Ngesti Nugraha is the elected Regent of Semarang as a result of the 2020 Semarang Regent Election and former Deputy Regent of Semarang for the 2015-2020 period. Before serving as regent and deputy regent, he was a member of the Semarang Regency DPRD for three terms (2004-2009, 2009-2014, and 2014-2019). He studied for a Bachelor of Law at Slamet Riyadi University in Surakarta and a Master of Law at Diponegoro University in Semarang (2019).
In the 2020 Semarang Regent Election, he and his running mate H. Basari (Ngebas) were supported by PDI-P, PKB, Hanura, and the Democratic Party and succeeded in becoming the winner by winning 386,222 votes. It is said that he promised to “ngopi” (thinking) and stay overnight at the TPS location which stated that he won 100 percent with the note that the percentage of voters who registered there was also high. His candidacy as a candidate for Regent of Semarang in the 2020 Pilkada was also supported by market traders on the grounds that he had provided evidence and real work to the market trader group. In addition, he was also supported by the MPC Pemuda Pancasila of Semarang Regency, Tarung Bebas Indonesia, Satria Boxing Club, and the Semarang Minang Community Association.
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