Should the candidate fail to do so, the election will be repeated on a later date.

[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 9 seats (20 percent of all seats) in the Surakarta Regional House of Representatives (DPRD).

[3] Candidates may alternatively demonstrate support to run as an independent in form of photocopies of identity cards, which in Surakarta's case corresponds to 37,316 copies.

[5] 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 media outlets: The following are individuals mentioned as potential candidate.

: Following the 2024 Indonesian legislative election, seven political parties are represented in the Surakarta DPRD:[12]