Candidates, contests, and parties: Thailand’s 2023 election in numbers

Registration of candidates contesting in the election was held from April 3 to 7, marking the official start of the countdown to the May 14 national poll.

In total, 6,679 applied to contend for the 500 MP seats up for grabs – 4,781 for the 400 constituency elections and 1,898 in the 100-seat party-list vote. Another 63 people registered as prime ministerial candidates.

Altogether, 70 political parties are taking part in the race for constituency MP seats while 67 have joined the party-list election. Meanwhile, 43 are eyeing the PM’s seat, according to the Election Commission (EC).

Bangkok has the most candidates, Trat the least

Bangkok, with 33 MP seats, has the highest number of candidates (498) among the country’s 77 provinces. Trat, an eastern seaboard province with only one constituency, has just eight candidates contesting for its lone MP seat.

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