A test of the vote counting system was conducted across 6,531 polling stations, anticipating unofficial results for the 2026 Bangkok election by no later than 8 PM on 8 February.
Mr. Taiwut Khankaew, Deputy Permanent Secretary of Bangkok and head of the vote tally processing division within the Bangkok Parliamentary Election Coordination Committee, presided over the opening ceremony for the training and testing of the parliamentary election vote counting system and referendum voting. Participants included Police Major Natthawat Sengiamsak, Deputy Secretary-General of the Election Commission, Mr. Narin Tipyang, Technical Team Manager of BDI, the Big Data Institute (Public Organization), directors of all 50 district offices, chairpersons of the 6,531 polling station committees, the Bangkok Administration Office, and other related personnel. The meeting and system test took place at the Chao Phraya Room, Bangkok City Hall (Sao Chingcha), Phra Nakhon District, and via online video conference.
Mr. Taiwut said this system test aims to prepare communication and vote tally processing through a system developed by the Election Commission to ensure fast and efficient result reporting. It is expected that unofficial election results can be reported by no later than 8:00 PM on election day, Sunday, 8 February 2026. Today’s test is preliminary; if any problems are found, they can be reported to the Election Commission and the team for correction before the official system test is conducted next.