EVALUATION OF SIMULTANEOUS VILLAGE HEAD ELECTIONS IN KAMPAR DISTRICT, RIAU PROVINCE IN 2021

One form of reform in village government in Indonesia is the implementation of simultaneous village head elections in Indonesia following the mandate of Article 31 of Law Number 6 of 2014 concerning Villages, which states that; Village head elections are held simultaneously in all districts/cities. The Regency/City Regional Government stipulates a policy for implementing Village Head elections simultaneously with Regency/City Regional Regulations. One of the regencies in Riau Province that held village head elections simultaneously was Kampar Regency by issuing Kampar Regent Regulation Number 54 of 2019 concerning Simultaneous Village Head Elections. This study aims to find out the results of the simultaneous election of village heads in Kampar Regency in 2021. This research uses qualitative research methods according to the research problem. Data collection techniques using interview techniques, observation, and documentation. The results of the study can be stated that there was a dispute over the election of the village head, the cost of implementing simultaneous village head elections was quite large, and this election made it difficult for the government to carry out supervision