The Indonesian General Elections are scheduled to be held on 17th April 2019. Both Presidential and Legislative Elections will be held on the same day i.e. on 17/04/2019. The last Indonesian Presidential Elections were held on 9th of July 2014. The term of the Indonesian President is 5 years so the current President of Republic of Indonesia Joko Widodo will complete this year therefore the Presidential Elections will be held on 17th of April this year. The General Election Commission of Indonesia KPU is responsible for conducting the Elections in Republic of Indonesia. The President of Republic of Indonesia is directly elected by the Indonesia electorate.
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Presidential Elections 2019:
The Indonesia Presidential Elections will be held on April 17 2019. A Candidate can contest for President Post for 2 terms therefore the current President will be participated in this election along with the opposite contestant. The Presidential Election will be direct voting system by the electorate of Indonesia and the selection process is based on the simple majority system. The Presidential Contestants will be the current President Joko Widodo and Prabowo Subianto. The Presidential term for this election will be in between 2019 and 2024.
Sponsored LinksLegislative Elections 2019:
Coming to the Legislative Elections, these elections in Indonesia are held once in every five years. Legislative Elections are held for both House of Representatives (DPR) and Regional Representative Council (DPD). DPR have 560 seats from 77 Electoral Districts and DPD have 132 seats from 33 Provinces of Indonesia. The Legislative Elections in Indonesia will be held for all the 19,699 seats in National level, Provincial Level, Regency Level, Municipality Level on the Election Day i.e. on 17th April 2019. These DPR and DPD members will be elected on the Election Day with four different ballot papers.
Sponsored LinksMajor Political Parties in Republic of Indonesia:
| National Political Parties in Indonesia | |||
| S.NO | Political Party Name | Party Name in Short Form | Leader of the Political Party |
| 1 | National Awakening Party | PKB | Muhaimin Iskandar |
| 2 | Great Indonesia Movement Party | Geirindra | Prabowo Subianto |
| 3 | Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle | PDI-P | Megawati Sukarnoputri |
| 4 | Party of the Functional Groups | Golkar | Airlangga Hartarto |
| 5 | Nasdem Party | Nasdem | Surya Paloh |
| 6 | Indonesian Transformation Movement Party | Garuda | Ahmad Ridha Sabana |
| 7 | Working Party | Tommy Suharto | |
| 8 | Prosperous Justice Party | PKS | Sohibul Iman |
| 9 | Indonesian Unity Party | Perindo | Hary Tanoesoedibjo |
| 10 | United Development Party | PPP | Muhammad Romahurmuziy |
| 11 | Indonesian Solidarity Party | PSI | Grace Natalie |
| 12 | National Mandate Party | PAN | Zulkifli Hasan |
| 13 | People’s Conscience Party | Hanura | Oesman Sapta Odang |
| 14 | Democratic Party | Democrat | Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono |
| 15 | Crescent Star Party | PBB | Yusril Ihza Mahendra |
| 16 | Indonesian Justice and Unity Party | PKPI | Diaz Hendropriyono |
| Local Political Parties in Indonesia | |
| S.NO | Local Political Party Name |
| 1 | Aceh Party |
| 2 | Aceh Regional Party |
| 3 | Aceh Nanggroe Party |
| 4 | Independent Voice of the Acehnese Party |
Total Voters in Republic of Indonesia:
During the 2014 Presidential Elections the total number of registered voters in Indonesia were 193,944,150. Now the total electorate in Indonesia is 196,545,636.
2014 – 193,944,150 Voters
2019 – 196,545,636 Voters
2019 Elections Schedule & Important Points:
- Total Provinces in Indonesia – 34 Provinces
- Total Municipalities in Indonesia – 514 Municipalities
- Total Districts in Indonesia – 7,160 Districts
- Total Villages in Indonesia – 83,184 Villages
- Who conducts the 2019 Elections in Indonesia – KPU – General Election Commission Indonesia
- Total registered Voters for 2019 Elections in Indonesia – 196,545,636 Voters
- Polling Stations available for 2019 Elections in Indonesia – 4, 79,183 Polling Stations
- Polling Officials participate in 2019 Elections of Indonesia – 40, 00,000 Polling Officials
- Total Ballots for 2019 Elections in Indonesia – 700 Ballots
- Election Day – 17th April 2019 (Third Wednesday of April 2019)
- 2019 Presidential Election Day in Indonesia – 17th April 2019 (Third Wednesday of April 2019)
- 2019 Legislative Election Day in Indonesia – 17th April 2019 (Third Wednesday of April 2019)
- Voters turn out in 2014 Indonesia Elections – 75.11%.
- Total Political Parties Participating in 2019 Elections – 16 National Parties and 4 Local Parties.
- 2019 Indonesian Elections Result date –
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