Deputy Minister Of Home Affairs Appreciates Unique Polling Stations With A Halloween Concept In Bogor

The 2024 Pilkada TPS has the theme hallowen in Kebon Kalapa Village, Bogor City. (ANTARA)

BOGOR City - Deputy Minister of Home Affairs (Wamendagri) Bima Arya Sugiarto visited and appreciated the polling house (TPS) in Bogor City, West Java, with a unique concept, namely the hallowen themed.

The TPS is TPS 05 in RW 05, Kebon Kalapa Village. Bima Arya in Bogor City, Wednesday, said that based on the narrative of the Voting Organizing Group (TPS) officers, this concept was chosen to increase the political participation of young people and mothers.

KPPS officers at TPS 05 Kelurahan Kebon Kalapa welcomed voters who came wearing costumes such as drakula. In fact, some children were dressed like tuyul ghosts.

In the TPS, there is a cardboard box measuring into an old building. In the middle between the registration table and the sound booth table, there is a black coffin.

"We appreciate it and we visit it. So we need to pick up the ball, we need creativity to bring people to the ballot booth. In other places there is creativity, but this one is 'other'," said Bima Arya.

Meanwhile, Head of RW 05 Ribut Sudarsono said there were 437 voters registered at TPS 05 Kebon Kalapa. Hundreds of voters came from three RTs.

He explained that TPS 05 did not spend much to decorate TPS with the hallowen concept. Because most of the items used come from used goods such as cardboard and plastic.

"The goal is to attract the voter. Thank God it has an impact too. I don't know anything, it's a lot right away," he said.

In fact, said Ribut, the Camat and the Head of the Central Bogor Sector Police participated and promoted the TPS. Until visited by the ranks of the Bogor City Forkopimda and the Deputy Minister of Home Affairs.

"We have prepared this. From Sunday, so about four days. Also assisted by the Head of the Kebon Kalapa Village," he said.