12 of 2008 on regional governance, a second-round election is required if the winning candidate earns less than 30 percent of the votes.

[6] If that was the case, the second round voting would be held on 24 August, with the final winner being officially made mayor on 16 September.

[5] Due to rapid urbanization, Bandung encountered problems such as economic and social inequality, corruption, traffic jams and environmental degradation.

[1] On 28 June, Ridwan Kamil-Oded M Danial were declared winners of the election, having won in all 30 subdistricts (kecamatan) of the city.

[16] Observers noted the presence of Ridwan Kamil and his campaign team on social media, especially Twitter, as a contributing factor to his victory.