While many surveys have predicted Fauzi Bowo will come out on top Wednesday, scores of university students would rather Adang Daradjatun led Jakarta for the next five years.

A survey by the Student Executive Board of Greater Jakarta (BEM Jakarta Raya) showed that 63 percent out of 1,902 students in the capital favored Adang as the Jakarta governor.

"Only 18 percent or 341 students want Fauzi to be governor. The remaining 19 percent have yet to decide," Indra, the head of the BEM's Jakarta State Polytechnic, said Tuesday.

The survey was held in four universities in Jakarta, namely the University of Indonesia, Jakarta State University, Jakarta State Polytechnic and Trisakti University from July 29 to Aug. 2. There are currently 50,000 students at the four universities.

It said that out of 400 surveyed students at the University of Indonesia, 60 percent would elect Adang and his running mate Dani Anwar and only 15 percent planned to vote for Fauzi-Prijanto.

Indra said the students could be seen as models of ideal voters in a healthy democracy.

"The students are neutral in the election as the campuses are free from campaign activities. The students have the idealism to reject money politics.

"That's why, the students could be a useful reference for the public in weighing up their options in the Jakarta gubernatorial election," he said.

Last week, a survey by the Indonesian Survey Institute (LSI) showed Fauzi with 56.5 percent of support from 1,062 respondents. Adang trailed on 20.5 percent while 23 percent were undecided.