▁C andid ates ▁Under ▁reg ulations , ▁candidates ▁are ▁required ▁to ▁secure ▁the ▁support ▁of ▁a ▁political ▁party ▁or ▁a ▁coal ition ▁there of ▁compr ising ▁at ▁least ▁ 2 0 ▁seats ▁in ▁the ▁regional ▁house . ▁Alternatively , ▁independent ▁candidates ▁may ▁run ▁provided ▁they ▁are ▁capable ▁of ▁se cur ing ▁support ▁from ▁ 6 . 5 ▁percent ▁of ▁the ▁total ▁vot er ▁population ▁( 1 , 7 8 1 , 6 0 6 ) ▁in ▁form ▁of ▁phot oc op ied ▁ID ▁cards ▁subject ▁to ▁ver ification ▁by ▁the ▁local ▁committee ▁although ▁no ▁candidates ▁express ing ▁interest ▁managed ▁to ▁do ▁this . ▁ ▁Inc umb ent ▁Gan jar ▁P ran owo , ▁who ▁had ▁run ▁with ▁P DI - P ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁elections , ▁once ▁again ▁did ▁so ▁and ▁the ▁party ▁declared ▁him ▁as ▁the ▁candidate ▁on ▁ 7 ▁January ▁ 2 0 1 8 . ▁His ▁deput y ▁and ▁old ▁running ▁mate ▁Her u ▁Sud j at m oko ▁( id ) ▁also ▁expressed ▁an ▁intention ▁to ▁run ▁and ▁the ▁pair ▁collected ▁K PU ' s ▁registration ▁form ▁together . ▁However , ▁on ▁the ▁candidate ▁declaration ▁Meg aw ati ▁So ek arn op ut ri ▁declared ▁T aj ▁Y as in ▁Ma imo en ▁from ▁P PP , ▁son ▁of ▁senior ▁politician ▁and ▁u le ma ▁Ma im un ▁Z ub air ▁( id ). ▁According ▁to ▁ 6 7 - year ▁old ▁Her u , ▁he ▁had ▁accepted ▁the ▁party ' s ▁decision ▁and ▁plans