Officials start counting ballots at Ban Bang Kapi School in Bangkok after polls closed on Sunday. (Photo: Varuth Hirunyatheb)
Bangkok voters flocked to polling stations during Sunday’s general election, with turnout exceeding that of the last election in 2019.
More than 72% of eligible voters in Bangkok cast their ballots on Sunday, said City Clerk Khajit Chatchavanit as he inspected polling stations in constituencies 1, 2 and 3 in Phra Nakhon district after voting ended at 5pm.
Mr Khajit said unofficial results of the vote would be known at about 10pm after all 33 constituencies sent their results to the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA)’s coordinating centre.
He thanked more than 100,000 BMA officials and staff…
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