The "New-Generation Senators" group has detected suspicious irregularities in the 8 February general election for the House of Representatives. They urge the Election Commission (EC) to perform its duties properly, noting that no vote-buyers have been caught and that there are numerous problems with vote counting. They stress the need to disclose the names of voters nationwide and to investigate suspicious party-list votes 1-5.
At 12:00 on 10 February 2026 at the Parliament, Senator Nantana Nantawaropas called on the Election Commission (EC) to explain to the public the many problems and deficiencies in the recent general election. The EC announced a 65% voter turnout, which represents a significant 10% drop—over 5 million fewer votes—compared to the 2023 election. Therefore, the EC must explain how their campaign to encourage voting resulted in such a large decrease or whether there were counting errors. Additionally, the EC has failed to catch any vote-buyers despite widespread reports of vote-buying in all areas. There are also concerns about non-transparent vote counting, with many polling stations where election officers and officials have refused observers the right to record videos or take photos, despite the EC Secretary-General, Mr. Saweang Bunmee, stating that this is permitted. In reality, in remote border areas, citizens and observers have been prohibited even from taking photos. There are also many irregular ballots, such as in Pathum Thani's district 7 and Chonburi's district 1, as well as over 3 million spoiled ballots—a substantial number—and delays in vote counting. The EC must clarify how it plans to address these problems.
"The EC must recount all problematic district votes by opening new ballot boxes. The seven EC commissioners already have the authority to order this to ensure transparency and clarity without suspicion. Importantly, the EC must publicly disclose the names of voters nationwide, as there are about 5 million people who did not vote, representing a missing segment compared to the previous election," said Senator Nantana.
Meanwhile, Senator Thewarit Maneechai demanded that the EC investigate suspicious party-list vote counts for candidates ranked 1-5. Some claim these candidates are "lone candidates" who only campaign in their districts, and voters focus on the district candidate's number, which may coincide with a party-list candidate number from another party. In some areas, candidates ranked 1-5 have only received hundreds or thousands of district votes but have accumulated hundreds of thousands of party-list votes. For example, in constituency 3 of Chaiyaphum for candidate number 1; constituency 4 of Kanchanaburi; constituencies 5 and 10 of Chiang Mai; constituency 1 of Phetchabun; and constituency 8 of Nakhon Ratchasima, district voters chose one party while party-list votes went to another with the same number. He urged the EC to investigate what caused this pattern, resulting in thousands or tens of thousands of votes enabling these candidates to be elected.