Bangkok voting area with large army presence sees crowding and long qeues

Army members flocked to vote at Bangkok‘s Dusit district polling station, while the public complained about long queues and inadequate facilities for over 6,500 people.

The atmosphere at the voting site Health Service Centre 38 was bustling and hectic since the polls opened today at 8am. This location, with eight polling stations, has a total of 6,506 eligible voters, with more than 80% being army members and their families from various military units, including M.Pan.4, P.L.1, Ro., M.1Pan.3, Army Support Command, and the Communications Battalion – Ordnance Department. Meanwhile, 20% of voters are the general public.

The eight polling stations at this location are composed of:

• Polling station no. 33 in Nakhon Chai Si subdistrict, Dusit district, Bangkok, with 771 voters.
• Polling station no. 34 in Nakhon Chai Si subdistrict, Dusit district, Bangkok, with 814…