The unofficial voter turnout in the July 3 election is 65.99 per cent, Election Commission Suthipol Thaweechaikarn announced on Sunday night.
Of the 46,904,823 eligible voters, 30,987,801 or 65.99 per cent turned out to vote, he said.
The number of bad ballots was about 1.7 million or 5.17 per cent in the constituency system and 1.3 million or 4.47 per cent in the party list system.
The official election results will be announced on Monday, he said.
In Kanchanaburi, an election officer said there were complaints of vote buying and unlawful proxy voting in the province, and informants were worried about their safety.
Kanchanaburi Election Committee director Prapas Chatmongkol said his agency had received three complaints. The complainants had submitted banknotes as evidence.
Mr Prapas said the complainants were "seriously concerned" about their safety because contest for votes in Kanchanaburi was very fierce.
He said the complaints included five voters who reported they were unable to cast their ballots after they went to the polling station and found that someone had used their identity and voted on their behalf, Mr Prapas said.
People in the southern Thailand exercise their voting rights in the 2011 election. (Photo AFP)
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