TBRC Survey: Mansur Regent Incumbent Hidayat Unggungli Other Candidates In Pemalang Pilkada

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JAKARTA - The West East Survey Institute Research Center (TBRC) announced the results of a recent survey on the electoral map of the Pemalang Regional Election, Central Java (Central Java) 2024. As a result, the incumbent electability of the Pemalang Regent, Mansur Hidayat, was superior to other names.

TBRC Executive Director Johanes Romeo, explained that the TBRC Survey lists 14 names of figures in Pemalang in a closed question regarding the electability level of candidates worthy of advancing in the Pemalang Pilkada. As a result, the names of Mansur Hidayat, Iskandar Ali Syahbana, and Anom Widiantoro became the top 3 of the top of mind of the Pemalang regent candidates.

"In detail, first, Mansur Hidayat 31.7 percent, second, Iskandar Ali Syahbana 19.3 percent, third Anom Widiantoro 15.8 percent," Johanes said in his statement, Thursday, July 18.

The fourth position is filled by Agus Sukoco 7.1 percent, the fifth Budi Harmanto 3.5 percent, the sixth Slamet Effendi 2.8 percent, the seventh Herry Setiawan 2.8 percent, the eighth Dwi Hartono 2.6 percent, the ninth Istadi 1.5 percent, and the tenth RM Nur Hidayat 1.5 percent.

Then Nurkholes 1.3 percent, Muhammad Bobby Dewantara 1.1 percent, Agus Pratikno 1.1 percent, and finally Imam Subiyanto 0.7 percent. While not choosing 7.2 percent.

TBRC also simulated the electability of five Pemalang regent candidates with closed questions. The electability rate of the Pemalang Regent, Mansur Hidayat is increasingly superior with an electability rate of 45.2 percent. Followed by Anom Widiantoro 21.2 percent, Agus Sukoco 10.3 percent, Iskandar Ali Syahbana, 8.1 percent, and Istadi 2.8 percent. Meanwhile, respondents did not choose 12.4 percent.

The survey also tested the electability rate of Pemalang regent candidates in the head top head between Mansur Hidayat and Anom Widiantoro. As a result, said Johanes, Mansur Hidayat was far superior with 67.3 percent, while Anom Widiantoro was 29.4 percent, and those who did not choose 3.3 percent.

"So is the head to head between Mansyur Hidayat and Agus Sukoco. As a result, Mansur Hidayat was 69.3 percent, Agus Sukoco was 21.6 percent and did not vote 9.1 percent," said Johanes.

The TBRC survey also found the performance approval of the Pemalang Regent, Mansur Hidayat, which showed a positive trend with a community satisfaction level of 87.1 percent.

"Quite satisfied 52.30, and very satisfied 34.80 percent," said Johanes.

Public satisfaction, added Johanes, was taken into several Pemalang Regency Government programs such as free health insurance programs for Pemalang residents, programs to reduce the number of children dropping out of school, as well as programs for providing free uniforms to new students, elementary and junior high school.

"These programs ease the burden on parents, especially from underprivileged families. Likewise, infrastructure development programs such as road repair and irrigation into development priority programs," concluded Johanes.

For information, the TBRC survey was conducted in the period 1-10 July 2024 against all Pemalang Regency citizens who have the right to vote through face-to-face interviews. Meanwhile, the quality control of the results of interviews in random is 20 percent.

Sampel withdrawals use a multistage random sampling method with a total sample analyzed of 1450 respondents. Error tolerance (margin of error) is approximately 2.57 percent at a 95 percent confidence level.