Lhokseumawe Election Supervisory Committee (KIP) Discusses Sipol, Important Sections for Political Parties to Know |
The Independent Election Commission (KIP), together with the Lhokseumawe City Election Supervisory Committee, held a coordination meeting regarding the ongoing updating of political party data through the Political Party Information System (Sipol) application.
During the coordination meeting at the Lhokseumawe Election Supervisory Committee (Panwaslih) Office on Wednesday, June 17, 2026, several facts were discovered that require immediate action by political parties participating in the 2029 Election.
The Head of the Lhokseumawe City KIP, Abdul Hakim, stated that political parties are expected to update several aspects, including management, women's involvement in management, and domicile, as mandated by General Election Commission Regulation Number 4/2022 concerning Registration, Verification, and Determination of Political Parties Participating in the Election. This regulation contains technical provisions regarding the use of the Sipol application for registration and verification of political parties.
"For the first semester of this year, it is expected to be completed by June 25th. However, we urge political party administrators to complete it sooner," said Abdul Hakim in a meeting attended by all KIP members, Panwaslih members, and several staff members.
Teuku Marbawi, a member of the Lhokseumawe KIP, revealed several obstacles in updating political party data in the Sipol application. Among them, not all political parties provided access to lower-level management, down to the regency/city level.
"As a result, some party chairmen have resigned, but their names are still listed in Sipol," said Marbawi, who serves as Head of the Technical Implementation Division at the Lhokseumawe KIP.
Dedy Syahputra, Head of the Lhokseumawe City Panwaslih, revealed several problems in updating voter data. In addition to political parties not yet updating, he also highlighted the continuing questions from residents regarding political party membership, which has become a problem when applying for jobs.
Meanwhile, Yuli Asbar, a member of the Lhokseumawe City Election Supervisory Agency (Panwaslih), revealed that they do have access to monitoring Sipol and have observed that none of the 24 registered political parties have updated their data. "So the data remains the same as at the end of 2025."
Responding to this obstacle, Ayi Jufridar, a member of the Lhokseumawe Election Supervisory Agency (Panwaslih), emphasized the importance of officially reminding political parties to immediately update their data in the Sipol application. "From this process, we will also obtain data and information about the problems faced by political parties that have prevented them from updating their data in Sipol," he said.
Furthermore, Ayi Jufridar stated that their monitoring ensures that the data submitted by political parties is valid, up-to-date, and transparent. Panwaslih ensures that the administrator data in Sipol matches the valid management Decree (SK), the validity period, and the potential for duplicate administrators.
"Simply put, our monitoring focuses on data up-to-dateness, validity, legality, and the alignment of digital data with factual data," said Ayi Jufridar.
Both the KIP and the Lhokseumawe Election Supervisory Agency (Panwaslih) have agreed to increase outreach through various media to ensure that information about Sipol reaches and is followed up by political parties.[]
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