Samut Prakan election turmoil as officials refuse recount amidst mismatched votes and cards

The District Chief of Samut Prakan, Somchak Kaewsena, visited the polling station located at the Daan Sam Rong Municipal District to oversee the vote counting process. Overall, everything went smoothly, and he expressed his gratitude to the Samut Prakan residents who exercised their voting rights. As of 10.30pm, the Move Forward Party (MFP) led in all eight districts.

However, complications arose in the area of the 8th voting unit, which is in the 5th Samut Prakan constituency situated at Fueng Fah Village 11 Phase 9, Phraeksa Mai Subdistrict, Mueang District, Samut Prakan Province. Four extra ballot papers caused confusion, leading to the Election Commission (EC) having to re-count the votes. A single ballot paper went missing, prompting villagers to claim that the voting cards did not match the scores, with a discrepancy of four votes. Villagers requested officials to recount, but they refused, resulting in a large number of villagers gathering until the Central EC arrived to clarify the situation and conduct a new vote count.

At 3.30am today, the unofficial results showed that the MFP’s candidates won all eight constituencies and topped the party list. In Samut Prakan, a total of 857,142 citizens, accounting for 78.91%, exercised their voting rights across 1,438 polling units.

In Constituency 1 (100,175 people):
Samut Prakan District:
1st place: Nida Mongkol Sawat, MFP, with 46,383 votes
2nd place: Akanarat Asawa Hem, Palang Pracharath Party, with 21,460 votes
3rd place: Praewpan Puk Pibul, Pheu Thai Party, with 13,889 votes
Party list votes:
1st place: MFP, with 51,613 votes
2nd place: Pheu Thai Party, with 17,278 votes
3rd place: Ruam Thai Sang Chart Party, with 13,287 votes

In Constituency 2 (99,349 people):
Samut Prakan District:
1st place: Ratchanok Sukprasert, MFP, with 43,435 votes
2nd place: Yongyuth Suwanbutr, Palang Pracharath Party, with 24,725 votes
3rd place: Phinyo Kijleart, Pheu Thai Party, with 18,029 votes
Party list votes:
1st place: MFP, with 53,062 votes
2nd place: Pheu Thai Party, with 19,986 votes
3rd place: Ruam Thai Sang Chart Party, with 9,485 votes

In Constituency 3 (106,238 people):
Samut Prakan District:
1st place: Pichai Jangjaranya Wong, MFP, with 50,177 votes
2nd place: Prasert Chaikij, Pheu Thai Party, with 17,484 votes
3rd place: Porn Phun Pu Charen, Palang Pracharath Party, with 17,067 votes
Party list votes:
1st place: MFP, with 54,385 votes
2nd place: Pheu Thai Party, with 19,063 votes
3rd place: Ruam Thai Sang Chart Party, with 16,141 votes

In Constituency 4 (101,810 people):
Bang Phli District:
1st place: Wuthinan Boonchu, MFP, with 49,043 votes
2nd place: Police Major Krawat Hanprasit, Ruam Thai Sang Chart Party, with 19,038 votes
3rd place: Samrit Hameau, Pheu Thai Party, with 13,098 votes
Party list votes:
1st place: MFP, with 55,649 votes
2nd place: Pheu Thai Party, with 17,478 votes
3rd place: Ruam Thai Sang Chart Party, with 14,877 votes

In Constituency 5 (119,975 people):
Bang Phli District, Bang Sao Thong District, and Mueang District:
1st place: Nitaya Mesri, MFP, with 60,282 votes
2nd place: Nitipol Boonpetch, Pheu Thai Party, with 22,505 votes
3rd place: Chaturon Nokkhomin, Palang Pracharath Party, with 19,474 votes
Party list votes:
1st place: MFP, with 66,797 votes
2nd place: Pheu Thai Party, with 24,356 votes
3rd place: Ruam Thai Sang Chart Party, with 12,365 votes

In Constituency 6 (119,975 people):
Phra Pradaeng District (excluding Bang Chak Subdistrict):
1st place: Wiropat Kantha, MFP, with 37,730 votes
2nd place: Thapakorn Kulcharoen, Palang Pracharath Party, with 20,909 votes
3rd place: Neramol Thara Daramrit, Pheu Thai Party, with 18,457 votes
Party list votes:
1st place: MFP, with 48,268 votes
2nd place: Pheu Thai Party, with 20,769 votes
3rd place: Ruam Thai Sang Chart Party, with 14,097 votes

In Constituency 7 (113,796 people):
Phra Pradaeng District (Bang Chak Subdistrict only) and Phra Samut Chedi District:
1st place: Boonlert Saeng Thep, MFP, with 39,151 votes
2nd place: Salilthip Suk Watana, Ruam Thai Sang Chart Party, with 27,455 votes
3rd place: Chatcha Pasapdi, Pheu Thai Party, with 20,638 votes
Party list votes:
1st place: MFP, with 57,679 votes
2nd place: Pheu Thai Party, with 23,955 votes
3rd place: Ruam Thai Sang Chart Party, with 13,810 votes

In Constituency 8 (113,255 people):
Bang Bo District and Bang Sao Thong District (Bigger Siri Jorakae Noi Subdistrict):
1st place: Dutayavan Iyamchai, MFP, with 46,539 votes
2nd place: Salil Suk Wat, Pheu Thai Party, with 24,814 votes
3rd place: Krungsri Wilai Sutin Phueak, Palang Pracharath Party, with 24,764 votes
Party list votes:
1st place: MFP, with 60,288 votes
2nd place: Pheu Thai Party, with 23,591 votes
3rd place: Ruam Thai Sang Chart Party, with 10,919 votes.