The 2026 election in Bangkok is extremely lively, with citizens forming long queues outside polling stations to wait for their turn to vote for Members of Parliament and to participate in the referendum.
On 8 February 2026, reporters visited Wat Huakrabue School, which houses five polling stations. Citizens arrived enthusiastically to exercise their voting rights.
Reporters spoke with the first voter at polling station 45, where Ms. Ratchanok Srinok is also running. Mr. Thanet Suwanbut, 73, shared that he votes every year and woke up at 6 a.m. today. Regarding this election, he hopes for improvement and wants to break the ongoing cycle of issues. He also wishes for border problems to be resolved. After voting, he planned to pick up his wife at another polling district.
Reporters noted that several polling stations in Bangkok have started to see long lines of voters waiting to cast ballots and participate in the referendum. Polling officials strictly check documents and manage the stations carefully.
For example, at polling district 19 in Saphan Sung, Bangkok, citizens continued to arrive steadily to vote.
Similarly, at the polling station in front of Nawathani Village on Seri Thai Road, Ram Inthra Subdistrict, Khan Na Yao District, Bangkok,
at polling district 32 in Bangkok Yai, Bangkok, voters lined up long to vote and participate in the referendum, with police from Tha Phra Police Station maintaining order and security.