Bali KPU Synchronises Overseas Election Data and Reviews Changes to Provincial DPRD Electoral Districts

The General Elections Commission (KPU) Bali has begun synchronising election data transmitted from abroad by the Embassy of the Republic of Indonesia (KBRI). This effort is intended to ensure that the election data entering the system is free from duplicates or errors. Bali KPU chairman I Dewa Agung Gede Lidartawan explained the synchronisation is being carried out to monitor data received from the KBRI on a case-by-case basis and to evaluate whether local officers have performed data matching and verification. “We are checking the data sent by the KBRI, to what extent our colleagues have completed the matching. Today we are asking, item by item, what has been done and the obstacles encountered,” said Lidartawan after the Continuing Voter Data Updating Coordination Meeting at the Bali KPU, on Friday (6 March 2026). Lidartawan explained that the synchronisation process aims to eliminate duplicate data. To minimise recurring duplicates, the KPU is currently adopting a de jure approach—based on the address on the national identity card (KTP). “If there are duplicate data, the reference is the address on the KTP. For example, if the KTP is in Denpasar, the data belongs to Denpasar’s election; elsewhere the status would be ineligible,” he said. However, due to budget constraints, the data matching process cannot be applied to all data as before, but only to a subset. As a result, matching and verification are limited by a sampling system. “We have encouraged the Bawaslu colleagues to participate from the outset. So if there are findings, they can be corrected before the data is established,” Lidartawan said. Review of electoral district delineation. In addition to checking election data, Bali’s KPU is also conducting simulations of electoral district delineation (dapil) for the upcoming elections. This is done in accordance with the Supreme Court (MK) ruling that governs the establishment of KPU’s dapil. Referring to provisional population data, Lidartawan said there is a strong likelihood of changes in the number of provincial DPRD seats in several areas. “Looking at the first half of 2025 population data, there is potential for Buleleng to lose two seats in the provincial DPRD,” he said. According to Lidartawan, those seats could move to areas with higher population growth, such as Denpasar and Badung. In addition, the KPU is examining the possibility of merging dapil in areas where the number of seats does not meet the minimum threshold of three seats. “This remains a potential. We have only begun calculating the possibilities based on population data. The plan is to start publicising the dapil arrangement to local governments and political parties in April,” Lidartawan said.