There are a total of 61 contenders registered to contest the Feb 8 general election. (Photo: Makkhawan Wannakun)The Election Commission (EC) announced that between Dec 20 and Jan 1, a total of 937,061 people registered to vote in advance or from overseas for the upcoming general election on Feb 8 this year. The registrations include advance voting within constituencies, outside constituencies and overseas. The EC reported on Friday that 4,617 voters registered for advance voting within their constituencies, 856,813 for outside constituencies and 75,631 for overseas voting. The commission noted that voters who registered for advance voting but later choose to vote on Feb 8 — when both the general election and a referendum will occur — may cancel their advance voting registration by Feb 1, as advance voting does not cover the referendum.

Source: Bangkok Post January 02, 2026 14:17 UTC