The unofficial results of the Prachinburi PAO chief election show "Rong U" Krit Kasemphan winning by a landslide margin over his competitors.Tags: [election, Prachinburi, local government, politics]
On 25 Jan 2026, after the Prachinburi Provincial Election Commission scheduled the PAO chief election to fill a vacant position, following the province’s announcement declaring the disqualification of Ms. Napaphat Anchasanichom, or Councilor Joy, from the PAO chief post due to media shareholding issues and ordering a new election within 60 days, the commission opened candidate registration from 15-19 Dec 2025 and set the election date for 25 Jan 2026.Tags: [election, Prachinburi, disqualification, local government]
After ballot boxes were opened and votes counted from 7 districts and 786 polling stations, out of 388,288 registered voters,Tags: [vote counting, Prachinburi, election statistics]
The election results ranked: first, Krit Kasemphan with 118,543 votes; second, Chamroon Suaydee with 51,344 votes; third, Kaninpatch Ampuchsasipan with 15,187 votes; fourth, Ampai Kongmanee with 14,915 votes; and fifth, Kiatkorn Pakpiansilp with 9,208 votes.Tags: [election results, candidates, vote counts]
Voter turnout was 59.21%, with 89.18% of ballots valid, 3.01% spoiled, and 7.80% of ballots cast without selecting any candidate.Tags: [voter turnout, election statistics, ballot validity]
Krit, known as "Rong U" Kasemphan, formerly served as deputy chief of the Prachinburi PAO during Sunthorn Wilawan’s tenure as PAO chief. He graduated from the 35th class of the Armed Forces Preparatory School and the 51st class of the Royal Police Cadet Academy.Tags: [candidate background, local politics, education]