2024 Serang mayoral election
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An election of the mayor and vice mayor of Serang, Banten, for a five-year term was held on 27 November 2024. This was part of nationwide local elections. The previous election was held in 2018. City legislator Budi Rustandi, backed by Gerindra and PKS, defeated previous mayor Syafrudin Syafe'i and Golkar candidate Ratu Ria Maryana.
Electoral system
[edit]The election, like other local elections in 2024, follow the first-past-the-post system where the candidate with the most votes wins the election, even if they do not win a majority.[2] It is possible for a candidate to run uncontested, in which case the candidate is still required to win a majority of votes "against" an "empty box" option. Should the candidate fail to do so, the election will be repeated on a later date.[3]
The Serang City General Elections Commission (KPU) announced on 20 September 2024 that there would be 513,851 eligible voters in the election.[4] Rp 35.2 billion (USD 2.3 million) was set aside from the city's budget for the election.[5]
Candidates
[edit]Syafrudin Syafe'i, the previous mayor of Serang who served in 2018–2023, ran for a second term in the election with 2024 elected Banten Regional House of Representatives legislator Heriyanto Citra Buana as his running mate. The pair was endorsed by the National Mandate Party (PAN), Nasdem Party, and the Ummat Party.[6] Syafei's candidacy had been confirmed by PAN since December 2023, with Syafe'i being the party's provincial chairman.[7]
Speaker of the Serang City DPRD for the 2019–2024 term and head of Serang's Gerindra branch, Budi Rustandi, also contested the election.[8] As running mate, Rustandi selected Prosperous Justice Party city councillor and businessman Nur Agis Aulia. The pair received further endorsements from three other parties not in the city council.[9][10]
As their candidate, Golkar selected Ratu Ria Maryana, a deputy speaker of the city council and stepsister of former governor of Banten Ratu Atut Chosiyah. Her running mate was Subadri Usuludin, who was the vice mayor of Syafe'i in 2018–2023. They also received endorsements from PDI-P, PKB, PPP and Demokrat in addition to four other parties not represented in the city council.[11]
Campaign
[edit]Two rounds of public debates were scheduled to be held between the candidates, on 29 October and 12 November 2024.[12] During the second debate, groups of candidate supporters who were not allowed to enter the debate venue ended up jeering at one another, resulting in a brief scuffle where two supporters and one police officer were injured.[13] Another scuffle between supporters had previously occurred in September 2024 during the drawing of candidate ballot numbers, though nobody was injured.[14]
Results
[edit]| Candidate | Running mate | Candidate party | Votes | % | |
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| Budi Rustandi | Nur Agis Aulia | Gerindra | 212,262 | 60.25 | |
| Ratu Ria Maryana | Subadri Ushuludin | Golkar | 78,607 | 22.31 | |
| Syafrudin Syafe'i | Heriyanto Citra Buana | PAN | 61,446 | 17.44 | |
| Total | 352,315 | 100.00 | |||
| Valid votes | 352,315 | 94.23 | |||
| Invalid/blank votes | 21,567 | 5.77 | |||
| Total votes | 373,882 | 100.00 | |||
| Registered voters/turnout | 513,851 | 72.76 | |||
| Source: [1] | |||||
References
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- ^ Mardika, Nando Yussele (5 November 2020). "Jika Kotak Kosong Menang, Pilkada Akan Diulang?". hukumonline.com (in Indonesian). Retrieved 16 April 2024.
- ^ "KPU Tetapkan DPT Pilkada Kota Serang, Segini Jumlahnya". Radar Banten (in Indonesian). 21 September 2024. Retrieved 6 July 2025.
- ^ "Pemkot Serang sepakati anggaran Pilkada 2024". Antara News (in Indonesian). 17 October 2023. Retrieved 6 July 2025.
- ^ "Sosok Syafrudin Syafe'i dan Heriyanto Citra Buana yang Maju pada Pilkada Kota Serang 2024". beritasatu.com (in Indonesian). 1 November 2024. Retrieved 7 July 2025.
- ^ Hasanudin, Aden (5 December 2023). "PAN Kembali Mencalonkan Syafrudin Jadi Walikota Serang". MediaBanten.Com (in Indonesian). Retrieved 7 July 2025.
- ^ "Mantap Maju Pilkada, Budi Rustandi: Wis Wayahe Kota Serang Maju". Tangerang Pos (in Indonesian). 13 March 2024. Retrieved 7 July 2025.
- ^ "Sosok Nur Agis Aulia, Juragan Kambing yang Siap Maju Pilkada Kota Serang 2024". Kabar Prestasi (in Indonesian). 19 April 2024. Retrieved 7 July 2025.
- ^ Rifa'i, Bahtiar (28 August 2024). "Daftar Pilwalkot, Budi-Agis Mau Bikin Serang Minimal Seperti BSD". detiknews (in Indonesian). Retrieved 7 July 2025.
- ^ "Sosok Ratu Ria Maryana dan Subadri Usuludin yang Maju pada Pilkada Kota Serang 2024". beritasatu.com (in Indonesian). 1 November 2024. Retrieved 7 July 2025.
- ^ "Ini Jadwal Debat Calon Walikota Serang, Panelisnya 5 Orang". banteninside (in Indonesian). 12 October 2024. Retrieved 7 July 2025.
- ^ "Debat Kedua Pilkada Kota Serang Ricuh, Dua Orang Terluka". KOMPAS.com (in Indonesian). 13 November 2024. Retrieved 7 July 2025.
- ^ "Pendukung Paslon Bikin Ricuh saat Pengundian Nomor Urut Pilkada Kota Serang 2024". banten.viva.co.id (in Indonesian). 23 September 2024. Retrieved 7 July 2025.