DHAKA: Voters in Indonesia have cast ballots to choose their next president, in a very tight race between two candidates.

They were deciding between Joko Widodo, the governor of Jakarta, and Prabowo Subianto, an ex-army general, reports BBC.

Mr Widodo, known as Jokowi, led early on in opinion polls but Mr Subianto then gained considerable ground.

Commentators say undecided voters will have a significant impact on results. About one-fifth of Indonesians fell into this category, surveys suggested.

Polls opened at 07:00 local time and closed at 13:00 local time. Indonesia has three times zones, so the last ballots were cast just before 06:00GMT.

Official results will be announced on 21-22 July, but independent and unofficial poll counts will be provided later in the day and are considered accurate.

BDST: 1300 HRS, JUL 09 , 2014