Chadchart Sittipunt, a former transport minister in the Yingluck Shinawatra government, still leads potential candidates for the post of Bangkok governor in the next gubernatorial election, according to the result of a survey by the National Institute of Development Administration, or Nida Poll.
The poll, the 6th of its kind, was conducted by telephone interviews on Sept 27-30 with 1,318 eligible voters aged 18 and over of various occupations and levels of education in Bangkok.
They were asked who they wanted to be Bangkok governor in the next gubernatorial election, the date for which has yet to be fixed by the Election Commission, and the replies varied as follows:
- 29.74% for Chadchart Sittipunt;
- 27.92% still undecided;
- 13.66% for Pol Gen Chakthip Chaijinda, former police chief;
- 9.33% for Pol Gen Aswin Kwanmuang, the current Bangkok governor;
- 4.10% for Rossana Kositrakul, a former senator;
- 3.26% for Suchatchavee Suwansawas, rector of King Mongkut's Institute of Technology Ladkrabang;
- 2.73% for a candidate from the Move Forward Party or Progressive Movement;
- 2.20% for a candidate from the Pheu Thai Party;
- 1.97% for a candidate from the Democrat Party;
- 1.29% for Sakolthi Pattiyakul, the current deputy Bangkok governor; and
- a combined 1.52% had no answer, were not interested or would vote for other candidates.
Asked who they would elect to the City Council, the answers were:
- 32.70% still undecided;
- 22.46% for candidates in Mr Chadchart's team;
- 9.48% for candidates in Pol Gen Chakthip's team:
- 6.60% for candidates in Pol Gen Aswin's team;
- 5.16% for independent candidates;
- 4.10% for candidates from the Democrat Party;
- 3.72% for candidates from the Pheu Thai Party;
- 3.64% for candidates from the Move Forward Party or Progressive Movement;
- 3.03% for candidates in Ms Rossana's team;
- 1.97% for candidates in Mr Suchatchavee's team;
- 1.90% for candidates from the Palang Pracharath Party;
- 1.59% candidates in Mr Sakolthi's team; and
- a combined 1.37% for candidates from other parties.