7 Days Ahead Of Voting, Atang-Anida's Electability Boosts Dedie-Jenal In Bogor City Election

Illustration of the 2024 Simultaneous Pilkada (ANTARA)

BOGOR Seven days before the Bogor Mayor Election (Pilwalkot) which will be held on November 27, 2024, the Atang Trisnanto and Annida Allivia pairs, are getting closer to Dedie A. Rachim and Jenal Mutaqin's electability by leaving a difference of 2 percent.

Based on the results of a TRUST INDONESIA survey involving 440 respondents spread across six sub-districts in Bogor City, the electability of the candidate pair for Mayor and Deputy Mayor of Bogor shows quite intense competition.

The Dedie-Jenal pair, leading with 30.7% of the votes, followed by the Atang-Anida pair, received 28.6%. Meanwhile, the couple Sendi Fardiansyah and Melly Darsa, recorded 16.4% of the votes, Doctors Raendi Rayendra and Eka Maulana 13.4%, and Rena Da Frina and Teddy Risandi 6.1%.

Even so, INDONESIA TRUST researcher Hermawan in his statement said that in his survey there were still 4.8% of respondents who had not yet decided on their choice.

"This means that although Dedie-Jenal leads the electability survey, competition with Atang-Anrida is still very tight. With a small margin and many voters still doubtful, pair number 2 has the same opportunity to win the 2024 Bogor Pilwalkot," said Hermawan, Wednesday, November 20.

The survey also revealed that the political awareness of the people of Bogor City is very high, with 82% of respondents knowing that the Bogor Pilwalkot will take place on November 27, 2024.

"In terms of participation, 73.2% of respondents have firmly voted, while the other 23.2% have yet to make their choice," explained Hermawan.

When further detailed, the voter numbers that are already determined to choose their candidate for choice (strong voters) show tensions among competing candidate pairs.

The Dedie and Jenal pairs have 22.7% of the voters who are already steady, while Atang and Anrida are slightly lower at 22.0%. Overall, 70.5% of respondents are already solid in making choices, although the difference between the two candidate pairs is still quite thin, which is within the margin of error of the survey which reached 1034.67%.

"This indicates that the competition between the two is still very open," said Hermawan.

Separately, a political observer from Djuanda University, Gotfridus Goris Seran, saw a tendency to increase Atang-Annida's electability to follow Dedie's pair.

According to Seran, the electability of regional head candidates in the 2024 Bogor City Pilkada is influenced by two main factors, namely candidate figures and issues that develop in society.

"Dedie-Jenal figure, despite having experience in the executive and legislative fields, is considered unable to resolve several important issues in Bogor City, such as unemployment, basic services, as well as city planning problems that have an impact on congestion and cleanliness," he explained.

Seran assessed that these issues are opportunities for other couples, especially the Atang-Anrida pair, who are considered more responsive in responding to these problems.

Atang, who has a good track record in the world of government, and Anrida, who is considered capable of attracting the attention of young voters, is considered capable of building a larger electoral attraction, especially among young voters.

"For Bogor City voters, the 2024 Pilkada is an important moment in choosing a leader who is expected to be able to overcome the various challenges that exist and bring positive changes to this city," Seran added.