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Surachart Thienthong of the Pheu Thai Party won a by-election in Bangkok’s Constituency 9 on Sunday.
An unofficial result from the poll on Sunday night showed the opposition party candidate received 29,416 votes, while Saralrasmi Jenjaka of the Palang Pracharath Party (PPRP) garnered only 7,906 votes.
Krunphol Tiansuwan of the Move Forward Party earned 20,361 votes, while Atavit Suwannapakdee of the Kla Party received 20,047 votes.
The PPRP lost two by-elections in Chumphon and Songkhla provinces last month to the Democrat Party.
Sunday’s by-election in Bangkok was called after Sira, the husband of Ms Saralrasmi, was disqualified by the Constitutional Court in December. It ruled he was ineligible to contest the 2019 election due to a fraud conviction handed down by the Pathumwan District Court in 1995 that resulted in an eight-month jail term.
Political pundits have seen the by-election as a popularity test of the government in Bangkok. The capital will hold an election for governor expected mid-2022.
Constituency 9 covers Lak Si district and part of Chatuchak district.
The Election Commission said 167,649 people were eligible to vote in the constituency, which has 280 polling units.
About 70% of voters cast their votes on Sunday, according to the commission.
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Source: Bangkok Post