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Ahok leads at Agus Yudhoyono’s, Rizieq Shihab’s polling stations
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Jakarta gubernatorial candidate Agus Harimurti Yudhoyono (left) with his wife Annisa Pohan cast their vote in a polling station in Kebayoran Baru in South Jakarta on Feb. 15. (Antara/Akbar Nugroho Gumay)
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ncumbent Governor Basuki "Ahok" Tjahaja Purnama and running mate Djarot Saiful Hidayat dominated the final Jakarta election tally count at the polling station where Democratic Party-backed gubernatorial candidate Agus Harimurti Yudhoyono cast his ballot on Wednesday morning.
Ahok also leads the tally at polling station No. 17 where firebrand cleric Rizieq Shihab voted in Petamburan, Central Jakarta.
The Ahok-Djarot pair, backed by the ruling Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P), came out as the most favored ticket at Agus' polling station in Kebayoran Baru in South Jakarta, grabbing 286 of the 479 votes.
Agus and running mate Sylviana Murni came second with 127 votes, while the Anies Baswedan-Sandiaga Uno garnered 66 votes.
In Petamburan, where Islam Defenders Front (FPI) is headquartered and FPI founder Rizieq voted, Ahok-Djarot garnered 278 of the total 533 votes. In second place was Anies-Sandiaga with 212 votes and Agus-Sylviana only got 38 votes, tempo.co reported.
Ahok also garnered the most votes at the station where PDI-P chairwoman Megawati Soekarnoputri voted in Kebagusan, South Jakarta, with 254 votes. Anies-Sandiaga was trailing in second place with 207 votes and Agus-Sylviana came last with 85 votes. (evi)
