'Bank Supanut' Exposes EC Error: Filling Score from Form 5/11 onto Form 5/18

Khaosod•Politics•1d ago

Reader Briefing

A prospective Bangkok MP alleges significant errors in vote counting procedures by the Election Commission, potentially allowing for fraud.

•Supanut Meechainan, a prospective MP for Bangkok, has revealed alleged errors in the Election Commission's vote tabulation process.
•The alleged error involves transferring vote counts from Form 5/11 to Form 5/18, with discrepancies noted in an example case.
•This procedural flaw, combined with limitations on photographing vote counts, is claimed to create opportunities for electoral fraud.

•On February 16, 2026, Supanut Meechainan revealed alleged errors in the Election Commission's vote counting.
•Supanut Meechainan stated that the EC's procedure of filling scores from Form 5/11 onto Form 5/18 creates opportunities for errors or fraud.
•The EC's failure to use Form 5/11 as the definitive score summary, instead using Form 5/18, is cited as the primary reason for the alleged errors.
•This procedural flaw, particularly in districts where voters are prohibited from photographing vote counts, may lead to inaccurate election results.
•An example case cited by Supanut Meechainan shows a discrepancy of 3 points, where 93 actual votes were recorded as 96 on Form 5/18.
•Form 5/11 is not being revealed for cross-checking, according to Supanut Meechainan's statement.
•Citizens will have no evidence to verify the accuracy of Form 5/18 if they cannot photograph Form 5/11 during the count, as stated by Supanut Meechainan.
•An election volunteer managed to photograph Form 5/11, uncovering a discrepancy in one polling unit.

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Supanut Meechainan

"Actual count was 93 points (Form 5/11), but the polling official summarized 96 points (Form 5/18), falsely adding 3 points to Bhumjaithai."

นับจริงได้ 93 แต้ม (ใบ 5/11) แต่ กปน.เขียนสรุป 96 แต้ม (ใบ 5/18) เพิ่มคะแนนให้ภูมิใจไทยฟรี ๆ 3 แต้ม

Supanut Meechainan

"This is a major error by the EC, not using Form 5/11 as the score summary, but instead having scores filled into another form (5/18)."

นี่คือข้อผิดพลาดใหญ่ ของ กกต. ที่ไม่ใช้ ใบ 5/11 เป็นตัวสรุปคะแนน แต่กลับให้กรอกคะแนนลงอีกใบ (5/18) แทน

Supanut Meechainan

"Filling scores from 5/11 onto form 5/18 creates loopholes for easy errors or intentional fraud."

การกรอกคะแนนจาก 5/11 ลงใบ 5/18 เป็นการเปิดช่องว่างให้เกิดข้อผิดพลาดหรือจงใจทุจริตได้ง่าย

Bank Supanut(แบงค์ ศุภณัฐ)

Prospective MP for Bangkok, Thailand, who has raised concerns about alleged election irregularities.

Polling Official(กปน.)

An election official responsible for managing vote counting at a polling station who allegedly made errors in recording and summarizing votes.

Election Commission of Thailand (EC)(กกต.)ℹ️

The official body responsible for overseeing elections in Thailand, accused of procedural errors in vote tabulation.

Bhumjaithai Party(ภูมิใจไทย)ℹ️

A political party in Thailand that allegedly received an inflated vote count due to election procedural errors.

People's Party(พรรคประชาชน)

The political party that Supanut Meechainan represents as a prospective MP for Bangkok.

Form 5/11(ใบ 5/11)

An election form used for recording vote counts at the polling station level.

Form 5/18(ใบ 5/18)

An election form used for summarizing vote counts, which is allegedly being populated with incorrect data from Form 5/11.