Ronna Nirmala – Solo Mayor Joko "Jokowi" Widodo was officially declared the winner of the Jakarta gubernatorial election on Friday, securing nearly 54 percent votes and beating out incumbent Governor Fauzi Bowo.

The Jakarta office of the General Elections Commission (KPUD Jakarta) reported on Friday that Joko and his running mate, Basuki Tjahaja Purnama, collected a total of 2,472,130 votes, or 53.82 percent of the total valid ballots cast during the runoff held on Sept. 20.

Fauzi and his running mate Nachrowi Ramli, meanwhile, secured 2,120,815 votes, or 46.18 percent of the total votes.

Joko and Basuki won across all five of Jakarta's municipalities, and were only defeated in the Thousand Islands district, where Joko secured 3,178 votes while Fauzi led with 8,794 votes. (BeritaSatu & Antara)