This is the Number of Election Contestants from the Soekarno to Jokowi Eras.

President Jokowi has confirmed that the general election (pemilu) will be held on February 14, 2024.

Based on this schedule, the General Election Commission (KPU) must have commenced the election stages on June 14, 2022. This is in accordance with Article 167 Paragraph (6) of Law No. 7 of 2017, which states that the KPU must begin the election stages at least 20 months before the voting.

Historically, the first general election in Indonesia was held in 1955.

According to records from the Central Bureau of Statistics (BPS), this single election during the Sukarno era involved 118 contestants, comprising 36 political parties, 34 community organizations, and 48 individual candidates vying for seats in the House of Representatives (DPR).

The next election was held in 1971, with 9 political parties and 1 community organization, namely Golongan Karya (Golkar), competing for DPR seats.

Subsequent elections from 1977 to 1997 involved only 2 political parties, namely the United Development Party (PPP) and the Indonesian Democratic Party (PDI), along with Golkar as a community organization. During this period, similar political parties were merged into either PPP or PDI.

After President Soeharto stepped down in May 1998, elections were held again in 1999. This reform era election involved 44 political parties: 38 at the national level and 6 local parties in Aceh.

The following election in 2004 marked a milestone in Indonesian post-reform democracy. For the first time, this election included the direct election of the president and vice president, in addition to members of the DPR and the Regional Representative Council (DPD).

The most recent election, held in 2019, involved 20 political parties: 16 at the national level and 4 local parties in Aceh. This is also when Jokowi was elected president for a second term.

Details of the number of election contestants during the period 1955-2019:

* 1955: 118 political parties/contestants
* 1971: 10 political parties/contestants
* 1977: 3 political parties/contestants
* 1982: 3 political parties/contestants
* 1987: 3 political parties/contestants
* 1992: 3 political parties/contestants
* 1997: 3 political parties/contestants
* 1999: 44 political parties/contestants
* 2004: 24 political parties/contestants
* 2009: 44 political parties/contestants
* 2014: 15 political parties/contestants
* 2019: 20 political parties/contestants

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