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, followoing 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 by the end of registration on April 4. The election…