The Election Commission (EC) warns candidates and political parties to submit their income and expenditure reports for the MP election held on 8 February by 11 May. It warns that intentionally submitting false evidence will result in a 5-year election disqualification and 2 years imprisonment.
7 May 2026 GMT+7 at09:50 GMT+7The Election Commission Office issued an announcement informing constituency MP candidates and political party leaders who nominated party list candidates in the 8 February 2026 election to prepare income and expenditure accounts for the MP election. This includes all expenses already paid and outstanding, along with all related documents or evidence, which must be accurate and complete. Constituency candidates or party leaders must sign to certify the accuracy and completeness of their income and expenditure reports. Details are as follows.
1. Constituency MP candidates must submit their income and expenditure reports along with related evidence to the director of the provincial or Bangkok Election Commission office in person or authorize someone else with a written power of attorney to submit on their behalf.
2. Political parties must have their leaders submit income and expenditure reports along with related evidence to the Election Commission secretary-general in person or authorize someone else with a written power of attorney to submit on their behalf. 3. The submission of income and expenditure reports for MPs must be made within 90 days from election day, or by 11 May, which is the final deadline.
If any candidate or party leader fails to submit their income and expenditure reports to the EC within the specified period or intentionally submits incomplete or false documents or evidence, they face imprisonment of up to 2 years or a fine up to 40,000 baht, or both, and the court will revoke their voting rights for 5 years. If the submitted income and expenditure reports are false, the candidate or party leader faces imprisonment from 1 to 5 years, a fine from 20,000 to 100,000 baht, and a 10-year voting rights revocation ordered by the court.