Millions of invalid or no-vote ballots cast in provincial elections

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PUBLISHED: 3 Feb 2025 at 12: 50

A resident registers before voting in the provincial administrative organisation election in Chaiyaphum province on Saturday. (Photo: Makkawan Wannakul)
A resident in Chaiyaphum state files before voting in the statewide administrative organization vote on Saturday. ( Photo: Makkawan Wannakul )

Nearly 2 million non-vote votes were cast on Saturday for the presidents of statewide operational organizations in 47 regions.

The Office of the Election Commission released data for the polls for PAO leaders and municipal council on Saturday, according to the Office of the Election Commission’s Monday release.

In the election of PAO presidents in 47 provinces, there were 931, 290 invalid ballots, or 5.69 % of all ballots, and 1.17 million ballots in which voters ticked the no-vote box ( 7.08 % of all ballots ).

Of 27.99 million eligible voters, 16.36 million ( 58.45 % ) exercised their electoral rights.

There were also votes of municipal ministers in 76 regions.

Of 47.12 million eligible voters, 26.42 million ( 56.06 % ) cast votes. There were 1.49 million invalid ballots ( 5.63 % ) and 1.80 million no-vote ballots ( 6.81 % ).

The state of Lamphun, in the northern part of the country, had the highest voter turnout at 73.43 % for the poll of PAO leaders and provincial commissioners. The opposition candidate’s victory in local government elections gave the government’s chair its first significant win. &nbsp, &nbsp,