KPU Calls 21,894 Supports As Requirements For Individual Candidates For The 2024 South Tapanuli Regional Head Election

Illustration. 2024 Pilkada. (Elemen5 Digital-Unsplash)

The General Election Commission (KPU) of South Tapanuli Regency (Tapsel) said the requirement for an individual candidate pair (paslon) in the 2024 Regional Head Election (Pilkada) for local regents and deputy regents was at least 21,894 support.

South Tapanuli KPU chairman Zulhajjji Siregar said the obligation for support was in accordance with the results of the South Tapanuli KPU's decision Number 787 of 2024 concerning the minimum requirements and the spread of support for individual candidate pairs in the election of regents and deputy regents of South Tapanuli in 2024.

"Bakal pasangan calon perseduaian yang ingin maju Pemilihan Kepala Daerah Kabupaten Tapanuli Selatan 2024 wajib mengantongi minimal 21.894 dukungan berupa photocopy kartu tanda penduduk," ujar Zulhaji, di Siprikok, Tapsel, Jumat 19 April, disitat Antara.

Zulhaji said the amount of support must be spread in at least eight sub-districts in South Tapanuli or more than 50 percent of the sub-districts in the area.

"The support requirements must be accompanied by an individual Model B.1 KWK form, and the attachment to the photocopy of the KTP concerned is at least spread across eight sub-districts or more than 50 percent of the 15 sub-districts in Tapsel," he said.

Furthermore, he said, the support of the individual candidate pair for the election of regents and deputy regents was calculated at 10 percent of the number of permanent voters (DPT) in the 2024 General Election.

"In the recent Presidential and Vice Presidential, Legislative, and DPD RI 2024 elections, the number of DPT in Tapanuli Selaran was recorded at 218,933 voters. This DPT was the result of the Decree of the South Tapanuli KPU Number 68 of 2023," he said.

Zulhaji said the stages of fulfilling the requirements for supporting pairs of candidates for the 2024 regional elections from May 5, 2024 to August 19, 2024, are in accordance with KPU Regulation (PKPU) Number 2 of 2024 concerning the stages and schedule of the 2024 simultaneous regional elections.

"Ahead of the 2024 simultaneous regional head election. We have socialized the requirements for prospective pairs of individual candidates," he explained.

In addition, he said, his party will form a 'helpdesk' team for the nomination of the 2024 South Tapanuli Regent and Deputy Regent Elections to facilitate services to people in need.

"In the near future we will form a 'helpdesk' team to facilitate services," he said.