Chadchart still leading in Bangkok governor race: Nida Poll

Chadchart Sittipunt, an independent candidate in the Bangkok governor election, is still leading by a wide margin and followed far behind by former governor Aswin Kwanmuang in a popularity survey by the National Institute of Development Administration, or Nida Poll.

The poll was conducted on April 5-7, after the registration of candidates, on 1,362 eligible voters aged 18 and over of various levels of education, occupations and incomes in all 50 districts under the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration.

A record number of candidates – 31 – registered for the post of Bangkok governor at the end of the registration on April 4. The election has been set for May 22.

Asked who they would vote for the post of Bangkok governor, the answers varied:

– 38.84% for Chadchart Sittipunt, an independent, saying he was a capable person with visions;
– 10.06% for Pol Gen Aswin…