PUBLISHED : 21 Aug 2023 at 04:30
Three parties will field candidates in the Sept 10 by-election in Constituency 3 of Rayong province, the Election Commission (EC) said yesterday, having given candidates from last Tuesday until Saturday to register.
The candidates are Pongsathorn Sornphetnarin of the Move Forward Party; Democrat Banyat Jettanachan; and Pol Sub-Lt Ruangchai Sombatphuthon of the Nation Building Labour Party.
The Constituency 3 election committee will take seven days to check whether any are prohibited by law from running in the election before providing the final list to polling stations. Disqualified candidates can petition the EC within seven days.
The by-election follows the resignation of Move Forward MP Nakornchai Khunnarong on Aug 3, after it was discovered he had served 18 months in prison for theft 24 years ago.