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Six 'Gods' will vote in 2019 elections

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Jakarta Post - February 26, 2019

Jakarta – Six people named Tuhan (God) are registered to vote in Jember, East Java, in the April 17 general elections.

The six "Gods" are residents of Arjasa, Balung, Kencong, Patrang and Sumberbaru of Jember Regency, East Java.

"In the gubernatorial election [in 2017] there were seven [people named] Tuhan who voted in Jember," Ahmad Hanafi, a commissioner of the Jember General Elections Commission said as quoted by kompas.com.

One of the men named Tuhan, a resident of Slawu subdistrict of Patrang district, said he would exercise his right to vote. "I voted at the last election and I will vote again," the man, who is a farm worker, said.

"This name was given to me by my parents. So why should I be embarrassed? In fact I am proud with this name," Tuhan said. He said he liked his unique name and never thought of legally changing it.

Meanwhile, an election committee staffer in Slawu, Ita Angraini, said Tuhan always voted in every election. "In every previous regional and presidential election, Pak Tuhan has always come to the voting booth, he has never been absent," she said. (gis)

Source: https://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2019/02/26/six-gods-will-vote-in-2019-elections.html

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