A child peeks through the tent at polling station 54 Pluit right before Jakarta Governor Basuki Tjahaja Purnama and his family cast their ballots on Feb. 15, 2017. (Brilio/Jefri Aries)
Jakarta Governor, also gubernatorial candidate, Basuki Tjahaja Purnama cast his ballot on Feb. 15 morning Polling Station 54 near his home in Pluit, North Jakarta.
Ahok was accompanied by his wife, Veronica, and son, Sean.
He won by a landslide in his polling station. Out of 388 votes, Ahok and his running mate Djarot Saiful received 381 votes, while Agus Yudhoyono-Sylviana Murni only received 3 votes and Anies Baswedan-Sandiaga uno received 4 votes.
According to exit polls and quick count, Ahok wins the elections first round with Anies trailing behind him.
The second leg will be held on April 19, 2017.
Here are some pictures from yesterdays election in Pluit taken by our photographer Jefri Aries.
Jakarta Governor Basuki Tjahaja Purnama greeted the press after casting their ballot on Feb. 15, 2017.
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