REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, JAKARTA -- The General Elections Commission (KPU) office of Jakarta has set up 12,408 polling stations for voters to exercise their rights during the presidential election on July 9, 2014.

Chairman of the KPU Jakarta Sumarno stated here on Monday that each polling station was fully equipped with logistics such as ink, forms, and ballot papers.

The KPU has completed the distribution of logistics to five municipalities and one district, which are under the jurisdiction of the capital city.

The number of eligible voters in Jakarta is 7,096,168, an increase of some 95 thousand from 7,001,520 voters during the legislative election held on April 9, 2014.

The presidential election, which will be held nationwide on July 9, 2014, will be contested by two pairs of presidential and vice presidential candidates: Prabowo Subianto-Hatta Rajasa and Joko Widodo (Jokowi)-Jusuf Kalla (JK).

Prabowo Subianto is a retired military general and the founder of the Great Indonesia Movement Party (Gerindra), while his running mate, Hatta Rajasa, is a former coordinating minister for economic affairs and the chairman of the National Mandate Party (PAN).

Jokowi is Jakarta's governor and a cadre of the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDIP), while his running mate, JK, is a former vice president and a senior politician of the Golkar Party.

The Jokowi-JK pair is supported by PDIP, the Nation Awakening Party (PKB), the People's Conscience Party (Hanura), the Justice and Indonesian Unity Party (PKPI), and the National Democratic Party (Nasdem) which is founded by Surya Palo, the owner of Metro TV and Media Indonesia daily.

The Prabowo-Hatta duo is supported by Gerindra, PAN, the Prosperous Justice Party (PKS), the United Development Party (PPP), the Moon and Star Party (PBB), the ruling Democratic Party (PD), and the Golkar Party whose chairman, Aburizal Bakrie is the owner of TVOne.

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