PATTAYA, Thailand – The Election Commission (EC) has officially announced the vote count results for the Bangkok gubernatorial and Bangkok Metropolitan Council (BMC) elections held on Sunday June 28, with final certification to be forwarded to the national Election Commission for approval within 30 days. According to the Bangkok Election Commission, the results confirm the outcome of the gubernatorial race, where Chadchart Sittipunt secured a decisive victory with 1,537,784 votes. Other candidates included Mallika Boonmeetrakul Mahasuk with 304,494 votes, Chaiwat Sathawornwichit with 188,144 votes, Anucha Burapachaisri with 106,739 votes, and Mom Luang Kridsivach Kasemsri with 47,728 votes.
The commission also confirmed results across all 50 Bangkok Metropolitan Council constituencies. Officials stated that once the Bangkok Election Director receives the certified results, they will be reviewed to ensure the election process was conducted transparently and fairly. If no irregularities are found, the EC is expected to formally certify the results within 30 days of election day.
Meanwhile, in Pattaya, election results are also progressing toward official confirmation after the city’s mayoral race saw Poramet Ngampichet of the We Love Pattaya team re-elected with a strengthened mandate.
Preliminary results from all 113 polling stations show Poramet receiving 20,184 votes, ahead of Itthiwat Wattanasartsathorn, who secured 11,566 votes. The We Love Pattaya team also achieved a clean sweep in the city council elections, winning all 24 seats across four districts. The outcome marks a notable increase in support compared to the 2022 election, when Poramet won with 14,349 votes. The higher tally reflects growing voter confidence in his administration and continued policy direction over the past term.
Voter turnout in Pattaya stood at 43.24%, with 34,677 of 80,196 eligible voters casting ballots. Of these, 95.98% were valid votes, while 2.32% were blank ballots and 1.70% were invalid. Officials noted that both Bangkok and Pattaya election results will undergo final verification by the Election Commission before formal certification is issued. The public can access official results and announcements via vote.pattaya.go.th and the Pattaya City website.
