono, explained that the deactivation of the NIK could not be carried out during the election stages. This is because this will disrupt the accuracy of the data on the 2024 election voter list.

"I'm afraid that unwanted things will happen regarding the DPT (permanent voter list), that's why we recommend changing (from March) to after the election. Moreover, when the new voting comes (returning to the area according to the ID card)," Mujiyono told reporters, Monday, February 26.

The process of deactivating the NIK begins with recording the population data of Jakarta residents to be brought under control. Then, the RT/RW will re-verify the results of matching and research in the field.

In this stage, many reports from the RT/RW and forwarded to the village head who are still hesitant to determine who the NIK residents will be removed.

"Not all village heads are brave, because disabling someone is dangerous. One of the risks is that for banking matters it will not be used. NIK is deactivated and then he transacts at the bank, it will be detected that the ID card cannot be used," said Mujiyono.

Continuing, Member of Commission A of the DKI Jakarta DPRD Dwi Rio Sambodo views that the socialization of the control of the NIK of Jakarta residents by the DKI Population and Civil Registration Service (Disdukcapil) has not been carried out optimally. This is also a consideration for the deactivation of the NIK postponed implementation.

"The socialization carried out by the Dukcapil Office does not seem optimal. So that it has the potential to cause various impacts, not only problems with electoral DPT, but other administrative problems such as bank accounts, BPJS Kesehatan to school zoning," said Rio.

For information, the implementation of the elimination of the NIK refers to the Decree of the Head of the DKI Jakarta Population and Civil Registration Office Number 80 of 2023 concerning Guidelines for Deactivation and Reactivation of the Population Identification Number (NIK).

However, the deactivation of this NIK is excluded from residents who are studying or work offices outside the city within a certain period of time, as well as residents who have assets in Jakarta.