Jakarta. In 41 regencies and cities across Indonesia and, local elections will feature only one candidate for each office in the upcoming November 27 vote. Despite an extended deadline, no challengers emerged for these single pairs of candidates and their running mates.

General Election Commission Chairman Mochammad Afifuddin confirmed that the deadline for registration was extended by a week to encourage more candidates to contest the simultaneous local elections. However, the additional time did not result in any significant changes.

"The registration officially closed just before midnight on Wednesday, September 4," Afifuddin stated.

According to Indonesian election law, when a candidate runs unopposed, voters will be presented with blank ballots as an alternative option.

Below is the list of regencies and cities where only one candidate is participating in the upcoming elections, in addition to the gubernatorial election in West Papua featuring only a single candidate:

Aceh

North Aceh

Aceh Tamiang

North Sumatra

Central Tapanuli

Asahan

Pakpak Bharat

Serdang Bedagai

North Labuhanbatu

North Nias

West Sumatra

Dharmasraya

Jambi

Batanghari

South Sumatra

Ogan Ilir

Empat Lawang

Bengkulu

Bengkulu Utara

Lampung

West Lampung

East Lampung

West Tulang Bawang

Bangka Belitung

Bangka

South Bangka

Pangkal Pinang City

Riau Islands

Bintan

West Java

Ciamis

Central Java

Banyumas

Sukoharjo

Brebes

East Java

Trenggalek

Ngawi

Gresik

Pasuruan

Surabaya

West Kalimantan

Bengkayang

South Kalimantan

Tanah Bumbu

Balangan

East Kalimantan

Kota Samarinda

North Kalimantan

Malinau

Kota Tarakan

South Sulawesi

Maros

Southeast Sulawesi

West Muna

West Sulawesi

Pasangkayu

West Papua

Manokwari

Kaimana

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