Viral Clip Exposes Vote Buying: Udon Thani Election Commission Launches Urgent Investigation

On February 10, 2024, Samihara Dechaukul, Director of the Udon Thani Election Commission, revealed a video of canvassers calling villagers to receive money and instructing them to vote for a specific MP candidate. The clip shows people lining up to receive 500 baht, with promises of additional 1,000 baht before voting and a potential million-baht reward per sub-district if the candidate wins. The Election Commission has dispatched investigators to verify the video's claims and is treating the online evidence as a serious potential violation of election laws.