[2] According to electoral regulations, in order to qualify for the election, candidates are required to secure support from a political party or a coalition of parties controlling 11 seats in the Bekasi Regency Regional House of Representatives.

As no parties secured 11 seats or more in the 2024 legislative election, coalitions are required to nominate a candidate.

[3][4] Candidates may alternatively demonstrate support in form of photocopies of identity cards, which in Bekasi's case corresponds to 143,014 copies.

[5] The previously elected regent, Neneng Hassanah Yasin, was arrested for corruption in 2018.

[6] The following are individuals who have either been publicly mentioned as a potential candidate by a political party in the DPRD, publicly declared their candidacy with press coverage, or considered as a potential candidate by press: Following the 2024 Indonesian general election, ten political parties are represented in the Bekasi Regency Regional House of Representatives:[3]