Jakarta – Voter turnout in the second round of the Jakarta gubernatorial election on Wednesday reached 78 percent of the 7.2 million registered voters, surpassing the national General Elections Commission's (KPU) target of 77.5 percent.

The Jakarta chapter of the KPU noted that turnout had increased from the first round of the election, held on Feb. 15.

"Based on the commission's [assessment], turnout increased to 78 percent, which compares to 75.75 percent in the first round," KPU Jakarta head Sumarno said, as quoted by kompas.com. Sumarno added that the real count result was not the official result of the Jakarta election.

The count would be conducted in stages from the district to the provincial level and engage witnesses from the candidate team of Jakarta Governor Basuki "Ahok" Tjahaja Purnama and his running mate Djarot Saiful Hidayat as well as their rivals, Anies Baswedan and Sandiaga Uno, he said.

The current real count result shows that Anies and Sandiaga have garnered 57,95 percent of the vote, while Ahok and Djarot lag behind with only 42,05 percent. (cal)

Source: http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2017/04/21/jakarta-voter-turnout-reaches-78-percent.html