Chiang Rai District 1: Orange (Previous Champion) vs Red (Previous Runner-up) in Intense Battle

On February 8, 2024, reporters covered the parliamentary and referendum election after polls closed at 5 PM. A key battleground in Northern Thailand is Chiang Rai District 1, featuring a rematch between 'Pun' Chitwan Chinanuwatwong (People's Party) and Thanarat Jongsuthanamani (Pheu Thai Party). In the 2023 election, Chitwan won with 43,153 votes, while Thanarat received 36,100 votes. In the latest real-time vote count at 7:40 PM, the current standings are: Chitwan Chinanuwatwong (People's Party) with 2,150 votes, and Thanarat Jongsuthanamani (Pheu Thai) with 2,371 votes.