Participation Of Jakarta Voters In The 2024 Election Is Lower Than 2019, KPU: We Evaluate

Illustration. TPS location for the 2024 General Election. (ANTARA-Darwin Fatir-am)

JAKARTA - The General Election Commission (KPU) of DKI Jakarta Province revealed that the level of voter participation in Jakarta in the use of voting rights in the 2024 General Election specifically for the presidential election was 78.78 percent.

Then, the voter participation rate in the DPR RI Legislative Election for the DPR RI 77.57 percent, DPD RI 77.65 percent and Provincial DPRD 77.46 percent.

However, it turns out that the level of voter participation in this year's election is lower than 2019. In the 2019 Presidential Election, the voter participation rate is 79.28 percent.

Then, the DPD RI Legislative Election in 2019 had a voter participation rate of 78.49 percent and the DKI Jakarta DPRD reached 78.49 percent. On the other hand, only in the 2019 DPR RI Legislative Election was recorded to be lower than in 2024, which was 68.96 percent.

"(The decline in the voter participation rate for the 2024 General Election) will be evaluated later," said DKI Jakarta KPU member Astri Megatari to reporters, Sunday, April 28.

Meanwhile, Astri said that his party would increase electoral socialization, especially regarding the implementation of the 2024 Simultaneous Regional Head Elections.

This is intended to maintain the level of voter participation in the election of the Governor and Deputy Governor of DKI Jakarta which will take place in November.

"To increase participation, the DKI KPU will increase face-to-face socialization, including cooperation with mass organizations, communities and schools and campuses," said Astri.

The KPU has set a schedule and stages for the 2024 Pilkada. The nomination stage begins with fulfilling the requirements for support for individual candidate pairs on 5 May-19 August 2024.

Then, the announcement of the registration of candidate pairs on August 24-26, registration of candidate pairs: August 27-29, research on candidate pairs August 27-September 21, determination of candidate pairs: September 22.

Followed by the implementation of the campaign on September 25-November 23, the voting on November 27-December 16th.