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gus Harimurti Yudhoyono and his running mate Sylviana Murni could have won the Jakarta gubernatorial election if it had been held recently, according to a new survey by the Jakarta-based Indonesian Survey Circle (LSI).

The LSI survey showed that 36.7 percent, the largest proportion of respondents, would have voted for Agus-Sylviana, while 32.6 percent would have opted for incumbent pair Basuki “Ahok” Tjahaja Purnama-Djarot Syaiful Hidayat and 21.4 percent for Anies Baswedan-Sandiaga Uno.

“The study suggests that a second round would take place, as neither of the two leading pairs, Agus-Sylvi and Ahok-Djarot, would have managed to gather 50 percent of the votes,” LSI researcher Ardian Sopa told reporters on Tuesday, adding it was clear that Anies-Sandiaga would have been eliminated in the first round if the election had taken place at the time.

If a second round took place, Ardian said Agus-Sylvi would still have led with 48.1 percent of votes, ahead of Ahok-Djarot with 29.7 percent. He said the ongoing anti-Ahok sentiment, driven by religious issues, was one of the crucial factors behind the support for Agus-Sylvi.

LSI conducted the survey from Jan. 5 to 11 with 880 respondents across Jakarta in face-to-face interviews.