Checking Voter Data in Cimahi, Officers Find a Narrow House Occupied by 14 Families

Officers found a small house in Cimahi City which was inhabited by 14 families or 25 people. The condition of the house was deemed inadequate.

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The condition of a 77 square meter house inhabited by 14 families or 25 individuals in Citeureup Village, North Cimahi District, Cimahi City, West Java, on Wednesday (10/7/2024).

CIMAHI, KOMPAS — Officers updating voter data Pilkada 2024 found a small house inhabited by 14 families consisting of 25 people in Cimahi City , West Java. This finding was obtained when officers carried out voter data matching and research in Citeureup Village, North Cimahi District, last week.

Chairman of the Voting Committee (PPS) of Citeureup, Mohammad Deffie Munandar, revealed on Wednesday (10/7/2014) that officials found a house occupied by 14 families while carrying out the matching and verification (coklit) of voter data for the regional elections on July 2, 2024.

Deffie explained, based on data from family cards, the house was reportedly inhabited by 18 families or 46 people. However, based on officer verification, only 14 families were living in the house, while the other four families had long moved to a rented house in the same village.

As for the homeowner, his name was Memet and he has passed away. There are 14 families residing in the house who are still related to Memet. They live crowdedly in a 77 square meter house.

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Representatives from the Department of Settlement and Housing in the city of Cimahi met with residents of a house occupied by 14 families or 25 people in the Citeureup Village, North Cimahi District, West Java, on Wednesday (10/7/2024).

"Their condition is concerning and they live crowded together in one house. In fact, there are family members who sleep on the roof of the house," Deffie said.

Deffie stated that based on the registered voter data according to the family card, there were only 34 eligible voters for the regional election in the house. Meanwhile, 12 other individuals were not able to vote due to being under the age of 17.

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"Representatives of the Cimahi City Government have visited the house. "They will find a solution to this problem," he said.

The Secretary of the Cimahi City Administration, Dikdik Suratno Nugrahawan, has stated that they will follow up on the issue of houses occupied by dozens of families in the Citeureup sub-district. Dikdik has also inspected the houses on Wednesday.

The voter data update officers placed matching and research stickers for the regional election voter data at the homes of 14 families or 25 people in Citeureup Village, North Cimahi District, Cimahi City, West Java, on July 2, 2024.

Dikdik stated that the number of residents living in the house is only 14 families or 25 people, not 46 people as reported in the mass media. Despite that, he admitted that the condition of the house is concerning.

"Based on the results of a direct inspection of the condition of the house, it is quite worrying. "We will deal with this problem," he said.

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Their condition is worrying and they live crowded in one house. There were even family members sleeping on the ceiling of the house

Head of the Division of Housing Arrangement and Control at the Housing and Settlement Agency of Cimahi City, Beni Gunadi, added that his team had met with homeowners and offered a number of solutions. According to Beni, the condition of the houses is not suitable for habitation by dozens of families.

"We offer a housing rehabilitation program or a move to apartments owned by the Cimahi City Government. They must make a decision because the house can only accommodate nine people," Beni said.

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The Head of the Settlement Arrangement and Control Section at the Housing and Settlement Agency in Cimahi City, Beni Gunadi, visited a house occupied by 14 families or 25 people in Citeureup Village, North Cimahi District, Cimahi City, West Java on Wednesday (10/7/2024).

Dewi (37), one of the occupants of the house, said that the house was her grandfather's legacy. The mother of four children said that her family was still discussing whether to accept the offer to repair the house or move to a flat provided by the Cimahi City Government.

"Until now, we have not been able to have a decent home due to financial constraints. Regarding the solution from the Cimahi City Government, we need to talk to all the heirs of this house," said Dewi when met on this Wednesday.

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